Democracy v2.0

My desire to throw my hat into this ring of fire stems from a rather long, though good-natured and spirited, debate with a conservative friend-o-mine. I do have those. Though usually delusional, some actually can breakthrough my liberal-leaning defenses when they stop their ad hominem attacks and... Sign in to see full entry.

Citizenship is more than a once every voting day occurrence. The reason the Founding Fathers included the Second Amendment in the Bill of Rights is very clear: tyranny lurks around every corner. Better to be armed and vigilant, than disarmed and ignorant. I part company with any, "progressive," who... Sign in to see full entry.

Thought that might get your attention. But seriously, folks, our Founding Fathers frequently spoke, and wrote in, multiple languages, worked their land (with and without the benefit of slave labor), educated their children, and fed themselves in the time that it takes us to recognize we need to... Sign in to see full entry.

Check it out here. It won't be long before progressives will have their own talking points and the same laser beam focus on the weaknesses in conservative, "thought." Superior attitude, superior state of mind. Sign in to see full entry.

And here's what they'd prefer you didn't know about them: 1. A HANDFUL OF COMPANIES DOMINATE Five media conglomerates — Viacom, Disney, Time Warner, News Corp. and NBC/GE — control the big four networks (70% of the prime time television market share), most cable channels, as well as vast holdings in... Sign in to see full entry.

Here is yet another example of our failure to provide the appropriate checks and balances on executive power. Even our own internal press coverage makes little to no mention of this incident. As far as the US press is concerned, someone blew a checkpoint and they were fired upon. A mistake. Nothing... Sign in to see full entry.

Democracy has been broken. Corporate and capitalist interests bemoan the bureaucracy. The People bemoaned the manner in which special interests hijacked their ability to influence their government. Conservatives complained about all the socialist giveaways that they claim harmed the body politic.... Sign in to see full entry.