tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36646589.post907364894772285068..comments2023-10-30T19:03:59.225+01:00Comments on David Seaton's News Links: Harry Truman: he gave us hellDavid Seaton's Newslinkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00269813419598042699noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36646589.post-73048482121450204642007-03-14T18:26:00.000+01:002007-03-14T18:26:00.000+01:00Fair enough, but my point really is that where one...Fair enough, but my point really is that where one saw danger, the other saw opportunity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36646589.post-24617646618369370822007-03-14T11:18:00.000+01:002007-03-14T11:18:00.000+01:00I think Carroll misses the point. Truman had seen...I think Carroll misses the point. Truman had seen Hitler come and go, and was up against Uncle Joe, with his gulag, SMERSH, and history of purges and show trials.<BR/><BR/>Truman put the country onto a war time footing, and today the average American enjoys a standard of living far better than that of the average former Communist. The very problem is that when Communism collapsed, the institutions and pacts created to defeat Communism weren't dismantled.<BR/><BR/>RL: Truman preceded Eisenhower, so he can hardly have been reacting to Eisenhower's warning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36646589.post-74023346068899989312007-03-13T19:19:00.000+01:002007-03-13T19:19:00.000+01:00So Eisenhower warns against the 'Military-Industri...So Eisenhower warns <I>against</I> the 'Military-Industrial-Complex', how it may acquire 'unwarrranted influence' and undermine democracy. <BR/><BR/>Then Truman hears the 'warning', and thinks...what a great idea. We have to get going on that right away! <BR/><BR/>I wonder if something similar hasn't happened with Orwell's novel 1984. Normal people read it and think 'how awful'. Political animals read it and start dreaming...Orwellian:<BR/><BR/><I>We interrupt this broadcast about the search for Weapons of Mass Destruction to bring you glad news, citizen. Our invincible armies are bringing democracy to Eastasia instead...</I>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com