tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post2571918203120021041..comments2024-03-28T12:29:39.157-07:00Comments on Graphic Firing Table: A House DividedFDChiefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10607785969510234092noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-17375996383012161392012-11-11T01:10:32.782-07:002012-11-11T01:10:32.782-07:00If you do fight I hope you study your enemy as wel...If you do fight I hope you study your enemy as well as the Afghans did at Dargai.gruffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-77873218437168176812012-11-10T20:45:05.114-07:002012-11-10T20:45:05.114-07:00Ael: Yep. As I said in the post titled "Pois...Ael: Yep. As I said in the post titled "Poison and the Rope" the difference is one more of degree.<br /><br />But...that degree IS a crucial one. The possibility of a short stop at the end of a GOP rope would be a real disaster for this nation. Given our ignorance, credulity, and fear I have faith that we'd flee shrieking to the first Man on Horseback.FDChiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10607785969510234092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-71582825016670072062012-11-10T11:11:51.554-07:002012-11-10T11:11:51.554-07:00I am afraid that putting faith in the democratic p...I am afraid that putting faith in the democratic party is much like a teenager snagged for possession putting their faith in the "good" cop. Bound for disappointment.<br /><br />There are no obvious alternatives, however. Aelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788190394672505925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-67133085379034630472012-11-09T12:51:00.034-07:002012-11-09T12:51:00.034-07:00Very well said. And will we be true citizens or p...Very well said. And will we be true citizens or passive subjects ... that's the question.<br /><br />When we are told that trolling through the aisles of COSTCO make us good citizens, when we believe blind obedience to our particular "cult" makes us loyal and good, then we are passively existing, and make the best of whatever scarps or hardships come our way.<br /><br />Far too many have lost the concept of a participative democracy. The game's been rigged for a long time, so those who are not merely lazy are often disillusioned. That gives a broad field for the jackals.<br /> <br />Since we've been here, most humans are not patricians but plebes, so we are well-adjusted to that long-suffering mindset at the hands of our betters. Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08839236994990699117noreply@blogger.com