Reading the comment sections on articles on the shutdown and Romney/Obamacare, one sees battle lines being drawn. As the economic conditions deteriorate, people get nastier. One might even surmise this is on purpose, under the ancient ruling tactic of divide and rule, something every schoolboy once knew as Divide et Impera.
But that was in the days few boys went to school. Today all boys go to school, but they are not taught such things, because they would see nothing new, and see in "Fast and Furious" that the USGovernment was arming preferred criminal gangs in Mexico, in another version of Divide et Impera.
Romney/Obamacare is extremely divisive. And it is designed to fail. which will cause more division as worse comes on down the line.
But step back and observe. We are in an economic crisis, in which we are obliged to sequester funds, and we are debating something that we cannot afford and will not work. There is also the debate over state spying on individuals, an exceptional violation of the constitution.
And there is more. People are perplexed at the cruel stupidity of National Park Rangers. How could they go along with such petty instructions?
Say, how about those Detroit Tigers?
American Exceptionalism means that what happens elsewhere could never happen here. We are an exception. Except we are not. Park Rangers are no different than you and I. Given the range of perks and salary, and the power, they do what they do. So would you and I. The trick is never allow anyone to get in that position. How? No Park Rangers. No National Parks.
What?! How awful a proposition! Not really. The National Parks were formed by taking what was left of Indian Lands as the coup de grace of those Nations. Return them.
Yesterday I spoke of coopertivization. Coop the parks. We don't need huge intrusive Government, we need effective cooperation, in structures we've already seen work.
We don't need to throw the bums out, and put people like me in office, because I will be just as bad. We need to end the role of Government as we now have it. Through an expansion of business, properly understood as voluntary associations.
Feel free to forward this by email to three of your friends.
But that was in the days few boys went to school. Today all boys go to school, but they are not taught such things, because they would see nothing new, and see in "Fast and Furious" that the USGovernment was arming preferred criminal gangs in Mexico, in another version of Divide et Impera.
Romney/Obamacare is extremely divisive. And it is designed to fail. which will cause more division as worse comes on down the line.
But step back and observe. We are in an economic crisis, in which we are obliged to sequester funds, and we are debating something that we cannot afford and will not work. There is also the debate over state spying on individuals, an exceptional violation of the constitution.
And there is more. People are perplexed at the cruel stupidity of National Park Rangers. How could they go along with such petty instructions?
Say, how about those Detroit Tigers?
American Exceptionalism means that what happens elsewhere could never happen here. We are an exception. Except we are not. Park Rangers are no different than you and I. Given the range of perks and salary, and the power, they do what they do. So would you and I. The trick is never allow anyone to get in that position. How? No Park Rangers. No National Parks.
What?! How awful a proposition! Not really. The National Parks were formed by taking what was left of Indian Lands as the coup de grace of those Nations. Return them.
Yesterday I spoke of coopertivization. Coop the parks. We don't need huge intrusive Government, we need effective cooperation, in structures we've already seen work.
We don't need to throw the bums out, and put people like me in office, because I will be just as bad. We need to end the role of Government as we now have it. Through an expansion of business, properly understood as voluntary associations.
Feel free to forward this by email to three of your friends.
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