tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8335611828023778237.post2996636863116077200..comments2023-07-05T02:22:05.253-07:00Comments on Beer And Incense: On Spiked Penises And Union BustingBen Therehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09552547709669462400noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8335611828023778237.post-2783934780458034732011-03-16T00:20:51.404-07:002011-03-16T00:20:51.404-07:00Yeah, and it's like either one of our scenario...Yeah, and it's like either one of our scenarios are going to happen... right!<br />TonyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8335611828023778237.post-13438203413764134432011-03-15T20:04:55.874-07:002011-03-15T20:04:55.874-07:00Tony -
There might be something to that but I hon...Tony -<br /><br />There might be something to that but I honestly don't think we'd even have to get that drastic. Just dissolve the global military empire, stick to actual "home land" security and not world military/economic domination, get rid of the corporate tax loopholes, restore the tax rates back to what they were during the 50s, and have some regulations in place that will keep Wall Street from the kind of reckless behavior that led to the financial crisis, and that would surely solve most of the debt problems in the US.Ben Therehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09552547709669462400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8335611828023778237.post-89112676258795460612011-03-14T22:42:41.289-07:002011-03-14T22:42:41.289-07:00I'll whisper this one Ben, nationalisation.
Ca...I'll whisper this one Ben, nationalisation.<br />Can you see the people seeing, eventually, that the only way out of debt is to nationalise industry, banks, whatever that needs to be nationalised to bring the wealth back to the people and if not run by the government maybe a public board or such? Take the ownership away from the multinational corporations.<br />TonyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8335611828023778237.post-56779284667989138892011-03-13T20:20:35.603-07:002011-03-13T20:20:35.603-07:00This one made it Tony. Weird.This one made it Tony. Weird.Ben Therehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09552547709669462400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8335611828023778237.post-48854250179272419192011-03-12T21:46:59.936-08:002011-03-12T21:46:59.936-08:00I can't post as first commenter on current art...I can't post as first commenter on current articles but I can post to older articles. Lets see if I can post -not as first commenter- here.<br />Tony and elswhere as Anonthy (because there are too many Tony in the world - as a species)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8335611828023778237.post-68895055401925432682011-03-12T08:40:30.595-08:002011-03-12T08:40:30.595-08:00And thanks for that. It does indeed suit. Wise and...And thanks for that. It does indeed suit. Wise and passionate words.Ben Therehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09552547709669462400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8335611828023778237.post-68381490903209755572011-03-12T08:39:22.663-08:002011-03-12T08:39:22.663-08:00(Still having trouble with your comments posting T...(Still having trouble with your comments posting Tony. Had to do it under my account. At least it made it to my email.)<br /><br />Hello Ben, I put this here 'cause it suits. I's off WRH so you may have seen it already but it's from one of your fellow usaians. Tony.<br /><br />You believe we’re broke. I believe we live in one of the wealthiest nations on earth. <br />You believe public employees don’t deserve good health and retirement benefits. I believe everyone deserves good health and retirement benefits. <br />You believe it’s okay to silence your opponents. I believe everyone’s voice should be heard. <br />You believe might makes right. I believe a bully is a bully, whether he’s an angry kid on a playground or an angry man in a suit. <br />You believe government should be vilified, belittled and shackled. I believe government is the only institution in the world in which we can all share and participate equally. <br />You believe in every man for himself. I believe we are better and stronger when we work together. <br />You believe “we can’t…” I believe “We can. We must. We will!” <br />You believe I’m a socialist. I believe you use labels so you can abdicate your responsibility to understand issues, to reconcile your loudly-stated values with your actions. <br />And so, in this time and place, I plant my flag and make my statement. With all the fervour and strength I can muster I tell you now, <br />YOU CANNOT HAVE MY STATE!<br />There is room in this world for honest disagreements. There is room for differing policy views and different world views. But there is no place in this state, in this world, for the behaviour you have chosen. There is no place for those who would trample the rights of anyone, be they in the minority or the majority. There is no place for those who would hide from the voice of the people behind armed authority . There is no place for those who would serve the interests of wealthy corporations ahead of the poor or disadvantaged. There is no place for those who would say “We have nothing to discuss.”<br />I did not ask for this fight. But you have brought it to my home, so fight I will. I will not allow you to create the ugly, selfish, hateful world of your vision. We are better human beings than that. While your world view insists that self-interest is the way forward, my world view rests on the power of community.<br />The new day starts now. We are going to clean house. Your power derives solely from the consent of the governed, and we no longer consent to be treated as your subjects. Your experiment is over…<br />YOU CANNOT HAVE MY STATE!<br />Dennis DeeryBen Therehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09552547709669462400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8335611828023778237.post-3710421944012138612011-03-12T08:32:11.972-08:002011-03-12T08:32:11.972-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ben Therehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09552547709669462400noreply@blogger.com