"In a democracy (‘rule by mob’), those who refuse to learn from history will be the majority and will dictate that everyone else suffer for their ignorance."
Call me David. (OK, so it’s not Herman Melville)
“Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right, here I am (stuck in the middle with you.)”
I thought that since it’s been a long time past that I’d first introduced myself to the blogosphere that I might clarify a tad that is missing from my skimpy Blogger profile.
Stealth libertarian (small “l”–the Libertarian Perty is todos wackos). Believe in a two-party system, just wish we had two other parties to choose from, at least one of which would honorably (that is to say, honestly) swear to uphold the Constitution.
Longing for the Republic the Founders and Framers devised and hoping to reinvigorate and preserve at least some small portion of that Republic for my grandchildren.
Sometimes curmudgeonly, always opinionated. I believe that fair argument is one of the great achievements of a civilization (which is one reason I have come to hate the Loony Left Moonbat Brigade and its fellow travelers in the Mass Media Podpeople’s Army and to despise the wimps who are political “leaders” on the so-called Right).
Fav quote:
“American conservatism is merely the shadow that follows Radicalism as it moves forward to perdition. It remains behind it, but never retards it, and always advances near its leader. This pretended salt hath utterly lost its savor: wherewith shall it be salted? Its impotency is not hard to explain. It is worthless because it is the conservatism of expediency only, and not of sturdy principle. It tends to risk nothing serious for the sake of truth.”—R. L. Dabney, 19th Century Reformed theologian; member R.E. Lee’s General Staff.
Quote re: current events:
“These people killed innocent children to show disapproval of a government. They couldn’t even justify it as collateral damage, as the government officials in question weren’t near their targets. Aiming for a politician would risk their own hides, and that was something Ghassan just didn’t have the stomach for. Not until the doctors finished rebuilding him, anyway.”—from The Weapon by Michael Z. Williamson (Baen Books, August 2005)
I like to cook, work on computers (d’oh), make music, read (history, sci-fi, mysteries, soup cans, anything in print) and blindside people with off-the-wall humor.
So sue me.
Like languages. Am fluent in none. Well, perhaps moderately fluent in English.
This is still very sketchy, but I’m running this show, so it’s all ya get.