Category Archives: politics
on ‘rules for radicals’ by saul alinsky
Assume that society is permanently divided into Haves and Have-nots. Assume that you are a revolutionary who really badly wants to take power away from the Haves. Assume that all truth is relative and nothing is ever certain. Assume that morality and justice are far less important than you taking power. How do you do [...]
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on ‘confrontational politics’ by bill richardson
I just read Confrontational Politics: How to Practice the Politics of Principle by Bill Richardson. Pro: it teaches conservatives valuable lessons about how to succeed in political agitation, drawing on insights from traditional morality, psychology, negotiation tactics, and the best of left-wing strategy. Con: it drastically over-simplifies the political playing field, pitting godly, moral, polite, [...]
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jack hunter, a political obsessive on why there’s no need to be one
I like this guy’s perspective: Related Posts:The Isaian Paradigm for Social Action — An Alternative to Macchiavelli and ParalysisThe Political Future of the US is Right-Wing — But What Sort of Right-Wing?deuterocanonical friday: judith 4an anarchy within powerclint web, prospective senator
take a power trip?
Riding my bike across campus today, I saw a booth where voter registration was offered. On the signs was a sign saying, in bright large letters, “Take a Power Trip! Vote!” Though the sign may initially look innocuous, it inadvertently speaks to one of the greatest problems with U.S. politics. Related Posts:Why I Intend to [...]
Also posted in culture, government Tagged democracy, dept of homeland security, dept of justice, manipulation, national debt, osu, politics, power trip, tax receipts, us federal budget, us federal government, voter registration, voting, wiktionary 1 Comment
if we’re going to have a two-party system,
let’s have the parties stand for something, rather than being merely labels slapped rather arbitrarily on individuals. That’s why I’m glad Christine O’Donnel beat out the Republican incumbent in Delaware. Whether or not I agree with her on every issue, she at least represents a genuine choice. And hopefully one step toward races run on [...]
Misconceptions of the day: our 55 trillion national debt is pretty much held by China
Our national debt is a subject of great controversy and fuzzy facts on all sides. I’d like to address two claims: that the national debt is equal to $55 trillion dollars, and our national debt consists of loans from the Chinese who covertly own our economy. Related Posts:now watch the five-year treasurygold at 1740our downhill [...]
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on jobbik, conservatism, and the nazis
Let me turn your attention, if you will, to the nation of Hungary. The controversial Jobbik party appears to be on the verge of gaining significant power in the upcoming elections, and as conservatives they are being compared to Nazis by the press of socialist Britain. Related Posts:Christian Reconstructionism Series, Part 1: Cornelius Van TilUncle [...]
Also posted in in the news Tagged anti-semitism, conversatism, criminality, e u constitution, european union, france, gypsies, gypsy crime, hungarian parliament, hungary, jobbik, lisbon treaty, nazism, racism, roma, the netherlands, unemployment 2 Comments
Let’s talk through the fourteenth amendment.
Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State [...]
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conservatism and liberalism in politics and biblical studies
Labels are, on the one hand, the only technique available for quickly identifying the nature of the contents of something, whether canned food, a neighborhood, or a worldview. Their strength, which is their ability to ignore a great number of details and summarize a complex phenomenon in a single word or phrase, is also their [...]
Also posted in religion Tagged classical liberalism, conservative, james mcgrath, liberal, ludwig von mises, political terminology Leave a comment
clint web, prospective senator