Comments for For Freedom's Sake http://www.forfreedomssake.com/blog Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:22:22 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on John Locke’s Influence on The Declaration of Independence by alisha http://www.forfreedomssake.com/blog/2011/08/john-locke%e2%80%99s-influence-on-the-declaration-of-independence/comment-page-1/#comment-336 alisha Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:22:22 +0000 http://www.forfreedomssake.com/blog/?p=1555#comment-336 grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

]]> Comment on The Unity and Beauty of the Declaration and the Constitution, Part 3 by Declaration language | Betterdaysnews http://www.forfreedomssake.com/blog/2011/12/the-unity-and-beauty-of-the-declaration-and-the-constitution-part-3/comment-page-1/#comment-335 Declaration language | Betterdaysnews Thu, 29 Dec 2011 23:29:28 +0000 http://www.forfreedomssake.com/blog/?p=1682#comment-335 [...] The Unity and Beauty of the Declaration and the Constitution, Part 3 [...] [...] The Unity and Beauty of the Declaration and the Constitution, Part 3 [...]

]]> Comment on John Locke’s Influence on The Declaration of Independence by billy http://www.forfreedomssake.com/blog/2011/08/john-locke%e2%80%99s-influence-on-the-declaration-of-independence/comment-page-1/#comment-331 billy Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:14:28 +0000 http://www.forfreedomssake.com/blog/?p=1555#comment-331 this was very helpfull to me for my project on john locke and the doi got a 96% yyyeeeaaa dddoooggg this was very helpfull to me for my project on john locke and the doi got a 96% yyyeeeaaa dddoooggg

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]]> Comment on “Occupy Wall Street Crowd Blind to Benefits of Capitalism” by AndrewRogers http://www.forfreedomssake.com/blog/2011/11/occupy-wall-street-crowd-blind-to-benefits-of-capitalism/comment-page-1/#comment-329 AndrewRogers Fri, 09 Dec 2011 23:48:52 +0000 http://www.forfreedomssake.com/blog/?p=1622#comment-329 The problem with articles like this is that it assumes there's only one extreme or the other. Anything other than 100% unregulated free markets with flat taxes = Soviet Russia. Can you see the flaw in that logic? Sure, there are a few OWS people naive enough to think Capitalism itself is the enemy. But most Occupiers know that the problem isn't capitalism, it's the ABUSE of capitalism. Capitalism isn't inherently evil. And guess what: Neither is Socialism. In fact, they need each other. In a healthy society, Capitalism and Socialism co-exist in a symbiotic relationship. The only question is: What ratio of the two would be optimal? We've always had Socialism of some sort in America. Our roads, bridges, schools, fire departments, public libraries, electric and sewage systems, police departments, military, etc. All socialized. And most would not exist if left to the private sector alone. And if given over to the profit motive, all of these programs would be much more expensive and difficult to use. (we're already starting to see that with private military contracting) And for capitalism to work for everyone, it needs rules and regulations. Otherwise predators take advantage of the system to exploit and victimize everyone else. And that's exactly what caused the 2008 global crisis. And it's exactly why the Occupy Movement exists. The rules and regulations of Capitalism were weakened or relaxed, allowing greedy predators to victimize the rest of us. An analogy: When you play a game of Football, you use rules. And you enforce them. Otherwise it would be chaos. If you removed the rules and/or stopped enforcing them, or only enforced them for poor players and let rich players cheat, who would win? Well, THAT's who is winning in our present broken system. And honest working folks who play by the rules are getting screwed. If you want the 99% to embrace Capitalism again, make it a Capitalism that will work for everyone. Because right now it clearly doesn't. Here's two very good antidotes to the poison of this deceptive anti-OWS article: 1. Consumer advocate Elizabeth Warren succinctly explaining the American social contract: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOyDR2b71ag (it's just over 1 minute long) 2. A Day In The Life of Joe Conservative http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Essay:A_Day_In_The_Life_of_Joe_Conservative The problem with articles like this is that it assumes there’s only one extreme or the other.
Anything other than 100% unregulated free markets with flat taxes = Soviet Russia.
Can you see the flaw in that logic?

Sure, there are a few OWS people naive enough to think Capitalism itself is the enemy. But most Occupiers know that the problem isn’t capitalism, it’s the ABUSE of capitalism.

Capitalism isn’t inherently evil. And guess what: Neither is Socialism. In fact, they need each other. In a healthy society, Capitalism and Socialism co-exist in a symbiotic relationship. The only question is: What ratio of the two would be optimal?

We’ve always had Socialism of some sort in America. Our roads, bridges, schools, fire departments, public libraries, electric and sewage systems, police departments, military, etc. All socialized. And most would not exist if left to the private sector alone. And if given over to the profit motive, all of these programs would be much more expensive and difficult to use. (we’re already starting to see that with private military contracting)

And for capitalism to work for everyone, it needs rules and regulations. Otherwise predators take advantage of the system to exploit and victimize everyone else. And that’s exactly what caused the 2008 global crisis. And it’s exactly why the Occupy Movement exists. The rules and regulations of Capitalism were weakened or relaxed, allowing greedy predators to victimize the rest of us.

