The Smallest Minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities. – Ayn Rand
In Honor of the MA Special Election
A Quote of the Day taken from the header at Primeval Papa, the blog of my Fearless (former) Leader:
There is something about a Republican that you can only stand him just so long; and on the other hand, there is something about a Democrat that you can’t stand him quite that long. — Will Rogers
I could not think up a more apt quotation for this day!
Mr. Cameron, you ought to get down on your knees and thank whatever passes for your dear and fluffy blue $DEITY for the restraint that real flesh and blood redneck NRA supporters who don’t inhabit your fantasy world have historically shown, and continue to show, in the face of attitudes like that.
We’re not the Nazis, dipwad. We’re the people hiding the Jews.
Who are you?
That’s the GeekWithA.45 responding to the news that James Cameron holds “redblooded redneck NRA supporters” in low esteem.
Good point, Geek, and an excellent question.
At least, not according to the people who want to prevent gun ownership:
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Nobody was injured. Nobody was killed. Defender didn’t fire a shot.
You’ll notice they didn’t interview the armed citizen. I wonder why?
(h/t: Exurban League)
Republicans: They Thirst for Death
Click the bumper sticker to go read Vanderleun. He’s spot-on, as usual.
Quote of the Day – Optimism Edition
From the GeekWithA.45, in comments referring to his post to Bill Whittle’s latest Afterburner:
It wasn’t the details of what the retrofuture contained, it was the unbridled optimism that we were going to totally p0wn the future, that nature was our bitch, that mankind was full of WIN, and that most of society shared in this bouyant enthusiasm.
I remember those days.
My Boomershoot buddy emailed me a link to this one; Jaded Haven, The Cant of Thieves:
I do believe the remnant landscapes of true America, ones that still marginally graced my existence through a sixties childhood, are a thing of the past. The cant of thieves now dominates our times. Men and woman have forgotten their faces, the history of our people has been reduced to nothing, there is no pride in our forefather’s wisdom, sacrifice or common sense. We live like animals, succored on airwaves and tweets, disposable goods and the graft of elected vultures that we’ve elevated to iconic status. Historical ignorance has become a point of pride in the man on the street.
Our lives skim the surface, searching for depth in the fleeting adulation of our collection of goods, wives and bank balances. God lies in a Mercedes-Benz, a velvet Ivy league degree or a great set of tanned, plastic tits.
READ. IT. ALL. I am reminded of Alexander Solzhenitsyn:
In a state of psychological weakness, weapons become a burden for the capitulating side. To defend oneself, one must also be ready to die; there is little such readiness in a society raised in the cult of material well-being. Nothing is left, then, but concessions, attempts to gain time and betrayal.
Damn, but I love a well-crafted rant. Daphne hits one out of the park.
Quote of the Day – Politics Edition
Here’s the question that puzzles me: why do so many people who view politics as a dismal parade, and hold such a low opinion of politicians, seem so willing to entertain massive expansions of the government? What do they think is going to happen to the amount of politics infusing their lives, if the government nationalizes a few more industries, and racks up a couple trillion more in deficit spending? — Dr. Zero
That was found at John Hawkins’ site in his 40 best political quotes of 2009 post. Do read the rest.
Runner up:
We seem to be moving steadily in the direction of a society where no one is responsible for what he himself did but we are all responsible for what somebody else did, either in the present or in the past. — Thomas Sowell
Quote of the Day
Hat tip to LabRat for this one. The post it comes from is short, but you do need to read the whole thing for context:
The real problem for the women of our society isn’t a lack of self-esteem. It’s a lack of weapons.
And no, I’m not kidding. — The Last Psychiatrist, The APA is Saying the Media is Making Women Really Hot
Quote of the Day
Notwithstanding the previous entry, here’s today’s QotD:
Our entire political system is based on a system of payoffs. When the Republicans have the control, the payoffs are under the table, and go to men of wealth to buy their allegiance. When the Democrats have control, the payoffs are out in the open, go towards increasing the size and power of government, and buying the allegiance of the underclass.
As far as my 66 years has taken me, that’s the only difference I can divine between the application of the two political philosophies in our time.
BTW, people, there is not one word of this system in the writings of our forefathers who made the rules we supposedly live by.
— Rivrdog, Kernel O’Truth
As always, RTWT.