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To: Neil E. Wright

We are living in the age of insanity.


2 posted on 11/10/2010 11:34:15 AM PST by BenLurkin (This post is not a statement of fact. It is merely a personal opinion -- or humor -- or both)
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To: BenLurkin
We are living in the age of insanity.
Imagine 1861-1865.
4 posted on 11/10/2010 11:37:18 AM PST by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: BenLurkin
Those of us who read Heinlein are not surprised.

Have been removing bumper stickers gradually for some time. Why give the traffic/revenue cameras more evidence.

6 posted on 11/10/2010 11:38:24 AM PST by fireforeffect (A kind word and a 2x4, gets you more than just a kind word.)
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To: BenLurkin

>We are living in the age of insanity.

Yes, we are.
I think the current condition is pretty-much a direct result of our society embracing relativism & skepticism.

In particular, as a society, we have rejected the absolutism of logic — The Law of Non-Contradiction, which says “no statement may be simultaneously be True and False,” has led to the Orwellian embedding of doublethink AND the sort of “castrated-ness” that prevents you from ACTING on what you believe*.

*For example, having read my State’s Constitution which states “no law shall abridge the right of the citizen to keep and bear arms for security and defense” I may reject the state-law which prohibits firearms on university grounds [or public school grounds, or state/county/municipal buildings including courthouses] as being of no effect under the State Constitution; however, if I take my gun with me on campus I will be harassed and disparaged and charged... and there is the sadly very possible outcome that any such argument would be rejected out of hand by the jury because of a] the emotional appeal, and b] the “we don’t have to consider the [superior law of the] state constitution because you show arrogance/hubris/insubordination by not submitting to this law.”


15 posted on 11/10/2010 12:01:45 PM PST by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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