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What We Can Learn From Rocky III

“I would use this ring from a desire to do good… But through me, it would wield a power too great and terrible to imagine.”

the LotR’s quote is pretty apt here.

Go to progressive and liberal sites and you’ll find page after page demanding that Obama do something to push for the freedom of the Egyptians. Many of those that post (whom are US citizens), when saying this, are demanding a system that they believe is the best outcome. This outcome is a reflection of the moral and psychological adherence of their own society. This is another side to imperialism. In this case people see it as a positive value, and therefore such is acceptable.

» Posted By Silentdances On February 10, 2011 @ 5:02 pm

Ending those wars though doesn’t change the general acceptance of imperialism. The concepts are still there. The attitudes from generation to generation. Something like this could very well happen again. The idea that the US controls the destiny of the world and it’s voice lends to the rise and fall of other nations is something that exists in all walks. That such is a positive or negative is immaterial in this case.

» Posted By Silentdances On February 10, 2011 @ 4:15 pm

In other societies, that usually comes from the moment (in this analogy, which is a lot more perfect than one might initially realize) where Lang slaps down Rocky. The US really hasn’t had that yet. Not a real and honest defeat. It stumbles and it falls here and there, but nothing that ground shaking.

» Posted By Silentdances On February 10, 2011 @ 3:54 pm

Doing Business – The Right Way (Part 2)

A big thank you for this. Very helpful and much more detailed (and clear) than when I tried to get other folks to explain it to me.

» Posted By Silentdances On February 10, 2011 @ 11:38 am

The Failed History of Conservatism in America

I would say that many groups don’t care. They see the GOP as a useful tool that makes their aims easy to achieve. Something to be tossed to the side once their done.

» Posted By Silentdances On February 10, 2011 @ 3:40 pm

Didn’t know about origins of the words. Thank you for giving me something to go learn about 🙂

» Posted By Silentdances On February 9, 2011 @ 8:40 pm

I think this is a tad broad and a tad misleading. Some of these folks are corporatists (which older conservatives are against). Some of these folks are fundamentalist Christians (you will find conservatives against them as well). An adherent to traditions doesn’t always place one on the wrong side of history. Those that fight for the US they love, are engaged in conservatism.

» Posted By Silentdances On February 9, 2011 @ 7:10 pm

The State of Education in America

Thank you.

» Posted By Silentdances On February 9, 2011 @ 3:48 pm

This was a good piece. I am curious, do you know which town was going to do the Arabic language course? It sounds like a good place to move to :). I live in Texas. I’m really skittish about my daughter going to school here. I was thinking charter, though I’m not sure that’s any guarantee for her education. In pre-k I’m already having to tell her teachers to back off with the attempted indoctrination and such.

» Posted By Silentdances On February 9, 2011 @ 3:39 pm

Doing Business – The Right Way

This is something I agree with. A conservative has a responsibility to their neighbors and community (this also includes ones society).

» Posted By Silentdances On February 9, 2011 @ 11:12 am

I think it’s to force people into the monetary system (personal opinion). in 2009, either as bush was leaving office or as obama was coming in, barter became taxed at 35% (which is higher than precious metals). It’s done so that the person you barter with, their item value is not counted against your barter item value. They’re treated as separate incomes. There are parts of it put into place to give credit for bartering for medical care and such, but don’t give breaks to the doctor or clinic or such that you are bartering with. I’m not sure, to be honest, if it is political or not. It’s new.

» Posted By Silentdances On February 9, 2011 @ 9:07 am

I might be slightly off topic from this, but how does one go about getting a piece of the tax code changed?

» Posted By Silentdances On February 9, 2011 @ 8:33 am

No impatience here. Most willing to follow and see how everything connects.

» Posted By Silentdances On February 9, 2011 @ 7:33 am

This is something I’ve been really interested in. Definitely going to be looking forward to your various pieces on this subject.

» Posted By Silentdances On February 9, 2011 @ 6:46 am

The Failure That is Fox News

Ewwww.. this should have come with a warning label.

» Posted By Silentdances On February 9, 2011 @ 4:53 pm

Gifford’s rehab and the plight of others without access to her level of care

It’s not just Reagan though. This goes a bit beyond whom you know. It’s the acceptance and use of a corrupt system (which includes the monetary and materialistic aspects. who you can buy, that the system is an acceptable method of mobility, etc). It is also this continuing move towards individualism as something solitary, without connection to those around you. In some ways, the TP represent a slide further along in this. Where finally, altruism is a flaw or a disease.

Incidentally, if we are saying the same thing, but I am seeming to speak as we are not, it is because I don’t think in english and so miss certain cues and such.

» Posted By Silentdances On February 8, 2011 @ 3:58 pm

In addition to being able to provide real health care to everyone, this is something that really needs to be addressed in our society.

