You asked for it!
Posted on 03/14/2002 5:07:26 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
Destroy? - Never... They are are part, a cause and an effect of our freedom. I always disagree with that kind of talk. They are the balance and the catalyst and the inspiration for what we believe. They are the ying for our yang. Politics is and must be a pendulum swing. There must be a force that tends to pull the pendulum back through center once in a while, or either side unopposed would become tyranny. Think of them as gravity. They just are.
You asked for it!
I know that there can be no dark without light, beauty without ugliness (yin and yang). What I meant, though, is that if the Left succeeds in imposing socialism, then our freedom will have been destroyed, as socialism does not allow for freedom.
I view "our side" as being very much like the government of the Shire, that is to say, almost no government. I don't suppose too much of almost no government could become tyranny. I do admit that there are philosophies within the "right" that could evolve into tyranny.
And there are an awful lot of tyrants on the right. Go visit the Religion forum and it won't take you long to find them.
I am on "your side"... I don't feel I need governing, but I think we have gotten too big, too populous and too diverse to ever be able to operate like the Shire, unfortunately.
Bravo and cheers to both of our whistlers and the joy you bring! This is a neat group!
Well the Russians did, that's true.
"And there are an awful lot of tyrants on the right. Go visit the Religion forum and it won't take you long to find them. "
Some of those folks are definitely tyrants, they strike me as being cut from the same cloth as the radical Muslims.
"I think we have gotten too big, too populous and too diverse to ever be able to operate like the Shire, unfortunately."
You're probably right...I've pretty much decided that the momentum of our tradition is one of the stronger forces keeping us free at this point. I do think that our founding fathers' vision was not too far off Tolkien's vision of the "Shire." 'Course now we need strength beyond the Shire to keep us safe from a great evil.
Good night... If you are really gone this time ;~D... I was in bed... but I had to get up one more time to let the Labrador make his rounds...
So I'm depressed because my hubby despises my whistle playing
My cat has gotten used to it...except for the verrry high notes. She'll stay in the same room with me while I'm playing (most of the time.)
I listened to the Celtic chanel on Spinner last night and heard only one tune with a whistle!
Last time I uploaded files they wouldn't play right. Guess I need a "professional" site to host them. :)
Thanks a lot! I was late for work uploading that file, I get to work and you've already got it up. :)
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