The following song was originally written as criticism for the capitalist masters but I think it better describes the corrupt politicians who rule our nation (and yes including the One):
Dogs
You gotta be crazy, you gotta have a real need
You gotta sleep on your toes, and when you're on the street
You gotta be able to pick out the easy meat with your eyes closed
And then moving in silently, down wind and out of sight
You gotta strike when the moment is right without thinking.
And after a while, you can work on points for style
Like the club tie, and the firm handshake
A certain look in the eye, and an easy smile
You have to be trusted by the people that you lie to
So that when they turn their backs on you
You'll get the chance to put the knife in.
You gotta keep one eye looking over your shoulder
You know it's going to get harder, and harder, and harder as you get older
And in the end you'll pack up, fly down south
Hide your head in the sand
Just another sad old man
All alone and dying of cancer.
And when you loose control, you'll reap the harvest that you've sown
And as the fear grows, the bad blood slows and turns to stone
And it's too late to loose the weight you used to need to throw around
So have a good drown, as you go down, alone
Dragged down by the stone.
I gotta admit that I'm a little bit confused
Sometimes it seems to me as if I'm just being used
Gotta stay awake, gotta try and shake off this creeping malaise
If I don't stand my own ground, how can I find my way out of this maze?
Deaf, dumb, and blind, you just keep on pretending
That everyone's expendable and no-one has a real friend
And it seems to you the thing to do would be to isolate the winner
And everything's done under the sun
And you believe at heart, everyone's a killer.
Who was born in a house full of pain
Who was trained not to spit in the fan
Who was told what to do by the man
Who was broken by trained personnel
Who was fitted with collar and chain
Who was given a pat on the back
Who was breaking away from the pack
Who was only a stranger at home
Who was ground down in the end
Who was found dead on the phone
Who was dragged down by the stone.
Thursday, November 06, 2008
Natural Philosophy & Social Philosophy
From Mark Horne's blog I have this disturbing news:
End of open inquiry in science. Even if you find evidence for a different mechanism (I happen to think that the sunspot cycle has more to do with global temperatures) for global warming and cooling, you will be treasonous because you won't fit the politically correct view. It kind of reminds me of when the church erroneously jumped all over Galileo for daring to advance a different scientific view. Now we have the secular church trying to determine science rather than experimental evidence.
The doom of mankind is to forget the lessons of history.
End of open inquiry in science. Even if you find evidence for a different mechanism (I happen to think that the sunspot cycle has more to do with global temperatures) for global warming and cooling, you will be treasonous because you won't fit the politically correct view. It kind of reminds me of when the church erroneously jumped all over Galileo for daring to advance a different scientific view. Now we have the secular church trying to determine science rather than experimental evidence.
more head shakes
The doom of mankind is to forget the lessons of history.
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Social Philosophy: The Obamanation: Misc. Thoughts
Before the Obama's SA shuts down my blog I'll say a few more things about current political developments and then I'll get back to the things that really matter like Philosophy and Literature and Theology and our small lives.
As leftists and Islamo-fascists around the world chortle with glee at the ascension of the One, I recall the words of the True Messiah, Jesus Christ (via the Holy Spirit):
I, therefore offer the following prayer:
Heavenly Father, Most Holy God, have mercy on our souls and forgive us our sins.
Lord God hear our prayer!
Lord God, forgive our nation for our wickedness. Grant us grace to accept your judgment on us in the form of the civil government that we deserve.
Lord God, as your scripture says about the heart of the king being turned by your hand I ask that you grant us a just leader and that you would not cause us to lose our liberties. May You save our new president and grant him the wisdom to rule fairly and to remember your commandments and the Great Judgment that will come to us all.
Lord God, grant this sinner grace to live in repentance and forbearance in the coming years.
Lord have mercy. Christ have mercy!
This prayer is my hope but to the above mentioned chortlers, I bring to their attention this from God's word: Psalm 2
May God have mercy on us all and may He grant us tanker loads of Grace.
As leftists and Islamo-fascists around the world chortle with glee at the ascension of the One, I recall the words of the True Messiah, Jesus Christ (via the Holy Spirit):
2:1 First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, 2 for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. 3 This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, 4 who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.(1 Timothy 2:1-4,ESV)
I, therefore offer the following prayer:
Heavenly Father, Most Holy God, have mercy on our souls and forgive us our sins.
