tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10883291.post112481982722390283..comments2023-10-15T05:53:37.221-07:00Comments on St George Blog: States' RightsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10883291.post-1124989673681573992005-08-25T10:07:00.000-07:002005-08-25T10:07:00.000-07:00I've lived in NY virtually all my life, and I have...I've lived in NY virtually all my life, and I have no love for its gov't(or any other) either. I think the real benefit of federalism is not so much that all or even most states will be "liberty-loving"- the system was, after all designed as a "kinder, gentler" form of statism. But, it gives states more leeway to "do their own thing" and so allows(in theory) different systems, lifestyles, beliefs, etc. to have own enclave within the larger federal system. Of course, this tends to last only as long as it doesn't step on the powermongers' toes...but it can still be a usseful tactic. Personally, although I cringe at some of the the states-rights rhetoric from the right, I can cheer the notion generally; I suspect the modern, top-heavy State<BR/>will die of a thousand cuts. Whether from state-rights advocates,neo-confederate seccessionists(or other seccessionists inspired by them), Christian homeschoolers and "cultural seccessionists", multiculturalists(either pro- or anti- seperatist) operating outside the Chomsky radius, left-leaning decentralists, libertarians, or counterculturists, anarchists of all stripes, Randians seeking Galt's Gulch, space advocates looking to set up off-world colonies before Leviathan gets effective control beyond Earth orbit- anyone but the power-crazed and the intolerantly coercive can chip away at the colossus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10883291.post-1124920756100492822005-08-24T14:59:00.000-07:002005-08-24T14:59:00.000-07:00You want a history of the South? Read my blog http...You want a history of the South? Read my blog http://stoprepublicans.blogspot.com/<BR/><BR/>And stop believing the worst of your country. Even with its faults, this is the greatest country the world has ever seen. That's why people keep trying to get in and even those who threaten to escape to Canada never do.Lone Rangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13278448546799358207noreply@blogger.com