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Cee -
It sure makes you wonder what is really happening with the government, doesn't it?
posted by
sannhet
on May 26, 2006 at 2:21 PM
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Avant -
I did know that the swatsika is a good luck symbol in Buddhism. Thanks for stopping by.
posted by
sannhet
on May 26, 2006 at 2:20 PM
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Redwood -
de Montisquieu was brilliant, was he not. And an atheist too, if I remember right.
posted by
sannhet
on May 26, 2006 at 2:18 PM
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Brettnik -
It sure seems that way, doesn't it?
posted by
sannhet
on May 26, 2006 at 2:17 PM
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sannhet-
Authoritarian rule - I remember Sarah Jessica Parker made a remark to some talk show host that yes, sometimes she listened to talk radio; (she was quite well-spoken on several issues) She came home and heard her husband listening, too. Her comment, "Well, what are the Fascists saying now?" that stands out in my mind, because talk radio spouts a lot of fear (not love!) Now that popularity numbers are at an all-time low, with the Iraqi Mi Lai Massacre looming on the horizon, we'll see how much control this government commands. All the liberals who didn't move to Canada and just laid low are surfacing like bobbers in a pond. There IS an American 'gestapo' so it IS understandable why they were fearful to speak out. They may have had some 'visitors.' But that's stuff for controversy.
Cee
posted by
LadyCeeMarie
on May 26, 2006 at 12:38 PM
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sannhet
I think the intentions of these states were for the good of their own people, which is why they failed. Did you know that the swastika was a symbol of good fortune in pre-World War 2?
posted by
avant-garde
on May 26, 2006 at 2:55 AM
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far left and far right
The far left wants to take over. The far right wants to take over. Is there any middle ground? Perhaps we need to refer back to the writings of a man who had a profound effect on the founders. Charles de Montesquie seemed to have an uncanny knack for knowing what it would take to establish and maintain a moderate government. Especially his "Spirit of Laws"(1748).
posted by
redwood
on May 25, 2006 at 7:20 PM
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Are we there, yet? Pretty darn close with this administration!
posted by
brettnik
on May 25, 2006 at 12:54 PM
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