tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203082776419426855.post4713544107574207893..comments2024-03-26T02:19:27.813-07:00Comments on ♆ The Macho Response ♆: They'll Be Important Whenever They Start Acting Like ItThe Crack Emceehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08366101526773588864noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203082776419426855.post-39700380681168412232013-03-17T08:07:36.829-07:002013-03-17T08:07:36.829-07:00As to Althouse's post on Portman (because I re...As to Althouse's post on Portman (because I really want to say something about it, and heh, why not?):<br /><br />You do not do an about face on your so called principles just because a family member may benefit from your change of direction. Or because "my heart tells me so, because I love my kid", uhm, one can love one's child and still not agree with everything they are or do, because, principles.<br /><br />PWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203082776419426855.post-90301458942628168812013-03-17T06:55:38.152-07:002013-03-17T06:55:38.152-07:00Or to put it in a catch phrase:
The soft fascism o...Or to put it in a catch phrase:<br />The soft fascism of "freedom for everyone!".<br /><br />Seriously, lots of ugly in that phrase if it gets taken out to its limits.<br />And rest assured, there will be lots who would take it out to its limits.<br /><br />PWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203082776419426855.post-8748281324820775172013-03-17T06:49:16.787-07:002013-03-17T06:49:16.787-07:00what does religion have to do with principles?
Ar...what does religion have to do with principles?<br /><br />Are you saying anything goes outside of the economic-financial concerns -- which is usually what is meant by "monopolies"? Quasi-anarchism perhaps?<br /><br />I'm asking, because it seems like a lot of people make the mistake of principles/morals = religion.<br />While it can be the case; this isn't always so (in fact, it's one of the things that got us into this mess imhao).<br /><br />PW<br /><br />PS. for what it's worth, I'm old and my comment is "wait until you get older Sonny" -- freedom is a term that can wind you up in a lot of deep trouble if it isn't understood well!<br />...and hippies were some of the biggest fascists around (back then and today); those Birkenstocks were cloaking jackbootsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203082776419426855.post-24011361535452082282013-03-17T02:47:33.046-07:002013-03-17T02:47:33.046-07:00Because they abandoned their principles to win - b...<i>Because they abandoned their principles to win - but they can't win without them.</i><br /><br />Well, it would be good to know what the principals are. Not sure if your are religious or not, but I'm not. I'm an atheist, too young to be a hippy, and do consider myself to be conservative, on most things. To me, it is about freedom and limiting monopolies, and other large collections of power.<br /><br />That's the fight.Dantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07393170116669470751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203082776419426855.post-32773150512356091402013-03-16T11:04:16.480-07:002013-03-16T11:04:16.480-07:00It did come down to "he's the most electa...It did come down to "he's the most electable, therefore we're behind him!".<br /><br />I'm not very fond of picking the class pretty boy for president -- especially when the class pretty boy is an insufferable creep who doesn't stand for anything except himself and perhaps the advancement of his own little clique no matter the cost or the ethics of it. Maybe it's out of date, but I kinda expect more than that, and I expect other people to expect more (if I wanted that, I could have voted Democrat).<br /><br />PWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203082776419426855.post-85527746368592948042013-03-16T08:27:23.749-07:002013-03-16T08:27:23.749-07:00Dante,
OK, I'm willing to bite. Why didn'...Dante,<br /><br /><i>OK, I'm willing to bite. Why didn't R's elect a conservative?</i><br /><br />Because they abandoned their principles to win - but they can't win without them.<br /><br /><i>What is the definition of conservative?</i><br /><br />Me. You know that, unless the facts say I'm wrong, I stick, because that's what a conservative does:<br /><br />Stand astride history yelling "STOP!"<br /><br />And, yes, I have to yell because- not being conservatives - the rest of you hippies simply don't listen. I dare you to re-read Ann's threads during the last election and tell me that's not true: <br /><br />I will never forget "We don't need your vote" as my beloved Althouse Hillbilly's famous last words,...<br />The Crack Emceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08366101526773588864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203082776419426855.post-59966021495110303142013-03-15T23:24:09.083-07:002013-03-15T23:24:09.083-07:00OK, I'm willing to bite. Why didn't R'...OK, I'm willing to bite. Why didn't R's elect a conservative (and what is the definition of conservative)?Dantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07393170116669470751noreply@blogger.com