tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855180793926350647.post6812425877447416509..comments2024-03-16T19:27:07.142-04:00Comments on Ol'Buzzard's World View: THE PERIL OF APATHYOl'Buzzardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00075162476463971258noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855180793926350647.post-71382239287172945552011-12-31T12:54:00.801-05:002011-12-31T12:54:00.801-05:00Excellent post. I too fear a Religious Right Fasc...Excellent post. I too fear a Religious Right Fascist government in America. The noose is drawing tighter every day. The parallels with Germany are too frightening to consider.The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855180793926350647.post-47184120718281062942011-12-29T21:44:57.821-05:002011-12-29T21:44:57.821-05:00If a government can't provide the benefits pro...If a government can't provide the benefits promised then its likely to fail altogether. It wouldn't surprise me to see the US eventually separate into 5 or 6 regionally based distinct countries. Of course, at that point Canada would likely do the same.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855180793926350647.post-57846203638021694352011-12-28T21:36:11.737-05:002011-12-28T21:36:11.737-05:00We know what's bad or wrong, but what do we do...We know what's bad or wrong, but what do we do to change it? No one seems to be able to answer that question, and I for one think it a bit too late.Rubye Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02511953177053448513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855180793926350647.post-68844621018333246012011-12-28T17:31:28.823-05:002011-12-28T17:31:28.823-05:00Damn fine post. But unlike you I have never consi...Damn fine post. But unlike you I have never considered our government having as their first and foremost concern the rights of the individual. Our system of government is only concerned with our rights as long as they are convenient for their own survival. I have always held that a government's first priority is survival. To that end, any protection of the individual rights of the citizenry will only be part of their policy as long they see being in their own self interest.<br /><br />That is why it seems that historically governments always seem to move away from their original ideals. The successful ones settle somewhere between authoritarian and democratic. The ones who do not adapt usually end up burning themselves out.<br /><br />I am concerned about our country in that I see a shift away from personal liberty because the leaders in charge find that to be the direction needed to rein in the discontent brewing outside our borders and within. <br /><br />They bluff us into believing their policies are for our protection when any change is almost always for their protection. The system always comes first.MRMacrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414173517957120477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855180793926350647.post-53071656897341001162011-12-28T16:56:53.671-05:002011-12-28T16:56:53.671-05:00Old Buzzard,
That is the best post I have read in ...Old Buzzard,<br />That is the best post I have read in awhile. Thank you. I fear a theocracy above all else. <br />I have an associate - I will not call him a friend - that is an extreme right wing thumper.<br />One day he asked me about my views on gay marriage. I told him that I don't care what those people do; it doesn't involve me. He said it was wrong and got into the Adam and Eve and not Frank and Sam or Jane and Cynthia crap. Again, I asked - How does that affect you? He told me that he found it offending.<br />Who cares what offends him? <br />Rick Perry is saying that a female (girl or woman I would imagine) that is impregnated during a rape or incest must carry that child to term. This is pure religious insanity.<br /><br />Keep warm,<br /><br /><br />RonSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892211119418623595noreply@blogger.com