Yes, thank you. My memory does that for me more and more lately. My answer to people that ask me 'Whatta you know' as a greeting is now, 'Less than yesterday and more than tomorrow.' Lol

Zenphamy:
As usual, very well stated.

( Was it "Twentieth Century Motor Co."?)
Just guessing for now

I will not obey. Neither should any of you even if it means you shut down your business or change it in a way that allows you to be as free as possible. I wouldn't break the law but I would start this minute finding ways to be as free as possible. Maybe move to a state where taxes are low, especially property taxes. Colleges and Universities are brainwashing our kids and tuition is too high. Do they really need to go unless they plan to get a degree in something useful. Think outside the box. Stop watching too much news. Challenge people who make ridiculous statements like the one Ms. Cox made. I give no one the right to run my life. Try to influence young adults.

Gives a whole new meaning to the phrase: "Faith and Force: Destroyers of the modern world". !

Personally, I believe that America has been a 'socialist-democracy' since 1913 and with the crash and depression, FDR locked it in 1936 after shutting down the Supreme Court after the 9-0 attempted shutdown of his programs with his threats of stuffing the court. He then went on to become the closest thing to a single man dictator this country's ever had. The reason I use the term is that there was no way to get a 'workers' revolution' in this country, so it was accomplished by manipulation of democracy. A significant majority of the population now actually believes that socialism is needed and votes it, democratically. And even if it's not voted, it still progresses. It's my opinion that we've been in a dictatorship by committee since JFK was assassinated.

The idea that Socialism is a moral ideal is a dangerous approach. It is in fact one of the most immoral concepts ever foisted onto mankind. It may have been sold as moral, but its evil, just as democracy and majority rule are. The concept behind both ideas is equality of existence in partition of wealth and goods, that's economics. AR described both really well in her description of Galt's employer-(damn,brain fart on name of (?) Motor Co).

I also think that concentrating on the concept of Capitalism as the ideal we want will fail us. Our concentration must be on individual freedom and natural rights. From that Laissez Faire Free Market will rise with Capitalism as a major player.

Your critiques of Ana Marie is well said.

OMG! And yet millions of sheep will vote for the fascists, er, democraps...idiots!!

How do you lose a battle of words; a battle of ideas? Easy, just use oxymoron's. "Democracy" is rule by majority vote. And what is right or wrong comes down to a majority vote. As would the answer to 2 plus 2- lets vote on it. While "Socialism" is a 'moral ideal', of how people should live and deal with each other, in a society- it has an answer( no voting needed) - we should be our brother's keeper. Therefore a 'social democracy' is an oxymoron. Moving on, "Capitalism" is the real "moral ideal", of how people should live and deal with each other, in society. But you already know this part, I assume. So, Where is America right now? America is 'becoming' socialized. But it does not stop there and become a status quo. Either America completes the transition and becomes a dictatorship or you TURN AROUND and discover Capitalism. Socialism is a transition point(some control, some freedom, at present). The two possible futures are Dictatorship or Capitalism. This canary, ANA MARIE COX, is just jumping the gun, into the dictatorial future that she envisions for you. As long as you accept the principal that a 'need' is a "right", she knows what everyone's 'needs' are and what everyone needs to do. She knows what is 'right'. And her chirpy, simple song is, "Simon says ...". If she could eat all your brains, she would be just so 'happy', the moral cannibal that she is. As if her 'commandment' and "your free choice" belong in the same moral realm. Her aspiration is to become bigger than God, and issue the ELEVENTH! "Do as I tell you!"

...and a Socialist Democracy inevitably leads to tyranny. It always has been so in the past, so there is no reason to suspect it could be different in the future.

Hahahahaha. +1 for truth.

I love how liberals think that people are too stupid to make decisions regarding their own life yet are somehow smart enough to vote in elections for their leaders/rulers.

Well said! Sadly truth.

Does the New Testament speak to homosexuality? As to the initiation of force, didn't Christ go postal in the Temple where the moneychangers were working?

And reveals herself to be nothing more than a common thug.

10-289 time -- force them to serve the state according
to the state's desires. . the option to go out of business
is NOT available. . you are a utility, knave! . bow and scrape! -- j

Good guess.

Hamsters on wheels with an IV hooked up to drain the lifeblood

Lol

OK, this I recognize as sarcasm! (Or is it?)

Hamsters on wheels.

I posted three times quickly from her wiki page. It was a sarcasm fest, that was only obvious to me, I guess;^)

"without the right of refusal". So very many things have happened without my consent, or even knowledge! My only role is to work and support the very system that I have no say in. Arghhh!

Ah. So much for contextual clues. :)

In order to provide those contextual clues, I've sometimes put [/sarcasm] next to my posts to indicate such.

The government told me I could only make medical devices that were "cleared" by the FDA (which takes thousands of dollars and months and months). My solution to the problem was to sell the company I had started and NOT MAKE ANY MORE INNOVATIVE MEDICAL DEVICES. Now I make off road toys, at least until they regulate those....