That is getting a bit too close to politics, I know because I wanted to make a political reply regarding elections...
On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 6:55 AM, OrionWorks <svj.orionwo...@gmail.com>wrote: > From Ed Storms: > > > I could go on, but you can see that some really big lies, > > along with many smaller ones I have ignored, have been told. > > As for the US being " one of the most knowledgeable, fair > > and effective organizations in history", I need only remind > > you that it was the failure of the US government to control > > the financial system in the US that has caused the greatest > > loss of wealth in the history of mankind and the process > > is not finished. The consequences of this monumental > > incompetence are slowing developing and will be catastrophic. > > The US government has some good points, but it also has some > > really bad characteristics. No government is perfect, but the > > evaluation must rest on how the actions of the government > > affect its citizens and the world. The US government talks > > a good line, but its actions leave a lot to be desired. But, > > I need to stop because this is politics and is a forbidden > > subject here. > > Like any government we do have our flaws. OTOH, there certainly are > worse places to live, considering the aftermath of recent elections in > a well known middle eastern country. If it wasn't for Twitter and > Facebook I wonder what we'd really know was going on over there. > > Regarding discussions of "forbidden" subject material, particularly > politics, I personally doubt your alleged transgression will cause > another grass roots upwelling, an insurgency within the Vort > Collective resulting in new demands for elections. At worst, your > offense will be perceived as nothing more than an annoying rant by > certain Vort purists, while others more sympathetic will simply nod in > agreement. > > Since he-who-shall-remain-nameless has been banned from posting his > one-sided political potshots within Vortex-l proper, it seems to me > that the occasional business of discussing religion and politics is in > the process of once again reestablishing itself, more or less, as a > necessary evil, an "evil" that helps clarify the complexities of the > world we live in. > > Regards > Steven Vincent Johnson > www.OrionWorks.com > www.zazzle.com/orionworks > >
