tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post2746643568070664832..comments2023-09-29T05:32:04.308-07:00Comments on StrangePegs: Life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of Happiness (Part 3)Andrew Leonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-29681467197715575362017-06-01T15:40:26.661-07:002017-06-01T15:40:26.661-07:00Guillie: It's not just America, unfortunately....Guillie: It's not just America, unfortunately. Some new studies have shown that there is a worldwide trend, especially among younger people, back towards authoritarianism. What is shocking is that it is in the US, too.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-13409225132108925782017-05-31T17:31:36.430-07:002017-05-31T17:31:36.430-07:00Liberty goes hand in hand with democracy... and, s...Liberty goes hand in hand with democracy... and, sadly, the US has been stepping further away from both since Jan 20th. Yes, removal of consent is the only way. What that entails is, to an extent, up to each individual. But—yes. YES.<br />Guilie @ <a href="http://guilie-castillo-oriard.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Quiet Laughter </a>Guilie Castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006999087139126972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-68322251364959647452017-05-30T18:13:31.513-07:002017-05-30T18:13:31.513-07:00Liz: Quit consenting. I don't know how to tran...Liz: Quit consenting. I don't know how to translate that into practical action other than that it starts by getting people to vote in EVERY election and protesting through our actions that we do not consent to be governed by the GOP powers that be.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-63344114166644523552017-05-30T18:11:17.833-07:002017-05-30T18:11:17.833-07:00Jeanne: What I love about that is that the foundin...Jeanne: What I love about that is that the founding fathers didn't practice anything that modern "Christians" would have considered Christianity.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-37177118224140956662017-05-29T13:57:38.137-07:002017-05-29T13:57:38.137-07:00Uh huh. So, what do we DO to get this done? Becaus...Uh huh. So, what do we DO to get this done? Because the system isn't policing itself like it's supposed to.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-5858567684361880552017-05-29T12:57:47.264-07:002017-05-29T12:57:47.264-07:00The republicans have become the party that only ad...The republicans have become the party that only advocates for rights if it's for themselves and people like them. Sharia law? Evil!!! Against the first amendment!!! Christian doctrine? Obviously what the founding fathers intended us all to obey.J E Oneilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09780097298061829471noreply@blogger.com