» Posted By Silentdances On February 8, 2011 @ 3:15 pm

I think a single payer system would be the better choice. It’s my belief that many of the problems that arise are a feature (in that they spread money around and increase the GDP), and are not necessarily problems in and of themselves. I could, however, be wrong in this belief. I could see a basic system with purchasable perks eventually leading back to a similar system as we currently have.

» Posted By Silentdances On February 8, 2011 @ 3:03 pm

In my opinion, what shows the problem (one of many) in our society started from the shooting, to finally accumulate in such news pieces as these. It’s much easier to see towards the end. The contrast between the value of Gifford and those whom have to deal with TBI, or really anyone that has suffered some injury.

The news at the time of the shooting and for a bit afterward, could be summed up as ‘Congresswoman Gifford, Judge Roll, and those other people’. There’s a brief period following where the other victims are spoken of in a sort of human interest story aspect. Eventually the original narrative continues.

Also notice how Jared was especially shown to be a deranged monster. Normally (except in smaller towns, where most people know one another) This incident would have made a minor mention in some local news piece, ending up as a statistic later on (statistics dehumanize people). This type of reporting is very common. The only other type that (normally) makes headlines are those that are particularly brutal.

We live in a strictly tiered society. Almost everything you come across reinforces the value of people based upon their ranking.

What’s wrong with the story above and in general, is the failure to recognize how precious each life and person is. It’s also the acceptance of that failure.

*being able to edit my post for having missed something is kewl beyond measure*

» Posted By Silentdances On February 8, 2011 @ 12:47 pm

How Will America Truly Recover From the Economic Collapse?

I think that’s probably what it will take. I’m one of those that (with the exception of a handful) has little to no faith in the Democratic Party.

» Posted By Silentdances On February 9, 2011 @ 4:29 pm

Is there a group that consolidates the various progressive, liberal, and left groups that could possibly be turned towards a goal of an additional party?

» Posted By Silentdances On February 9, 2011 @ 4:18 pm

I see this as a question of time. How long is there to put responsible people back in the helm before the next crash comes along. There are so many different things teetering on edge, it’s bound to happen again. This is not to say I feel hopeless, I don’t. I do think it’s an important question though.

» Posted By Silentdances On February 9, 2011 @ 10:59 am

Corporington Post

illegals, the godless atheist’s crusade against christianity, the anti-gun crowd

» Posted By Silentdances On February 10, 2011 @ 12:50 pm

Thank you for this information 🙂

» Posted By Silentdances On February 9, 2011 @ 7:11 pm

I’m very much against the Tea Party as it currently stands. I spent a bit of time talking to various members of different factions. I then compiled a list of all shared goals and came up with the following.

1) They don’t want to move policy in a direction that is more in line with their political beliefs. They want to overthrow the current government and implement their own. They would wipe away all previous laws, social structures, and political parties that aren’t in tune with their idea of the history of this country and what it stands for.

2) The fight against all altruistic concepts in society (this ranges from faction to faction. The range is from turning people away from this concept to a literal conquest of any who think this way)

3) The free market. Many factions seem to be ok with the free market with corporations as they now stand, or a free market without some system of recourse for individuals. In this last, ones recourse is no longer engaging in purchasing or business with such a company.

4) The willingness to use all other parties for their own gains without compromise or reciprocal weight. It is only about their final goals.

There’s a few others. If you take these down to their most base points, you have the tenants of a totalitarian movement.

*Clarification: It is within the leadership that a movement, party, or action, that things really take shape. On the individual ground level the above doesn’t necessarily hold true (though for some it does).

» Posted By Silentdances On February 9, 2011 @ 2:15 pm

The core was pushed out or absorbed into the current tea party. Ron himself is against the tea party, even though the media often still link them together.

» Posted By Silentdances On February 9, 2011 @ 10:44 am

Heh, I can’t imagine anyone sane doing that.

» Posted By Silentdances On February 9, 2011 @ 10:35 am

I’m curious if anyone else noticed in about the last month or there about, new bloggers and articles suggesting to one degree or another that it would be a good idea for liberals/left/older conservatives/older republicans to attempt to form either a unity party with the Tea Party, or working more in step with them, and such along those lines?

I’ve been tracking the factions and the party as a whole since they co-opted Ron’s original group. HP offered a great place to track some of the more violent/radical factions.

» Posted By Silentdances On February 9, 2011 @ 10:25 am

Thank you.

» Posted By Silentdances On February 9, 2011 @ 6:57 am

I removed my account from hp. If any of you folks still are keeping their accounts or such, a suggestion is grabbing gullyjimson when/if he logs back on.

» Posted By Silentdances On February 8, 2011 @ 9:58 pm

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