"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."
OK, so it’s not really night here, but at 6:10p.m., it’s hot. At the local high school, which supplies NOAA readings:
Current: 97°F
Hi: 101°F
Heat Index: 111°F
Humidity: 48%
Little wonder our AC has been struggling a tad this afternoon.
No, I did not do any yard work today. I’m not that stupid. Yet. 🙂
You’ve all heard the phrase from Jefferson’s “Letter to the Danbury Baptists,” about a “wall of separation between Church & State” and know the use that Big Government and libtard advocates make of it in oppressing primarily Christian practice of religion, but understanding its actual use requires more than simply grasping its use as a tool of oppressing religious practice. We must also understand that it’s about more than controlling the expression of religious views but also about the imposition of political thought upon religious practice. Take for example, this:
Bullet points inside the material intended for distribution by a government agency to churches include doozies like this:
Urm, can anyone say, “advancing an extra-Constitutional, Big Government agenda?”
So (especially Christian) churches are forbidden from being involved in politics to curb government infringement on their moral imperatives but Big Government is just fine pushing its own agendas in churches, eh? That’s what “wall of separation” means to Big Government and libtard advocates.
This is completely unrelated–and was for the 2000 Census, but…
While Jerry Pournelle didn’t include the last (“stupidity”–doing things that don’t get the results supposedly “expected” over and over again–e.g., “welfare”–just putting more time, effort and resources into the failed processes) in a recent short essay, I think that’s the only idea that fits with his disquisition that he missed.
I believe that the upcoming election is the most important election in decades, and that its effects will be felt for decades to come. What’s at stake are the very principles of this nation. Surely that’s clear enough? Clearly I believe that those who voted in this government were mistaken…
If you’re not already involved at some level working to turn things around at the voting booth, then get busy. If you don’t care enough to get involved, then shame on you.
(See also Woody’s succinct post graphically noting a central issue you should be concerned about.)