Here is a reblog from a grinchy guy who hates Santa, at least that is what some people will say. Gather round kids! Let me tell you about the merry king of the gods whose name is, ‘Zeus.’ He lives way up on top of Mount Olympus and he is watching to see if you’re... Continue Reading →
WHAT SORT OF GOVERNMENT IS SUSTAINABLE? — PART 2
From A Dictionary of the English Language (en.wikipedia.org). Picture above from Johnson's Dictionary Online, a searchable version of the 1st (1755) folio edition of Johnson's Dictionary (johnsonsdictionaryonline.com). In PART 1 of this two-part post, we considered the characteristics of a government that would make it sustainable. Here we consider the characteristics that citizens must have if... Continue Reading →
WHAT SORT OF GOVERNMENT IS SUSTAINABLE? — PART 1
Recently we considered a series of questions (see UNSOLVED MYSTERIES: QUESTION 3). We took the same question, and we phrased it four ways. That is, we came up with a version of the question "designed" by Conservative Republicans to challenge the assumptions of a Liberal Democrat, another "designed" by Liberal Democrats to challenge a Conservative Republican,... Continue Reading →
DIVIDED BY OUR PETTINESS: A POST FOR SEPTEMBER 11TH
Tradition attributes the origin of the motto to Philip II of Macedon: Greek: διαίρει καὶ βασίλευε diaírei kài basíleue, in Ancient Greek, meaning "divide and rule" (from Divide and rule). Insanitybytyes22 has written an excellent post, Society Is a Social Construct!, with some great observations! Consider this excerpt. Allow me to shift over to Miss Manners,... Continue Reading →
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