Political Action in Action

[kandrathe]

Are you forgetting that I don't live in the same country as you? Or is "welcome to the USSA" just figurative?

Yeah, it was figurative. But, then again, we Americans sort of think of Canada as a northern province sometimes. :-) Who knows, maybe our politburo might decide you unsafe Canadians might do better as a part of the North American Union.

I have no doubt that your freedoms are being eroded, or at least have been in recent years. But if you honestly think the way the dictatorship is going to come upon you is through product standards regulation, then I think you've been reading a little too much Murray Rothbard.

It's coming in all different ways from the Right and the Left. The only thing worse than a bible banging law and order conservative, is a political correctness flag waving law and order liberal. Now, I agree we need some laws (even consumer protections) to protect people from things that are abusive, but too much of it is loony tunes. <whispers>Why don't they force testing on everything that children under 12 come into contact with then?</whisper>In a fell swoop, you could decimate the entire group of industries that cater to children. Rather, what will happen is that there will be much fewer numbers children's products. You will only be able to buy tricycles now, designed exclusively for adults. Or, dad will have to make his own kids toys, and hide them all when the CPSC cops come around snooping for contraband toys.

Edit: Oh, and about Murray Rothbard... Don't you be go dissing my man Murray! Or, Von Mises! :-) I was an anarchist before I read any of those crazy Austrians. I've always been a tad anti-authority. Or, as I say to my anarcho-punk pottery cohorts, "I throw my mud chaotically, and stick it to the man." And, by the way, all my prettiest glazes have in excess of 600ppm of heavy metals, and are microwave and dishwasher safe. It's amazing what 2100F can do to seal colors under silicon (also you tend to choose different glazes for the food surfaces than the decorative surfaces.)