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Gregory Hall Socks up to praise himself.
Liberalism, whether it surfaces in the spiritual or the secular world ultimately leads to a slide of that world into the oblivion of failed expectations. How and why is this the case? First, and foremost, modern liberalism, as it is practiced today, is rooted in relativism, sometimes called moral relativism. According to this philosophy, there are no absolute truths. What was true yesterday is not true today, and what is true today will not be true tomorrow. What is true for you may not be true for me. Relativism unhitches society from the anchors of traditional, foundational truths. Once unhitched from the anchors of traditional, foundational truths, relativism leads to a free floating uncertain journey through life that has no destination. Thus, it leads to oblivion, because without a destination, there can be no progress, only floating about seeking but never finding. Yogi Bera is quoted has having said, "You've got to be very careful if you don't know where you're going, because you might not get there." And that, at it’s center, is what modern liberalism is all about. Relativism is defined in the American College Dictionary as: "the theory of knowledge or ethics which holds that criteria of judgment are relative, varying with the individual, time and circumstance." Sometime during the 60's America embraced, with gusto in some quarters, an idea called "situational ethics." This was nothing more than relativism. What is right or wrong all depends on the circumstances, and what the actors think is right or wrong. This is unhitched from reality, not to mention traditional, foundational truths. While relativism lies at the center of modern liberal philosophy, there is another factor that, when added to relativism, creates a dynamic that seduces society into believing something that has never been true to be true now, in spite of all evidence to the contrary. That factor is an idea commonly known as "socialism." Modern liberals believe with all of their hearts that government is corrupt, business is exploitive, and people are generally good at heart. Interestingly, however, even with that statement of faith, these same liberals believe the best way to create a perfect world is to regulate the conduct of those good-hearted people and to control the means of production of the exploitive businesses (which are in reality made up of good-hearted people). And who should intervene to control such things? Why, the corrupt government, of course (which is in reality made up of good-hearted people). Modern liberalism has hijacked the label "liberal" and given it a new meaning. Classic liberalism stood for the proposition that government should be restrained not increased. Classic liberalism stressed individual freedom and limited government. It was a marriage between economic freedom and political freedom. It is the principle foundation of the writings of Adam Smith, John Stuart Mill, Montesquieu, Voltaire, Thomas Paine and others. It was, indeed, the basis of the foundation upon which the founding fathers of the United States fashioned a more perfect union to establish justice, to insure domestic tranquility, to provide for the common defense, to promote the general welfare, and to secure the blessings of liberty to themselves and their posterity. There was tension between the forces that wanted to create a powerful central government with superior rights to the various states within the country and those who distrusted a strong central government that would eventually dictate every area of life of its citizens. It was this tension that gave rise to the Bill of Rights that were to forever preserve to the people and the states superior sovereignty over a central government. Modern liberalism is really not liberalism at all, in the classic sense of the meaning of the word. Instead, modern liberalism is actually socialism in disguise. Prior to the late 19th century, everyone who knew anything about this subject understood liberalism to mean individual freedom, limited government, economic liberalism (liberty) and political liberalism (liberty.) With the introduction of the interventionists central planning concepts from Europe during the late 19th century came modern liberalism. Socialism was the label used in Europe and in Russia for what became modern liberalism in the United States. Most of us have heard of Karl Marx, known to many as the father of Communism. Many of us have heard of his famous book, The Communist Manifesto, published in 1848, in which he set forth a plan for the creation of a utopian society in which the state controlled everything for the good of everyone. What most people don’t realize is that what Marx wrote was not original. All Karl Marx really did was to update and codify the very same revolutionary plans and principles set down seventy years earlier by Adam Weishaupt, the founder of the Order of Illuminati in Bavaria. This blueprint set forth the foundation for constructing a socialist society where centralized government possessed most, if not all, of the power. It is interesting to note that Karl Marx was hired to put his name on The Communist Manifesto by a group who called themselves the League of the Just. Many serious scholars agree that the League of the Just was the progeny of the Illuminati which was forced underground in 1786 by the Bulgarian government. The Illuminati was founded on May 1, 1776, barely two months before the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. Although