What are the odds? Complete strangers, at least 7,000 miles apart, simultaneously commenting on each others' blogs. This internet thing is amazing. Thanks Al Gore!
Thanks Nickie, if we do it correctly during this revolution there won't be any need for bloodshed... We have momentum on our side and we must not become complacent... I pray we can regain our country through peaceful means...
If not, Lock & Load!!! Sons & Daughters of Liberty Unite!!!
I agree with Born Again America and hope that this revolution is non-violent, but it's beginning to look like that is not in our hands. It's up to the progs, no? If they accept the will of the people as we express it in the polls, then all will be well. However, this is looking increasingly unlikely. Who think that Franken actually won his seat? And there is already talk of keeping Brown out of the Senate if we wins the Mass race on the 19th. The SEIU and various dem thugs are crawling and slithering over my state (Mass), and I worry that our election, like so many others, will be tainted. What happens if that happens? Or if Brown wins and is not permitted to represent the people who elected him but instead some random loon, appointed by sketchy means to say the least, is permitted to hang onto a seat that is not his? I shudder to think and only hope that BO and his crazies don't push the envelope on this one. They will lose either way.
I've said this a few times, and I believe it bears mentioning again...
This country does not need a revolution. Not merely because a revolution, for any end, inherently degrades our nation's morality but because revolution concedes that our nation needs to be fundamentally altered.
I do not believe that our nation needs to be changed. A few aspects are undoubtedly depressing but holistically this country is still our country. We should not urge for a revolution but instead a proper expression of the ideals we all feel.
Conservatism is in the sense of more responsibility, more freedom and more security does not require a revolution to convince the country of its inherent value. Its basic decency will shine through the clouds of our wayward politicians; with or without a revolution of any sort. It is, quite simply, inevitable.
The Tea Party movement is taking back this country from these Marxists who are trying to steal our freedom and libetry. We will stop this tyranny from being thrust upon us. This is time for a new revolution. I will repost the vid and H/T you.
Revolutions are simply the replacement of one order by another, and the morality expressed in a revolution depends upon the reasons.
It's also insupportable to claim that a revolution is degrading "for any end". And your remark that a "revolution concedes that our nation needs to be fundamentally altered" is, at best, a tautology. At worst, it's the standard argument for the status quo, no matter how malevolent.
The rest of your argument assumes that majoritarianism, with attention to minority interests, hasn't been subverted by a self-interested political class.
When that has happened, more extreme measures are required.
We will rise up against tyranny and oppression. Against the forced acceptance of unwanted legislation and against the fundamental transformation of a form of government we only desire adherence to.
The revolution as already begun, and how it progresses is based on the reaction it receives from those inspiring it. However, it does appear that our leaders are as deaf to our concerns as parliament was to those of the colonists and we all know how that ended.
"Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are inevitably ruined" - Patrick Henry
"The Constitution is not an instrument for government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government, lest it come to dominate our lives and interests." -- Patrick Henry
"When the government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny." - Thomas Jefferson
"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not." --Thomas Jefferson
"If Congress can regulate matters entrusted to local authority, the power of the States may be eliminated and thus our system of government be practically destroyed." (Chief Justice Day, United States Supreme Court)
Another point to be argued with YA is that Conservatism is not "inevitable", any more than Marxism is inevitable, or any other human system.
What we see throughout history is something that approaches inevitability - the state always grows, individual liberty is the historical exception, and there is a class struggle - of sorts - that always pits those in authority against those without authority. Those are the facts.
I have no idea what YA means by "holistically", either, because every free society is composed of competing interests, "factions" as Madison called them, and they're a counter balance to the uniformity and mass opinion that rots societies from the inside out.
It is heartening to see that a non-liberal can make something like that. Whoever is behind it needs to be put in charge of the the GOP. I'll join in on the insurrection.
