tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post114502663504584857..comments2024-03-29T06:03:45.545-07:00Comments on One Cʘsmos: My Corrupt and Degenerate Soul: Great Leaping Leftist!Gagdad Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1145757531565925792006-04-22T18:58:00.000-07:002006-04-22T18:58:00.000-07:00I, like the gentleman before me, found your blog v...I, like the gentleman before me, found your blog via neo-neocon & can completely relate to your experience. For me the transformation began when I noticed how childish or reactionary the left was despite its insistence it wasn’t. I do not necessarily agree w/ the spiritual portion however, or would at least argue that isn't a necessary component to achieve a more thoughtful, conservative perspective - since I am an atheist, but I never-the-less followed a similar path to you. For me it was the combination of the intellectual combined w/ reality that the right focused on vs. the pure abstract terminology or beliefs that the left clings to that eventually won me over. They don’t bother w/ consequences or results, intentions define the basis of understanding & motivation. For example, if you point out that communism killed 120 million people, their response most likely will be it was because it wasn’t true communism practiced. If you say that people on welfare generally don’t succeed, improve or aren’t motivated, it is because enough money wasn’t given. It seems to me that the left’s view of the world is directed at them, like a child, & that they don’t have the ability to look beyond themselves or their perceptions – much less truly question themselves - & everything is a reflection on to & of them. Similarly, a child views the world in direct relation to themselves… this is my street, my home, my cookie, etc & can’t conceive of a world that isn’t directly related to them. Concepts like death can only be looked at through pure abstract, non-related terms & are treated as concepts, not realities. It is those concepts that define their beliefs, not what the concepts actually represent. This is why they can dismiss anything that would normally question there stance. Most moderates, conservatives & those leaning to the right have the ability or at least attempt to view the world in abstract terms but only in direct relation to reality, to what would work, to what is pragmatic, etc. In a way it reminds me of the intellectual development of a child & it is only as they get older are they able to perceive of a functioning existence outside themselves. Could the clinging to of the leftist meme, actually be a sign of an under-developed ego or psyche? Here is where I can see the concept of God being of use, for the focus becomes something that is abstract, has consequences of action, but is outside of the person; outside his or herself & in a way forces them look beyond themselves for an understanding. For me I think it was the concept of accountability that was literally beat into me that finally got me to focus on the consequences of applying my world view & its impact in the real world. When I compared what I experienced to how I thought things should be, I questioned myself & the beliefs I held & didn’t immediately look to something else as the cause.<BR/><BR/>Well enough of that, great blog, wonderful points & you have definitely gained another reader & fan. Don’t be too hard on Sun 60, I saw them in the early 90’s & still have a couple of their CDs. Since I don’t see your name on the ones I have, I am going to assume that you had already left the band. They were pretty good, had some good songs, but were missing that something that takes a band to the next level. It always seemed to me that there was never any real focus or concept to the band. The sound was a combination of what was popular at the time & a potential showcase for the talent or hook – more specifically the lead singer - there never really seemed to be any real backbone or drive to the music or performances.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1145722031210500902006-04-22T09:07:00.000-07:002006-04-22T09:07:00.000-07:00Found your site via Neo Neocon.The Hollywood rich,...Found your site via Neo Neocon.<BR/><BR/>The Hollywood rich, are in their heart of hearts, guilty of being rich. So, who do they blame, themselves or Bush?<BR/><BR/>And yet, if they poverty went away, what would they then feel guilty and thus morally superior over?<BR/><BR/>It is only the fact that Hollywood has money and saves the poor that alleviates their guilt. What if there was no poor, what if everyone was as rich as Hollywood, what then? Would Hollywood millionares really tolerate such a situation, after having sold their soul to salve their conscience?<BR/><BR/>I think not. It seems that they think they are being virtuous by proclaiming that they will help the poor, rather than actually conserving their use of lear jets or whatever.