: People have agendas, Karen. Often the most horrid of them are hidden with calculated resplendence an implemented with emotional guile and deceit. Paranoia is an irrational fear of something which doesn't exist. Objective truth, however, is worthy of passion and obstinance. Objective truth, whatever it may be, if it may be, by definition will collide quite violently with all other agendas. If I may be so bold, I would say that I've stumbled across a few of these truths. One is that God exists, loves us, and gives us morality which shows us our need for Him. Another is that capitaism has created a vast and undeniable middle class as no other system has.Yo Adrian! (sorry couldn't resist a Rocky flashback)
I'm sure people do have agendas, but there comes a point when you are seeing opponents in every corner, 'agendas' that were never there. Also, Middle class according to who? In many countries the US version of middle class would be considered very wealthy. Some of my foreign pen pals mention these things now & then. I am happy for you (honestly) that you have God and find so much in him, as I am for anyone who feels blessed. What is true for you is not true for all others, no matter how much you insist it is so. This could be wonderful and intense if people were more accepting of others, but of course you disagree for some reason. Basicly it comes down to this, one side says we can each have it our own way, the other side says, no we should only have it ny way and everyone else is wrong.
: If I become too preoccupied with my own happiness and contentment, while staring at my naval I may allow a thug to steal what little freedoms my sons may have in which to exercise their rigths to puruse these things. Or perhaps their freedoms will be lost slowly over time by the left constantly redefining happiness and contentment in their terms. I'm not saying exactly what your agenda is but I'm quite sure there are many agendas here that oppose my vision of happiness for my sons.
What LITTLE rights your sons have?! What?! Where do you live? Not in the US I guess. I know it may disturb you greatly, as it does many a parent but your vision for your children may not be shared by them at some point and time. And even if it was, what are you doing to secure it? Run for office if times are so hard, I'm dead serious. You live in a SOCIETY and if the terms become to undesirable for you compared with the majority agenda than perhaps there is someplace better you can go.
: Serious, to be sure, but I write this with, appropriately enough, Brahms' Gesang der Parzen (Song of the Fates) on the stereo and a local microbrew aside the keyboard. I enjoy this immensely and I will miss it after democrats figure out how to tax it.
Yep, lifes rough when you can afford all those luxuries. Sure hate to see any one else have some now & then. If you were really clever you could brew your own, make your own keyboard, and move to the tax free, democracy free moon.
