scream-of-consciousness;
"If you're trying to change minds and influence people it's probably not a good idea to say that virtually all elected Democrats are liars, but what the hell."
Rodger, your video clip on Stalin's was chilling. That should be shown in every class room in the nation. First time I had an employee show up with w Che T short, we had a discussion about Communism, I distinctly remember the shock/surprise/dread of this 19 year old college punk saying "What's so bad about Communism?" The sketches from the gulag alone should be enough to focus people's minds into a NEVER AGAIN attitude, but this too will be repeated.
The difference is the relationship between the government and the citizen. In a democracy, the government is the servant of the citizen. Under socialism, the citizen is a supplicant to the government.
(I realize that, at times, the bit about government being the servant is strained, but the basic idea remains)
The Gun Industry has been bailed out:-)
ReplyDeleteRodger, your video clip on Stalin's was chilling. That should be shown in every class room in the nation. First time I had an employee show up with w Che T short, we had a discussion about Communism, I distinctly remember the shock/surprise/dread of this 19 year old college punk saying "What's so bad about Communism?"
The sketches from the gulag alone should be enough to focus people's minds into a NEVER AGAIN attitude, but this too will be repeated.
Thanks RAK, ours is, I believe, a fast dying remembrance, and appreciation for freedom. A lesson which will surely be relearned, however.
ReplyDeleteThe difference is the relationship between the government and the citizen. In a democracy, the government is the servant of the citizen. Under socialism, the citizen is a supplicant to the government.
ReplyDelete(I realize that, at times, the bit about government being the servant is strained, but the basic idea remains)
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