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Entry: Come Home, Conservatives! -- to the Antiwar Conservative Movement Link: http://www.takimag.com/site/article/come_home_conservatives_the_antiwar_conservative_movement#25447 Post contents: Marie, It would seem the height of arrogance for any of us to claim what might have happened if the US had not got involved in WWII. But it is opinions on such things, when accumulated popularly, that formulate policy, so we ought to have an opinion on such crucial matters. That said, I don't think things would have panned out as you suggest. One argument for this is that the Reds failed due to the nature of their militaristic, centralized states, which as Mises predicted, failed under their own weight of inefficiency, not due to the actions of the US military. On Rousseau: I also would be skeptical of the opinion of one who bases their thoughts on a few negative reviews and references. However, it is clear to me that Rousseau made some ridiculous statements which have negatively impacted the fields of economics and political philosophy. Perhaps their is some gold amongst his work. However, for the mean time, I'm likely to do more digging amongst those writers whose ideas seem logical. Sent at: 2008 07 24