what the hell is independent media nowadays. As far as I can tell, anyone can throw up a a blog and suddenly all sorts of idiots start linking to it like it's gospel. The people that had those wacky ideas before used to have names like, "The Goat Lady" or "Old Crazy Rufus"....nowadays they're independent media reporters.
On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 9:55 AM, LRS Scout <[email protected]> wrote: > > That's a huge one. > > Independent media is maligned by birth sides, and mainstream media are > corporate and even government spokespersons at this point. > > It's also going to take a wave of person involvement most people have > neither the time nor the inclusion for. > On Sep 9, 2014 10:52 AM, "Sam" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > The media and needs to do it's job. Until then we're doomed by sheeple > > mentality. > > > > . > > > > On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 10:47 AM, LRS Scout <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > I'm 40. > > > > > > I've been a political junkie my whole life. > > > > > > All I've seen are lies, even the very opposite reactions promised. I > > don't > > > know what the answer is, but neither party has the answers and both > have > > > some regular decent people in them. > > > > > > There hasn't been any advancement in philosophy or ideology since the > > > expansion of the social contract. At this point I cannot deny that > trade > > > unionism, socialism and even communism made us think about things > > suddenly > > > for the positive, while at the same time doing immeasurable damage to > > > individual rights. > > > > > > If we are to be intellectuals, and if politics is to be looked at as > the > > > science of the possible, then we need to look at things fully and from > > all > > > angles and stop making decisions in fear and ignorance. > > > > > > Guns drugs sex and privacy to me are huge, but we need to start talking > > > about election reform, apportionment, returning this nation to one that > > is > > > actually represented. > > > On Sep 9, 2014 10:37 AM, "Rick Faircloth" <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > >> > > >> I DIDN'T feel this way when I was younger, Scout. > > >> > > >> But I've watched as the America I've known has slowly > > >> been eroded and destroyed from within. > > >> > > >> It's time to fight for American values and virtue and not > > >> surrender this nation to those who would only destroy it. > > >> > > >> How old are you Scout? I'm 54 and I've given peaceful > > >> discussion all the chance I can. Radical liberals are insistent > > >> they their view prevail and will use whatever means they > > >> can, including physical violence, to achieve their goals. > > >> > > >> It's time to put a stop to it. > > >> > > >> > > >> On 9/9/2014 10:31 AM, LRS Scout wrote: > > >> > You know that's how I thought more when I was younger, the older > I've > > >> > gotten I've come to realise that without at least discussing one > > >> another's > > >> > opinions we'll get no where. > > >> > > > >> > Ghandi said an eye for an eye will make the whole world blind. > > >> > > > >> > I've suffered legitimate torts, wrongs at the hands of this > > government, > > >> but > > >> > every day I get up and write and call and email. I may be chasing > > >> rabbits > > >> > down holes and telling at walks but it is our responsibility, > > especially > > >> as > > >> > oath takers, to bring reason and community back to these debates. > > >> > > > >> > After Bundy and Ferguson can't you see how close we are to tall > > violence. > > >> > The government is responding wrong, so far the civilian side hasn't > > >> screwed > > >> > up, but his long can that last and then we're in a shooting war. > > >> > On Sep 9, 2014 10:20 AM, "Rick Faircloth" <[email protected] > > > > >> wrote: > > >> > > > >> >> I'm not talking about physical war. I mean social and political > > war-like > > >> >> attitude. > > >> >> Liberals have, for the most part, proven incapable or unwilling to > > >> >> discuss issues. > > >> >> They, like most terrorists, just want their way and will use any > > means > > >> >> to get it, > > >> >> including manipulating the federal government agencies as tools for > > >> >> their agenda, > > >> >> as Obama has been doing with the Justice Department, EPA, and IRS. > > >> >> > > >> >> They have sought war. Now that can get what they've asked for. > > >> >> > > >> >> I will not be a sheep led to slaughter, Scout. > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> On 9/9/2014 12:08 AM, LRS Scout wrote: > > >> >>> That's a terrible atrocious idea. > > >> >>> > > >> >>> I have worked to hard to ensure neither of my children join to > have > > >> them > > >> >>> see this place turn to shit. > > >> >>> > > >> >>> The initiation of violence for political means is immoral. > > >> >>> > > >> >>> There are legitimate causes did violent response, I've made it > > through > > >> a > > >> >>> couple without it so far. > > >> >>> > > >> >>> The men who founded this nation were if the renaissance. > > >> Intellectuals, > > >> >>> philosophers, inventors and scientists. > > >> >>> > > >> >>> They didn't fight until given no choice. > > >> >>> > > >> >>> We still have the ability to reason as men, the destruction a > second > > >> >> civil > > >> >>> war would do to this country would likely be permanent and result > > in a > > >> >>> balkanization effect. Treating under the union for all time. > > >> >>> > > >> >>> Maybe that's what the next cycle of history requires but I'm not > yet > > >> >> ready > > >> >>> to surrender to it. > > >> >>> On Sep 8, 2014 11:57 PM, "Rick Faircloth" < > [email protected] > > > > > >> >> wrote: > > >> >>> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:372506 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
