tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18375173.post6026050504799814412..comments2024-03-29T07:02:42.474-04:00Comments on Fetch me my axe: On the problem of being for the People whilst simultaneously not liking or trusting people very muchUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18375173.post-64352879470271592252008-02-22T18:24:00.000-05:002008-02-22T18:24:00.000-05:00Your title reminded me of one of my favorite quote...Your title reminded me of one of my favorite quotes: <BR/><BR/>Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.-- H. L. MenckenDaisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16354486841414802245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18375173.post-13931760480552967932008-02-20T13:05:00.000-05:002008-02-20T13:05:00.000-05:00Hey, welcome, Rhianwren.Hey, welcome, Rhianwren.belledame222https://www.blogger.com/profile/13947289856453172848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18375173.post-52895789721772178042008-02-20T11:48:00.000-05:002008-02-20T11:48:00.000-05:00I think this was the aspect of how and why the US ...I think this was the aspect of how and why the US government was formed as it was that fascinated me. It was really Calvenism vs. Rousseau - are people fundamentally evil, or fundamentally good? And so you have electoral colleges (the ignorant masses need to be guided) and states rights (people should be able to have an immediate say in their environment).Deoridhehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17235419292633778692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18375173.post-41440280602443483402008-02-19T19:41:00.000-05:002008-02-19T19:41:00.000-05:00On the 'far side of the moon' thing, I totally agr...On the 'far side of the moon' thing, I totally agree.<BR/><BR/>I have long held the theory that often apparent opposites have much in common, and that there is value in looking at others points of view.<BR/><BR/>I spend a lot of time around people that are rather extreme in their views, and I find that the extreme political fundamentalist left is just as horrifying as the extreme religious Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com