That's a huge one. Independent media is maligned by birth sides, and mainstream media are corporate and even government spokespersons at this point.
It's also going to take a wave of person involvement most people have neither the time nor the inclusion for. On Sep 9, 2014 10:52 AM, "Sam" <sammyc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > The media and needs to do it's job. Until then we're doomed by sheeple > mentality. > > . > > On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 10:47 AM, LRS Scout <lrssc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I'm 40. > > > > I've been a political junkie my whole life. > > > > All I've seen are lies, even the very opposite reactions promised. I > don't > > know what the answer is, but neither party has the answers and both have > > some regular decent people in them. > > > > There hasn't been any advancement in philosophy or ideology since the > > expansion of the social contract. At this point I cannot deny that trade > > unionism, socialism and even communism made us think about things > suddenly > > for the positive, while at the same time doing immeasurable damage to > > individual rights. > > > > If we are to be intellectuals, and if politics is to be looked at as the > > science of the possible, then we need to look at things fully and from > all > > angles and stop making decisions in fear and ignorance. > > > > Guns drugs sex and privacy to me are huge, but we need to start talking > > about election reform, apportionment, returning this nation to one that > is > > actually represented. > > On Sep 9, 2014 10:37 AM, "Rick Faircloth" <r...@whitestonemedia.com> > wrote: > > > >> > >> I DIDN'T feel this way when I was younger, Scout. > >> > >> But I've watched as the America I've known has slowly > >> been eroded and destroyed from within. > >> > >> It's time to fight for American values and virtue and not > >> surrender this nation to those who would only destroy it. > >> > >> How old are you Scout? I'm 54 and I've given peaceful > >> discussion all the chance I can. Radical liberals are insistent > >> they their view prevail and will use whatever means they > >> can, including physical violence, to achieve their goals. > >> > >> It's time to put a stop to it. > >> > >> > >> On 9/9/2014 10:31 AM, LRS Scout wrote: > >> > You know that's how I thought more when I was younger, the older I've > >> > gotten I've come to realise that without at least discussing one > >> another's > >> > opinions we'll get no where. > >> > > >> > Ghandi said an eye for an eye will make the whole world blind. > >> > > >> > I've suffered legitimate torts, wrongs at the hands of this > government, > >> but > >> > every day I get up and write and call and email. I may be chasing > >> rabbits > >> > down holes and telling at walks but it is our responsibility, > especially > >> as > >> > oath takers, to bring reason and community back to these debates. > >> > > >> > After Bundy and Ferguson can't you see how close we are to tall > violence. > >> > The government is responding wrong, so far the civilian side hasn't > >> screwed > >> > up, but his long can that last and then we're in a shooting war. > >> > On Sep 9, 2014 10:20 AM, "Rick Faircloth" <r...@whitestonemedia.com> > >> wrote: > >> > > >> >> I'm not talking about physical war. I mean social and political > war-like > >> >> attitude. > >> >> Liberals have, for the most part, proven incapable or unwilling to > >> >> discuss issues. > >> >> They, like most terrorists, just want their way and will use any > means > >> >> to get it, > >> >> including manipulating the federal government agencies as tools for > >> >> their agenda, > >> >> as Obama has been doing with the Justice Department, EPA, and IRS. > >> >> > >> >> They have sought war. Now that can get what they've asked for. > >> >> > >> >> I will not be a sheep led to slaughter, Scout. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> On 9/9/2014 12:08 AM, LRS Scout wrote: > >> >>> That's a terrible atrocious idea. > >> >>> > >> >>> I have worked to hard to ensure neither of my children join to have > >> them > >> >>> see this place turn to shit. > >> >>> > >> >>> The initiation of violence for political means is immoral. > >> >>> > >> >>> There are legitimate causes did violent response, I've made it > through > >> a > >> >>> couple without it so far. > >> >>> > >> >>> The men who founded this nation were if the renaissance. > >> Intellectuals, > >> >>> philosophers, inventors and scientists. > >> >>> > >> >>> They didn't fight until given no choice. > >> >>> > >> >>> We still have the ability to reason as men, the destruction a second > >> >> civil > >> >>> war would do to this country would likely be permanent and result > in a > >> >>> balkanization effect. Treating under the union for all time. > >> >>> > >> >>> Maybe that's what the next cycle of history requires but I'm not yet > >> >> ready > >> >>> to surrender to it. > >> >>> On Sep 8, 2014 11:57 PM, "Rick Faircloth" <r...@whitestonemedia.com > > > >> >> wrote: > >> >>> > >> >> > >> >> > >> > > >> > >> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:372102 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm