Bush's Heresy

Wednesday, July 25, 2007 10:22:55 AM

I hate that GW brings up that he is a Christian and that is why we need to go to war. One, it is idealistic, to this extent: It's idealistic to believe people long to be free. And nothing will change my belief. I come at it many different ways. Really not primarily from a political science perspective, frankly; it's more of a theological perspective. I do believe there is an Almighty, and I believe a gift of that Almighty to all is freedom. And I will tell you that is a principle that no one can convince me that doesn't exist. http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2007/julyweb-only/129-42.0.html Yes, God wants us all to be free. But what is free? Would living in a socialist society where the poor have more of a likelihood of eating and opportunities for medical care be considered more free than our society in the US? Can you be free in a dictatorship? If you have your family, work, and a hope for the future, does it matter what sort of government is over you? Maybe GW should read something like Amy Chua's book World on Fire: How Exporting Free Market Democracy Breeds Ethnic Hatred and Global Instability. It might give him pause to realize that his place in history is doomed as he didn't consider history first.