"Ron Hunter" <rphunter_at_charter.net> wrote in message
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> William Graham wrote:
> > "The DaveŠ" <no_at_no.com> wrote in message
> > news:%Hgjc.2709$WJ4.923_at_news02.roc.ny...
> >
> >>>William Graham wrote:
> >>>Yes.....At 68, I remember WW-II and the loss of quite a few
> >>>"liberties" we suffered during those years. The same talk about it
> >>>existed then, but on a lesser scale, because the threat was more
> >>>obvious than it is today. I know that this will blow over too, but I
> >>>understand the complaints from the younger people.....And even I
> >>>don't see any end to it, since terrorism is going to be with us in
> >>>some form or other for a long time. - I wish I knew the answer, but
> >>>it seems that we just can't have our cake and eat it too.......
> >>
> >>Were there concerns that once liberties were given up, that they'd
> >>never be regained?
> >>
> >
> > Yes there were.....Just as there are today.....And, some liberties were
> > never regained. But the pendulum swung back after the threat was over. I
> > expect that this will happen again, but in this case too, some liberties
> > will never be regained.....This is because the general direction of
> > government is to impose more and more controls on the people, "for their
own
> > good". This is why almost all governments have ended in revolution,
which is
> > the primary right of the people.
> >
> >
> Just curious, what liberty was not regained after WWII?
There were lots of little things.....Offhand, one I know of was the freedom
to drive without a license....In some states all you needed to get a
driver's license was a quarter and the ability to pull the handle down on a
license dispensing machine. In others, you only needed one if you drove
commercial vehicles, such as trucks, busses or taxis. After the war, you
pretty well needed one to drive anything........
