09-29-2016, 12:23 AM
(09-29-2016, 12:19 AM)taramarie Wrote: It is usually that way though. Those that do not think things are "fine" become the new minorities. I have a question. I have seen you use the word "carpetbaggers" several times. That is not a term used in New Zealand so this kiwi wants to know what it means.
It means exactly what it says, a bag made out of carpet. Think of it as the nineteenth century equivalent of modern luggage.
Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard. -- H.L. Mencken
If one rejects laissez faire on account of man's fallibility and moral weakness, one must for the same reason also reject every kind of government action. -- Ludwig von Mises
If one rejects laissez faire on account of man's fallibility and moral weakness, one must for the same reason also reject every kind of government action. -- Ludwig von Mises