A different viewpoint is needed. I am going to ask my pal Jimmy Vallance to add his voice to this blog. Jimmy is a stalwart soldier in the war of progressive thinking and will add a POV (point of view) that will prove to be both refreshing and informative.
Jim lives across the road from Lyndy and I in Cokato, just south west of Fernie on the Trans-Canada Trail. We share a coffee or a beer every weekend and hash out all the local, provincial and federal issues that rise during a typical week. Conversation at times can be heated. We hit a low several years ago when we had to stop talking and just play dominoes with each other to remain friends.
I am sending him this invitation to add his voice to this blog.
Slange,
J
Just the Facts is a discussion of current world events from the point of view of someone who lives on the fringe of polite society, just plain old oil field trash.
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Friday, March 29, 2013
Hi:
Re: Democracy in America
Here is a post of an emali forwarded to me by good friend Ed, have a read....
Undebateable – some might think this is good, some might not.
I know what I think...
ENV
Interesting observation.
In 1887 Alexander Tyler, a Scottish history professor at the University of Edinburgh, had this to say about the fall of the Athenian Republic some 2,000 years prior: "A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government. A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally collapse over loose fiscal policy, (which is) always followed by a dictatorship."
"The average age of the world's greatest civilizations from the beginning of history, has been about 200 years. During those 200 years, these nations always progressed through the following sequence:
From bondage to spiritual faith;
From spiritual faith to great courage;
From courage to liberty;
From liberty to abundance;
From abundance to complacency;
From complacency to apathy;
From apathy to dependence;
From dependence back into bondage."
The Obituary follows:
Born 1776, Died 2012
It doesn't hurt to read this several times.
Professor Joseph Olson of Hamline University School of Law in
St. Paul, Minnesota, points out some interesting facts concerning the last Presidential election:
Number of States won by: Obama: 19 Romney: 29
Square miles of land won by: Obama: 580,000 Romney: 2,427,000
Population of counties won by: Obama: 127 million Romney: 143 million
Murder rate per 100,000 residents in counties won by: Obama: 13.2 Romney: 2.1
Professor Olson adds: "In aggregate, the map of the territory Romney won was mostly the land owned by the taxpaying citizens of the country.
Obama territory mostly encompassed those citizens living in low income tenements and living off various forms of government welfare..."
Olson believes the United States is now somewhere between the
"complacency and apathy" phase of Professor Tyler's definition of democracy, with some forty percent of the nation's population already having reached the "governmental dependency" phase.
Apathy is the greatest danger to our freedom..
Re: Democracy in America
Here is a post of an emali forwarded to me by good friend Ed, have a read....
Undebateable – some might think this is good, some might not.
I know what I think...
ENV
Interesting observation.
In 1887 Alexander Tyler, a Scottish history professor at the University of Edinburgh, had this to say about the fall of the Athenian Republic some 2,000 years prior: "A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government. A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally collapse over loose fiscal policy, (which is) always followed by a dictatorship."
"The average age of the world's greatest civilizations from the beginning of history, has been about 200 years. During those 200 years, these nations always progressed through the following sequence:
From bondage to spiritual faith;
From spiritual faith to great courage;
From courage to liberty;
From liberty to abundance;
From abundance to complacency;
From complacency to apathy;
From apathy to dependence;
From dependence back into bondage."
The Obituary follows:
Born 1776, Died 2012
It doesn't hurt to read this several times.
Professor Joseph Olson of Hamline University School of Law in
St. Paul, Minnesota, points out some interesting facts concerning the last Presidential election:
Number of States won by: Obama: 19 Romney: 29
Square miles of land won by: Obama: 580,000 Romney: 2,427,000
Population of counties won by: Obama: 127 million Romney: 143 million
Murder rate per 100,000 residents in counties won by: Obama: 13.2 Romney: 2.1
Professor Olson adds: "In aggregate, the map of the territory Romney won was mostly the land owned by the taxpaying citizens of the country.
Obama territory mostly encompassed those citizens living in low income tenements and living off various forms of government welfare..."
Olson believes the United States is now somewhere between the
"complacency and apathy" phase of Professor Tyler's definition of democracy, with some forty percent of the nation's population already having reached the "governmental dependency" phase.
