Posted on 12/05/2001 12:08:25 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
That is both the ethical core and psychological heart of what it means to be a part of the left. That is where the gratification comes from. To see yourself as a social redeemer. To feel anointed. In other words: To be progressive is itself the most satisfying narcissism.
That is why it is of little concern to them that their socialist schemes have run aground, burying millions of human beings in their wake. That is why they don't care that their panaceas have caused more human suffering than all the injustices they have ever challenged. That is why they never learn from their "mistakes." That is why the continuance of Them is more important than any truth.
If you were active in the so-called "peace" movement or in the radical wing of the civil rights causes, why would you tell the truth? Why would you tell people that no, you weren't really a "peace activist," except in the sense that you were against America's war. Why would you draw attention to the fact that while you called yourselves "peace activists," you didn't oppose the Communists' war, and were gratified when America's enemies won?
What you were really against was not war at all, but American "imperialism" and American capitalism. What you truly hated was America's democracy, which you knew to be a "sham" because it was controlled by money in the end. That's why you wanted to "Bring the Troops Home," as your slogan said. Because if America's troops came home, America would lose and the Communists would win. And the progressive future would be one step closer. [End Excerpt]
President Robert Mugabe, facing the toughest electoral challenge in his 22 years of power, is looking to his neighbors for support in the row with the EU and travels to Mozambique on Sunday for talks on the March 9-10 election.
Foreign ministers of the EU, which has threatened to impose sanctions on Mugabe if its monitoring mission is hampered, will discuss Zimbabwe when they meet in Brussels on Monday.
Despite the warnings, Zimbabwe expelled Swedish diplomat Pierre Schori late on Saturday after he started his political work after entering the country on a tourist visa. [End Excerpt]<
I just got my copy of "Vita's Other World."
I scanned it yesterday afternoon and can see it will be a pleasure to read.
Thank you so very much for your recommendation. It's my kind of book.
I plan to work (play) in the garden today, if the sun would just hurry and come up!
This is mostly about morals and common sense with drug use.
Morally we know use of illegal drugs are evil and sinful. Common sense tells you to stay away from dangerous substances.
If you lack conventional morals or common sense, it is not my fault.
If you despise the electorate, that isn't their fault at all.
As long as you don't become the next UNIBOMBER during your disgust the people, knock yourself out!
Check out Zimbabwe, people. A few more leftward moves by our current "conservative" administration, and we could be facing what the white Rhodesians are facing now, except we won't have a US to flee to.
Mugabe's terror mobs turn on rural voters--[Excerpt] During any normal election campaign, a constituency MP like Mr Sibanda would be free to canvass his voters, but not in Zimbabwe. Instead he has had his life threatened by Zanu-PF thugs hell-bent on stealing the election.
Mr Sibanda has been on the run for six weeks since a mob came calling for him at his homestead in Tsholotsho. He moves from safe house to safe house in the townships on the western edge of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's second city.
"All he was trying to do was his job," Mr Sibanda said of Mr Sibindi. "If sanity prevailed, no elections would be run under conditions like this."
At his side was a cousin, Alec Tshuma. He has been wearing the same clothes for three weeks since a mob seized him at his home and drove him out into the bush for "re-education". He escaped by asking to stop for a pee and fleeing.[End Excerpt]
It would appear that we have similar reading and gardening tastes. hehehehehe
I know, and no one, that I can see, is doing anything to stop it.
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