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To: conservativebuckeye
Yes, I love my country. I merely respect a few parts of the state, notably the military and the upper reaches of the professional civil service. You won't detect a whole lot of respect for the congress or your average politician in anything I write.

As for the context of screw the constitution, it was the higher law that limits even patriotism. Anyone trying to appeal to positive law of any kind to justify gross injustice will find me entirely unmoved. The constitution is good because it is largely in accord with justice (there being no emenations from penumbras to the contrary anywhere in it), but it cannot justify gross inhumanity. Which isn't to say there is any these days; it was a point of principle. Consider historical slavery if you want an example of the application of this point.

As for my arrogance, it ain't boosting if you can do it. Rand taught me to be proud of intellect and ability, and the world screaming otherwise all the time only makes me despise the world for it, the more. As a theoretical matter, I can agree that pride can be a weakness, when it blinds. When it comes fully sighted though, it is a simple acknowledgement of a reality.

As to being a Christian, I don't recognize anyone else's right to tell me what that is, and by my own lights I'd say yes. I've no doubt you'd say no, but frankly I don't give a damn. As for what I've read, you can just safely assume I've read it, as a general principle. It applies to anything as common as every scrap of the bible as a matter of course. Have you read all of the church fathers for the first six centuries, cover to cover? Then we'd be talking about reading.

As for what I *think* of the book of revelation, though, not very highly is the answer. There is more piety and wisdom in any square mile of American suburbia today.

Now are we done talking about me? Always changing the subject...

124 posted on 08/26/2009 8:18:44 PM PDT by JasonC
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To: JasonC
You won't detect a whole lot of respect for the congress or your average politician in anything I write.

Does this include republican as well as democrat?

126 posted on 08/26/2009 8:41:41 PM PDT by marbren
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