You're becoming me....but with a less sunny disposition.Yes.....but you will then be doing the same for me BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
And I will be buying and DESTROYING bacon with it BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA
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You're becoming me....but with a less sunny disposition.Yes.....but you will then be doing the same for me BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
And I will be buying and DESTROYING bacon with it BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA
You're becoming me....but with a less sunny disposition.
Well that is definitely a good question And most likely not something I can answer in great details as it simply involve to many elements, but also to many that Im ignorant of.How exactly would you construct this society where everyone is equal ?
Real equality as a goal is impossible. From birth we are not equal. Some have higher, and lower IQś.
Some are driven to achieve, others, not so much. I could go on in this vein for many paragraphs.
So, you want to make an inherently unequal race of people, equal.
I, and the Founders, am concerned about freedom for individuals. Where individual talents and skills are given free reign to achieve what can be achieved.
They might have, but a lot of factors can play in on whether a person succeed in life or not. Some of them might be traumatized do to poor families, abuse, health conditions or other things that might not be their own fault. No one, should enjoy living a place where people are homeless, if there is no need for it. There is more than enough resources available in the world to secure a high standard of living for all people if we wanted to. For instant to take an example of some of my own friends and how they "spend" there money.I once was a volunteer with the Salvation army, and as such, I dealt with distributing food to the homeless vagabonds as they passed through our town.
Each an everyone had the exact opportunity to go to public school as I did, to work, to achieve.
Some due to circumstances totally beyond their control, were forced into homelessness, those society should help if they seek help.
In frank talks with them, I learned that many actually liked the lifestyle. They were free of responsibility, posessions, they didn´t mind what I perceived as total discomfort, they traveled and saw new things every day, as well as met interesting people.
Are they unequal compared to me ? Why ?
The socialist utopia is a chimera.
I have had the opportunity over the years to speak with people from socialist country´s, to a person, they hated it. They worked hard, but the fruit of their labor was difficult to find. One fellow wanted to own a car ( he had two after coming to America) yet he could only afford a mo ped in his home country, everything was heavily taxed, even food, so that the mirage of equality for all was maintained.
One girl, a schoolteacher, spoke of the taxation, on everything, and how she could barely save enough per month to buy a basic stereo system, after a year.
Your ¨equality¨ is anathema to me. I want everyone to have the opportunity to go as far as hard work, dedication, and will will take them.
I do not want people to be born into a cookie cutter life, where they are stifled by artificially imposed equality, with little hope of being anything more than a worker bee for the state.
My view on how to do it, wouldn't change that. The only difference is that you doing this doesn't have to come at the cost of others, when there is no need for it.Your ¨equality¨ is anathema to me. I want everyone to have the opportunity to go as far as hard work, dedication, and will will take them.
Really ? Not hardly. Trump is two people, a big mouth who pisses everyone off at some point in time.Whatever the American dream is, it must now have turned into a nightmare with Trump at the helm!
You're becoming me....but with a less sunny disposition.
Sounds like an excuse not to worry about inequality.How exactly would you construct this society where everyone is equal ?
Real equality as a goal is impossible. From birth we are not equal. Some have higher, and lower IQś.
Some are driven to achieve, others, not so much. I could go on in this vein for many paragraphs.
So, you want to make an inherently unequal race of people, equal.
Using the Marxian model, you are totally concerned about the people as a mass, one size must fit all, and those who don´t meet this norm, for whatever reason, are squashed.
I, and the Founders, am concerned about freedom for individuals. Where individual talents and skills are given free reign to achieve what can be achieved.
As long as equal opportunity exists for all, there is nothing wrong with inequality. I am not as intelligent or as driven as Bill Gates, he having millions doesn´t bother me. I hope he rides his horse as far as it can take him.
I once was a volunteer with the Salvation army, and as such, I dealt with distributing food to the homeless vagabonds as they passed through our town.
Each an everyone had the exact opportunity to go to public school as I did, to work, to achieve.