Ramblings: I disagree. When my property is no longer mine, that is a problem. When promises aren't kept and they lead to our fiscal, national and then global doom that is a problem. When we not only refuse to stop spending but stop spending at a geometric rate, that's a problem. When I begin to worry about my own personal free speech, that's a problem. When my country won't keep me safe, that's a problem. When my government wants to run most every aspect in my life down to what I ingest, what I wear, where my thermostat is set in my house, what color my car is, if I can even have a car, where I can go, how I can sit in an aircraft, and even if I can make a doctors appointment to keep my skin free of cancer, that's a problem.
I'm afraid revolution is in fact in our future. I have no idea in what form it may manifest. I massively hope that it does NOT take on a violent aspect. But clearly, my government, YOUR government, is not listening and REFUSES to listen.
Fuzzy... the Secretary of the Commonwealth is a Dem. If the Brown election is one by a tight majority, "lost" votes will be found, the courts will make insane judgements, and the Republicans will be denied a victory.
Democrat corruption is the only thing they do well.
I know I've mentioned before but I've written a novel I'm trying to publish and the synopsis falls in line with this discussion. "In the not so distant future when the government officials have moved almost completely from serving the people to serving themselves, a revolution is brewing. But what if this were not a revolution of guns in the streets, but one respecting human life. And what if the first indication of this revolution would be a single act of such magnitude that it would change the face of our country and her government forever. And what if you, an average person, discovered this plot and faced the moral and ethical delimma of whether to stop it, or to allow Congress to reap what they have sown. What decision would you make?"
Yeah, the party of 'NO' that got us into this economic mess being in the pockets of corporations and the party who got us into these lousy wars and have NEVER kept us safe, who shredded the Constitution and civil liberties, who would deny health care for it's constituents based on death panel lies wants a 'second revolution.' Gimme a friekin break, you shameless liars!
Keep it up with the loony tea bag mentality, it will further split the GOP and ensure a Dem victory in 2010, 2012, 2014...
Anon, We are the Party of HELL NO!! we aren't taking any crap from you tyrannical, maniacal, freedom hating bunch of twats anymore. Your commie comrades have lit the fire under our butts and now we are going to take back this country and kick some A. The Liberals won't know what hit them when we get through with them.
What Anon refuses to understand, besides reality, is that the same people it despises, the party of no, is just the other side of the statist coin, on I railed against since Bush one. I am not interested in Republicans or Demo-rats. I am interested in freedom from the slave state both of our "parties" have been ramming down our throats in the name of "national security" or "diversity". They are both are code speech for "chattle", Something free men and women are not.
So Anon, let me help you. Once again, this is not about R vs. D as your handlers want you to believe. It is being a free man vs. being a slave of the state. If you choose to place the collar around your neck for the sake of "security", then be my guest. Try to place the same collar on me and you will find out what NO really sounds like...
Yeah, the party of 'NO' that got us into this economic mess being in the pockets of corporations and the party who got us into these lousy wars and have NEVER kept us safe, who shredded the Constitution and civil liberties, who would deny health care for it's constituents based on death panel lies wants a 'second revolution.' Gimme a friekin break, you shameless liars!
Keep it up with the loony tea bag mentality, it will further split the GOP and ensure a Dem victory in 2010, 2012, 2014...
Yeah, the party of 'NO' that got us into this economic mess being in the pockets of corporations and the party who got us into these lousy wars and have NEVER kept us safe, who shredded the Constitution and civil liberties, who would deny health care for it's constituents based on death panel lies wants a 'second revolution.' Gimme a friekin break, you shameless liars!
Keep it up with the loony tea bag mentality, it will further split the GOP and ensure a Dem victory in 2010, 2012, 2014...
Anon, You belong to the Party of Screw the American people at all costs.
And, Barney Frank, Chris (bye-bye) Dodd, and Franklin Raines, are the people that CAUSED the financial crisis. They all ignored Bush's calls to fix the problem before it became a full blown crisis but because all of them were on the take and filling their pockets with money they said Fannie and Freddie were okay, when they weren't okay.
pet insurance Another option is to think of animals in terms other than as 'pet.' Possessing animals is not the only way to show affection and concern for them. It's like putting an innocent person in prison to be executed.) Demand should not be placed on breeders until there are no shelter pets left.
