Thursday, February 28, 2008

Did the Israeli fence work?

Seems so... Remember a few years ago when suicide bombers were exploding every month in Israel? There seems to be a bit of silence from the media on the success of the Israeli fence, but I think congratulations are in order. It's not as if the Palestinians have become more peaceful, though maybe I am confusing the success of the fence with the passing of Arafat. I don't miss him a bit.

On the subject of fences, isn't it interesting that free nations construct them to keep undesirables out and authoritarian nations build them to keep their brightest from leaving? If socialism makes such good policies, why do socialist nations fall all over themselves to prevent their citizens from fleeing? If capitalist inequality is so unjust, why are people scrambling to enter with just the shirts on their backs?

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