Some due to circumstances totally beyond their control, were forced into homelessness, those society should help if they seek help.
In frank talks with them, I learned that many actually liked the lifestyle. They were free of responsibility, posessions, they didn´t mind what I perceived as total discomfort, they traveled and saw new things every day, as well as met interesting people.
Are they unequal compared to me ? Why ?
The socialist utopia is a chimera.
I have had the opportunity over the years to speak with people from socialist country´s, to a person, they hated it. They worked hard, but the fruit of their labor was difficult to find. One fellow wanted to own a car ( he had two after coming to America) yet he could only afford a mo ped in his home country, everything was heavily taxed, even food, so that the mirage of equality for all was maintained.
One girl, a schoolteacher, spoke of the taxation, on everything, and how she could barely save enough per month to buy a basic stereo system, after a year.
Your ¨equality¨ is anathema to me. I want everyone to have the opportunity to go as far as hard work, dedication, and will will take them.
I do not want people to be born into a cookie cutter life, where they are stifled by artificially imposed equality, with little hope of being anything more than a worker bee for the state.
Really ? Not hardly. Trump is two people, a big mouth who pisses everyone off at some point in time.
On the other hand, the actions of his Administration have been good for America.
Most of our troops in Syria are home, after playing a huge part in the total destruction of the ISIS caliphate.
The economy is booming, after obama left it in tatters.
The cheating Europeans who were´nt coming close to meeting their commitments to NATO, being happy to let America carry the load are now paying their paltry 2% of GDP, while the US pays 4-5 %
Justices and judges throughout the legal system have been appointed who are strict constructionists, they don´t play social engineering by bending the Constitution like a pretzel for their own goals.
The absolutely bizarre American immigration laws ( thank you liberal judges and stupid Congress) where supporting illegal immigrants costs billions a year, are finally being shown for what they are, and strengthening our borders is now a priority.
Venezuela, a failed communist state and itś dictator of the worst kind is being pressured very strongly to allow the duly elected President to take office. the Cubans and Russians, propping up the dictator are on notice. I am sure, as the people starve to death, Trump will send troops to give the people back their country, as well as massive aid.
The Iranians have not once harassed an American warship after Trumps election, when it was almost a daily thing under Obama, why ? Trump told them if they try it, their ships were going to the bottom.
Trump got a new trade deal with Canada and Mexico, which is much more advantages to America,
I could go on, but the point is, your information is simply too incomplete to make a real judgement. You know about the clown side of him daily, but know little about what his administration is accomplishing.
You are viewing that man with rose coloured spectacles. Most of us in the UK think the man is a clown, albeit a dangerous one. If he was taking part in a drama featuring a US president his performance would be deemed less than credible.
I'll see ya at the forge!well.....if I somehow retire.....
I'm going to my garage and make knives
going pro
Co-fronting a rock and blues band for the first time in my life...
Whatever the American dream is,
How exactly would you construct this society where everyone is equal ?
Congratulations. You're an electric guitarist, correct? Is any of your music on the Internet for others to link to?
Good point. I've never been clear on just what is meant by that phrase. Is it coming to America so that one can go from being stuck in a low class or caste in the old country to a land of milk and honey where there is room for upward social mobility and equality under the law?
Or is it the ability to support a family, a mortgage, a car payment, and take a two-week vacation every year on a single, blue collar wage?
Or is it the chance to make it big and become extremely wealthy?
Or maybe something else. @BSM1 's American dream seems to be to play in a rock and blues band
I think that what is usually called for is equal opportunity, not equal lives. How people avail themselves of the opportunities that present themselves in the course of a lifetime will vary, of course, as will the quality of the life that those choices bring.
Correct, equal opportunity for every citizen.Congratulations. You're an electric guitarist, correct? Is any of your music on the Internet for others to link to?
Good point. I've never been clear on just what is meant by that phrase. Is it coming to America so that one can go from being stuck in a low class or caste in the old country to a land of milk and honey where there is room for upward social mobility and equality under the law?
