tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001434439078518468.post4985036624587082677..comments2024-01-08T13:43:58.220-05:00Comments on Brillig: lost libertyThe Brillig Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07886394602447693115noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001434439078518468.post-10789890032832146752010-09-20T17:26:04.596-04:002010-09-20T17:26:04.596-04:00Yes, people would vote for it. People will happily...Yes, people would vote for it. People will happily vote for any restriction to their freedom, and even more quickly to restrict other people's freedoms. Proposition H8 in California proved that resoundingly.Ron Robertsonhttp://www.ronrobertson.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001434439078518468.post-69701787494673192922010-09-05T14:52:15.990-04:002010-09-05T14:52:15.990-04:00re: vote.
So the polls say. And while I would lik...re: vote.<br /><br />So the polls say. And while I would like to believe the polls are wrong and that if it came to an actual vote wiser heads would prevail...I know it could go either way.<br /><br />The point is--it could go either way. Without a vote it is simply propaganda that has been sold without understanding the price.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11234907275906877802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001434439078518468.post-6784338075764254212010-09-04T18:25:44.579-04:002010-09-04T18:25:44.579-04:00but if it happened with a vote people would vote f...but if it happened with a vote people would vote for itThe Brillig Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07886394602447693115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001434439078518468.post-75666507940102122722010-09-04T14:34:24.931-04:002010-09-04T14:34:24.931-04:00And it somehow happens without a vote, without a d...And it somehow happens without a vote, without a discussion. Just one day, there they are asking for papers.<br /><br />Or in the sad case of certain western states claiming they'll only ask those of a certain skin color, they pass an ugly law. <br /><br />Fear, lack of jobs, insecurity--hatred--all used to push a dangerous agenda.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11234907275906877802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001434439078518468.post-31347643555947990762010-09-03T18:15:06.305-04:002010-09-03T18:15:06.305-04:00Beautifully said.
I never even knew about that ...Beautifully said. <br /><br />I never even knew about that fact concerning Soviet Russia, and it’s very saddening to see that we are that close to them now. <br /><br />“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.” Benjamin FranklinJeremyhttp://jeremyott.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001434439078518468.post-75796990971839320312010-09-03T01:06:35.358-04:002010-09-03T01:06:35.358-04:00You don't often post political statements, but...You don't often post political statements, but I really liked this one, and thought it enormously germane. So, thank you.Michelle Sagarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06306249225339998780noreply@blogger.com