tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post7130617395242250994..comments2024-03-28T16:31:54.494-04:00Comments on Borepatch: In re: the Confederate Flag, and other mattersBorepatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-88990568204840059852015-07-04T17:42:44.090-04:002015-07-04T17:42:44.090-04:00Comrade Misfit is correct. The urge runs across th...Comrade Misfit is correct. The urge runs across the political spectrum:<br /><br />"Political tags - such as royalist, communist, democrat, populist, fascist, liberal, conservative, and so forth - are never basic criteria. The human race divides politically into those who want people to be controlled and those who have no such desire. The former are idealists acting from highest motives for the greatest good of the greatest number. The latter are surly curmudgeons, suspicious and lacking in altruism. But they are more comfortable neighbors than the other sort."<br />-- Robert Heinlein<br /><br />You know, there are a couple of ways to look at this:<br />1) Imperial overreach. Yeah you can ban a rag, and mandate gay marriage in every state, and shut down bakeries for nothing. But your joy will be short-lived. All those conservatives, the bedrock of your communities, who used to live and breathe "it's the law" are learning how worthless the law really is. Seems like a Pyrrhic victory to me, these little flag bannings and such.<br />2) Good luck getting any sympathy. When the rebellion finally comes, and various groups find themselves up against the wall, the people who might have prevented your destruction are going to turn their backs. You have alienated everybody just to score a few points. Not smart.Paul Bonneauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15279129269584372919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-76712114090067726822015-07-01T10:59:16.493-04:002015-07-01T10:59:16.493-04:00Oh, please. When Bill Maher got fired from ABC fo...Oh, please. When Bill Maher got fired from ABC for his comments about the 9/11 hijackers, when the Smothers Brothers got booted from CBS for opposing the Vietnam War and when Ward Churchill was fired for his opinions from the U. of Colorado, I don't recall any conservatives standing up for them. <br /><br />Quite the opposite. <br /><br />The Right is also more than eager to try and shut down voices that displease it. Comrade Misfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-54500410905989267102015-07-01T08:24:57.615-04:002015-07-01T08:24:57.615-04:00We get chocolate??? I didn't get my chocolate!...We get chocolate??? I didn't get my chocolate!Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.com