Re: Brown Shirts Wannabes on the Move

On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 11:02 AM, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > > Reminds me of one of my fovourite quotes: > > "Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way > through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion > that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as go

Re: Brown Shirts Wannabes on the Move

Reminds me of one of my fovourite quotes: "Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'" -- Isaac Asimov And lately I've been runni

Re: Brown Shirts Wannabes on the Move

> Be careful what you wish for. All those people who don't vote - how > sure are you that they make good decisions? Indeed... I know people who don't vote but they also don't bother to make themselves knowledgeable about issues or candidates, so it's probably better that they don't. On the othe

Re: Brown Shirts Wannabes on the Move

Be careful what you wish for. All those people who don't vote - how sure are you that they make good decisions? -Cameron On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 11:07 AM, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > How about a non voter's tax. 5% of your income for each time you did not > vote in national or state elections in the

Re: Brown Shirts Wannabes on the Move

How about a non voter's tax. 5% of your income for each time you did not vote in national or state elections in the previous year. Otherwise a wall of shame where the photos of those who do not vote are publicized, and mocked. On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 11:02 AM, GMoney wrote: > > On Tue, Jun 5, 201

Re: Brown Shirts Wannabes on the Move

On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 9:57 AM, Judah McAuley wrote: > > This is a bad thing? You can damn well bet that I badger friends, > family and neighbors about voting. It's not only your right, it's your > civic duty. > > Antonin Scalia has come out and said that not only is there no right > to a secret

Re: Brown Shirts Wannabes on the Move

nothing like hanging around the outside of a presidential speech with rifles etc - that the tea baggers did so often in 2010. Classy On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 10:30 AM, Justin Scott wrote: > >> If we can't win you with ideas, we'll just beat you, intimidate you, >> shame you, or something else.  It

Re: Brown Shirts Wannabes on the Move

On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 6:39 AM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > "This is an effort to shame and pressure people about voting, and it is > truly despicable," Althouse added. This is a bad thing? You can damn well bet that I badger friends, family and neighbors about voting. It's not only your right, it's

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> If we can't win you with ideas, we'll just beat you, intimidate you, > shame you, or something else.  It's going to be one hell of an > election season. Elections? Shoot, turn on the TV... you just described nearly every corporate marketing department in the world. -Justi ~~~

Brown Shirts Wannabes on the Move

Scott Walker Supporter Arrested At Bill Clinton Rally A lone Scott Walker supporter was arrested at a campaign rally for Milwaukee mayor Tom Barrett today, where Bill Clinton also spoke. The man had been arguing

Re: for the love of god, world

In Perth Scotland there's the Massed Pipes of the British Army in a formal Tatto in celebration of the Jubilee. On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 6:40 PM, Dana wrote: > > The diamond jubilee is over. Can we please stop talking about British > royalty now? > > thank you for your attention to this matter. >