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Diminished Individualism Watch
A few weeks back I commented on a George Will column in which he said that
the real reason for progressives’ passion for trains is their goal of diminishing Americans’ individualism in order to make them more amenable to collectivism.
So I think that it is my civic duty to report that yesterday, as I got off Amtrak 161 from Trenton to Washington — having spent 2 1/2 hours being made more amenable to collectivism, not to mention finishing another chapter for 3rd edition — I saw George Will leaving the business class car. (I usually prefer the coach quiet car.)
Why does George Will think commuting by car, like everyone else, makes one more of an individual?
Did you see Will’s flip flip on high-speed rail?
I think the answer to your question is simply that a Democrat’s in the White House.