Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/02/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]When I was in Italy in August 1970 I could not read the headlines but the government has walked out. Nobody seemed to care all that much; though I was not there the day before to know the difference. In effect anarchy. But people still went to work and came home and watched TV. -------------------- Mark William Rabiner Photography http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ mark at rabinergroup.com Cars: http://tinyurl.com/2f7ptxb > From: Frank Dernie <Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2011 18:49:30 +0000 (GMT) > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG:More Older Pix Dr.Ted Might Like > > I have always thought that governments are far less important than we are > lead > to believe. Absurdly concocted coalitions which can not do anything for > fear > of > upsetting one of the members, and which collapse frequently, were the first > thing that made me think this. This helps confirm it. > You really do need a government to go to war, otherwise almost anything > seems > to > work OK - Italy and Belgium are the best examples over the last 50 years. > FD