Crunchy & the Individual
[NRO Staff  03/09 05:55 AM]

An e-mail from an American in Baghdad:

You loyal NRO reader wrote: "The Conservative movement in this country, if you had to come up with one line on what it's about, is that it wants the return of power to the individuals and to communities. Crucnhy Cons do not do this."

That is absolutely false. People who can grow and cook their own meals, educate their own children, ride a bike to work, put together home remedies for various ailments, power their own homes with alternative energy, etc., have vastly more individual power than people who depend on corporations to supply every one of their daily needs. I don't expect to be entirely free of dependence upon corporations for things in my lifetime, but in the little steps I have taken (biking to work, gardening, home remedies, etc.), I have found a remarkable increase in my quality of life. As crunchy cons, we are not trying to force these kinds of choices onto other people; we're just making the case that this is a freer, happier, and more empowering way to live.