tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069432629974606542.post3159467570322589475..comments2023-04-29T04:48:18.973-07:00Comments on Theodosia and the Pirates: Misremembering Robin HoodAya Katzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12339668413030878426noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069432629974606542.post-3154273487902406372014-12-22T09:12:30.487-08:002014-12-22T09:12:30.487-08:00I don't have the answer, either. I doubt that ...I don't have the answer, either. I doubt that it is term limits. That has not worked to make the presidency any better, because the two major parties just take turns filling the office. It really needs to come from the people themselves, and it requires almost a philosophical transformation in the general outlook. Aya Katzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12339668413030878426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069432629974606542.post-50524726728796411202014-12-22T08:46:42.088-08:002014-12-22T08:46:42.088-08:00Yes, you're right about Ron Paul and not *all*...Yes, you're right about Ron Paul and not *all* of them are that way. I should have said "a lot" of them. I think Ron Paul is a minority of one, though. Ok, there may be one or two more. ;-) I'm just feeling very pessimistic towards politicians these days.<br />Oh, I feel we have a stake in it, but what to do about it? We are overwhelmingly outnumbered. And barring changing the electorate, the only other option is to change the rules for politicians (ie, term limits, they have to live by the laws (Obamacare) that they enact, etc.). But how to do that....I don't know.<br />Nikkis Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04900207220789667368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069432629974606542.post-26144927354113691242014-12-21T07:02:55.650-08:002014-12-21T07:02:55.650-08:00The very fact that Ron Paul _was_ a politician and...The very fact that Ron Paul _was_ a politician and ran for office and was elected many times -- although not as president -- shows that not all politicians are corrupt or narcissistic. <br /><br />In order to elect more politicians like Ron Paul, we also need an incorruptible electorate. Too many of the current eligible voters are on the gravy train, and they feel they have something to lose if we eliminated it.<br /><br />I don't have the answer about how to roll back the clock and go back to a time when more had to gain from free enterprise and free trade than stood to lose from it, but I think we should work toward the goal of finding that answer, for the sake of our children and grandchildren, if not ourselves. <br /><br />Too many people are expecting a collapse, but are hoping it will not be during their own lifetime. Not enough people feel they have a stake in what happens beyond their own lives.Aya Katzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12339668413030878426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069432629974606542.post-34032314052865663102014-12-21T06:28:26.151-08:002014-12-21T06:28:26.151-08:00I agree that they're all in cohoots together. ...I agree that they're all in cohoots together. I know that politicians are a 'necessary evil', ..I guess...but I believe to be a politician, you have to have some type of psychosis - such as narcissism or something. I think anyone that gets into the game believes that only *he* or *she* can save us. <br />I'm convinced it's all about power & money for them and since there are only 2 sources of money for them - us and the corporations / lobbyists, then yes, I think they will always be looking for more ways to rob us, but still point fingers at the other guys.<br />I believe that's why they so vehemently shunned Ron Paul. Who wants a guy out there telling the truth about politicians? Bob and I have talked about this ad nauseum and usually end the conversation with, "this is how all empires have fallen". It's amazing they haven't learned from history yet.Nikkis Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04900207220789667368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069432629974606542.post-9871614781417594842014-12-20T15:30:26.432-08:002014-12-20T15:30:26.432-08:00That's all true, Kathy. We can't eat the r...That's all true, Kathy. We can't eat the rich, nor can we make any headway by looting each other. <br /><br /> But I can't help but wonder whether the "moderates" in power, of either party, aren't really in cohoots together, looting everybody while pretending to be our defenders, rather like Commodore Daniel Patterson, pointing at Laffite as the villain, while pocketing the loot for himself.. <br /><br />While most people are taking sides right or left. it's those in power that pick everybody's pocket. And until we find a way to open ordinary people's eyes to the fallacies in the propaganda they are being fed, it's never going to get any better.Aya Katzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12339668413030878426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069432629974606542.post-61194082978717620382014-12-20T13:13:37.388-08:002014-12-20T13:13:37.388-08:00Back to the original article that Aya posted: I ag...Back to the original article that Aya posted: I agree with the analogy - "Eating the Rich" is cannibalism by taxing them to give it to the poor. It's in full display every time you walk out in public - take a look at the lady at the checkout buying groceries with her food stamps (provided through the govt. from the taxes confiscated from Apple), all the while texting on her $749 iPhone - that the woman gave Apple for her phone. That picture boggles the mind. The rich do depend on those below them buying their goods & services. It's analogous to a snake eating it's own tail or killing the golden goose. Even if we confiscated all the wealth from all the wealthy people (which according to Obama are the ones making above $250K), we wouldn't be able to help the poor for 1 whole year. Then what? What happens if we confiscate all the wealth from all the producers in our society? It's not going to make the poor any richer, but it will most certainly make the rest of us much poorer that depend on them for our jobs.<br />Most in the govt. know this (even Obama)- that's why they don't go after the rich even more than they currently do, despite the pleas of "fairness" from Michael Moore & his masses. They know the vast majority of their revenue comes from the middle class (those they purport to "help" every election cycle-what a joke). On the surface, they create things like Obamacare under the guise of redistribution, but in reality, because the middle incomers far outnumber the rich, it ends up hitting our wallets and taxing us even more. Go figure.<br />Meanwhile, the far left becomes apoplectic because the billions that belong to the 'evil rich' haven't been confiscated yet and turned over to the 'poor'. And 'round and 'round we go.Nikkis Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04900207220789667368noreply@blogger.com