tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post5789122211767071748..comments2023-06-15T09:13:45.467-04:00Comments on Liberty's Torch: AddictsFrancis W. Porrettohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-47638058571436476552015-02-05T12:05:04.631-05:002015-02-05T12:05:04.631-05:00Differ, thanks for that glimmer of hope. When I ca...Differ, thanks for that glimmer of hope. When I came back from living in Eastern Europe, I remember thinking what a great country the United States is, so proud whenever I saw our flag. That was almost 20 years ago; it's easy to get overwhelmed by all the corruption and problems one is bombarded with in our country.chipmunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01341260129072773457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-35636466499831922842015-02-04T17:48:23.222-05:002015-02-04T17:48:23.222-05:00Over there on business right now...cannot wait to ...Over there on business right now...cannot wait to get back to Georgia...Brit colleagues were aghast to see me reading a gun review (Ruger LCP) on line at lunchtime....Cambridge is awash with foreigners....NHS hospital was depressing....The US as bad as it's become lately is still, bar none, the last best hope.Differhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15581662615586346808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-6745037776074227242015-02-04T12:55:02.060-05:002015-02-04T12:55:02.060-05:00The Europe you describe sounds like the precursor ...The Europe you describe sounds like the precursor to that in Tom Kratman's <i>Caliphate</i>. It's hard to read because the future it envisions is not a pretty one. But I fear it's probably fairly accurate if no one turns the ship.Weetabixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06106614092497408546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-75953832581162272672015-02-04T12:15:55.512-05:002015-02-04T12:15:55.512-05:00Once upon a time (in a galaxy far, far away) I som...Once upon a time (in a galaxy far, far away) I somewhat sensed that which you so eloquently say here. And I also thought maybe, just maybe, Merckel might be outside that mold. But overall, I'm not sure even the "Je sui Charlie" moment has made her, and the rest of them aware enough to address their predicament.Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531009878166988406noreply@blogger.com