[Vision2020] [Bulk] Re: [Bulk] Re: Simple Song of Freedom

[Tom Hansen]

Very well stated, Paul.

The Bush administration must assume some responsiblity for this conceived 
lack of freedoms.

This reminds me of a NATO field exercise in which my unit was 
participating in March/April of 1979.

We were temporarily bivouaced at a rally point in Bardufoss, Norway, co-
located with the Canadians, Brits, Belgians, and Germans.  I and a couple 
other squad leaders were invited to the German executive officer's tent 
for beer (the Germans always made sure beer was available) and munchies.

After a few beers, everybody became relaxed and the conversation was 
pretty much free-base (anything was game, as long as you didn't insult 
anybody).  During the course of the evening we learned that the German 
major had relatives living in what-was-then East Germany.  The 
conversation evolved into the various differences between West and East 
Germany.  We began to discuss the potential for a liberated East Germany.  
I asked the major if his relatives in East Germany had the same optimistic 
outlook as we do for its liberation and exposure to freedom.

His response was that since they (his relatives in East Germany) had no 
concept of freedom, as we do, they simply do not miss it.

That said, I would hate to see our future generations become similar 
victims.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

> That is a frightening thought. I wonder how they got that way.  Is it 
> just the influence of growing up post-9/11 when it happened in your 
> formative years?  Is this part of the approved curriculum?
> 
> Paul
> 
> Kai Eiselein, Editor wrote:
> > Here's a sobering thought, speaking of freedoms.
> > I just read an editorial by David Solomon in the Pub Aux newspaper put 
> > out by the National Newspaper Association, in it he states that a 
> > third of high school students believe the 1st Amendment goes too far 
> > in the rights it guarantees. About 50 percent of those students 
> > believe newspapers should be able to publish freely, without 
> > government approval of their stories.  His info came from a study by 
> > the Knight Foundation.
> > What the hell are these kids learning about the Constitution???
> > I won't even get into cases where judges order newspapers not to 
> > publish stories or fine and imprison reporters.
> >> From the looks of it, the Bill of Rights is going to come under an 
> >> even more 
> > vicious attack with the next
generation.

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