So the starting point and the basis of their liberal wails of anguish always and always is guilt. Guilt, guilt, guilt.

More people have been killed by totalitarian regimes, during times of peace, than in all the wars in the world combined.

[Virginia] has a very sizeable collection of democrats, liberals and moonbats. (Yes, they can be separated.)

Hello, my name is Noam and I have the answer to all your problems. It's all the fault of the evil Americans, the bad conservative ones that fill the airwaves with their lies and are in power and want to oppress the world. There. Now give me money so that I can soothsay again and assuage your guilt.

The economic answer to the world's problems is John Adams, not [Karl] Marx.

Well, if I use Hispanic culture I get corruption and really good salsa music. If I use Chinese culture I get rigid thinking and decent Szechwan. If I use Islamic culture I get...not damned much of anything. And ditto for Africa although at least the rhythm is good and you can dance to it. But if I use Western European Culture I get industry, higher standards of living, longer lifespans and a generally happier society. Damn, I think I'll just have to go with WesternCiv even if I do have to put up with the Lutherans.

...open-market democratic capitalism isn't the best system of government in the world, it just works the best.