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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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Science and Technology: Some thoughts on the ado about crowdfunding fails
Or, caveat emptor always applies. If you’re at all like me and follow the crowdfunding world with a sense of excited curiosity, then you can’t help but to have noticed the crop of “how not to get scammed” articles littering the tech writing world in the wake of the FTC ruling over a known Kickstarter […] Continue reading
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Tagged crowdfunding, Democracy, ideas, money, naivety, risks, technology
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Declaration versus Constitution
Ok, people, in case you missed this at some point, the Declaration of Independence is the document our nation was founded upon because if formally severed the governance ties of all 13 colonies from British rule. The Revolutionary War established … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Philosophy, Politics, Society
Tagged Constitution, declaration of independence, Democracy, freedom, libertarianism, liberty, missing the point, Rights
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Failure of intellect
Whether opponents of the health care law like it or not, your point of view is being defined in the minds of its supporters by the morons making threats against members of Congress who voted for the bill. Many of … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Nations, News, Philosophy, Politics, Society, United States, World Watch
Tagged arguments, Conservatives, Democracy, issues, liberty, Reading, Threats
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It starts now
The only way that those of us who believe in Constitutional, limited government are ever going to make what we believe a reality is if we stop making excuses, stop expecting other people to make democracy work, and stop thinking … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Nations, Philosophy, Politics, Society, United States, World Watch
Tagged Citizens, Constitution, Democracy, Government, Independence, Participation, People, Thinking, Voting
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