<BR/><BR/>I fear that they can no longer can tolerate the absence of causes to trumpet, for it would at once leave them defenseless to their inner guilt, and that they will not tolerate.Ymarsakarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11246906722493964175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1145683765270837762006-04-21T22:29:00.000-07:002006-04-21T22:29:00.000-07:00James Lileks posted a good one on Leftist psycholo...James Lileks posted a good one on Leftist psychology, via some remarks on Hunter Thompson:<BR/><BR/>"Thompson has less hope than the Islamists; at least they have an afterlife to look forward to. All we have is a country so rotten and exhausted it’s not worth defending. It never was, of course, but it’s even less defensible now than before.<BR/><BR/>"He can say what he wants. Drink what he wants. Drive where he wants. Do what he wants. <B>He’s done okay in America. And he hates this country. Hates it.</B> This appeals to high school kids and collegiate-aged students getting <B>that first hot eye-crossing hit from the Screw Dad pipe,</B> but it’s rather pathetic in aged, moneyed authors. And it would be irrelevant if this same spirit didn’t infect those on whom Hunter S. had an immense influence. He’s the guy who made nihilism hip. He’s the guy who taught a generation that the only thing you should believe is this: don’t trust anyone who believes anything. He’s the patron saint of journalism, whether journalists know it or not."<BR/><BR/>I'd add two more characteristics: Cowardice ("Pleeeesedon'tmakemefight!) and Jealousy (Thosebastardsdon'tdeservetohaveitifIdon't!)<BR/><BR/>I heard a middle-aged whitebread dude in Manhattan this evening wondering if he'd "be deported, with all this Immigrant Persecution" going on. The level of muddle-headed paranoia here is truly mind-boggling. <BR/><BR/>Another woman I know, also around 50 YOA, is putting on a piece of "performance art" in SoHo <I>honoring</I> Timothy McVeigh, because "he was really SINCERE in what he believed." I was gobsmacked. They really are insane. <BR/><BR/>--Disaffected DemocratAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1145239414197080802006-04-16T19:03:00.000-07:002006-04-16T19:03:00.000-07:00Max:Yes. A sense of apartness from and superiorit...Max:<BR/><BR/>Yes. A sense of apartness from and superiority to the rest of civilization is a part of leftist identity. The last thing a leftist wants to do is to agree with the stupid majority on anything, e.g., on their choice of political leadership. This attitude can generate constructive criticism, but it can also produce treason.<BR/><BR/>It also explains an observation made by Jean Raspail in the novel <I>The Camp of the Saints</I>: The Left needs the Right to exist, e.g. in the form of an obscure conservative newspaper (in the novel), in order to preserve its sense of being a superior beleaguered minority. Even if the Right is actually the minority.Mr. Spoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10158551679946746825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1145196227821360212006-04-16T07:03:00.000-07:002006-04-16T07:03:00.000-07:00First time poster, so let me first say this is a g...First time poster, so let me first say this is a great site with excellent comments.<BR/><BR/>As to the topic of this thread, I think another reason for leftism (at least in the US) is that a fair amount of its support comes from groups who feel 'apart' from the mainstream - many, but of course not all, blacks, gays, feminists and others who for whatever reason regard themselves/perhaps are regarded as different from mainstream America.<BR/><BR/>These people who feel apart from the rest of us either (i) accept their feelings and try to focus on what unites them with the rest of us and then move on to lead their lives in as productive a manner as possible, or (ii) they at least in their rhetoric, rebel, against the United States and since their rebellion is primarily motivated by their sense of apartness, the merits of the case they are making against the country they are rebelling against is irrelevant. That is one reason so many leftists arguments don't make sense, but somehow never die.<BR/><BR/>In other words, the left is still here in part because of 'apartness', or if you want, alienation from the mainstream of American life.<BR/><BR/>And it is for this reason that the rhetoric on the left so often echos that of another group which insists on its apartness from the United States - radical Muslims.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1145148500960350572006-04-15T17:48:00.000-07:002006-04-15T17:48:00.000-07:00dan - Why should they stay around if they're not g...dan - <BR/>Why should they stay around if they're not going to listen? They might hear something.