it existed in the open for only a decade, it’s offspring — The League of Outlaws, Educational Society for German Working-men, The Communist League, Workers’ Brotherhood of Germany, and others — have survived even into the 21st century. By the time modern liberalism was taking shape in the United States, the label "socialist" was fairly solidly associated with Communism, which carried with it many negative connotations. The socialists came up with a new name for their movement, and called it liberalism. Over the course of years, the label "liberalism" has come to signify a philosophy of greater government intervention in the lives of citizens and a focus on individualism as opposed to community. On Sat, 7 Feb 2009 21:14:23 -0500, Kali wrote: In article , says... The Founders wanted small govt. Today's so-called liberals want to control every aspect our lives, from the food we eat, to the car we drive, to our temperature settings, school busing, quotas .. ..... Teddy Roosevelt, a progressive liberal, made the world a safer place by insisting on clean stockyards and labels on food products. It wasn't (and isn't now) about controlling people's lives, it's about improving the quality of life. Liberals aren't authoritarian. I think you're confusing liberals with socialists. Classic liberalism was more akin to today's conservatism. In the tactics, not the goals. That's for starters. Classical Liberalism, Libertarianism, and Individualism by Jonathan Dolhenty, Ph.D. ... Classical Liberals and Welfare Liberals "Bruce Ackermann and Ann Alstott, have advocated that every U.S. citizen with a high school diploma should receive a bounty of $80,000 on his or her twenty-first birthday." That's socialism, not liberalism. Very different things. So here you have a libertarian comparing libertarianism to socialism, its virtual opposite. Libertarians and liberals have much more in common. (You missed where he frames his essay at the top in terms of Realism and Individualism, not libertarians vs. liberals?) Hey, is this why you wingers are so afraid of Obama? You don't know the difference between socialism and liberalism? Scary stupid. If I were a socialist I'd be crusading against your right to spew this crap and to vote. But I'm a liberal, and I'll fight for your right to be as stupid and uneducated and verbose as you want to be, enjoying your safe foods, roads, schools, hospitals, and other "pork" in peace. -- Kali "This is not a stimulus bill; it is a spending bill." -Sen. John McCain "What do you think a stimulus is? Spending, that is the whole point." -Pres. Barack Obama |
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Gregory Hall Socks up to praise himself.
Still unable to refute. Insults without substantive refutation do not count. On Sat, 7 Feb 2009 21:16:24 -0500, Kali wrote: In article , says... Liberal moonbat unable to refute. Duly noted. What do you want me to refute? Some idiot copy/pasted a screed bomb which speaks for itself. Well? On Sat, 7 Feb 2009 17:46:37 -0500, Kali wrote: In article , says... _______ AND DIGGING DEEPER INTO THE SLOP, there is this about educational loans — the Obama-entranced college-agers are not going to like the taste of Real Obama in the morning, ’cause here’s what’s coming at them: educational loans “recalculated” to heap-up some extra, extra, extra deep-dish interest upon interest upon pie-laden porky interest-heavy student loans. Why don’t these grubby mammals with their snouts in everyone else’s trough, why don’t Barack Obama and the Pelosi-Reid Nightmare Bakers, just reduce taxes overall? They don’t and won’t consider THAT because there’d be less for their snouts amidst all the troughs, that’s why. Unfortunately for our nation and those who enjoy the gift of pies from the U.S.A., reducing taxes overall would be too efficient and easy — it would taste too good to the taxpayers. So they churn about and churn and churn and burn all the wholesome pies that might have been made had they not ruined the kitchen. There are decidedly too many bad cooks in the kitchen and nary a chef among them. Ace suggests drinks. I suggest a lot of phone calls and letters and stocking-up for when this dreadful pipe bursts into the ghastly kitchen held occupied by these grubby bakers as they all burn-up what used to be a democratic United States of America, which will soon if not already no longer look like itself because it’s gained five hundred trillion pounds of debt, all of which should be by the end of this month. By the way, I can bake a cherry pie (and an apple one, and blueberry, and peach, too) but it’s plain as cake that Nancy Pelosi cannot. And that Obama thinks everyone else bakes just for him. And I’m willing to bet — if I was a betting fool — that we can all, each and every one of us Americans who is not now surrendered all recipes in service to Obama-the-Baker, I’m willing to bet that we can all anticipate being chastised if not outright harmed by this man and his Nightmare Bakers in some way that will genuinely hurt as the poison goes down — but these Bad Bakers won’t feel a thing. Fact-free invective! Typical winger argument. -- Kali “This is not a stimulus bill; it is a spending bill.” -Sen. John McCain “What do you think a stimulus is? Spending, that is the whole point.” -Pres. Barack Obama -- Kali “This is not a stimulus bill; it is a spending bill.” -Sen. John McCain “What do you think a stimulus is? Spending, that is the whole point.” -Pres. Barack Obama |
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Gregory Hall Socks up to praise himself.