What are the odds? Complete strangers, at least 7,000 miles apart, simultaneously commenting on each others' blogs. This internet thing is amazing. Thanks Al Gore!
ReplyDeleteThanks Nickie, if we do it correctly during this revolution there won't be any need for bloodshed... We have momentum on our side and we must not become complacent... I pray we can regain our country through peaceful means...
ReplyDeleteIf not, Lock & Load!!!
Sons & Daughters of Liberty Unite!!!
Great vid, so inspiring!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Born Again America and hope that this revolution is non-violent, but it's beginning to look like that is not in our hands. It's up to the progs, no? If they accept the will of the people as we express it in the polls, then all will be well. However, this is looking increasingly unlikely. Who think that Franken actually won his seat? And there is already talk of keeping Brown out of the Senate if we wins the Mass race on the 19th. The SEIU and various dem thugs are crawling and slithering over my state (Mass), and I worry that our election, like so many others, will be tainted. What happens if that happens? Or if Brown wins and is not permitted to represent the people who elected him but instead some random loon, appointed by sketchy means to say the least, is permitted to hang onto a seat that is not his? I shudder to think and only hope that BO and his crazies don't push the envelope on this one. They will lose either way.
I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it any more!
ReplyDeleteSuddenly, I felt fifty again....50 calibre, that is.
ReplyDeleteI've said this a few times, and I believe it bears mentioning again...
ReplyDeleteThis country does not need a revolution. Not merely because a revolution, for any end, inherently degrades our nation's morality but because revolution concedes that our nation needs to be fundamentally altered.
I do not believe that our nation needs to be changed. A few aspects are undoubtedly depressing but holistically this country is still our country. We should not urge for a revolution but instead a proper expression of the ideals we all feel.
Conservatism is in the sense of more responsibility, more freedom and more security does not require a revolution to convince the country of its inherent value. Its basic decency will shine through the clouds of our wayward politicians; with or without a revolution of any sort. It is, quite simply, inevitable.
This is a fabulous video!!
ReplyDeleteThe Tea Party movement is taking back this country from these Marxists who are trying to steal our freedom and libetry. We will stop this tyranny from being thrust upon us. This is time for a new revolution. I will repost the vid and H/T you.
G'mornin my friend!:)..great vid Nick..lets pray we can muster the strength to defeat this evil from within!!
ReplyDeleteLove the vid, Nickie.. has a nice, Quentin Tarantino-ish feel to it. :-)
ReplyDeleteYoung American:
ReplyDeleteRevolutions are simply the replacement of one order by another, and the morality expressed in a revolution depends upon the reasons.
It's also insupportable to claim that a revolution is degrading "for any end". And your remark that a "revolution concedes that our nation needs to be fundamentally altered" is, at best, a tautology. At worst, it's the standard argument for the status quo, no matter how malevolent.
The rest of your argument assumes that majoritarianism, with attention to minority interests, hasn't been subverted by a self-interested political class.
When that has happened, more extreme measures are required.
I would have posted this comment sooner, but I was too busy looking up several of the big words...
ReplyDeleteRight On Rhod!!!
Don't let them say size doesn't matter, your vocabulary is HUGE!!!
We will rise up against tyranny and oppression. Against the forced acceptance of unwanted legislation and against the fundamental transformation of a form of government we only desire adherence to.
ReplyDeleteThe revolution as already begun, and how it progresses is based on the reaction it receives from those inspiring it. However, it does appear that our leaders are as deaf to our concerns as parliament was to those of the colonists and we all know how that ended.
"Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are inevitably ruined"
ReplyDelete- Patrick Henry
"The Constitution is not an instrument for government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government, lest it come to dominate our lives and interests."
-- Patrick Henry
"When the government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny."