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1145074311533786372006-04-14T21:11:00.000-07:002006-04-14T21:11:00.000-07:00Robert said "There is also a spiritual intoxicatio...Robert said "There is also a spiritual intoxication that is always associated with the rebellion."<BR/><BR/>This intoxication can be seen as the courting of annhilation. Rebellion is a covert or subliminal desire for the assimilation of the soul into nothingness. The rebel flutters over the abyss on wings that can never soar. Not understanding the mystery of existence as something to revere and embracing the futility of solving that mystery he rebuffs existence as mute, dumb, unknowable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1145073786319502272006-04-14T21:03:00.000-07:002006-04-14T21:03:00.000-07:00Wow AVI, thanks for pointing this dude out to me, ...Wow AVI, thanks for pointing this dude out to me, like I said, I really hadn't heard about him before...You are always teaching me stuff.LiquidLifeHackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01949269503629475002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1145070110776772872006-04-14T20:01:00.000-07:002006-04-14T20:01:00.000-07:00Isn't leftism simply a generational/cultural/socie...Isn't leftism simply a generational/cultural/societal mind parasite generated out of bad parenting on the part of the masses? Isn't it narcissism run amuk? If conscience isn't asleep, as you say, then it is moribund. This is the essence of the crisis of civilisation in our time and can perhaps be viewed as a generalized resurgence of the daemonic in nature.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1145069901582788562006-04-14T19:58:00.000-07:002006-04-14T19:58:00.000-07:00Hello, great blog.All those motivations behind lef...Hello, great blog.<BR/><BR/>All those motivations behind leftism are accurately described. In addition there is leftism's role as a surrogate religion for philosophical materialists. If heaven does not exist, it must be created here on earth—now, in this generation. (This is related to the "rebellion" theme. I rebel against those traditional sources which claim that an invisible spiritual realm exists because <I>I</I> have never perceived such a realm. If anyone else has perceived it, he is obviously deluded, for how could he have greater perceptive abilities than <I>mine</I>? Meanwhile, all those mystics of the past never had the advantage of modern critical scientific thinking, so it's understandable why they they might fall prey to such delusions...)<BR/><BR/>Another factor is that leftists, including many religious liberals, see nothing wrong with bringing about this heaven on earth by <I>forcing</I> everyone to act philanthropically, e.g., by throwing them in jail if they refuse to contribute half their income to supporting the welfare state. The element of personal moral choice is discounted, the outward results are all that matters. The more illiterate leftists seem to lose sight of the underlying coercion entirely, apparently believing that government money comes out of nowhere, or can be drawn from the bottomless coffers of "the corporations".Mr. Spoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10158551679946746825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1145068902023560282006-04-14T19:41:00.000-07:002006-04-14T19:41:00.000-07:00Change of topic: Reviewing your site, Bob, I am r...Change of topic: Reviewing your site, Bob, I am reminded of the several illnesses that neologisms are a symptom of. We're watching you.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1145068535399723922006-04-14T19:35:00.000-07:002006-04-14T19:35:00.000-07:00First, here is my original comment on why Seeger d...First, here is my original comment on why Seeger deserved such exalted status as one of the 10 Worst:<BR/>http://assistantvillageidiot.blogspot.com/2005/12/ten-worst-americans-okay-six-so-far.html<BR/><BR/>I can well understand why you would think my criticism of Seeger disproportionate, kahntheroad. I hesitated for some of the very reasons you mentioned. I worried that I might be overvaluing the particular evils of my own generation, or reacting against my own past.<BR/><BR/>I came to the Seeger conclusion by proceeding from the other direction. I looked at the current leftist comentary, with its sneers and social control arguments, its knee-jerk anti-Americanism, its self-righteousness, and its apology for violence and totalitarianism and asked "Where does this come from? If I had to pick one person to trace this back to, who would it be?"<BR/><BR/>There are many nominations, and you might have a better answer to that question. I'm open to suggestions. You may well identify someone who was a more dangerous influence. I can assure you won't find anyone more self-righteous.