tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5025487935285383656.post1595449123679092788..comments2024-01-03T02:41:53.594-09:00Comments on Patriot's Lament: Lew RockwellJoshua Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14314841330994831499noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5025487935285383656.post-32031543040692023162012-12-30T16:47:50.187-09:002012-12-30T16:47:50.187-09:00Yes, actually, that is it! It is worse because we ...Yes, actually, that is it! It is worse because we don't have the easy out of "voting and supporting Republican candidates."<br /><br />EPJ has a lot of good stuff lately.<br /><br />http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2012/12/power-warps-human-mind.html#comment-form<br /><br />Jim in KenaiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5025487935285383656.post-17664912565869816492012-12-29T12:36:28.764-09:002012-12-29T12:36:28.764-09:00So are you saying it is actually worse for us beca...So are you saying it is actually worse for us because we do know what's going on? The few that do? At least mentally it's worse? :-)Joshua Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14314841330994831499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5025487935285383656.post-70651938028101778752012-12-29T12:28:56.414-09:002012-12-29T12:28:56.414-09:00How much worse for the people who realize that the...How much worse for the people who realize that the government (of the monopoly provider sort) is by necessity lying and corrupt? We can't be placated by simple "reforms" to the systematized mechanism of theft and killing. We are literally NOT of this world.<br /><br />Jim in KenaiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5025487935285383656.post-71568518496399420182012-12-29T11:01:20.328-09:002012-12-29T11:01:20.328-09:00Most people prefer to believe that their leaders a...Most people prefer to believe that their leaders are just and fair, even in the face of evidence to the contrary, because once a Citizen acknowledges that the government under which he lives is lying and corrupt, the Citizen has to choose what he or she will do about it. To take action in the face of corrupt government entails risks of harm to life and loved ones. To choose to do nothing is to surrender one’s self-image of standing for principles. Most people do not have the courage to face that choice. Hence, most propaganda is not designed to fool the critical thinker but only to give moral cowards an excuse not to think at all. --Michael Rivero<br /><br /><br />Jim in KenaiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com