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No, I don't think that if we let the government restrict or influence our actions when it comes to unhealthy habits next thing we know we'll all be living in fa
by tormeh 12y ago
No, I don't think that if we let the government restrict or influence our actions when it comes to unhealthy habits next thing we know we'll all be living in fascist Italy.
Fascinatingly, if you read Wikipedia's article about fascist Italy [0] Mussolini's rise to power sounds more like something the war-mongerers ("our president is weak") on Fox News would support than what a nanny-state advocate would support.
[0]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Italy#Fascist_regime_.281922.E2.80.931943.29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Italy#Fascist_regime...
- xrange 12y agoIt is quite surprising that a book written 60 years ago could still seem so timely in describing how well meaning central planning could eventually lead to tyrrany. https://www.google.com/#q=the+road+to+serfdom https://www.google.com/#q=the+road+to+serfdom ...although I guess the saying "the road to hell is paved with good intentions" is even older.