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The least significant digit of democracy
Come November 8th, if all you’ve done is vote, you’ve done the least significant thing in democracy. It turns out that democracy is a contact sport. Voting for someone to represent you, especially in the American system of voting, constitutes … Continue reading
Posted in Nations, Political Freedoms, Politics, Quid Facis, United States, World Watch
Tagged Democracy, Participation, significance, Voting
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For the love of god and country
I once opined that no one can face a fiercer opponent than someone fighting for what they hold most dear. We Americans, and really most Westerners, have a very romantic view of that idea. When we hear it, we see … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, al Qaeda, Entities, Foreign Policy, fundamentalist Islam, Government, Groups, Hamas, Hezbollah, History, Iran, Iraq, Islam, Israel, Nations, Syria, Taliban, Turkey, War on Terror, World Watch
Tagged Ideals, ideas, Reality, romance, War
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When you look at your country, who do you see?
To me, last night’s State of the Union Address represented the same kind of drivel that I’ve come to expect from all of our politicians for years. Obama went right to the boasting and political pandering that has defined national … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Government, History, Nations, News, Philosophy, Politics, Society, United States, World Watch
Tagged actions, destiny, Government, Obama, Philosophy, Politics, State of the Union, words
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Stop SOPA/PIPA
Tomorrow, Worldview and the rest of my active websites will be blacked out from 8 a.m to 8 p.m. in protest against the Stop Online Piracy Act/Protect Intellectual Property Act wending their way through Congress right now. These are bad bills … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Government, Media, Nations, News, Political Freedoms, Politics, Quid Facis, Security, Society, United States, Voting, Weblogs, World Watch, Writing
Tagged Action, laws, Participation, PIPA, protest, SOPA, Voting
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Occupy Yourself, or a better way for the Occupy Wall Street protesters to succeed
One of the ironies of the Occupy Wall Street protests is how many of the protesters refuse to acknowledge the contradiction of their outrage against the rich and corporations even as they demand taxes, jobs, and benefits from the rich … Continue reading
Posted in Local, Nations, News, Philosophy, Politics, Society, United States, World Watch
Tagged actions, failures, ideas, Occupy Wall Street
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