A Conversation with a Progressive Friend
Last April I wrote a Letter to the Editor of the Ridgefield Press about a conversation I had with a Progressive friend about the Constitution. I reported that we found agreement on a wide range of issues from foreign policy to the use of federal power for the enrichment of special interests.
I recently approached him to let him know that I have been thinking about what he said regarding the environment, agriculture, education, energy and health care. I want to know more about his views.
Surprisingly, he responded, “Rich, I’ve also been thinking about what you said about the connection between the Federal Reserve System, corporatism and militarism. We seem to agree more than we disagree. As I think about it more, I believe the solutions to our local problems require local action but federal needs drain away all the resources we need at the community level.”
As the conversation progressed I could see that he had begun to question some of the fundamentals of Keynesian economics; he could tell that I had become suspicious of de-regulation in an environment where special interests control economic policy.
We decided to keep talking. I invited him to a meeting the Ridgefield Liberty Cooperative is having at Sagi’s Restaurant in Ridgefield on February 25, 2010, at 7:00 PM.
My friend might not be able to make it to the meeting because he lives in Vermont but we would very much like to see other interested folks from Ridgefield and surrounding towns show up. We want to discuss areas where civil libertarian anti-war progressives and libertarian and conservative anti-war types agree.
Please join us at Sagi’s in Ridgefield, Connecticut (23 1/2 Catoonah Street) at 7:00 on February 25. $20 will be charged for appetizers and salads. We are toldby management that no one will leave hungry. Sagi’s needs an accurate head count so please R.S.V.P. to Bill Costello at wrcostello@sbcglobal.net by February 22.
We look forward to seeing you on February 25.
Rich
Richard Land
Ridgefield Liberty Cooperative, LLC