Alarming News: I like Morgan Freeberg. A lot.
American Digest: And I like this from "The Blog That Nobody Reads", because it is -- mostly -- about me. What can I say? I'm on an ego trip today. It won't last.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: We were following a trackback and thinking "hmmm... this is a bloody excellent post!", and then we realized that it was just part III of, well, three...Damn. I wish I'd written those.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: ...I just remembered that I found a new blog a short while ago, House of Eratosthenes, that I really like. I like his common sense approach and his curiosity when it comes to why people believe what they believe rather than just what they believe.
Brutally Honest: Morgan Freeberg is brilliant.
Dr. Melissa Clouthier: Morgan Freeberg at House of Eratosthenes (pftthats a mouthful) honors big boned women in skimpy clothing. The picture there is priceless--keep scrolling down.
Exile in Portales: Via Gerard: Morgan Freeberg, a guy with a lot to say. And he speaks The Truth...and it's fascinating stuff. Worth a read, or three. Or six.
Just Muttering: Two nice pieces at House of Eratosthenes, one about a perhaps unintended effect of the Enron mess, and one on the Gore-y environ-movie.
Mein Blogovault: Make "the Blog that No One Reads" one of your daily reads.
The Virginian: I know this post will offend some people, but the author makes some good points.
Poetic Justice: Cletus! Ah gots a laiv one fer yew...
Blogsister Daphne has had all she can stands and she can’t stands no more —
Prometheus’ Rock
The fight was lost before most of us were even born, now we howl at the wind to retain the last straggling vestiges of our cultural heritage, thinking we’ll be reassured by these spectral semblances of freedom if we can only keep our guns, teach our children as we please, express our views and get a slippery grip on changing social constructs…Brave men died to give Americans the power to control government, craven bastards freely gave it away for soft pats and false promises.
I can already hear the choir winding up for a stream of stuttering buts. But we’re so much freer than so and so, our standard of living is comfy fine, we have rights, a free press, a system of law, religious freedom, we can abort, buy organic and vote! Yes, we’re freer and better off than most of the world. No doubt about it, we’re still blessed to be Americans compared with numerous harsh places populating the marginalized corners of our globe.
But these blessings are a pale shade of our founding father’s true vision…We’ve created an insatiable, fanged beast that’s forgotten [its] original role of servitude and stewardship.
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We can’t cross the goddamned street in the middle without facing a ticket or argue with the implacable ignorance of IRS auditors without incurring steep bills. The constitution lists only three federal crimes — treason, piracy and counterfeiting, but we’ve somehow managed to rack up around 4,450 offenses for the books, with fifty new ones added every year. The states have grown into monster fiefdoms, regulating every last move we make from our food consumption to yard art.
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The victories we win feel hollow because they are; the barbarians we’re fighting aren’t at the gate, they already hold the keys…We’ve become a nation of stunted pygmies ruled by rapacious moles. The founders would weep witnessing our self imposed chains to a rock of implacable misery known as the United States government.
By the way, I gutted that thing like a fish and I probably made a real hack job out of it. Do yourself a favor and go read the whole thing, with the comments underneath too. What’re you waiting for, permission from someone? Is the point achieving that much clearance as it goes flying over your pointy little head?
“It’s all for nothing if you don’t have freedom.” — William Wallace, Braveheart (1995)
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