<BR/><BR/>Additional points: I still have about 20 Seeger LP's, and was the geeky sort who devoured liner notes, but I am not aware of the Almanac singers playing much that was patriotic. I agree that Woody was cut from a different cloth -- well aware of how brutal a life of poverty was, and grateful for things like the TVA and the Grand Coulee Dam. He thought the improved life from technology and machinery was just fine, thank you. Many of his songs are a great embarrassment to current lefties.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1145062901593305462006-04-14T18:01:00.000-07:002006-04-14T18:01:00.000-07:00Like Jimmy Carter, Pete Seeger strikes me as the p...Like Jimmy Carter, Pete Seeger strikes me as the photographic negative of a real man: instead of being hard on the outside and gentle on the inside, he's soft on the outside, hard and mean on the inside.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1145059887193581602006-04-14T17:11:00.000-07:002006-04-14T17:11:00.000-07:00Kahn - With respect, isn't that a slice of the "w...Kahn - <BR/><BR/>With respect, isn't that a slice of the "well, he made the trains run on time" argument? <BR/><BR/>If we hadn't allied with the vile USSR during WW2, Seeger wouldn't have been singing patriotic songs, bank on it. Seeger was 100% against any action against Germany while the Hitler/Stalin pact was in effect. After Hitler reneged and attacked the Soviets, Seeger did what the rest of the lefties did, he supported our war effort. His political compass swung with Stalin's wishes. <BR/><BR/>He more than "inspired militant commies", he IS a militant commie. Please, if Pete Seeger had his way, you'd be in a re-education camp tomorrow, awaiting summary execution. Yeah, Seeger really is and has been that far left. (Guthrie never tilted that far left)<BR/><BR/>All the commies were behind the labor and civil rights mvts - they cynically exploited them, it suited their purposes. Why do you think these initially noble mvts went so terribly wrong? Because people like Seeger appropriated them. Just like Lenin and his gang of thugs appropriated the Russian revolution. <BR/><BR/>ML King might have been a Socialist Light but he believed in democracy and the democratic ideal. Seeger doesn't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1145059634930196852006-04-14T17:07:00.000-07:002006-04-14T17:07:00.000-07:00On September 10 I knew nothing of the Taliban. I h...On September 10 I knew nothing of the Taliban. I had some vague notion about islam being one of the three big world religions which put it on a par which Christinity and Judaism- that is to say not worthy of my interest. The first time I heard of al qaeda, was when George Bush identified them as the 9/11 perpetrators. I did a lot of catch up learning very fast.<BR/><BR/>When I heard we were going into Afghanistan it was beyond the scope of my imagination that anyone in America would oppose it. After all- look at what they did to us. islam was antithetical to every liberal idea on the books. Look at the way they treat women. Look at the way they treat homosexuals. Look at the way they treat freedom. The Taliban was the distilled essence of everything that liberalism stood against.<BR/><BR/>Imagine my surprise when my leftard friends directed their rage, not at islam, not at osama bin laden, not at the taliban, but at George Bush for being the evil bastard who started a war. It was simply jaw dropping.<BR/><BR/>I only got into one big argument over the whole business, and that was at my fiftieth birthday party. The woman had been a close friend. She had written a song for my wife and me for our wedding. She sat there in my living room, and ripped off a comment about what a fucked up country America was, and what a fascist Bush was...<BR/>I saw red. You know how it is- sometimes rage can leave you mute; sometimes it can spark you to eloquence. I let her have it with both barrels. She still despises me.<BR/><BR/>JWMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1145058943004467822006-04-14T16:55:00.000-07:002006-04-14T16:55:00.000-07:00On Pete Seeger:"MOST Americans readily understand,...On Pete Seeger:<BR/><BR/>"MOST Americans readily understand, after experiencing the horror of the 9/11 attack on our nation last year, that evil exists, and that those seeking to destroy what we hold dear are indeed the epitome of evildoers. But not the radical academics and Hollywood celebrities, who are trying their best to resurrect from its coffin the old '60s anti-Vietnam War coalition.<BR/><BR/>"Thus, coming to the ad pages of The New York Times will be what they call "A Statement of Conscience," calling on the "people of the U.S. to resist" American policy, which they claim shows "grave dangers to the people of the world," who want us to join them in resisting "the war and repression that has been loosed on the world by the Bush administration."