no. he was important to me. I did not get to choose. ask Scott

"I'd do it to your face. And remain civilized!"
Thank you. It would truly be boring and counter-productive to live in a group-think bubble. :)

I've openly disagreed with you before.
I'd do it to your face. And remain civilized!
I'd even argue with you over beers but not at the White House.
That's the home off a guy I really can't stand.
Some have been nasty to me here too.

"CircuitGuy being allowed to stick around."
You keep mentioning my screen-name. I remember Robbie. He was nasty to me. He lives near me but would not come by and talk like that to my face. He clearly disagreed with me on most things, but I'm not sure if he was nasty for that reason or just because he liked to be nasty. I think some people just like to be nasty, and policy and philosophy discussions are their vehicles to do that.

He told me he was leaving because CircuitGuy was allowed to stick around.
I didn't know the rest of the story.
Someone tell me who says that~
"Now you know the rest of the story."
Old Dino don't know everything.
I recently bought two books to go figure what pragmatism was all about.

I'd be happy to; but since I'm not a producer it appears that I can't send messages, only receive them. If you PM me I'll be able to. :)

Thanks, K. It's remarkable, actually, for a 6-year-old to stick with a puzzle for 10 minutes, or even longer. My puzzles have that effect of building persistence and holding interest. Check the booklet for further challenges.

Oh, I've been commenting occasionally, with longish rants. Others may come and go. I'm always here. With being on the road a lot, I often come in at the end. Does your forum allow accessing just one writer's input? Then you could find any of mine you may have missed.

See you in Las Vegas.

hey lady. haven't heard from you lately. missing your comments. shared my puzzle with a six yr old yesterday. he nailed the thing in like maybe 10 minutes. he loved the colors.

yes we did. both Dale and Aristo are winning in the philosophical debates. I should just call it a day, as I am up at 3

hey allosaur, he was banned because he basically wigged out on Scott. I miss him too. enjoyed his offerings. he and db clashed HUGE though. that, however, was not his issue with scott. scott loves all of us. it's only when we go batshit. and even then, you likely get a phone call first. be well :)

hey Sarah. PM me your email address. got some people you'll like to meet. again.

Still here. Lurking, but still here. :)
Enjoyed the article k!

Where did you come up with that? Do we need a little 'whine' with our cheese today? LOL

I would stomp a mudhole in anyone that tried to call you stupid. ;)) But a little of the SNAP, SNAP used to provide fun and old man giggles to my days.

oh. OH. I am sorta stupid in here now?? lol

Well, you still show up once in a while. And your postings are still drawing large #'s of replies and are still interesting me--but yeah, I miss the old k. ;)

Good article. And history shows the error in trying to combat ideas with bombs. All that does is build their organism's immune system for stronger resistance. We should leave them alone to harvest their own consequences while setting them a good example of peaceful trade as the best road to happiness and prosperity. They'll come around sooner.

I don't consider weapons and articles of war as suitable goods for trade. Beyond for our own self-defense, I'd like to see our arms manufacturers retool for civilian production. Swords into plowshares.

No one marks khalling down. +1

I remember how shocked I was that Russia collapsed so quickly, and how it really was hollow. I had expected that at least they believed the commune thing- only to find out it was oligarchy and rule by the powerful. Very disappointing that all those years we were fighting a system which was internally hollow.

I completely agree that Islamism and communism are not related except for that they're both wrong, don't work, and will fail on their own.

Well said.

Really, communism isn't really distribution of wealth. It's elitism and oligarchy. The Soviet Union at its height was all about elitism with the Politburo and the KGB/GRU enforcers. Communist nations love to see other nations collapse - especially when those nations are resource rich - because it gives them a chance to step in under the guise of friendship and offer help - in exchange for rights to those resources.

Actually, it would have been disastrous for the US in the civil war. England was supporting the South because they saw an opportunity in a Southern victory to conquer American during its division. That was one of the reasons the North engaged France - to keep the British honest.

And with all due respect, the problem with Islam won't be solved by capitalism either. They've had oil for sixty years now and it hasn't changed them. They have a dangerous mindset which not only condones but encourages enforcement of their ideas even by non-recognized entities, i.e. terrorists like the Orlando guy. Islam isn't a communist mindset - it is it's own category altogether. Remember, Afghanistan once belonged to Russia...

I miss fellow believer Robbie, but he got mad over CircuitGuy being allowed to stick around.
He told me so himself.
Me? I value different opinions.
It's called freedom of speech.

With the example of Viet Nam and all the myriad examples of socialistic failure, you'd think that would be a wake-up call to lefties. But, no soap. They remain asleep or with their heads in the clouds (or in the sand).
So, will you miss me when I'm gone?
"I hear de angels voices callin'..." an excerpt from the now politically incorrect song "Old Black Joe."
The best way to remember those gone is to keep Objectivism going. It is one of the few hopes, perhaps even the only one, that will maintain civilization.

Hello khalling,
Good article. It is always reassuring to read something optimistic. Of course the market and human nature eventually win out. It is only a question of how long and why we must suffer as history repeats, since so many are ignorant and insist on repeating it.
Western society is still under too much influence from the likes of Plato and Kant.

I care. I am still observing and commenting occasionally, but I admit I have not been producing as I once did. I do miss many of our old friends.
Regards,
O.A.

As British historian Paul Johnson has concluded, man's attempts to "speed up history" have imparted a devastating cost.