[George Frm Br00klyn Park]

All, Charley is right on again. And, as usual, his bottom line is beyond compare. Peace and love, George.

[Huck]

In fact, today in America, the many are ruled by the few

Charlie needs to make up his mind if he likes repuiblicanism or not. What does he want, a House with 50 million representatives? Can you imagine how many subcommittees we'd have?

[George Frm Br00klyn Park]

"any people, at any time, who are reasonably well-fed, entertained and not visibly threatened will settle into ignorance and apathy"

Guys, THIS is the reason that the maintenance of a ruling elite is so very dangerous and even impossible. And the reason that any manmade "NWO" WILL be a chaotic failure. Only the timing is in question. Maintenance of "intellectual" competition from the "lowest" through the "highest" is ESSENTIAL for freedom. People, for the most part, learn ONLY of necessity. Peace and love, George.

[Conservative Chicagoan]

Isn't this the same guy who supports the Palestinians and believes America shouldn't defend itself against the terrorists?

[steve50]

Charlie is becoming one of my favorite reads. The wondeful thing about the web is so much non censored information/opinion, but only so many hours in a day. Staying informed in this age is a full time job, or we could just go brain dead and let Fox/CNN tell us what to think, it's much easier.

[thepitts]

Our military training manuals used to contain the correct definitions of Democracy and Republic. The following comes from Training Manual No. 2000-25 published by the War Department, November 30, 1928.

DEMOCRACY:

A government of the masses. Authority derived through mass meeting or any other form of "direct" expression. Results in mobocracy. Attitude toward property is communistic--negating property rights. Attitude toward law is that the will of the majority shall regulate, whether is be based upon deliberation or governed by passion, prejudice, and impulse, without restraint or regard to consequences. Results in demogogism, license, agitation, discontent, anarchy.

REPUBLIC:

Authority is derived through the election by the people of public officials best fitted to represent them. Attitude toward law is the administration of justice in accord with fixed principles and established evidence, with a strict regard to consequences. A greater number of citizens and extent of territory may be brought within its compass. Avoids the dangerous extreme of either tyranny or mobocracy. Results in statesmanship, liberty, reason, justice, contentment, and progress. Is the "standard form" of government throughout the world.

[stainlessbanner]

ping!

[Old Badger]

"the many are ruled by the few"

There was a post on FR awhile back where a college professor did a research project and determined that this country was ruled by the philosophy of 7,000 government and corporate leaders. I have been desparately trying to find that post for months. If anyone knows where to find it, I would appreciate your posting the link.

[Red Jones]

peace and love bump