- Thomas Jefferson
"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not." --Thomas Jefferson
"If Congress can regulate matters entrusted to local authority, the power of the States may be eliminated and thus our system of government be practically destroyed." (Chief Justice Day, United States Supreme Court)
Born Again, don't know if you're teasing or not.
ReplyDeleteAnother point to be argued with YA is that Conservatism is not "inevitable", any more than Marxism is inevitable, or any other human system.
What we see throughout history is something that approaches inevitability - the state always grows, individual liberty is the historical exception, and there is a class struggle - of sorts - that always pits those in authority against those without authority. Those are the facts.
I have no idea what YA means by "holistically", either, because every free society is composed of competing interests, "factions" as Madison called them, and they're a counter balance to the uniformity and mass opinion that rots societies from the inside out.
We don't need no stinking holistic country.
That is a beautiful and awesome video!
ReplyDeleteIt is heartening to see that a non-liberal can make something like that. Whoever is behind it needs to be put in charge of the the GOP. I'll join in on the insurrection.
Ramblings: I disagree. When my property is no longer mine, that is a problem. When promises aren't kept and they lead to our fiscal, national and then global doom that is a problem. When we not only refuse to stop spending but stop spending at a geometric rate, that's a problem. When I begin to worry about my own personal free speech, that's a problem. When my country won't keep me safe, that's a problem. When my government wants to run most every aspect in my life down to what I ingest, what I wear, where my thermostat is set in my house, what color my car is, if I can even have a car, where I can go, how I can sit in an aircraft, and even if I can make a doctors appointment to keep my skin free of cancer, that's a problem.
ReplyDeleteI'm afraid revolution is in fact in our future. I have no idea in what form it may manifest. I massively hope that it does NOT take on a violent aspect. But clearly, my government, YOUR government, is not listening and REFUSES to listen.
NGG: consider this video stolen.
BZ
Steven, it's kismet. Stop by often 'cause you're always welcome.
ReplyDeleteBorn Again... If the government chooses to hear the voices of dissent, violence can be avoided. The revolution, though, will continue.
ReplyDeleteFuzzy... the Secretary of the Commonwealth is a Dem. If the Brown election is one by a tight majority, "lost" votes will be found, the courts will make insane judgements, and the Republicans will be denied a victory.
ReplyDeleteDemocrat corruption is the only thing they do well.
Odie, you said that when New Coke was introduced.
ReplyDeleteRhod, I share your focus.
ReplyDeleteYoungster, it is time for a revolution. The Republic is threatened. I share your prayer that it won't be violent.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Teresa. You're a classy dame.
ReplyDeleteThanks, woman. We'll win this thing somehow.
ReplyDeleteKaren... Unfortunately, so do I.
ReplyDeleteSpinster... don't tell me how it ended. I just rented the DVD.
ReplyDeleteTSWS... Thanks! That certainly makes the point beautifully.
ReplyDeleteSilverfish... We're sure not getting leadership from the GOP.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful comment, BZ. I'm with you.
ReplyDeleteI know I've mentioned before but I've written a novel I'm trying to publish and the synopsis falls in line with this discussion. "In the not so distant future when the government officials have moved almost completely from serving the people to serving themselves, a revolution is brewing. But what if this were not a revolution of guns in the streets, but one respecting human life. And what if the first indication of this revolution would be a single act of such magnitude that it would change the face of our country and her government forever. And what if you, an average person, discovered this plot and faced the moral and ethical delimma of whether to stop it, or to allow Congress to reap what they have sown. What decision would you make?"
ReplyDeleteSpinster... if it means anything, I'd buy it. Of course, I'd want an autographed first edition.
ReplyDeleteHere is what I see. Americans are brave and independent. American will WILL be expressed. If the ballot box works, so be it.
ReplyDeleteIf free elections are denied, look for violence.
Opie, I'm glad you're om our side!
ReplyDeleteYeah, the party of 'NO' that got us into this economic mess being in the pockets of corporations and the party who got us into these lousy wars and have NEVER kept us safe, who shredded the Constitution and civil liberties, who would deny health care for it's constituents based on death panel lies wants a 'second revolution.' Gimme a friekin break, you shameless liars!
