tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458786710697760224.post7510825017373051495..comments2023-09-07T03:46:07.252-07:00Comments on Or Words to that Effect...: My Saturday thoughts...randyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16659230610436922709noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458786710697760224.post-90754395374811695022011-05-30T16:38:24.542-07:002011-05-30T16:38:24.542-07:00Hi Scottie;
Like you, someone stole my crystal b...Hi Scottie;<br /> Like you, someone stole my crystal ball, but I am a bit more for self direction than this pseudo-colonialism. Some things are necessary, some aren't. Don't know how to call that.<br /> Good observation!<br />=randyrandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16659230610436922709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458786710697760224.post-40119950393542545132011-05-30T11:20:52.687-07:002011-05-30T11:20:52.687-07:00Hey Randy, not to start an argument over if we sho...Hey Randy, not to start an argument over if we should have gone to war but....When Iraq was run by Saddam Hussein the country had more prosperity and more freedoms than when the militant Muslim groups took over. There was protection for Christan groups and women under the dictatorship , which disappeared under the religious leaders. The people had constant power, good streets and modern facilities, all of which the war took away. <br /><br />Maybe it would have been better for everyone if we had let them decide how they wanted to be governed and then achieved "our " freedom when they were ready for it. Or not.<br /><br />Hugs,<br />ScottieScottiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06355524255020038817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458786710697760224.post-81634802573058657562011-05-29T08:39:00.349-07:002011-05-29T08:39:00.349-07:00Hi Sammy;
I guess I agree, but dang-it. Anyway,...Hi Sammy;<br /> I guess I agree, but dang-it. Anyway, it was one of those odd little thoughts I had as I was reading that made me stop and wonder about the little guys in the story...and the little guys in everyone's story.<br /> Trampling just seems political sport, huh? <br /> Thaks for commenting.<br />-randyrandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16659230610436922709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458786710697760224.post-80530922184905163182011-05-29T06:40:02.381-07:002011-05-29T06:40:02.381-07:00Hello Randy
Your prescription for people to be lef...Hello Randy<br />Your prescription for people to be left alone and be themselves is a good one, but sadly falls down on one major point - most politicians, whether they call themselves democrats or totalitarians, seem to think they know better than you how you should live your life, and, to make matters worse, are often pursuing selfish goals of power, privilege or wealth. To muddy the waters still further, some are motivated, or at least pretend to be, by narrow religious or moralistic agendas, so that anyone who doesn't profess the same beliefs can be portrayed as being 'obviously' a danger to society and oppressed accordingly. Anarchy, in the pure sense of the word, is the only political system that would obviate these problems - people being allowed to do whatever they like, as long as it doesn't harm anyone else. A totally unrealistic daydream, though, because the 'Establishment' would never allow it, and many people are not civilised or self-controlled enough to be trusted with it. So we carry on with our dictatorships, elected or otherwise, being told how we should live. Enjoy.<br /><br />Love & best wishes<br />Sammy BSammy Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11257879009293024225noreply@blogger.com