An analogy: When you play a game of Football, you use rules. And you enforce them. Otherwise it would be chaos. If you removed the rules and/or stopped enforcing them, or only enforced them for poor players and let rich players cheat, who would win?
Well, THAT’s who is winning in our present broken system. And honest working folks who play by the rules are getting screwed.

If you want the 99% to embrace Capitalism again, make it a Capitalism that will work for everyone. Because right now it clearly doesn’t.

Here’s two very good antidotes to the poison of this deceptive anti-OWS article:

1. Consumer advocate Elizabeth Warren succinctly explaining the American social contract:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOyDR2b71ag (it’s just over 1 minute long)

2. A Day In The Life of Joe Conservative
http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Essay:A_Day_In_The_Life_of_Joe_Conservative

]]> Comment on Freedom – Quote of the Day by Locke Would Argue that “Never Can Consent Abolish Certain Primary Natural Rights” http://www.forfreedomssake.com/blog/2009/02/freedom-quote-of-the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-327 Locke Would Argue that “Never Can Consent Abolish Certain Primary Natural Rights” Wed, 30 Nov 2011 01:59:22 +0000 http://www.forfreedomssake.com/blog/?p=224#comment-327 [...] was first posted on For Freedom’s Sake on February 12, 2009 and deserves attention again. PericlesSince it is indisputable, that our great country was founded [...] [...] was first posted on For Freedom’s Sake on February 12, 2009 and deserves attention again. PericlesSince it is indisputable, that our great country was founded [...]

]]> Comment on “Bind Him Down from Mischief by the Chains of the Constitution” by BSmith http://www.forfreedomssake.com/blog/2009/03/bind-him-down-from-mischief-by-the-chains-of-the-constitution%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-326 BSmith Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:42:04 +0000 http://www.forfreedomssake.com/blog/?p=479#comment-326 Just under half of the people are ready to throw off the yoke of personal responsibility and instead enfold themselves in the soft, warm, protective strait-jacket of government care. It's a curious thing that those who seek the "best and the brightest" to lead them always choose poorly, those best and brightest being full of hubris and gall and belief that not even God can create a better world than them. Just under half of the people are ready to throw off the yoke of personal responsibility and instead enfold themselves in the soft, warm, protective strait-jacket of government care.
It’s a curious thing that those who seek the “best and the brightest” to lead them always choose poorly, those best and brightest being full of hubris and gall and belief that not even God can create a better world than them.

]]> Comment on “Bind Him Down from Mischief by the Chains of the Constitution” by OpinionEditorial — Blog — Mubarak, Kadafi, and Then… http://www.forfreedomssake.com/blog/2009/03/bind-him-down-from-mischief-by-the-chains-of-the-constitution%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-322 OpinionEditorial — Blog — Mubarak, Kadafi, and Then… Mon, 24 Oct 2011 01:29:44 +0000 http://www.forfreedomssake.com/blog/?p=479#comment-322 [...] current whim favors. Instead, they established a republic with a brilliantly written Constitution. Jefferson said it best: In questions of power, let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down [...] [...] current whim favors. Instead, they established a republic with a brilliantly written Constitution. Jefferson said it best: In questions of power, let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down [...]

]]> Comment on “Bind Him Down from Mischief by the Chains of the Constitution” by Mubarak, Kadafi, and Then… :: Stolinsky.com | Conservative political and social commentary http://www.forfreedomssake.com/blog/2009/03/bind-him-down-from-mischief-by-the-chains-of-the-constitution%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-321 Mubarak, Kadafi, and Then… :: Stolinsky.com | Conservative political and social commentary Mon, 24 Oct 2011 01:17:21 +0000 http://www.forfreedomssake.com/blog/?p=479#comment-321 [...] current whim favors. Instead, they established a republic with a brilliantly written Constitution. Jefferson said it [...] [...] current whim favors. Instead, they established a republic with a brilliantly written Constitution. Jefferson said it [...]

]]> Comment on John Locke’s Influence on The Declaration of Independence by Daniel http://www.forfreedomssake.com/blog/2011/08/john-locke%e2%80%99s-influence-on-the-declaration-of-independence/comment-page-1/#comment-318 Daniel Tue, 18 Oct 2011 01:33:04 +0000 http://www.forfreedomssake.com/blog/?p=1555#comment-318 This is a very well written and informative piece that describes in great detail how much our declaration of independence was ripped off of the ideas of John Locke. Great Job! its very helpful This is a very well written and informative piece that describes in great detail how much our declaration of independence was ripped off of the ideas of John Locke. Great Job! its very helpful

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