tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post4864953576560472038..comments2023-10-17T08:19:58.196-04:00Comments on FreeThinke: FreeThinkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-63569188245805210492014-05-10T12:42:19.220-04:002014-05-10T12:42:19.220-04:00The Central Flaw of "Democracy," of cour...The Central Flaw of "Democracy," of course, is the power it confers on a people to vote themselves into SLAVERY or outright EXTINCTION because of their innate stupidity, boundless cupidity, selfishness, and lack or foresight.<br /><br /><i>"The people have always some champion whom they set over them and nurse into greatness . . . This and no other is the root from which a tyrant springs. When he first appears, he is a Protector . . . In the early days of his power he is full of smiles. . . When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies . . . and there is nothing to fear from them, then he is always stirring up some war or other in order that the people may require a leader. . . Has he not also another object . . . that they may be impoverished by taxes and thus compelled to devote themselves to their daily wants and [be] therefore less likely to conspire against him?</i>"<br /><br />~ Plato (427-347 B. C.)<br />FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-47343788459190990582014-05-10T11:59:04.485-04:002014-05-10T11:59:04.485-04:00Yes sir, Thersites, POWER, itself, is the enemy. O...Yes sir, Thersites, POWER, itself, is the enemy. Once gained it will ALWAYS be abused, unless the very strictest limits are put on its use.<br /><br />So what else is new?FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-5078734121827618222014-05-10T10:13:24.264-04:002014-05-10T10:13:24.264-04:00...but then we should have realized... when your o......but then we should have realized... when your only tool is a hemmer, every problem looks like a "legislative" nail.Thersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-38766956296117002692014-05-10T10:11:08.538-04:002014-05-10T10:11:08.538-04:00...in response to the Santa Barbara oil spill. Of......in response to the Santa Barbara oil spill. Of course, at the time we all believed that the purpose of the agency was to help provide cleanup solutions for the environment, not JUST restrictive regulations.Thersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-32050373634689046452014-05-10T09:29:30.148-04:002014-05-10T09:29:30.148-04:00EPA, a gift from republican president Richard M. N...EPA, a gift from republican president Richard M. Nixon to the American people in 1970. One that keeps on giving.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-10299730489678337482014-05-10T08:30:40.688-04:002014-05-10T08:30:40.688-04:00BTW, veterinarians have EPA fees imposed, and thos...BTW, veterinarians have EPA fees imposed, and those fees are passed along to the clients. I see the itemization on my vet bills.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-4864436807512427722014-05-10T08:29:54.150-04:002014-05-10T08:29:54.150-04:00Try to sell one's home to a developer for a te...Try to sell one's home to a developer for a tear down, and just watch the EPA folks swarm in to grab some of the money for "proper disposal." <br /><br />I've been down that road more than once and know just how much one's profits are cut by such regulations and intervention. In the 10's of 1000's of dollars!<br /><br />Federal agencies operate above the law and outside the law. In most respects, Congress -- our elected representatives -- cannot curb the executive branch's power in this regard.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-92171713818588081032014-05-09T23:24:29.261-04:002014-05-09T23:24:29.261-04:00No comment.No comment.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.com