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What First Turned You Against the State?

That is a powerful story, many of us here fear the conditions you describe. The fact is that it could happen here and that scares me, because I know how i will react, I will fight and most likely loo…

Tagged: Politics, Coercion, Aggression, Obama, Anarchy

Replied Sep. 17, 2009

What First Turned You Against the State?

After 8 years of the Dems then 8 years of the Republicans making 16 years of monster government I knew something was very wrong. I then started to think of my personal experiences with the state, alw…

Tagged: Politics, Coercion, Aggression, Obama, Anarchy

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December 19, 2009

Jim 9 Planets commented on Mike's blog post 'Barry Cooper, former Narc does 180'

"Time for Norbert's flying lesson!"

December 19, 2009

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Barry Cooper, former Narc does 180

http://dbunk.squarespace.com/journal/2009/12/18/barry-cooper-former-narc-does-180.html

December 18, 2009

stillbjorn commented on Mike's blog post 'This is John Galt'

"I agree that it was just too long. I think she could have easily made her point in under 500 pages." I disagree. The Godfather wouldn't work in 90 minutes, Lord of the Rings couldn't be cut in half, The Bible would lose a lot of its message withou…

December 13, 2009

Mike commented on Mike's blog post 'This is John Galt'

I agree Ree, I mean how many adjectives can be in one book, does anyone know what decade she was writing about, I am thinking 30's but not sure if the book says. I wonder if FDR motivated her to write it, the "new deal". When I was in college I wrot…

December 13, 2009

Mike commented on Mike's blog post 'This is John Galt'

That's great Lounge Daddy, did she feel like she had made a mistake supporting Obama?

December 13, 2009

Ree Todd commented on Mike's blog post 'This is John Galt'

I read Atlas Shrugged over the summer. It literally took me all summer. I think I started in June and finished at the end of August. I agree that it was just too long. I think she could have easily made her point in under 500 pages.

December 12, 2009

stillbjorn commented on Mike's blog post 'This is John Galt'

Oh, Snap. I don't have that one. I like Hazel, so I'll have to find a nice used copy online somewhere. I need to dive back into that series for another go-round. But I'm knee deep in the Ender's Shadow series at the moment. I guess I better wiki the…

December 12, 2009

Jim 9 Planets commented on Mike's blog post 'This is John Galt'

I like it all, stillbjorn. I guess my very favorite in that time line is "The Rolling Stones" - one of his juveniles set after the prisoners revolt on Luna when Hazel is going out to the asteroids with her children and grandchildren.

December 12, 2009

stillbjorn commented on Mike's blog post 'This is John Galt'

The first time I read it, I suffered through that entire speech. The last two times I've read it I just skipped right over it. Which is your favorite of the Lazarus Long stuff, Jim? I'm partial to "To Sail Beyond The Sunset."

December 12, 2009

Mike commented on Mike's blog post 'This is John Galt'

I am almost done with the book. I need a year break before I read another book that long, but I do think the John Galt speech should be given on the floor of congress.

December 12, 2009

Jim 9 Planets commented on Mike's blog post 'This is John Galt'

Well, yeah, but having the long-winded character Polonius say those words in one of Shakespeare's longer plays is meant to be irony. Or maybe irony's older brother, sardonicism.

December 11, 2009

Xaq Fixx commented on Mike's blog post 'This is John Galt'

I read the book and enjoyed it, but the speech I had to skim over after the first 15 pages or so. in the words of Shakespeare "Brevity is the soul of wit"

December 11, 2009

Jim 9 Planets commented on Mike's blog post 'This is John Galt'

Don't say that! Use of the word "god" in connection with Ayn Rand's works will get you hounded for mysticism by the objectivist league. They can be very mean. Barbara Branden once told me (at a cocktail party in London, Ontario, after she sold hers…

December 11, 2009

Mike commented on Mike's blog post 'This is John Galt'

This is the longest book I have ever read. I like the book, but my god it is too long.

December 11, 2009

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Barry Cooper, former Narc does 180

http://dbunk.squarespace.com/journal/2009/12/18/barry-cooper-former-narc-does-180.html

Posted on December 18, 2009 at 9:56pm — 1 Comment

This is John Galt

"Ladies and gentlemen," said a voice that came from the radio receiver–a man's clear, calm, implacable voice, the kind of voice that had not been heard on the airwaves for years–"Mr. Thompson will not speak to you tonight. His time is up. I have taken it over. You were to hear a report on the world crisis. That is what you are going to hear."
Three gasps of recognition greeted the voice, but nobody had the power to notice them among the sounds of the crowd, which were beyond the stage of cries.… Continue

Posted on December 11, 2009 at 8:42am — 16 Comments

Stop using google and gmail

I was listening to the radio yesterday when a lady who was a privacy advocate was on, she was saying that using google and gmail are bad because the state and google often work together and they frequently monitor your gmail email. I have been using gmail for years, what email service would you recommend?

Posted on November 6, 2009 at 10:34am — 13 Comments