tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32362551.post8271241075717186263..comments2023-12-13T16:57:33.142-06:00Comments on Blogodidact: The Contextualy Tortured Thoughts of Man Caused DisastersVan Harveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32362551.post-50763672158735941902009-04-28T18:26:00.000-05:002009-04-28T18:26:00.000-05:00I'm glad I got around to reading this today.
I ...I'm glad I got around to reading this today. <br /><br />I guess the good news is that when they round up the right-wing radicals to ship them off to re-education camps, they won't have to worry about being tortured -- aside from having to listen to endless repetitions of "Dear Comrade" speeches from Obamba. <br /><br />(I would say "we won't have to worry", but I ain't goin'.)mushroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32362551.post-81612904255172401702009-04-28T09:46:00.000-05:002009-04-28T09:46:00.000-05:00Excellent post, Van!
Lance-
I think the problem i...Excellent post, Van!<br /><br />Lance-<br />I think the problem is a bit more complex.<br />First, we have such a poor public education system that is so bad, even many college graduates no little of our history and politics(and thus it's probable that they will make many avoidable mistakes when they vote).<br /><br />The quality of those running for office has degraded, along with the increased apathy of voters to do even minimal research to see what candidates really stand for (not what they say they stand for).<br /><br />The root problem is bad education, and yes, parents (or parent) are to blame as well, not just leftist or left-leaning teachers.<br /><br />History is full of examples of the destructiveness of socialism and communism and populism. Which is probably why it is so ignored and there has been a concerted effort to "rewrite" history or to "revise" it. <br /><br />For example, now it is commonly taught that dropping A-bombs on Japan was "bad" and didn't really save hundreds of thousands or millions of lives.<br /><br />The dangers of Communism and especially Socialism ain't even taught for the most part. Some teachers say that capitalism (free markets) are "bad."<br /><br />Moral relativism is rampant in public schools, and again, this isn't conducive to liberty, it actually destroys it.<br /><br />I could go on, and Van has written a lot about why and how our education system got so bad, but I'm sure you know that.<br /><br />Without a decent education, from schools and parents, and a rejection of moral relativism and socialist ideology...without the wholehearted embrace of liberty by the voters, it doesn't matter how many political parties we have. <br />Because they will all have very few good candidates to choose from, and become popularity contests based on charisma, good looks, and articulation, not substance and principles.<br /><br />This is why we have stupid politicians and/or politicians that only seek power over the people who hurt more than they ever help.USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32362551.post-23222013185752297782009-04-26T13:37:00.000-05:002009-04-26T13:37:00.000-05:00Thanks Van, I am glad I am able to help you create...Thanks Van, I am glad I am able to help you create such a well thought out piece.<br /><br /> Perhaps, "bounce back" wasn't the right choice of words. Maybe a reaction to the previous administration? I think that the reason we have a largely Democratic congress right now is because people were fed up with what the largely Republican congress was doing. The problem that I see is that when we have only one other choice, a choice that at least is theoretically the opposite of the incumbent, we are forced to live with that choice for good or bad. So now we are seeing that the Democrats in congress are as bad if not worse then the Republicans were. I am not overly surprised by this. But, that may be due to my cynicism and the fact that I feel that our two party system is inherently flawed and will continue to put us in this situation for years to come unless it is changed.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04973448750714819716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32362551.post-50048530724477711222009-04-25T16:01:00.000-05:002009-04-25T16:01:00.000-05:00the discarding of context.
Yep. A text without a ...<I>the discarding of context</I>.<br /><br />Yep. A text without a context is a pretext.<br /><br />Very good essay, sir!Joan of Argghh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14729682908266300507noreply@blogger.com