When fascism came to America it came clutching a bible and waving the flag. On January 20, 2025. A ll worldly pursuits have but one unavoidable and inevitable end, which is sorrow; acquisitions end in dispersion; buildings in destruction; meetings in separation; births in death. Knowing this, one should, from the very first, renounce acquisitions and storing-up, and building, and meeting; and, faithful to the commands of an eminent Guru, set about realizing the Truth. That alone is the best of religious observances. Milarepa Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I will meet you there. Rumi Grief can be the garden of compassion. If you keep your heart open through everything, your pain can become your greatest ally in your life's search for love and wisdom. Rumi Because of lack of moral principle, human life becomes worthless. Moral principle, truthfulness, is a key factor. If we lose that, then there is no future . ...
I find it fascinating that liberals who adamantly insist there is no natural right to life, liberty and property nonetheless invent all kinds of rights involving fanciful notions like a "living wage" and the right to health care.
ReplyDeleteSilver, reading Jersey's following comment is the word caricature of the statists position with respect to natural rights.
DeleteSimply amazing, as well as it gives reason for extreme concern. Indeed.
Of course rights cost money. Reality dictates that there must be some social control over interactive behavior. And THAT costs money.
ReplyDeleteALL rights cost money.
Money is trade, and in a modern, developed society, money is the necessary exchange.
Healthcare is far more than a commodity. It can be described as a commodity, but any thinking, rational adult can see the lack of humanity, progress, and ethics in that line of thought.
JMJ
Jersey you are so clueless AT the philosophical level on this one I won't even bother to say what I am thinking.
DeleteObama officially lost me on this issue when he gave all of those waivers to his SEIU buddies and then tried to stick it to self-insured Catholic businesses. That, in my opinion, was quite ballsy.
ReplyDeleteYes it was. Obama is a "ballsy" guy!
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