tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184575347466163757.post8853596764500873247..comments2023-07-03T08:51:01.209-05:00Comments on What Powderfinger Said . . . Observations on Life in the Dying Empire: It's a Great EmbarrassmentAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00111660094586126379noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184575347466163757.post-66633284529861467382011-10-02T06:04:50.212-05:002011-10-02T06:04:50.212-05:00They are not a thing of the past because men and w...They are not a thing of the past because men and women of principle have disappeared... there are many such individuals, but honor, principle, and loyalty are as yet still private virtues.<br />We are not yet called to a public forum and made to bear witness to principle.<br /><br />The chance for a stand on principle is very high because our government is finding it difficult to perform simple tasks.<br /><br />Simple matters such as funding government agencies require people of the caliber of Henry Clay for compromise.<br /><br />The outcome of this will give us unrest and discord... and plenty of chance to stand on principles, just as the generations immediately following Clay discovered.Montaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017648070522030951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184575347466163757.post-49520017908667929902011-10-02T06:01:46.338-05:002011-10-02T06:01:46.338-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Montaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017648070522030951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184575347466163757.post-25098982334182845312011-09-25T14:04:30.051-05:002011-09-25T14:04:30.051-05:00Mare, unfortunately there are some in our family, ...Mare, unfortunately there are some in our family, whom, I fear, are not too far advanced from the culture we've left behind.<br /><br />Montag, you may be scatter-brained but what scattered around is a myriad of fascinating observations and intriguing connections between a cultured perspective and the realities of the world around us.<br /><br />I wish I could believe fully that stands on principles are not a thing of the past. Alas, I think the crass realities of economic distress and increasing shortages of necessities (not the least of which, petroleum) are going to push humane principles way down the list of priorities. <br /><br />I sincerely hope I'm wrong. But what we see now are so-called "principles," such as preserving freedom, fostering democracy, etc., being put in the service of a corrupt and rapacious corporate oligarchy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00111660094586126379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184575347466163757.post-58344348398551041162011-09-25T12:40:07.438-05:002011-09-25T12:40:07.438-05:00Thank you for the praise.
I usually think of mysel...Thank you for the praise.<br />I usually think of myself as being scatter- brained, so it is an enormous relief to hear things like that... after months and months of being in the midst of folks who do NOT like the way my mind works.<br /><br />I admire your post on racism being the background music of the film of our youth, and thus being imperceptible to us. <br />It should remind us that the 60's were a very good time: the attacks on institutional racism, the agreement to not nuke ourselves back to the stone age, to name but two achievements.<br /><br />The times of making a stand on principles are not behind us. Your memory of the 60's will reinforce our determination to stand up for what is good and honorable in the coming days and years.Montaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017648070522030951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184575347466163757.post-63368897514515989132011-09-25T08:57:42.978-05:002011-09-25T08:57:42.978-05:00Ditto your embarrassment. Best thing I ever did wa...Ditto your embarrassment. Best thing I ever did was move away from that culture.Marenoreply@blogger.com