From Allusions to Illusions
Today was a tough day for me. My old company (The Motley Fool) laid off 2/3s of it’s remaining staff. The saddest part was the lack of people even noticing.
During the first round of layoffs ‘The Wake’ got the primary story of the Washington Post style section. I went on a 14 […]
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Main Entry: in·teg·ri·ty
Pronunciation: in-’te-gr&-tE
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English integrite, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French integrité, from Latin integritat-, integritas, from integr-, integer entire
Date: 14th century
1 : firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : INCORRUPTIBILITY
2 : an unimpaired condition : SOUNDNESS
3 : the quality or state of being […]
My point is that during times of crisis, centralized power is often seen as a necessity and, at least in the short-term, can be more effective in dealing with the immediate problems.
–coralville, http://boards.fool.com/Message.asp?mid=12691687
This comment was in regards to Nazi Germany, not in support of actions taken by the US after the 9/11 attacks.
Put in a 15 hour work day today and I’m still at work. But I’m leaving. So tired.
Fundamentalism is the misuse of religion as an instrument of power for political ends.
–Taslima Nasrin, New Politics magazine
“I really believe that the pagans, and the abortionists, and the feminists, and the gays and the lesbians who are actively trying to make that an alternative lifestyle, the ACLU, People For the American Way, all of them who have tried to secularize America. I point the finger in their face and say ‘you helped […]
[In regards to http://www.miami.com/herald/special/news/worldtrade/digdocs/008039.htm]
I’ve read it several times. It’s come to me a bunch of ways, each time I become more and more horrified. It is the call to arms to turn American into that which we fight. It is the call to arms to make us indistinguishable from the enemy.
As soon as men decide […]
Naturally the common people don’t want war… but after all it is the leaders of a country who determine the policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship.
Voice or no voice, the people can […]
“An evil man is never evil in his own eyes. Once you understand that, you can kill him quickly and without hate”*
–Heinlein
(*this is not an exact quote)
Those who give up essential liberties for temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
- Benjamin Franklin
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