Tag Archives: Sophistry

Our Constitutional Crisis

Posted on October 17, 2013 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, the debt ceiling and government shutdown is not about spending, and it is not about winning or loosing a mere political battle, it is a Constitutional crisis. The needless rhetoric that has been … Continue reading →

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Al-Queda’s Newfound Chemical Weapons

Posted on September 9, 2013 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, the Iraq war was fought to keep chemical weapons out of the hands of Al-Queda, not to protect civilians from Saddam. The US government has shown conclusively, by past actions, that it doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Socialist’s Hypocrisy

Posted on August 22, 2013 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, socialists never seek to live under socialism, they want the rest of us to. To a man, or woman, socialists always want others to live in their social laboratories, like lab rats, in … Continue reading →

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The Political Age

Posted on August 1, 2013 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that we live in political age. Historians refer to various eras and ages in human history by the predominant source of change, for example, the Iron Age or the Bronze age. Iron being … Continue reading →

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Progressive Excuses for Detroit

Posted on July 29, 2013 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me willful blindness is the most dangerous form of blindness there is. Those who turn their eyes off, intentionally, subject themselves to every form of invasion of their rights and liberties imaginable, moreover, their … Continue reading →

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Morality, Groups and Government

Posted on July 11, 2013 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, if something is wrong for me to do, it is wrong for anyone to do, if it is wrong for anyone to do, then it is wrong for a group to do… and … Continue reading →

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Job Security

Posted on June 20, 2013 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, government is the only place where the worse job you do, the more job security you have. Union bosses would be wise to rip a page from the political elite’s handbook. For screwing your … Continue reading →

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European Union Economic Death Spiral

Posted on June 10, 2013 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, the European Union and all the countries within it, are in an economic death spiral, and unless they break out of it, there will be a generational depression to pay for it. If you … Continue reading →

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Nothing Discredits a Philosophy More Effectively than Violence

Posted on May 20, 2013 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, nothing discredits a philosophy more effectively than violence. Those that resort to violence, to hold practitioners, convert people to their way of thinking or punish those that disagree, disprove their philosophy more effectively than … Continue reading →

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Banghazi and the Fall of America

Posted on May 9, 2013 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, if my government lies to me it is called politics, but if I lie to my government, it is a felony. I am held to a higher standard of action than government officials. When … Continue reading →

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