Change is inevitable and the "golden years" can be partly myth although I do hear the lament among seniors quite often as they have forgotten or did not pay attention to certain struggles of the past- but there was sheltered view of American society that was shattered in the '60's and...here it is! Some of this is just the normal struggle between generations but the financial angle is disturbing because it goes against the grain of practical Americans who would not run a business or family like government so there is a feeling that we've been duped or cheated of our hard work and that government has become this giant Hydra...which it has. As far as the "mob", one could also state we have arrived at the "tyranny of the majority" which is also nothing new- it just is- but again, America touted the Individual so that kills that myth and when the media is biased it adds fuel to the fire of resentment. Healthcare, housing, employment, education plus unwinnable tactics in the Middle East plus an empty Treasury are not easily solved in a short period of time...but we have weapons- must say those drones are fantastic- except to the Pakistanis, et al.- and who knows, maybe robots will fight our wars in the future and the Individual will disappear as a concept or reality. BTW- "big business" won WWII and our Civil War.
On Jun 6, 8:40 am, Ash <[email protected]> wrote: > Progress marches on rigsy, it is an unfortunate situation to find > oneself in the path of the mob (borrowing the term) with convictions > that run deeper than the quick dollar. Not much makes sense and it is > very tiring, how can politicians justify taxing people off their > properties in the interests of progress during a recession(?), it sounds > like another land grab operation. Politicians are doing a poor job of > justifying their own existence, I am thinking we need to trim the fat > when the country is in decline and our representatives are bartering for > their own purse with the product of our labors, against the interests of > the people. This, after decades of weak promotion and bleak defense in > the face of an insurmountable opponent- big business. The golden years > are gone, there has been no loyalty from business or Washington, it is > time to enter a dual economy for our own sake. We can call it Perpetual > Growth vs Humanism or something. > > On 6/5/2011 2:18 AM, rigsy03 wrote: > > > > > Rights are attained by the "winners". By the French mob or the > > powerful barons or the industrial North in our Civil War...then there > > are our Indian Wars which are a complete disgrace! > > > On Jun 1, 8:56 am, "[email protected]"<[email protected]> > > wrote: > >> Ohhh I'll get to reading that when I find the time. So without having > >> read it here is what I think. > > >> There are no natural human rights, theer are no natural rights at all > >> save those that are granted or taken. > > >> Our Human Rights at this stage are both taken and granted and are in a > >> state of evolution. > > >> What do I mean by taken and granted? > > >> An example of rights taken would be historical examples. The French > >> and American revolutions, the siging of the Magna Carter. These are > >> rigths by which the people felt agrived enough to fight for. > > >> Freedom in other words, but a right that is taken can also be taken in > >> turn. > > >> A right that is granted, would be laws and legislation granted to a > >> citizen by a body, like a goverment, or the European Court of Human > >> Rights. > > >> On Jun 1, 2:37 pm, rigsy03<[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/29/are-there-natural-hum... > >>> I started to read the comments which are lively but I need breakfast...- > >>> Hide quoted text - > >> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
