I like the fire analogy too. It tends to make people think. It came out of a political conversation while camping and tending to the fire.
> Could have done without the "all-knowing government" hyperbole, though.
Maybe I should have put that into quotes. It was intended as sarcasm. In other words, I am sort-of echoing what proponents of a government-centric, government-driven society might think of the government.
I lived ten years in Argentina. Some of those while they had de-facto dictators and military rule. People in the US who are in love with the concept of more government don't understand just how large and dangerous that fire can become.
> Could have done without the "all-knowing government" hyperbole, though.
Maybe I should have put that into quotes. It was intended as sarcasm. In other words, I am sort-of echoing what proponents of a government-centric, government-driven society might think of the government.
I lived ten years in Argentina. Some of those while they had de-facto dictators and military rule. People in the US who are in love with the concept of more government don't understand just how large and dangerous that fire can become.