Curt Howland wrote: > On Thursday 08 March 2007 23:12, Celejar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> was heard > to say: >> Do you really mean that societies >> are better off when governed by tyrants than when governed by >> democratically elected governments? > > Actually, what I said was "monarchy and oligarchy", not "tyranny". As > any American who finds himself on the "no fly list" if tyranny cannot > happen with a democratically elected government, and they will assure > you it most certainly can.
Eh, that assumes that pointless airport security, steep fares, harebrained passport requirements applying only to air travel and utter lack of customer service hasn't made flying an absolute last resort to get someplace Amtrak/ViaRail Canada or a highway doesn't go to. Most people I know don't bother with the airlines before because the train is more convenient, cheaper and no appreciable difference in travel time over the airlines for trips under about 1100 miles. Both the US and Canada have pretty decent passenger rail service given the huge territory it has to cover. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