"Kali" wrote in message ... “This is not a stimulus bill; it is a spending bill.” -Sen. John McCain “What do you think a stimulus is? Spending, that is the whole point.” -Pres. Barack Obama Yes, but it will only stimulate if spent in the right way, in the right places. Most of the so-called stimulus bill is wasted in places where it will do absolutely no economic good. I want 100% Pure American Pork. No byproducts, no fillers. |
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Gregory Hall Socks up to praise himself.
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says... Liberalism, whether it surfaces in the spiritual or the secular world [plagiarism, copyright violation, other people's ideas because greggie doesn't have any of his own] How many combinations are you going to make me kill? On Sat, 7 Feb 2009 21:14:23 -0500, Kali wrote: In article , says... The Founders wanted small govt. Today's so-called liberals want to control every aspect our lives, from the food we eat, to the car we drive, to our temperature settings, school busing, quotas .. ..... Teddy Roosevelt, a progressive liberal, made the world a safer place by insisting on clean stockyards and labels on food products. It wasn't (and isn't now) about controlling people's lives, it's about improving the quality of life. Liberals aren't authoritarian. I think you're confusing liberals with socialists. Classic liberalism was more akin to today's conservatism. In the tactics, not the goals. That's for starters. Classical Liberalism, Libertarianism, and Individualism by Jonathan Dolhenty, Ph.D. ... Classical Liberals and Welfare Liberals "Bruce Ackermann and Ann Alstott, have advocated that every U.S. citizen with a high school diploma should receive a bounty of $80,000 on his or her twenty-first birthday." That's socialism, not liberalism. Very different things. So here you have a libertarian comparing libertarianism to socialism, its virtual opposite. Libertarians and liberals have much more in common. (You missed where he frames his essay at the top in terms of Realism and Individualism, not libertarians vs. liberals?) Hey, is this why you wingers are so afraid of Obama? You don't know the difference between socialism and liberalism? Scary stupid. If I were a socialist I'd be crusading against your right to spew this crap and to vote. But I'm a liberal, and I'll fight for your right to be as stupid and uneducated and verbose as you want to be, enjoying your safe foods, roads, schools, hospitals, and other "pork" in peace. -- Kali "This is not a stimulus bill; it is a spending bill." -Sen. John McCain "What do you think a stimulus is? Spending, that is the whole point." -Pres. Barack Obama -- Kali "This is not a stimulus bill; it is a spending bill." -Sen. John McCain "What do you think a stimulus is? Spending, that is the whole point." -Pres. Barack Obama |
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Gregory Hall Socks up to praise himself.
