tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779369.post6052425674794882120..comments2023-09-20T05:35:43.723-07:00Comments on InsoluBlog: Always separates when shaken: PrioritiesInsolubloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02693379911278686634noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779369.post-45481427860904576702007-02-20T13:00:00.000-08:002007-02-20T13:00:00.000-08:00a4g - So, when will the shaky clods of grass, sitt...a4g - So, when will the shaky clods of grass, sitting at the edge<BR/>of that abyss, finally give way? Where is that Reagan spirit, I wonder.<BR/>It is beginning to feel like Carter malaise all over again.<BR/><BR/>Wyatt - You will be rallying against the president's liberal side;<BR/>you know, the side that brought down his party and is continuing <BR/>to do so.Insolubloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693379911278686634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779369.post-87855562572643718962007-02-13T16:11:00.000-08:002007-02-13T16:11:00.000-08:00I hate to represent "the other side," but I'm offi...I hate to represent "the other side," but I'm officially through with the Bush Administration. I'm about to blast them with a juicy V-Day post.<BR/><BR/>Spineless cowards!Buckaroo Banzaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13800730062084567069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779369.post-33322021929215383192007-02-13T08:08:00.000-08:002007-02-13T08:08:00.000-08:00Anon - It's painful to hear. But that pain is just...Anon - <BR/><BR/><I>It's painful to hear. But that pain is just the pain of realizing, only now, that we lost way back in the 1960s.</I><BR/><BR/>A big hammer here was the birth of multi-culturalism. National unity, pride and immigrant assimilation used to be the glue that held the nation together. Today, it is passe’ and insulting to speak of national pride, when we are supposed to be celebrating all cultures and nations. This has become a solvent, which has dissolved our national glue. I used to muse about the parallels between our current situation and the attempt by the Romans to maintain an empire with two Emperors (Roman and Byzantine). I think the calalysts were somewhat different, but the result was similar. In that situation, religious and communications issues destroyed their glue. People became hostile to the state. All they could do was insult and berate the state; and for good reason. The people controlling the government were of the same mind and caliber, taking what booty they could, while undermining the structure.<BR/><BR/>It’s a depressing message, but so are the signs.Insolubloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693379911278686634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779369.post-63816331480026456182007-02-13T07:31:00.000-08:002007-02-13T07:31:00.000-08:00That last link should have been this.That last link should have been <A HREF="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/10/opinion/10alperovitz.html?ei=5090&en=1b812b8d80e2d9d9&ex=1328763600&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all" REL="nofollow">this</A>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779369.post-83597024651337876072007-02-13T07:30:00.000-08:002007-02-13T07:30:00.000-08:00Check out this NYTimes piece on California splitti...Check out this NYTimes piece on California splitting off from the US to become independent: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/10/opinion/10alperovitz.html?ei=5090&en=1b812b8d80e2d9d9&ex=1328763600&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all<BR/><BR/>They say, <I>no nation — not even the United States — can be managed successfully from the center once it reaches a certain scale.</I><BR/><BR/>Then remember the recent Hawaiian native-only laws. <BR/><BR/>It used to be a great country, but it's gone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779369.post-7296467603464495182007-02-13T06:41:00.000-08:002007-02-13T06:41:00.000-08:00this isn’t about you, ok?It's painful to hear. Bu...<I>this isn’t about you, ok?</I><BR/><BR/>It's painful to hear. But that pain is just the pain of realizing, only now, that we lost way back in the 1960s.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779369.post-25769106502775877292007-02-12T19:44:00.000-08:002007-02-12T19:44:00.000-08:00You had me at "Hannibal Ring of Steel Maneuver."You had me at "Hannibal Ring of Steel Maneuver."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com