tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8110385151995813077.post3576738570248066457..comments2023-04-12T04:13:22.313-04:00Comments on Thoughts: Quick WeekRobert Girandolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10123970985462206242noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8110385151995813077.post-28598699103331944692009-02-09T20:02:00.000-05:002009-02-09T20:02:00.000-05:00i too am not a communist. for that fact nor am i ...i too am not a communist. for that fact nor am i a marxist, nor a trotskyist. i am not an anarcho-capitalist, nor a radical anything. i empathize with and experience more than fleeting moments of idealism, hegelianism, humeism, empiricism, kantianism, humanism, feminism, environmentalism, deleuzian capitalism and libertarianism* as well as a whole other slew of isms and ists that can be found filling out life’s $14.99 drugstore philosophical box of chocolates. <BR/><BR/>rg, i do not believe that the contorted marxist-leninist, intrinsically fascist system of government that ruled the soviet union was in any way the embodiment of communism as marx ascribed. nor do i believe that das kapital presents any more threatening a stance in the collective body of human literature than the latest danielle steele novel or senecan stoic dialogue. the mistake, perhaps, of the bookstore was not to embrace the philosophical alphabet and place lebowski**, leibniz, locke and luther beforehand and mersenne and montague in suit.<BR/><BR/>any prescribed extreme or single outlook philosophy is dangerous as it at best leads to tunnel vision, and at worst to fanaticism. in addendum to the words of Commish374 “the middle moves”, the middle also thinks and dialogues. we are not mature enough to skip to the end of that discussion.<BR/><BR/><B><BR/>as an aside, didn’t we just retire the largest government ever?<BR/></B><BR/>great thoughts as always rg,<BR><BR/>~verveonica<BR/><BR/><I>*for as much as robert heinlein has heavily influenced the very weft and weave of my being, i have shown a surprising amount of restraint in this regard. <BR/>**the dude abides.</I>Vervehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06470593646964638503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8110385151995813077.post-72235290539158598002009-02-09T18:21:00.000-05:002009-02-09T18:21:00.000-05:00Dear Commish (aptly named :) I do love and appreci...Dear Commish (aptly named :) I do love and appreciate this response - it furthers my point regarding 'Corralled' - a false 'left' or 'right' as if the current 'two' parties represent extremes and us silly folk raise our hands as to whether we want the country to 'nudge left' or 'nudge right'. This is about government expansion vs. limited government and you know better than most - this global financial market collapse was precipitated by the Federal Reserve and government pressure to lend. This is the end result of government run amuck, and the solution?? More amuckness!! This kind of 'lending a helping hand' of the government reminds me of typical big government 'help' - hand a person a crutch now that they've broken their legs. Oh, and make sure somebody else makes the crutch. Just a few more points - the greatest man-made environmental messes were the result of government created monopolies, you can't 'strip' wealth from a poor person, and the only gluttonous rich I know are jet setting around the world on taxpayer money - we're smarter than this -Robert Girandolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10123970985462206242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8110385151995813077.post-53309172871107261532009-02-09T07:11:00.000-05:002009-02-09T07:11:00.000-05:00Let me start by qualifying this comment by saying ...Let me start by qualifying this comment by saying that I am NOT a communist. I merely am playing one for the sake of sport on your Blog.<BR/><BR/>However, a similar argument can be made if you "skip to the end" of capitalism. Global financial market collapse, fueled by greed and unchecked power, have buried us. It will take decades to dig out.<BR/><BR/>Capitalism is short-sighted -- seen in its disregard for the environment. Capitalism sees only silhouettes -- seen in its inability to distinguish real structure from a house of cards. Capitalism is ruthless -- seen as it strips wealth from the poor in order to feed the gluttonous rich.<BR/><BR/>Like everything else, danger is in the extremes. Complete Marxist socialism can be just as wrong and dangerous as total free capitalism. Clearly, the solution is in the middle. But the middle moves! At this time, in this economy, we could probably use a gentle nudge to the left. Wouldn't you say?Commish374https://www.blogger.com/profile/10279625097906748812noreply@blogger.com