have you actually read his book, or anything about him? This really sounds like the Fox News version of his life. Or does saying that make me a progressive statist too? I really want to know if you'll apply the term to someone who left Canada because they didn't like the nanny state :)
On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 10:03 AM, Jerry Barnes <critic...@gmail.com> wrote: > > "Because it damn well treats people better than the botched abortion on > toast > that is the current system." > > I don't want myths. I want NUMBERS. > > > "Again if you cannot show any demonstrable evidence then you're just > blowing > it out your butt." > > Fine. I am blowing it out my butt. Just like that myth about "treats > people better". > > > > "So then what is different than what Alinsky suggested for people to > collectively > get the same amount of impact as someone with an income of 20 million plus > a year. What is wrong about that? Or do you think that we ought to be ruled > by the rich?" > > We ARE ruled by the rich. > > And it's not so much Alinsky's goal as his tactics and ethics. > > > > "I do not know you. I do not care to. So frankly it is not your business > one way or another." > > Fair enough. If I could though, I'd buy you a beer (if you drink beer, but > you're probably the wine type). Seems like you need one. > > > Anyway, I'll share a personal issue I have: I was told that if Obama wins > this year, it will be my fault. Is that not a huge cross to bear? > > J > > - > > When a new generation arises and the democracy falls into the hands of the > grandchildren of its founders, they have become so accustomed to freedom > and equality that they no longer value them, and begin to aim at > pre-eminence; and it is chiefly those of ample fortune who fall into this > error. So when they begin to lust for power and cannot attain it through > themselves or their own good qualities, they ruin their estates, tempting > and corrupting the people in every possible way. And hence when by their > foolish thirst for reputation they have created among the masses an > appetite for gifts and the habit of receiving them, democracy in its turn > is abolished and changes into a rule of force and violence. For the people, > having grown accustomed to feed at the expense of others and to depend for > their livelihood on the property of others, as soon as they find a leader > who is enterprising but is excluded from the houses of office by his > penury, institute the rule of violence; and now uniting their forces > massacre, banish, and plunder, until they degenerate again into perfect > savages and find once more a master and monarch. - Polybius > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:345844 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
