Are cycles of violence a neccessary evil and ingredient of
A democracy/republic, in order for the true meaning of "for the people, of the people and by the people" to be the fundemental law of the land?In other words, can govt. go unchecked by the masses and...
View ArticleRe: Are cycles of violence a neccessary evil and ingredient of
I think that in smaller, lessor developed countries, those lacking the technology of a so-called superpower, revolution still occurs on a daily basis. Haiti is the most recent example. In a country...
View ArticleRe: Are cycles of violence a neccessary evil and ingredient of
I believe that the US is on its way to decline, that is, unless we change--we are far too arrogant.
View ArticleRe: Are cycles of violence a neccessary evil and ingredient of
I think that the violence is necessary. We all seem to agree that the U.S. is on the decline. It also grows more corrupt by the day. When it gets bad enough, there will be a popular revolution, if we...
View ArticleRe: Are cycles of violence a neccessary evil and ingredient of
Quote:I think that the violence is necessary. We all seem to agree that the U.S. is on the decline. It also grows more corrupt by the day. When it gets bad enough, there will be a popular revolution,...
View ArticleRe: Are cycles of violence a neccessary evil and ingredient of
I remember the article KY, about California's revolution. :P
View ArticleRe: Are cycles of violence a neccessary evil and ingredient of
i'd love to hear more about that article.I think the key point, or one of them, is what will become the crucible? I now tend to agree that it will have to start with widespread poverty, as well as a...
View ArticleRe: Are cycles of violence a neccessary evil and ingredient of
Quote:It's probably logical to say that if a handful try to do something, they will be crushed and only serve to alert the govt. and military.Logical indeed. There are plenty of groups out there,...
View ArticleRe: Are cycles of violence a neccessary evil and ingredient of
Does it actually say we have the right to overthrow the govt in the constitution?Balance that against the control the govt has over the military and the right to defend against any threat to it....
View ArticleRe: Are cycles of violence a neccessary evil and ingredient of
Quote:Does it actually say we have the right to overthrow the govt in the constitution?Not overtly. Our forefathers created the Second Amendment to insure that the citizenry was afforded the right to...
View ArticleRe: Are cycles of violence a neccessary evil and ingredient of
Jefferson was a big proponent of revolution, but revolutions vary in variety and quality, and their respective results are not always conducive to the people (French reovlution, practically every...
View ArticleRe: Are cycles of violence a neccessary evil and ingredient of
When discussing American ideals, I usually defer to the founding fathers, a group of idealists who beat back a failing British Empire in a war for our independance:"The tree of liberty must be...
View ArticleRe: Are cycles of violence a neccessary evil and ingredient of
Everyone one of those quotes seems wise. It's incredible how that knowledge applies to today as much as it did back then.Quote:a group of idealists who beat back a failing British Empire in a war for...
View Article