Apathy is the greatest danger to our freedom..
Saturday, February 02, 2013
Good Morning:
Cats and dogs have shared my life and I Have enjoyed both though I have to admit I love my Labs the most, Flynn is the love ove my life. I also remember our cat Kit (Brusnwick Sardine) who was a marvelous beast even though he attacked Lynda twice. Reading today I found an article that I have to share with you about the intelligence of dogs
Have a look:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324610504578273952723296148.html?mod=WSJ_myyahoo_module
There is something about our relationship with dogs that trancended any other animal and this article summarizes what that is the symbiosis between mankind and the dog.
Cheers,
J
Cats and dogs have shared my life and I Have enjoyed both though I have to admit I love my Labs the most, Flynn is the love ove my life. I also remember our cat Kit (Brusnwick Sardine) who was a marvelous beast even though he attacked Lynda twice. Reading today I found an article that I have to share with you about the intelligence of dogs
Have a look:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324610504578273952723296148.html?mod=WSJ_myyahoo_module
There is something about our relationship with dogs that trancended any other animal and this article summarizes what that is the symbiosis between mankind and the dog.
Cheers,
J
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Obama's Greatest Achievement Might Be Destroying the Media
The Decline and Irrelevance of MSM
Obama's Greatest Achievement Might Be Destroying the Media:
'via Blog this'
Good Morning:
Here is a article from Brietbart that looks at the problem of the financial collapse of MSM and the co-relation of a sycophantic press and broadcasting industry that nolonger does their classic jobs of reporting and commenting on the news but are more involved in spreading their own ideological point of view. This lack of critical reporting and analysis does leave them irrelevant to the mean stream readers who once were their customers.
Regards,
J
Obama's Greatest Achievement Might Be Destroying the Media:
'via Blog this'
Good Morning:
Here is a article from Brietbart that looks at the problem of the financial collapse of MSM and the co-relation of a sycophantic press and broadcasting industry that nolonger does their classic jobs of reporting and commenting on the news but are more involved in spreading their own ideological point of view. This lack of critical reporting and analysis does leave them irrelevant to the mean stream readers who once were their customers.
Regards,
J
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Why I Brought Piers Morgan That 'Little Book'
For the since the end of the Super Storm and after the Sandy Hook tragedy we have had to watch CNN act as the point-man on the leftest movement to end the 2nd Amendment of United States Constitution. Piers Morgan is the lead on this issue and as a Brit can act the part of a stranger looking in to political and cultural tradition of the United States. Have a read of the seminal interview Piers undertook.
hmmmm.
Why I Brought Piers Morgan That 'Little Book':
'via Blog this'
hmmmm.
Why I Brought Piers Morgan That 'Little Book':
'via Blog this'
Sunday, January 06, 2013
Frozen China!
Just found this interesting post on Small Dead Animals:
Have a look: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/05/china-weather-idUSL4N0AA0D820130105
'via Blog this'
Have a look: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/05/china-weather-idUSL4N0AA0D820130105
'via Blog this'
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Agenda 21 -- More discussion
Back again Looking at Agenda 21 again tonight we can see the following points of concern
Clause 1.3 refers the fact that the UN feels that it is addressing "pressing problems" and they feel they are preparing the world for the "challenges" of the next century and that it "Reflects a global consensus and political commitment". The problem with this is that we are talking about an organization that is hard pressed to point to any significant accomplishments and the overplay of the consensus, probably 98 percent of the world's population has no a clue about what the UN is up to and is much more concerned with it's daily problems not what the UN thinks will happen in the furture.
Clause 1.3 refers the fact that the UN feels that it is addressing "pressing problems" and they feel they are preparing the world for the "challenges" of the next century and that it "Reflects a global consensus and political commitment". The problem with this is that we are talking about an organization that is hard pressed to point to any significant accomplishments and the overplay of the consensus, probably 98 percent of the world's population has no a clue about what the UN is up to and is much more concerned with it's daily problems not what the UN thinks will happen in the furture.
Clause 1.4 sets out the the First World is going to pay for the emerging nations problems and also that they are also going to be funding the organisations that are going to assist in carrying this out. have you ever wondered why NGOs emerged and how they function without having to raise their own funds, they are going to be sponsored by taxpayers through their respective governments contributions
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