Or is it the ability to support a family, a mortgage, a car payment, and take a two-week vacation every year on a single, blue collar wage?
Or is it the chance to make it big and become extremely wealthy?
Or maybe something else. @BSM1 's American dream seems to be to play in a rock and blues band
I think that what is usually called for is equal opportunity, not equal lives. How people avail themselves of the opportunities that present themselves in the course of a lifetime will vary, of course, as will the quality of the life that those choices bring.
Congratulations. You're an electric guitarist, correct? Is any of your music on the Internet for others to link to?
Good point. I've never been clear on just what is meant by that phrase. Is it coming to America so that one can go from being stuck in a low class or caste in the old country to a land of milk and honey where there is room for upward social mobility and equality under the law?
Or is it the ability to support a family, a mortgage, a car payment, and take a two-week vacation every year on a single, blue collar wage?
Or is it the chance to make it big and become extremely wealthy?
Or maybe something else. @BSM1 's American dream seems to be to play in a rock and blues band
I think that what is usually called for is equal opportunity, not equal lives. How people avail themselves of the opportunities that present themselves in the course of a lifetime will vary, of course, as will the quality of the life that those choices bring.
You think ? Are you talking about inequality in height, intellect, ability to throw a javelin, what ?Sounds like an excuse not to worry about inequality.
Electric and acoustic. Yes, we have a website: www.katdenmusic.com. The little loud blonde is the real talent in the band (and also my wife); I'm mostly the eye-candy (I know, I know, it's a dirty job but someone has to do it; trouble is, I have to practice so much harder now). Thanks for your interest.
I am as far from being a musician as you can be, the spoons are about it. Nevertheless, I am a rabid lover of the music from my youth, classic rock. This is good ! for what my opinion is worth.Nice. You have a very clean sound.
That must be you in the website photo. It looks like you're playing an Ovation acoustic-electric.
And your wife has a nice voice.
You and I have discussed music before. Like you, I'm also a long-time electric guitarist (took it up with a vengeance in 1972), who also performed with his wife in assorted restaurants and coffee houses for about a decade ending about 2004, she on bass, with both of us singing.
We mostly covered the Grateful Dead, but did a lot of Eric Clapton, Allman Brothers, Pink Floyd, and Fleetwood Mac. I also have an Ovation (1986), but a blond one in the style with a single central sound hole, which sits on a wall bracket next to my mid-eighties American Fender Stratocaster.
This is the two of us (and an electronic drum machine) performing a live version of the Grateful Dead's Lazy River Road, a beautiful ballad with excellent lyrics. I'd like your feedback on our rendition, including the improvised guitar solo, which as you no doubt know, is required in a jam band setting. Guitarring was my American dream as well.
Nice. You have a very clean sound.
That must be you in the website photo. It looks like you're playing an Ovation acoustic-electric.
And your wife has a nice voice.
You and I have discussed music before. Like you, I'm also a long-time electric guitarist (took it up with a vengeance in 1972), who also performed with his wife in assorted restaurants and coffee houses for about a decade ending about 2004, she on bass, with both of us singing.
We mostly covered the Grateful Dead, but did a lot of Eric Clapton, Allman Brothers, Pink Floyd, and Fleetwood Mac. I also have an Ovation (1986), but a blond one in the style with a single central sound hole, which sits on a wall bracket next to my mid-eighties American Fender Stratocaster.
This is the two of us (and an electronic drum machine) performing a live version of the Grateful Dead's Lazy River Road, a beautiful ballad with excellent lyrics. I'd like your feedback on our rendition, including the improvised guitar solo, which as you no doubt know, is required in a jam band setting. Guitarring was my American dream as well.
I agree everyone should have access to health care, even though I have had good health care my entire working life, for 42 years, since I have always worked for the government.I think the US requires a universal health scheme like we have in the UK. No one should be denied treatment because they can't afford health insurance. I think Obama was the best president the US has had in my lifetime, I was born in 1950.