<BR/><BR/>"What leads these '60s relics to make the most preposterous of arguments? To in effect argue that we face no danger from any nation or any group of terrorists, that the danger stems from American imperialism?<BR/><BR/>"THE reality of our new situation makes not one dent in their ingrained world view. The petition-signers seem unaware of the dangers posed by radical Islam, al Qaeda, Saddam Hussein and other powers which form what our president has rightfully called "an axis of evil." Indeed, they mock the view that a simple contest exists between "good v. evil," when the real issue is the effort to wage "war abroad and repression at home."<BR/><BR/>Included in their list of such horrible acts of aggression are what they call the "attack" on AFGHANISTAN, the "trail of death and destruction" caused by ISRAEL and the blank check the U.S. government wants to kill and bomb whomever it wants.<BR/><BR/>"Their description of America today: a country under the thumb of "repression over society," with free speech "suppressed," groups falsely called "terrorist," a nation they hint sits on the edge of totalitarianism. Their answer: Refuse orders, resist a draft if instituted and support all "resisters." The "machinery of war" has to be stopped.<BR/><BR/>This old heated rhetoric and '60s-redux arguments can easily be ignored - that is, if one does not pause to look at the luminaries in our intellectual life and the entertainment community that have signed on to the campaign.<BR/><BR/>They include directors Robert Altman and Oliver Stone; actors Ed Asner, Ossie Davis, Susan Sarandon and Danny Glover; singers Ani DiFranco and PETE SEEGER; writers Kurt Vonnegut and Gore Vidal; radical cop killer Mumia Abu-Jumal, and scores of others - a virtual Who's Who of the leftover Old and New Left activists, writers and artists.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1145057989205970032006-04-14T16:39:00.000-07:002006-04-14T16:39:00.000-07:00Okay, I know I'll get blasted, but I've got to sta...Okay, I know I'll get blasted, but I've got to stand up for ol' Pete.<BR/><BR/>C'mon, of all the people to pick on as a dangerous American?<BR/><BR/>Sure, he's about as naive a lefty as you can get, but - from all I know of him - he's a sincere and decent a human being. He's got his fantasy world of love and peace and la-de-da, but, unlike many, he has expressed himself in a positive and respectful way - not like the bile merchants we're subject to today. <BR/><BR/>Okay, so even if he inspired militant commies, the guy sang fricken songs about flowers and puppies. Should we loath the Beatles because of Helter Skelter's influence on Charles Manson? Or a whole generation of drug use?<BR/><BR/>Also, for all his peace songs, lets not forget Seeger's noble contributions to the civil rights movement and, many may not know, that Seeger - along with Woody Guthrie (and don't even <I>think</I> about slamming Woody!) - was part of a group called The Almanac Singers who recorded patriotic anthems during WWII.<BR/><BR/>Finally, while today's incarnation of the labor movement, - Seeger's original passion - has devolved into corruption and extortion it served an not entirely unreasonable purpose in the context of the 1930s (after which, of course, it went overboard).<BR/><BR/>My point is that I think we need to make a clear distinction between people who are vitriolic, deceitful and hostile towards respectful discourse and those who may be wrong, or even foolish, but are, at the least, honest participants in the civil exchange of ideas. The later can be easily refuted given a fair playing field.<BR/><BR/>I while back I recall an exchange here about Martin Luther King where I contended that his respect for working through the system and civil commitment to our nation's ideals far outweighed the fact that he happened to have a socialist philosophy.<BR/><BR/>I think we're better served focusing our ire on the hateful cancerous voices on either side.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1145056670815357692006-04-14T16:17:00.000-07:002006-04-14T16:17:00.000-07:00Afternoon All, My motherboard shorted out last nig...Afternoon All, <BR/>My motherboard shorted out last night. I guess all this insight is too hot too handle for a Dell! <BR/><BR/>I have given up on trying to help lefties see the light. They are in denial of history and facts. It is like trying to have a conversation with a toaster. Unfortunately, most of my oldest friends are stuck in the leftist downward spiral. I really don't even care if I hang out with them anymore because I don't feel comfortable speaking my mind. We can only reminisce about the good old days. I have made some new friends that I have more in common with. I am finding that the older I get, the smaller number of people I consider to be good friends. Sometimes I wonder how I gradually changed from a rebellious apathetic lefty and my friends still view the world the same exact way they did when we were kids. I know 9/11 was a major eye-opener for me. I also had to give up on my fantasy of everyone having good in them and accept and correctly identify that there is evil in the world.