tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758360225120003215.post3759295356433907128..comments2024-03-29T07:59:56.216-04:00Comments on Farmers Letters: American Inception-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16745768408538827278noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758360225120003215.post-55137603084035917182015-06-20T20:45:49.901-04:002015-06-20T20:45:49.901-04:00Thanks for the clarification and quote.Thanks for the clarification and quote.Gerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07752117708821629614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758360225120003215.post-84299393777345654912015-06-20T15:21:25.256-04:002015-06-20T15:21:25.256-04:00Plato, "Republic" (Allan Bloom translati...Plato, "Republic" (Allan Bloom translation)<br /><br /><i>“Now see whether this regime [oligarchy] is the first to admit the greatest of all these evils.”<br /><br />“What?”<br /><br />“Allowing one man to sell everything that belongs to him and another to get hold of it; and when he has sold it, allowing him to live in the city while belonging to none of its parts, called neither a -FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745768408538827278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758360225120003215.post-4899325469481377642015-06-20T15:00:11.884-04:002015-06-20T15:00:11.884-04:00...but it is an accurate pejorative that reflects ......but it is an accurate pejorative that reflects poorly upon the "system" the over-produces what Plato would have called "drones" (Republic).-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745768408538827278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758360225120003215.post-53032204199084902922015-06-20T10:43:03.027-04:002015-06-20T10:43:03.027-04:00'Parasites' is a term that [i]anti-immigra...'Parasites' is a term that [i]anti-immigration[/i] advocates would use to describe immigrants and by extension also benefit 'seekers'. That's why I don't like it: it's too prone to misunderstanding.Gerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07752117708821629614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758360225120003215.post-12386970775577372432015-06-20T10:31:46.690-04:002015-06-20T10:31:46.690-04:00Large anti-austerity demonstrations in London toda...Large anti-austerity demonstrations in London today. Things are brewing...Gerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07752117708821629614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758360225120003215.post-47720763511359263672015-06-20T09:08:50.092-04:002015-06-20T09:08:50.092-04:00I see. It was vaguely reminiscent of Romney's ...I see. It was vaguely reminiscent of Romney's 'moochers', 'parasitic' being such a pejorative term.Gerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07752117708821629614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758360225120003215.post-86105425787341535272015-06-20T07:34:45.976-04:002015-06-20T07:34:45.976-04:00Amd a parasite doesn't "choose" to f...Amd a parasite doesn't "choose" to feed off his host. He's "made" that way externally. I'm not assigning "blame", as if their situation was "freely chosen" by the parasite.-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745768408538827278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758360225120003215.post-9030253396471292682015-06-20T05:58:25.128-04:002015-06-20T05:58:25.128-04:00The 'author' (Pen name 13) and title of hi...The 'author' (Pen name 13) and title of his poem.-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745768408538827278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758360225120003215.post-9886701623751490072015-06-19T22:07:54.879-04:002015-06-19T22:07:54.879-04:00What does '-13, "Right to Rule"'...What does '-13, "Right to Rule"' refer to, BTW?Gerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07752117708821629614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758360225120003215.post-49936065487483183882015-06-19T22:05:05.463-04:002015-06-19T22:05:05.463-04:00Farmer:
'Parasitic' implies an active, de...Farmer:<br /><br />'Parasitic' implies an active, deliberate actor, intent on living off the host 'organism' ['class, society', here]. Ending up in structural unemployment isn't a deliberate life-style made choice by those afflicted by it though. <br /><br />While the 'culture of dependency' may be 'convenient' (and addictive) for some, it's hardly Gerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07752117708821629614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758360225120003215.post-14810826358072553212015-06-19T20:41:26.469-04:002015-06-19T20:41:26.469-04:00To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in...<b><i>To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,<br />Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,<br />To the last syllable of recorded time;<br />And all our yesterdays have lighted fools<br />The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!<br />Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,<br />That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,<br />And then is heard no more. It is a tale<br />Told FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758360225120003215.post-78127571346733614602015-06-19T14:31:50.396-04:002015-06-19T14:31:50.396-04:00The Unemployed/unemployable.The Unemployed/unemployable.Thersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758360225120003215.post-82774042960512556492015-06-19T13:15:42.661-04:002015-06-19T13:15:42.661-04:00The middle class is shrinking, and a parasitic eve...<i>The middle class is shrinking, and a parasitic ever larger</i> non-contributing throw away class <i>is growing.</i><br /><br />Which class or group are you referring to here?Gerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07752117708821629614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758360225120003215.post-24209671702430888152015-06-19T10:12:55.607-04:002015-06-19T10:12:55.607-04:00The point is, that when the "elite culture&qu...The point is, that when the "elite culture" pays off for Americans, they follow and expand upon it. When it no longer does...-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745768408538827278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758360225120003215.post-50552221770609881022015-06-19T09:09:04.331-04:002015-06-19T09:09:04.331-04:00Farmer, I understand your description of the "...Farmer, I understand your description of the "symptoms" to be accurate, but these "symptoms" are caused by massive disregard for, and flagrant violation of bedrock PRINCIPLES the truth of which cannot be denied.<br /><br />Once upon a time, most accepted the realization that The World Was NOT EVER Going to Change to Suit OUR Wants, Needs and Personal Preferences. <br /><br /><FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758360225120003215.post-57926029009827361862015-06-19T08:46:44.588-04:002015-06-19T08:46:44.588-04:00As for the "poem," we never were intend...As for the "poem," we never were intended to be a "democracy." The Founders had a low opinion of "democracy" <i>per se</i> –– that old saw about <i>"two wolves and sheep deciding what to have for dinner"</i> no doubt, though I doubt they'd have phrased it that way.<br /><br />The Founders Vision could only hope to survive and prosper IF the electorate FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758360225120003215.post-87621513782444737962015-06-19T08:46:10.842-04:002015-06-19T08:46:10.842-04:00We have reached a turning point in America where h...We have reached a turning point in America where hard work and persistence is no longer paying off for all segments of society. The middle class is shrinking, and a parasitic ever larger non-contributing throw away class is growing.<br /><br />So perhaps grammar and "optimimistic" music of the kind you've grown accustomed to and to admire is no longer appropriate. It's -FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745768408538827278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758360225120003215.post-83297733644577088442015-06-19T08:19:07.424-04:002015-06-19T08:19:07.424-04:00At long LAST –– a tolerable musical style!
Too b...At long LAST –– a tolerable musical style! <br /><br />Too bad it's been put to such cynical use! <br /><br />The "Rats Allusion" was not lost on me. <br /><br />"SUCCESS is a LIE" –– the caption beneath the well-padded derelict –– gives the show away.<br /><br />Just more depressing determination to emphasize the negative while dismissing the positive.<br /><br />BUT, I FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.com