Brin seems to be saying that real freedom in the U.S. started in the middle of the twentieth century. Actually, individual freedom (the only kind that really matters) decreased during the century, especially during the latter half. Though necessary to provide freedom from foreign control, Government is the natural enemy of individual freedom. The U.S. government is already much larger than it needs to be, so let's not vote in someone that explicitly likes big (and bigger) government.
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Brin seems to be saying that real freedom in the U.S. started in the middle of the twentieth century. Actually, individual freedom (the only kind that really matters) decreased during the century, especially during the latter half. Though necessary to provide freedom from foreign control, Government is the natural enemy of individual freedom. The U.S. government is already much larger than it needs to be, so let's not vote in someone that explicitly likes big (and bigger) government.