We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. [emphasis added]
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
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Changing the subject slightly, I'm curious what you thought about Obama's inauguration speech. I know a lot of it will be unanswered rhetoric, but there were some encouraging elements to it...
ReplyDeleteI didn't watch it.
ReplyDeleteHey my friend. I don't know what the hell is happening with websites like http://www.commondreams.org http://www.thenation.com http://www.dissidentvoice.org http://www.opednews.com http://www.huffingtonpost.com ?? I thought that these sites and many other so called "Socialists" websites were socialists.
ReplyDeleteBut so much for their socialism, when true socialism means freedom and not banning and controlling your thoughts for exercising your constitutional freedom of speech. Those so called socialist sites are not socialists at all, but they have been shifting to the right.
For instance Oped News now is bringing a team of anti-chavez, zionist, right wing Clintonistas writters as part of their writting team.
The only news site i visit is http://www.whatreallyhappened.com http://www.informationclearinghouse.info http://www.socialistworker.org http://www.rwor.org and some other real leftist, revolutionary sites who are in favor of the oppressed and real poor people, the real homeless and real poor of USA and the world.
Hey M/S:
ReplyDeleteThe Nation (at least the pulp periodical) has never claimed to be socialist, per se, as far as I can remember (and I've been reading it since college, which was like early 1990s era - I'm an old geezer).
The Nation is a liberal, noncom-left publication which has some very good articles, but does not buck the system in any fundamental way. I like it, but it's a guilty pleasure and I don't delude myself about it.