The "R" term only applies if you are NOT a blind follower of the
pillory, the burn, or any number of other *-ist pols. it has nothing to
do with race, it only applies if you are not a dedicated follower. the
"D" pols are never branded with the "R" term. in the same manner the
"N" term can be used without concern by pillory, the burn, or any
number of other *-ist pols and their blind followers. If anyone uses
the "N" term, even if quoting someone licensed to use it, they are
immediately branded with the "R" term.
But the media will be fast to tell you they are "just reporting" and
have NO bias.
Just reporting life as it is, Sir!
Joel Cairo via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>
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Speaking of Mexicans, I note that The Don is being called a "racist"
for his comments about a judge of Mexican heritage and some lawsuit or
other. I did not realize there was a Mexican race, other than the
Baja races.
--JC
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The "pursuit of happiness" in the Declaration started out as "property" but
got changed during the staffing process, allegedly to avoid interpretation
as supporting slavery.
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Yes! Individual ownership of property is one of the key factors that has
made
America (the U. S. part) very wealthy compared to the rest of the world.
The foundation of all wealth is land; free citizens who can create as much
wealth as they like with their land and the fruits of their labor will
make ANY
country wealthy.
Taxes and regulations that infringe on that land and labor will decrease
wealth.
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On June 7, 2016 1:08:56 PM EDT, Mountain Man via Mercedes
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--R wrote:
...not that it really mattered whether it was his or theirs.
Does it really matter for USAmericans?
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Yes! Individual ownership of property is one of the key factors that
has made America (the U. S. part) very wealthy compared to the rest of
the world.
The foundation of all wealth is land; free citizens who can create as
much wealth as they like with their land and the fruits of their labor
will make ANY country wealthy.
Taxes and regulations that infringe on that land and labor will
decrease wealth.
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Does it really matter for USAmericans? Do we exist better because we
really think it is our land?
We think it is our land, or maybe we don't? taxes, rent, mortgage
interest, etc.
We think we have representative government that is better than the
Spain related system Grant explained. Perhaps we still have the same
structure of overlord (despised concept) as south-of-the-border
countries (Grant explanation). We live better, or, do we? I bet we
could carry this OT further... except for cynicism, of course.
mao
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That is an excellent description that is somewhat similar to what my
niece explained, but more detail of the colonial mindset. I can see
that now.
We were in Costa Rica 3 or 4 years ago, we stayed a night at a nice
little hotel compound not far from the airport as we had an early
flight out the next morning. We were having supper at their dining
facility, out on the patio, and get talking to an older single guy at
the table next to us. He was a USAmerican, had lived in CR for some
years, had a little finca on the east coast with a local family as the
all-around caretakers, etc. He had built them a little house for
which they were most appreciative. At some point he gave them a coupla
acres of his 10 or 12, around the house for them to do their garden
and animals and whatnot. No big deal to him, they were still there,
the land was still contiguous, he had plenty enough with the
remainder, not that it really mattered whether it was his or theirs.
Anyway, he said these people were incredibly grateful and would do
anything for him, they treated him almost as a god, which he found a
bit uncomfortable but understood that what he had done was to give
them something that they never imagined could happen. He said that he
had put the rest of the place in his will for them as his kids had no
interest in it, so he figured that could propel them into another
stage of land ownership, farming production, whatever. I had not
realized until then that land ownership for many people, even in CR
which is pretty well developed politically, comparatively, was such a
huge deal.
Our guide in Peru was telling us about his parents' farm. We drove
pretty close by when we were on the way from Cusco to where our trek
started, it was in a beautiful area, a valley in the mountains, and he
pointed out to us where it was. It had been in the family for pretty
much forever. His parents had moved to Cusco some years ago as had
most of the family, but they still went back for holidays and
vacations. The thing that distressed him was that there was no title
to the land, it was just "known" to everyone that it belonged to his
family as it had for ever how long. But since they were not living
there, the neighbors had begun to encroach on the property, taking a
small field here and there, and there was not much to be done to stop
it without being there to fight them off. I thought that was quite
interesting.
--R
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