The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.
Don't forget it.
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dammit.
Yes, this is a blog called "dammit." If you read the news, you've got a pretty good idea why.
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Name: Tim
Predispositions: States'-Rights Liberal, Secular Humanist
Background: Raised by Lutherans whose theological emphasis was social justice. Former formal student, current informal student, of politics, elections, and free speech issues.
Political Figures who interest me, even if I don't (always) agree with them: Chris Dodd, Richard(s) Daley, Jane Addams, Arlen Specter, Richard "Kinky" Friedman.
Name: Wyl
Predispositions: Constitutionalist, non-interventionist communitarian
Background: Marine veteran of the GWOT. IVAW member. Former paleo-conservative Republican, now a communitarian Independent.
Politicians who interest me, even if I don't (always) agree with them: Ron Paul, Jim Webb, Mike Gravel, Jesse Ventura, Richard Nixon, "Fighting Bob" La Follette, Jon Tester
Name: Anna
Predispositions: Liberal with a side order of moderate, hold the party affiliation.
Background: Recently transplanted from west coast to east coast for the purposes of love, education, and employment (in that order). Interested in a hodge podge of topics, specifically voting rights, government transparency, and all things library and information science.
Politicians who interest me, even if I don't (always) agree with them: Joe Biden, Al Franken, Bobby Jindal, Pervez Musharraf, Harry Reid.
Your authors:
Name: Tim
Predispositions: States'-Rights Liberal, Secular Humanist
Background: Raised by Lutherans whose theological emphasis was social justice. Former formal student, current informal student, of politics, elections, and free speech issues.
Political Figures who interest me, even if I don't (always) agree with them: Chris Dodd, Richard(s) Daley, Jane Addams, Arlen Specter, Richard "Kinky" Friedman.
Name: Wyl
Predispositions: Constitutionalist, non-interventionist communitarian
Background: Marine veteran of the GWOT. IVAW member. Former paleo-conservative Republican, now a communitarian Independent.
Politicians who interest me, even if I don't (always) agree with them: Ron Paul, Jim Webb, Mike Gravel, Jesse Ventura, Richard Nixon, "Fighting Bob" La Follette, Jon Tester
Name: Anna
Predispositions: Liberal with a side order of moderate, hold the party affiliation.
Background: Recently transplanted from west coast to east coast for the purposes of love, education, and employment (in that order). Interested in a hodge podge of topics, specifically voting rights, government transparency, and all things library and information science.
Politicians who interest me, even if I don't (always) agree with them: Joe Biden, Al Franken, Bobby Jindal, Pervez Musharraf, Harry Reid.
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1 comment:
An Mr. Mencken left me with my favorite quote:
"Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats."
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