tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post1533170057261683199..comments2024-03-28T16:31:54.494-04:00Comments on Borepatch: Dura lex, sed lex.Borepatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-91380246666047445462021-01-08T17:42:46.841-05:002021-01-08T17:42:46.841-05:00It shows up on my Google search. And yes, I use Du...It shows up on my Google search. And yes, I use DuckDuckGo as my default. Any others I use in incognito mode, mostly so I don't see ads for anything I search for show up in my email feed and on every website I visit.Tom Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07201618378710181114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-49902282937030088202021-01-07T18:16:36.841-05:002021-01-07T18:16:36.841-05:00Weetabix, why not? That is my ferverent hope, th...Weetabix, why not? That is my ferverent hope, that we will revert everything back to a 1789 understanding, and nix the massive overreach. The Constitution is almost inspired... Why not roll back the mess and start with a few new ammendments.... term limits for every one in government service.... EVERYONE. And every few years, all laws expire after an audit by a citizen task force to see impact. I hope and pray, but am expecting the worst... STxARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588850178293194825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-79131762635864771322021-01-07T12:11:40.112-05:002021-01-07T12:11:40.112-05:00I've been reading some Livy lately. It's ...I've been reading some Livy lately. It's very cyclical in the very early days of the Republic.<br /><br />(1)Rome is at war with the Veientes and wins!<br /><br />Rome needs land reform, doesn't do it, oppresses the plebes, then...<br /><br />Rome is at war with the Etruscans and wins!<br /><br />Rome needs land reform, doesn't do it, oppresses the plebes, then...<br /><br />Rome is at war with the Volscians and wins!<br /><br />Rome needs land reform, doesn't do it, oppresses the plebes, then...<br /><br />Wait! Dedicate a temple!<br /><br />Goto (1)<br /><br />I think all of history is comprised of elites using/abusing/oppressing the plebes and distracting them with war. Bill Clinton knew that play.<br /><br />BTW - I am definitely not a Marxist, but the more I read history, the more I do think there's a pretty constant theme of some sort of class struggle. Jefferson saw that with the farmers and the industrial types.<br /><br />Too bad we can't reset the federal government to 1789 so we could have another 200 year.Weetabixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06106614092497408546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-55657630425461761612021-01-07T11:27:47.154-05:002021-01-07T11:27:47.154-05:00Well said.Well said.Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-14177279193469863842021-01-07T10:42:25.927-05:002021-01-07T10:42:25.927-05:00When protests are meaningless (always have been) a...When protests are meaningless (always have been) and now voting is meaningless, what is left?<br />imo, divorce (secession of enough states) or armed revolution (not gonna happen)Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08489102988684859463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-68602110297097179412021-01-07T10:12:10.114-05:002021-01-07T10:12:10.114-05:00T-Bolt, it's my default search engine. I hard...T-Bolt, it's my default search engine. I hardly ever use Google anymore and never for anything controversial. It's like Wikipedia that way.<br /><br />Glen, I hope it doesn't come to shooting but it feels very like how January 1861 must have been. Lots of folks are spoiling to put down the other side.Borepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-34642578596431648732021-01-07T09:05:13.171-05:002021-01-07T09:05:13.171-05:00There are some parallels but we are treading new g...There are some parallels but we are treading new ground, BP. Consider: historically the middle class has never been as well armed as the American citizenry is today. Any one of our politicos are only one caress of the trigger away from retirement. As for Virgil and his propaganda... today CNN is farting into the wind. I’m a retired old fart, with the time to suss the ins and outs of Alt Tech. Donald Trump’s message will be heard whether the swamp likes it or not. His Twitter account may be suspended, but he’s being quoted all over Gab and his vids run everywhere. I saw that woman bleeding out almost as it happened. The Swamp can no longer operate under the cover of darkness. This is a development never seen before in history. I roared with laughter as the fags at CNN clutched their pearls and gobbled in fright. If you’re on Alt Tech, you will see the Tyrone’s and the Laquisha’s stuffing the ballot boxes and indulging in shenanigans on video tape. You will hear the eye witnesses, hear the audio tapes, and see the signed affidavits that are not permitted in the mainstream media. Every citizen of the USA and Canada needs to embrace Alt Tech and learn how to use it. Yes, it’s chock full of lunatics (like yours truly) - but you can filter the loons out. Then you are left with the men and women that tell their story there, because the gate keepers won’t let it be told anywhere else. <br /><br />The truth is this: Donald Trump has a valid legal case, as do the Donks. If the Supreme Court was a court and not a grift - they’d have taken the case and ruled on it. The truth is that America has contradictory election laws. This has happened two or three times in American history already. The reason it keeps happening is that the law makers are too conflicted and too stupid to resolve it. That is what needs to be done here, and it’s the proper way to address it. That is the legal world where everyone is reasonable and looking for an equitable resolution.<br /><br />Out here in the real world... the establishment is making its play, and they’re attacking from the left. I am convinced that America has a power vacuum. The establishment consists of cowards, traitors, and degenerates that are so weak, they can’t even defend their own palace. Something is going to fill that vacuum. I see either a Stalin, a Pinochet or a Duterte in the offing. Power vacuums typically don’t last long.Glen Filthiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03256741311142364722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-77935040722023398382021-01-07T08:58:14.982-05:002021-01-07T08:58:14.982-05:00Is DuckDuckGo actually getting good as a search en...Is DuckDuckGo actually getting good as a search engine?New Jovian Thunderbolthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452246769246304612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-7236406211748291712021-01-07T07:25:32.677-05:002021-01-07T07:25:32.677-05:00Before we get to Augustus we have to get through S...Before we get to Augustus we have to get through Sulla and Marius and Caesar and 3? civil wars a major slave revolt and lots of assassinations. Not looking forward to that but at my age, I won't be around to see the end of it. <br /><br />The Roman Republic outgrew its governing institutions and was not able to cope with the size of the enterprise. It was a large multi-ethnic entity with more divisions than just the class issues highlighted by the Graccis. We are more or less in the same place and will go down the same road. The only real solution is devolution. Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13416410052064018322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-38894379515697242752021-01-07T05:00:19.033-05:002021-01-07T05:00:19.033-05:00As Mark Twain said, "history may not repeat b...As Mark Twain said, "history may not repeat but it often rhymes". Glad my parents and in-laws are no longer alive to see this shit show. Yes who will be the emperor for my children and grand children. I am thankful for the hard men who created good times.Bear Claw Chris Lapphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01190524236686025884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-700753201802971742021-01-06T23:10:34.523-05:002021-01-06T23:10:34.523-05:00Amen.Amen.LindaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203719919661519350noreply@blogger.com