Lord God hear our prayer!
Lord God, forgive our nation for our wickedness. Grant us grace to accept your judgment on us in the form of the civil government that we deserve.
Lord God, as your scripture says about the heart of the king being turned by your hand I ask that you grant us a just leader and that you would not cause us to lose our liberties. May You save our new president and grant him the wisdom to rule fairly and to remember your commandments and the Great Judgment that will come to us all.
Lord God, grant this sinner grace to live in repentance and forbearance in the coming years.
Lord have mercy. Christ have mercy!
This prayer is my hope but to the above mentioned chortlers, I bring to their attention this from God's word: Psalm 2
May God have mercy on us all and may He grant us tanker loads of Grace.
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
Social Philosophy: The Obamanation
So, the coward McCain has conceded before the final count of the votes. Too bad Jimmy Carter didn't call for the UN to supervise the vote--oh wait that only applies when the Democrats are in trouble.
All you untermensch get ready to serve the state!
Sieg Heil, The One has ascended!
and the crowd cheers
Sieg Heil
Heil Barack
as everyone making over $30k per year gets out their checkbook to give money to those who didn't work for the money (including corporations)...
Sieg Heil!!!
All you untermensch get ready to serve the state!
Sieg Heil, The One has ascended!
and the crowd cheers
Sieg Heil
Heil Barack
as everyone making over $30k per year gets out their checkbook to give money to those who didn't work for the money (including corporations)...
Sieg Heil!!!
Saturday, November 01, 2008
Social Philosophy: Link to Interesting interview.
While I don't agree to ever vote for a politician with a "D" after their name (Democrat party), I had to agree with much that the interviewee had to say. See below.
Interview
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Exceptions and commentary:
About 2/3's through the first part Andrew Bacevich says that Reagan talked of smaller government and tighter spending and yet these things grew. Before all you leftists get all slap-happy, consider that it is primarily Congress that has control of the extent of government and it's spending, and during the Reagan presidency, the Democrats controlled Congress. The reality of politics in a representative democracy is that to get military spending to defeat Communism, deals had to be made to enable this. (As an aside, even Reagan didn't think that policing the Middle East was worth American blood. He refused military adventurism in the ME, but he had other operations going on in the Western hemisphere.)
And on a general note, the advent of cheap consumer goods is not always bad in that it has provided the opportunity for poorer people in this country and the world access to technology for which they might have had to wait another century (until their nation or economic status caught up). There might be some villages now that don’t even have running water, but the headman might have a cell phone and a radio. I advocate a greater opportunity for all peoples of the world, so there is a positive side to cheap goods. (Another downside is the exploitation of the workers—but that’s a topic for another discussion.)
Regarding Jimmy Carter, he may have had some insight to some of the problems besetting our nation, but for me, he has discredited himself by being overly supportive of the various Communist and assorted totalitarian dictators of the world.
Interview
*******
Exceptions and commentary:
About 2/3's through the first part Andrew Bacevich says that Reagan talked of smaller government and tighter spending and yet these things grew. Before all you leftists get all slap-happy, consider that it is primarily Congress that has control of the extent of government and it's spending, and during the Reagan presidency, the Democrats controlled Congress. The reality of politics in a representative democracy is that to get military spending to defeat Communism, deals had to be made to enable this. (As an aside, even Reagan didn't think that policing the Middle East was worth American blood. He refused military adventurism in the ME, but he had other operations going on in the Western hemisphere.)
And on a general note, the advent of cheap consumer goods is not always bad in that it has provided the opportunity for poorer people in this country and the world access to technology for which they might have had to wait another century (until their nation or economic status caught up). There might be some villages now that don’t even have running water, but the headman might have a cell phone and a radio. I advocate a greater opportunity for all peoples of the world, so there is a positive side to cheap goods. (Another downside is the exploitation of the workers—but that’s a topic for another discussion.)
Regarding Jimmy Carter, he may have had some insight to some of the problems besetting our nation, but for me, he has discredited himself by being overly supportive of the various Communist and assorted totalitarian dictators of the world.
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