Random thoughts: Many people take pride in defying the conventions of society. Those conventions of society are also known as civilization. Defying them wholesale means going back to barbarism. Barbarians with electronic devices are still barbarians. After the government shutdown crisis, the one thing that Congressional Democrats and Republicans finally agreed on was to kick the can down the road a few more months, so that we can go through all this again -- and perhaps again after that. One of the best peace speeches I ever read was one delivered back in the 1930s -- by Adolf Hitler! He knew that peace speeches would keep the Western democracies from matching his military buildup with their own, or attacking him to prevent his buildup from continuing. Peace speeches by Iran today serve the same purpose of buying time -- until they can create a nuclear bomb. President Obama really has a way with words, such as calling the problems that millions of people have had trying to sign up for ObamaCare glitches. When the Titanic sank, was that a glitch? Among the painful signs of our time are TV programs built around paternity tests. Apparently the way these women live, it is anybodys guess who their childs father might be. Dont you love it when a politicians says, I take full responsibility? Translated into plain English, that says, Now that I have admitted it, there is nothing more for me to do (such as resign) and nothing for anyone else to do (such as fire me). Saying I take full responsibility is like a get-out-of-jail-free card in the Monopoly game. No one seems as certain that they know what the Republicans need to do to win presidential elections as those Republicans who have lost presidential elections, such as Mitt Romney, John McCain and Bob Dole. Moreover, people take them seriously, and seem not to notice that what the losers advocate is the opposite of what won Ronald Reagan two landslide election victories. If you believe in equal rights, then what do womens rights, gay rights, etc., mean? Either they are redundant or they are violations of the principle of equal rights for all. One of the painfully sobering realizations that come from reading history is the utter incompetence that is possible among leaders of whole nations and empires -- and the blind faith that such leaders can nevertheless inspire among the people who are enthralled by their words or their posturing. Thomas Sowell
Posted on: Tue, 26 Nov 2013 11:43:17 +0000
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