ReplyDeleteKeep it up with the loony tea bag mentality, it will further split the GOP and ensure a Dem victory in 2010, 2012, 2014...
Mom, I told you never to comment here. Take your medication.
ReplyDeleteNickie,
ReplyDeleteMom needs a reality check.
Mom needs to realize that we're not the party of "No", we're the party of "Hell no, not on my watch."
ReplyDeleteAnd Nickie, of course you'll get a signed first edition. I only pray that it gets published and that there is more than the first edition.
Anon, your ratio of stupidity per word set a new record.
ReplyDeleteSign your name, bugwit...
By the way, Anon, I like "friekin".
ReplyDeleteRhod, I am a Bugwit on my maternal side. Quite a sad lineage, but the family crest is always good for a chuckle.
ReplyDeleteAnon,
ReplyDeleteWe are the Party of HELL NO!! we aren't taking any crap from you tyrannical, maniacal, freedom hating bunch of twats anymore. Your commie comrades have lit the fire under our butts and now we are going to take back this country and kick some A. The Liberals won't know what hit them when we get through with them.
What Anon refuses to understand, besides reality, is that the same people it despises, the party of no, is just the other side of the statist coin, on I railed against since Bush one. I am not interested in Republicans or Demo-rats. I am interested in freedom from the slave state both of our "parties" have been ramming down our throats in the name of "national security" or "diversity". They are both are code speech for "chattle", Something free men and women are not.
ReplyDeleteSo Anon, let me help you. Once again, this is not about R vs. D as your handlers want you to believe. It is being a free man vs. being a slave of the state. If you choose to place the collar around your neck for the sake of "security", then be my guest. Try to place the same collar on me and you will find out what NO really sounds like...
Yeah, the party of 'NO' that got us into this economic mess being in the pockets of corporations and the party who got us into these lousy wars and have NEVER kept us safe, who shredded the Constitution and civil liberties, who would deny health care for it's constituents based on death panel lies wants a 'second revolution.' Gimme a friekin break, you shameless liars!
ReplyDeleteKeep it up with the loony tea bag mentality, it will further split the GOP and ensure a Dem victory in 2010, 2012, 2014...
Yeah, the party of 'NO' that got us into this economic mess being in the pockets of corporations and the party who got us into these lousy wars and have NEVER kept us safe, who shredded the Constitution and civil liberties, who would deny health care for it's constituents based on death panel lies wants a 'second revolution.' Gimme a friekin break, you shameless liars!
ReplyDeleteKeep it up with the loony tea bag mentality, it will further split the GOP and ensure a Dem victory in 2010, 2012, 2014...
Liberal genius at work.
ReplyDeleteAnon,
ReplyDeleteYou belong to the Party of Screw the American people at all costs.
And, Barney Frank, Chris (bye-bye) Dodd, and Franklin Raines, are the people that CAUSED the financial crisis. They all ignored Bush's calls to fix the problem before it became a full blown crisis but because all of them were on the take and filling their pockets with money they said Fannie and Freddie were okay, when they weren't okay.
Teresa, throw him a food pellet, not an idea.
ReplyDeleteAnon,
ReplyDeleteOh! Little obamabot keep on blindly following that trail of snacks to Obama, the Abomination of America.
Anon's ACORN handlers are not getting their money's worth. All he does is copy/paste, copy/paste. {yawn}
ReplyDeleteAnonymous has presented the absurdity of the Left better than I ever could.
ReplyDeleteExactly, Nick. He wound himself up for his magnum opus comment of loopy cliches, and it exhausted him.
ReplyDeletepet insurance
ReplyDeleteAnother option is to think of animals in terms other than as 'pet.' Possessing animals is not the only way to show affection and concern for them. It's like putting an innocent person in prison to be executed.) Demand should not be placed on breeders until there are no shelter pets left.