In article ,
says... "Kali" wrote in message ... “This is not a stimulus bill; it is a spending bill.” -Sen. John McCain “What do you think a stimulus is? Spending, that is the whole point.” -Pres. Barack Obama Yes, but it will only stimulate if spent in the right way, in the right places. Most It's more accurate to say most of us haven't seen (undisputed) items. What we've seen: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/0...chart-what-36- mi_n_164828.html (Pie chart 1/3rd of the way down) of the so-called stimulus bill is wasted in places where it will do absolutely no economic good. At the same time, several of the reported cuts were good stimulus spending. I want 100% Pure American Pork. No byproducts, no fillers. What's left of it. http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/200...entrists-have- wrought/ -- Kali |
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Gregory Hall Socks up to praise himself.
On Sat, 7 Feb 2009 21:58:18 -0500, Kali wrote:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/0...chart-what-36- mi_n_164828.html (Pie chart 1/3rd of the way down) You'll find the same thing in MotherJones.com and Salon. Maybe even in Louis Farrakhan's website. I want 100% Pure American Pork. No byproducts, no fillers. What's left of it. http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/200...entrists-have- wrought/ Mr. Obama would have us believe that unless they pass his 900 billion dollar "stimulus" package immediately, our entire nation is going to plunge into oblivion. That's right, no time to study or rationally review anything! Just throw massive amounts of worthless money at random targets and "hope" it all somehow gets better. Didn't we learn anything at ALL from the last "stimulus" fiasco? More precisely... is there anybody left in Washington with a brain? And why the big rush Mr. President? Could it be because your "stimulus" package is so full of pork it virtually oinks? It's been jokingly referred to as every Democratic special interest group's 40 Year Wish List. Most American's don't find that all that funny. Even The Wall Street Journal said "By our estimate only $90 billion out of $825 billion, or about 12 cents of every $1, is for something that can plausibly be considered a growth stimulus. And even many of these projects aren't likely to help the economy immediately. The rest is pork." Here's some of what we can expect out of this newest spending orgy. The only thing it will stimulate is my sense of outrage!!! What part of THIS COUNTRY IS ALREADY BANKRUPT do they not understand? $2 billion earmark to re-start FutureGen, a near-zero emissions coal power plant in Illinois that the Department of Energy defunded last year because it said the project was inefficient. A $246 million tax break for hollywood movie producers to buy motion picture film. $650 million for the digital television converter box coupon program. $88 million for the Coast Guard to design a new polar icebreaker (arctic ship). $448 million for constructing the Department of Homeland Security headquarters. $248 million for furniture at the new Homeland Security headquarters. $600 million to buy hybrid vehicles for federal employees. $400 million for the Centers for Disease Control to screen and prevent STD's. $1.4 billion for rural waste disposal programs. $125 million for the Washington sewer system. $150 million for Smithsonian museum facilities. $1 billion for the 2010 Census, which has a projected cost overrun of $3 billion. $75 million for "smoking cessation activities." $200 million for public computer centers at community colleges. $75 million for salaries of employees at the FBI. $25 million for tribal alcohol and substance abuse reduction. $500 million for flood reduction projects on the Mississippi River. $10 million to inspect canals in urban areas. $6 billion to turn federal buildings into "green" buildings. $500 million for state and local fire stations. $650 million for wildland fire management on forest service lands. $1.2 billion for "youth activities," including youth summer job programs. $88 million for renovating the headquarters of the Public Health Service. $412 million for CDC buildings and property. $500 million for building and repairing National Institutes of Health facilities in Bethesda, Maryland. $160 million for "paid volunteers" at the Corporation for National and Community Service. $5.5 million for "energy efficiency initiatives" at the Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration. $850 million for Amtrak. $100 million for reducing the hazard of lead-based paint. $75 million to construct a "security training" facility for State Department Security officers when they can be trained at existing facilities of other agencies. $110 million to the Farm Service Agency to upgrade computer systems. $200 million in funding for the lease of alternative energy vehicles for use on military installations. Oink. Oink. Oink. |
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Gregory Hall Socks up to praise himself.
On Sat, 7 Feb 2009 21:38:56 -0500, Kali wrote:
In article , says... Liberalism, whether it surfaces in the spiritual or the secular world [plagiarism, copyright violation, other people's ideas because greggie doesn't have any of his own] Translation: No refutation. |
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