tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post2034044072150906893..comments2023-06-15T09:13:45.467-04:00Comments on Liberty's Torch: “Not A Member Of The Club”Francis W. Porrettohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-12109266842963583932019-10-07T17:55:51.926-04:002019-10-07T17:55:51.926-04:00Wandered over here via the Woodpile Report, intere...Wandered over here via the Woodpile Report, interesting blog. Also went over to smashwords to check out your writing, not bad for a youngster that's short, bald, homely, has bad acne and crooked teeth. <br /><br />No worries 'bout your 13,000 volume library destroying stability of the North American tectonic plate, my 28,000 volume library up here on top of the wold (North Pole, Alaska) counterbalances it quite nicely.<br /><br />"I distrust simple explanations for complex political phenomena." Personally I think most things lend themselves to simple explanations, politics included. <br /><br />Left against 2nd Amendment? Enlightened self interest; they, of course don't want you or me to have firearms however they'll have as many armed guards as necessary to protect themselves from us, the hoi polloi.<br /><br />Against free speech? Enlightened self interest; just against any speech they disagree with.<br /><br />No one in America should be a billionaire? Against it only until they is one.<br /><br />Against Trump? The quote attributed to Hillary; "If he's elected we'll all be in jail!"<br /><br />Enlightened self interest seems to cover it all.Jim in Alaskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11190211844026395931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-157033687285668142019-10-07T07:00:01.663-04:002019-10-07T07:00:01.663-04:00Trump was not my first choice - that was Scott Wal...Trump was not my first choice - that was Scott Walker. He, in retrospect, would have been a fine President but would not have undertaken the effort to drain the swamp.<br /><br />My second choice was Ted Cruz; immensely sharp and a fighter, I don't think he had the bar-brawler mentality in sufficient quantity. Still respect the man enormously.<br /><br />Trump fights, as has been pointed out. Here's a local-to-me blogpost that sums it up:<br /><br />https://granitegrok.com/blog/2019/10/notable-quote-vectorman<br /><br />There's a lib blogger I know and have, occasionally, sparred with. On some things I actually agree with them - notably the threat posed by mass automation to employment. But their sneering arrogance like (paraphrased) "We don't hate you, we're just more educated than you" combined with "Be civil, be civil" makes me grasp that "IT" is coming.<br /><br />We've tried being civil.NITZAKHONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04110716447757507226noreply@blogger.com