We as a nation are at war. Not only on terror but on human emotion. We as a people must fight against a growing belief in the inevitability of the end. We have not yet fallen into the abyss. But ask yourself this.
Showing posts with label Reason. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Reason. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
There hope for America
I here this question asked and am asked it myself sometimes. My answer is yes. There is hope for America and the rest of the world as well. We have walked back from the brink of catastrophe before. However we must not get complacent. Napoleon Bonaparte once said "the best defence is a strong offense".
We as a nation are at war. Not only on terror but on human emotion. We as a people must fight against a growing belief in the inevitability of the end. We have not yet fallen into the abyss. But ask yourself this.
We as a nation are at war. Not only on terror but on human emotion. We as a people must fight against a growing belief in the inevitability of the end. We have not yet fallen into the abyss. But ask yourself this.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Revisionist History And It's Attack On Virtue
One of the things that I love about history is how it can be debated, how open to interpretation it remains, as if it was a poem to be dissected mercilessness with all the subtly that a high school English class process's. But one thing that disturbs me is revisionist history, making up facts and presenting them as historical facts. It is slightly disturbing, and it continues to happen without much of a public response.
The founding fathers of our nation are given near Olympian status, we forget that they were but men with many faults, who never claimed to be gods and were more then ready to declare their own human frailty and did realize that to err is to be human. They could not create a perfect system but they endeavored to create one that would produce the greatest possible results, and the methods to check it should it ever overstep it's bounds.
If we acknowledge this simple fact then we can be better citizens, and better people, enrich our society in the way that truly matters. We can live in a land ruled by virtue should we so chose, without a terror, for the informed citizen is the citizen who process's virtue. It is in this aspect in which I do b believe Robespierre to be incorrect. Virtue without terror is not powerless, for the enlightened citizen is the citizen who will safeguard the republic.
The founding fathers of our nation are given near Olympian status, we forget that they were but men with many faults, who never claimed to be gods and were more then ready to declare their own human frailty and did realize that to err is to be human. They could not create a perfect system but they endeavored to create one that would produce the greatest possible results, and the methods to check it should it ever overstep it's bounds.
If we acknowledge this simple fact then we can be better citizens, and better people, enrich our society in the way that truly matters. We can live in a land ruled by virtue should we so chose, without a terror, for the informed citizen is the citizen who process's virtue. It is in this aspect in which I do b believe Robespierre to be incorrect. Virtue without terror is not powerless, for the enlightened citizen is the citizen who will safeguard the republic.
The Cause And Solution To All Life's Problems
No I am not speaking of alcohol as one familiar with the Simpsons would believe. No I am speaking of wealth. I do not believe as most do that wealth is a good thing. Nor as the few do, who believe it to be a bad thing.
What makes wealth a problem in our society and any society is how it is acquired and how it is used.
Today's economic crises is the result of exploitative and unsustainable business practices, that allowed a temporary boom that few profited from and than many suffered from when the bubble popped, even those who never made the "bad decision".
Greed has been the greatest motive for the worst of man's crimes. It has driven the machine that we call imperialism and will continue to do so until society as a whole changes the way it looks at wealth.
Wealth is just a tool, and like all tools it must be used for the betterment of society, refusing to do so directly harms society. Which must make all question if wealth is not being used for the betterment of society than what exactly is it's purpose.
"What is the aim we want to achieve? The peaceful enjoyment of liberty and equality; the reign of that eternal justice whose laws are engraved not in stone and marble, but in the hearts of all men, even in the heart of the slave who forgets them or of the tyrant who disowns them."
What makes wealth a problem in our society and any society is how it is acquired and how it is used.
Today's economic crises is the result of exploitative and unsustainable business practices, that allowed a temporary boom that few profited from and than many suffered from when the bubble popped, even those who never made the "bad decision".
Greed has been the greatest motive for the worst of man's crimes. It has driven the machine that we call imperialism and will continue to do so until society as a whole changes the way it looks at wealth.
Wealth is just a tool, and like all tools it must be used for the betterment of society, refusing to do so directly harms society. Which must make all question if wealth is not being used for the betterment of society than what exactly is it's purpose.
"What is the aim we want to achieve? The peaceful enjoyment of liberty and equality; the reign of that eternal justice whose laws are engraved not in stone and marble, but in the hearts of all men, even in the heart of the slave who forgets them or of the tyrant who disowns them."
The Incorruptible Maximilien Robespierre
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