Posted on 11/22/2006 5:58:35 AM PST by Matchett-PI
Losers - ie: "Nattering nabobs of negativity" (a Rush-ism) are a dime a dozen. Losers are natural-born DemocRATS
But here's are a couple of axioms that you can take to the bank:
Optimists always win in the end.
Pessimists always lose in the end.
Important point: For the Indians' altruism they were rewarded with the advanced technology of capitalism.
You're welcome. Same here. We will have some excellent opportunities to FReep between now and '08, I'm sure! bttt
Click my screen name and scroll down to "The Emory Report 1999". You may find it interesting. Thanks for your comments. You're a great American!
Happy Thanksgiving Bump
Exactly. But that was before the 60's radicals took over in a big way.
Today's schools and university campuses are filled with those who have been indoctrinated by Marcusian Marxist professors, specifically.
You can recognize them by how they justify their attempts at silencing those with whom they disagree. Herbert Marcuse is where they get their convoluted fascistic ideas about "tolerance" and set themselves up as the ones who get to define what the word "repressive" means (as in: "it all depends on what the meaning of 'is' is"):
In Herbert Marcuse's 1965 essay "Repressive Tolerance", Marcuse argues that genuine tolerance does not tolerate support for repression, since doing so ensures that marginalized voices will remain unheard. He characterizes tolerance of repressive speech as "inauthentic." Instead, he advocates a discriminating tolerance that does not allow repressive intolerance to be voiced.
Google: Herbert Marcuse / Frankfurt School
"Altruism and socialism refuted by self interest in one terse quote." ~ Zon
Exactly. You, too, might like to read the first item listed on my profile page. (if so, just click my screen name).
Thanks for your insights and book recommendations. You may find some of the links on my profile page interesting, also.
bump for posterity
"Talent on loan from Gaw-uh-d" BUMP
You, too, might like to read the first item listed on my profile page.
Two thumbs up.
In spite of virtually every person breaking more than just traffic laws several times each year, persons and society increasingly prosper year after year, decade to decade for over a century. Yet politicians and bureaucrats create on average 3,000 new laws and regulations each year. Persons and society continually prosper despite not having the supposed benefits of future laws from years and decades into the future. Despite this massive lawlessness and lack of supposed benefit of future laws, it becomes clear who holds real and valid power... and who doesn't. Whose laws hold real power and whose are mostly irrelevant.
The real power of the individual to act in his and her self interest while respecting his fellow man. It's that respect, not political laws, the reason why 95++% of the population doesn't initiate force against other persons or their property. Conversely, law-making politicians and regulating-generating bureaucrats have merely the illusion of power. They're like parasites draining those the 95++% that are willing and ably create and produce free-choice, free market goods and services.
Yet, the 95++% have accounted for the exponentially advancing technology (sometimes commissioned by government to cater to government needs which can and have been used against the citizens) and ever increasing prosperity of individuals and society. It's the real nature of human consciousness to be the highest authority -- not the State.
Hale believed that Thanksgiving would strengthen family traditions, solidify the role of women as mothers, and allay fears about industrialization.
She also penned the famous poem "Mary Had a Little Lamb."
Funny stuff history.
As in, 'Where else would talent be on loan from?' bttt :)
Bears repeating bttt!!
Thanks. I am adding this to my link list, for future reference.
Doink fur later
Yes, she drowned. It's not certain whether she accidently fell or committed suicide.
BTTT!
thanks, for the thread. :)
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