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Most people have no idea what I’m talking about when I discuss communitarians. It would be such a relief to participate in a discussion or debate about the communitarian political agenda as if it is a legitimate topic. I don’t necessarily want to “teach” it. You should know I’m a nobody and my anti-thesis is still a “theory.” Regardless of who I am not, I’m sincerely hoping to reach a higher level of discourse about it here with the other thinkers at MajorityRights.com.

This first post is a basic overview of anti-communitarianism for readers unfamiliar with another view of this philosophy. My work isn’t meant to insult anyone’s education, intelligence, or personal beliefs. Maybe you already know all about it and none of this post is news to you. But if you do, you’re a rarity among men. In the U.S., the communitarian agenda is never advertised on public service announcements. It’s rarely covered by major news. It’s never discussed by U.S. candidates for public office. In Great Britain and several other countries, it’s known as PM Blair’s and Labour’s political ideology. I begin with an “introduction” because I’m aware of the global barriers to understanding the exact philosophy that contributed to my overall conclusion. I pose that communitarianism is the ultimate third way synthesis in the Hegelian dialectic.

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As chance would have it I stumbled across AMERICA’S SECRET WAR: INSIDE THE HIDDEN WORLDWIDE STRUGGLE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND ITS ENEMIES by George Friedman today. Highly recommended.

The “Norman Goldman” review on the Amazon site provides an accurate summary of the book.

Friedman runs STRATFOR, billed as the largest private intelligence company, not surprisingly, Friedman analyses the war from the point of view of a hard headed strategist. At one point in his concluding chapter, he discusses the strengths and weaknesses of the arrayed Jihadist and American forces that may shock some readers in it’s candour.

He points out that American forces are well armed and equipped and capable of enduring hardship. He points to the long history of foreign powers underestimating the fighting prowess of American troops (Valley Forge, Corregidor, Khe Sanh..) and the war fighting ‘stomach’ of the American people.

“The weakness of the U.S. is not our soldiers, or their numbers, but the vast distance that separates American leaders from those who fight. From government officials to media moguls… few members of the leadership class have children who are at war. To them, the soldiers are alien, people they have never met and don’t understand… A ruling class that sends the children of others to fight, but not their own, cannot sustain it’s power for very long.”

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Steven LaTulippe accurately presents the intellectual content of the Presidential debates:

Moderator: What will you do about problem X?

Candidate: Problem X is one of the most important issues of our time. Since I’ve been in government, I’ve passed 693 bills concerning problem X. Over the past ten years, I’ve increased spending on problem X by 4.3 trillion dollars and have created 28 new government agencies to address the issue. My opponent, on the other hand, could care less about problem X. He’s been ignoring it for his entire career, and probably wants problem X to get worse, since his friends and cronies benefit from problem X. Vote for me, and problem X is as good as solved. I have a wonderful new plan to deal with it. Just go to my website and read all about it!

Pat Buchanan endorses Bush:

If Bush loses, his conversion to neoconservatism, the Arian heresy of the American Right, will have killed his presidency. Yet, in the contest between Bush and Kerry, I am compelled to endorse the president of the United States. Why? Because, while Bush and Kerry are both wrong on Iraq, Sharon, NAFTA, the WTO, open borders, affirmative action, amnesty, free trade, foreign aid, and Big Government, Bush is right on taxes, judges, sovereignty, and values. Kerry is right on nothing.