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04969685296436358865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1145053884408134242006-04-14T15:31:00.000-07:002006-04-14T15:31:00.000-07:00Ben - Reality-introduction - and if there's a dece...Ben - <BR/><BR/>Reality-introduction - and if there's a decent definition of "Enlightenment", it would be "extreme sobriety" - always requires a trauma somewhere along the line. <BR/><BR/>I think we always think it's gonna be like "in the movies".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1145052689719390702006-04-14T15:11:00.000-07:002006-04-14T15:11:00.000-07:00No better response to Good Friday than Confession....No better response to Good Friday than Confession.<BR/><BR/>There will be long lines at Catholic churches into the evening. It is truly one of the great institutions/Sacraments of the Catholic church - even those "holiday" church goers (Christmas & Easter) have at least 2 opportunities to wipe their slate clean.<BR/><BR/>Love the photo!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1145051894302565172006-04-14T14:58:00.000-07:002006-04-14T14:58:00.000-07:00Good post Bob and an essential supplemental Will."...Good post Bob and an essential supplemental Will.<BR/>"Debating" with leftists, if you can manage to find one that will debate, is a waste of time (I know, I have tried, as have countless others).<BR/>It's like trying to show evidence to the sleeping jurors in the OJ Simpson trial.<BR/>The right is awake and objective, and the left is asleep and subjective.<BR/>The evidence of the left is the stuff that dreams are made of, and in many cases nightmares. <BR/>Only when true reality is accepted, can mind-changing debate begin. <BR/>I was fortunate to join the Navy at 17.<BR/>I was immediately immersed in glorious, horrific reality; Ben meet reality, reality this is Ben, go easy on him (snicker). <BR/>Kind of like jumping in an ice cold river (with real ice, and yes, I did that once); OKAY! I'M AWAKE NOW! BRRR! <BR/>I thank God that I was inspired to make that leap into reality (though I thought it would be like the movies).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1145049558394234952006-04-14T14:19:00.000-07:002006-04-14T14:19:00.000-07:00AVI, what was it about seeger that made him such a...AVI, what was it about seeger that made him such a bad American? I really am not aware of him...he musta been before my time.LiquidLifeHackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01949269503629475002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1145048846130440232006-04-14T14:07:00.000-07:002006-04-14T14:07:00.000-07:00It is difficult to see danger when it is not in yo...It is difficult to see danger when it is not in your neighborhood. For all of our applauding ourselves about our perspicacity in divining the affairs in the world, we are actually designed to treat "somewhere else" as Somewhere Else. As a consequence the personal issues of trying to be independent of our parents or wise before our peer group loom larger than they should.<BR/><BR/>I was a sensitive acoustic folkie when I was a leftist socialist. I passionately believed that something other than reality should be true.<BR/><BR/>When the exercise of listing the 10 Worst Americans went around a few months ago, I included Pete Seeger in my list.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1145047509306579662006-04-14T13:45:00.000-07:002006-04-14T13:45:00.000-07:00Hello, everyone:Yesterday LGF linked to this post ...Hello, everyone:<BR/>Yesterday LGF linked to <A HREF="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bill-scher/reframing-the-iran-debate_b_19041.html" REL="nofollow">this post</A> from the HuffPo; it's an attempt by the left to generate some kind of meme against an attack on Iran. <BR/>Everyday for years I've been asking myself when these people will wake up. They won't I guess, when they prefer a nuclear holocaust to waiting-out Bush's term. Every day they show me a kind of depravity I'd no idea was possible the day before. How I wish I could travel ahead in time to 2009-- just to see what they'll do with all this venom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1145046475122047612006-04-14T13:27:00.000-07:002006-04-14T13:27:00.000-07:00Perhaps it might be expressed more succinctly thus...Perhaps it might be expressed more succinctly thus: <I>We</I> are the only ones that can fix <I>your</I> mistakes.<BR/><BR/>Michael A.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com