tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post4999122090737017903..comments2023-10-30T09:23:42.803-05:00Comments on Some Assembly Required: SAR #10058/WeekenderCharles Kingsley Michaelson, IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04364694465614330540noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-50420079187588852532010-02-28T18:30:39.570-06:002010-02-28T18:30:39.570-06:00Anony 551/554 - I believe I said "thought of ...Anony 551/554 - I believe I said "thought of as Republicans". The historic drift from pole to pole of the two main political parties is a fascinating study, but we've no room for subtly here. I am of the firm personal conviction that the terminology for our political parties is misleading in that it suggests there are two of them. There are not. <br /><br />(By the way, being rich does not automatically preclude one from acting on behalf of the downtrodden - it just makes it more unlikely. Thus the wealth of the 15 Dems you cite does not <i>necessarily </i> disqualify them from the role of savior of the downtrodden.)<br /><br />We have become (I'm not sure we were ever else) exactly what most of the framer's wanted: A land controlled by the landed gentry. <br /><br />And we are as effectively a one party state as any empire ever was, although we spend a great deal of time and treasure to pretend otherwise.<br /><br />I'm often surprised by those who attack me for being a liberal or a big D democrat. I would hope to be far more subversive than that.<br /><br />ckmCharles Kingsley Michaelson, IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364694465614330540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-53991014558502034592010-02-28T17:54:02.552-06:002010-02-28T17:54:02.552-06:00I meant to write
..15 of the 25 richest...I meant to write <br /><br />..15 of the 25 richest...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-35220674669484447622010-02-28T17:51:04.216-06:002010-02-28T17:51:04.216-06:00You might want to check your facts before commenti...You might want to check your facts before commenting. 15 of the richest members of Congress in 2008 were Democrats. <br /><br />See http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/overview.php?type=W&year=2008<br /><br />and http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/11/06/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry5553408.shtml<br /><br />In addition, Democrat members of the House of Representatives now represent most of the nation's wealthiest people, a sharp turnaround from the long-standing dominance that Republicans have held over affluent districts.<br /><br />See http://proximityone.com/cd.htm<br /><br />Finally, the Democrats happily accepted the majority of Wall Street campaign contributions during the last election. <br /><br />I'm not defending the Republicans; rather, I'm simply trying to adjust your foggy vision and naive perspective.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-33333792469275737422010-02-27T16:13:30.101-06:002010-02-27T16:13:30.101-06:00Anony 358 - I'd agree a bit more enthusiastica...Anony 358 - I'd agree a bit more enthusiastically if instead of 'citizens' in your first sentence you had used some term to denote 'the wealthy landowner class' (today mostly thought of as Republicans). The main concern of the framers was to gain the support of the commoner without actually granting any power to the lower classes. <br /><br />'Twas ever so.<br /><br />ckmCharles Kingsley Michaelson, IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364694465614330540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-32924541617382911772010-02-27T15:58:43.014-06:002010-02-27T15:58:43.014-06:00The Wisdom of Crowds:
The entire reason that the ...The Wisdom of Crowds:<br /><br />The entire reason that the founders wrote the Constitution was to keep a powerful federal government from encroaching on the rights of the states and the individual citizens of the US. If that wasn’t explicitly obvious from the actual text of the document, then the prolific discourse left by the founders in the Federalist Papers and elsewhere makes that point over and over again.<br /><br />That a majority of Americans are concerned about the growth and power of the federal government shouldn't be a surprise; it should be basic civics.<br /><br />However, I am surprised the percentage isn't higher, especially in light of the way that the Kamikaze Leftists in Washington are behaving. It’s hard to figure out what it will take to get the other 44% to comprehend it, short of total collapse.<br /><br />There’s s only one way to defeat political martyrs who believe that increasing their power is more important than the will of the people: you substitute brass knuckles for gloves, pick up a 2x4, and slowly beat them to death using every maneuver you can dream up.<br /><br />With any luck, that will buy enough time to NovemberAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-69888840523752643662010-02-27T13:28:05.689-06:002010-02-27T13:28:05.689-06:00Me! Chose Me! The head of the IMF wants to be giv...Me! Chose Me! The head of the IMF wants to be given the power to regulate the world's financial systems. All of them. For our own good. Seen any flying pigs lately?<br /><br />Good for you for pointing this out.<br /><br />All these acronyms are vying for control or at least an increased piece of the Disaster Pie. Let no Disaster go unexploited. Thank you, Naomi Klein.<br />One particular person I view with a very jaundiced eye is Simon Johnson, ex-Chief Economist at IMF. He says lots of good stuff but has never, to my knowledge, repented his IMF pedigree and connections. How then can he be Saviour? There are lots more of these types floating about, Obummah style, Reformers in Sheep's Clothing who would regulate and enslave us even more.<br /><br />DIogenes would pass the whole lot of them by. Look within oneself and without this vast acronymic system to find solution.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-73704245816824738832010-02-27T10:08:18.543-06:002010-02-27T10:08:18.543-06:00RE: The Wisdom of Crowds
It's not if the revo...RE: The Wisdom of Crowds<br /><br />It's not if the revolution is coming, it's just a matter of when. <br /><br />RBMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com