tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1553151743745860119.post1864873946083223357..comments2024-03-28T01:44:14.671-04:00Comments on Greenlee Gazette: Captain Obvious: On Gays and Atheists (Or GAYtheists)James Greenleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05236516115418262727noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1553151743745860119.post-42039743129537124652012-07-07T20:47:16.470-04:002012-07-07T20:47:16.470-04:00Sofa, do you consider yourself a sovereign citizen...Sofa, do you consider yourself a sovereign citizen? Is THAT your ideology?James Greenleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05236516115418262727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1553151743745860119.post-65280209073782789582012-07-04T15:07:04.261-04:002012-07-04T15:07:04.261-04:00Are you picking on me, because I'm a gay athei...Are you picking on me, because I'm a gay atheist, and as an outsider, I should "know better" or something? Because otherwise, I'm just a run-of-the-mill, law abiding citizen. I pay my taxes, I go to my job, I do some part-time work, I watch TV, I exercise, and my hobby is this here blog thingy. I opine on the topics that interest or concern me. What is it about ME, that makes you blame ME for your perceived ills of society? <br /><br />And finally, a direct question (and I've tried to get this out of you before): are you aware that your political philosophy--which you still haven't really put a name to--would seem to be rare? Are you aware that the rest of this country is kind of divided into groups in our political parade, with their own banners, drummers and floats. . .and that you, Sofa, are marching alone. . .in a different direction. . .to a beat nobody else seems to hear?James Greenleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05236516115418262727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1553151743745860119.post-78526985256937201832012-07-02T20:54:34.754-04:002012-07-02T20:54:34.754-04:00And again, sofa, you have taken the conversation c...And again, sofa, you have taken the conversation completely away from anything I was talking about. And I still don't know what you're on about. If there are things about our government that you think are wrong and/or bad, work to change them. Don't blame ME for them!James Greenleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05236516115418262727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1553151743745860119.post-84309235825779570742012-07-02T19:06:14.936-04:002012-07-02T19:06:14.936-04:00"If ye love wealth better than liberty, the t..."If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animated contest of freedom, go from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen!”<br />-Samuel Adamssofanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1553151743745860119.post-9709752414791276592012-07-02T19:04:50.300-04:002012-07-02T19:04:50.300-04:00So you're ok letting others define what's ...So you're ok letting others define what's legal in every facet of your personal life? Awesome.<br /><br />So when Stalin killed the gays, that was ok, because he was the government, right?<br />It would be ok here in the US too, right?<br /><br />It just depends on who gets to define what 'rational' is, right?<br /><br />I think government becomes a tyranny when it steps beyond the enumerated powers and gets into all aspects of our lives. I don't care what they decide- I strongly disagree that they get to decide anything in that realm, ever.<br /><br />I hope you get what you want: A strongman constantly telling you what you may and may not do. You deserve it.sofanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1553151743745860119.post-54890974622641257562012-07-02T15:56:42.891-04:002012-07-02T15:56:42.891-04:00We quite simply have different ideas of what const...We quite simply have different ideas of what constitutes "liberty," or "tyranny." I have no problem with a strong, central government, with reasonable checks and balances. I have no problem paying taxes as a citizen, if I'm going to be availing myself of the commons. I have no problem with people challenging individual laws or taxes, examining government programs or institutions. That's totally cool. If there's a specific tax, or government program you see as unjust or unworthy, or an infringement of your "liberty," work to change it.James Greenleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05236516115418262727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1553151743745860119.post-10508185833422886212012-07-02T15:32:04.634-04:002012-07-02T15:32:04.634-04:00Some wannabe tyrants in robes ruled that all behav...Some wannabe tyrants in robes ruled that all behavior can be taxed. And non-behavior. That the role of government is to change behavior and redistribute wealth through taxation. Crazy.<br /><br />Do you support those who would have people from the government controlling what citizens do in their private lives?sofanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1553151743745860119.post-71213259711605776892012-07-02T14:50:35.431-04:002012-07-02T14:50:35.431-04:00"They certainly don't want liberty for ga..."They certainly don't want liberty for gay people."<br />-JG<br /><br />Yet, they claim to want liberty for all, and freedom from government control of our personal lives.<br /><br />They are over the top in declaring that they want liberty. So who has been telling you it's something else (maybe somebody that doesn't want liberty to flourish)?<br /><br />Have you actually looked at what they say for themselves, or only relied on disinformation from others?sofanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1553151743745860119.post-38257224491551735022012-07-02T14:45:01.369-04:002012-07-02T14:45:01.369-04:00by "religious right"... do you mean the ...by "religious right"... do you mean the founders who established these unalienable rights of life, liberty, and property- the ones that led america to be among the most liberal in recognizing gay rights. And you're against that?<br />Your history is as confused as your reasoning on this.<br /><br />Media boogey men combined with unfamiliarity with the rest of the world and the rest of historical times, imho.<br /><br />Liberty is your friend.<br />To be opposed to Liberty is irrational.sofanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1553151743745860119.post-75226957011509390062012-07-02T14:40:37.774-04:002012-07-02T14:40:37.774-04:00Statist = Those who enable a large central state t...Statist = Those who enable a large central state that controls your life, liberty, and property.<br /><br />[fyi- You and Mark Levin and friends are late to use this term. It has been around for many years; you're only now aware of it.]sofanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1553151743745860119.post-23585125720709799142012-07-02T14:38:00.377-04:002012-07-02T14:38:00.377-04:00TEA = Taxed Enough Already.
It's about Liberty...TEA = Taxed Enough Already.<br />It's about Liberty, not gays.<br />You have a phobia that blinds you on that.<br /><br />And you avoided answering: Are you for Liberty, or a Large all controlling Government?sofanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1553151743745860119.post-79721799903737224202012-07-02T14:00:10.049-04:002012-07-02T14:00:10.049-04:00Tax my behavior? What behavior? Punish my activity...Tax my behavior? What behavior? Punish my activity? What activity? <br /><br />As usual, Sofa, I find you inscrutible. What analogy are you trying to draw here? What behavior and/or activity do you think you are being taxed and/or punished for, unjustly?<br /><br />I don't know what the term "statist" means exactly, except that people like Mark Levin use it interchangeably with "Maoist/Marxist/Socialist/Communist."<br /><br />And I don't think the tea partiers are particularly "liberty-minded." I think they're a rebranding of the run-of-the-mill religious right. They certainly don't want liberty for gay people.James Greenleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05236516115418262727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1553151743745860119.post-90453597306892311482012-07-02T13:48:20.769-04:002012-07-02T13:48:20.769-04:00How would you feel if/when some government starts ...How would you feel if/when some government starts to tax your behavior, punishing your activity?<br /><br />How would you feel if/when some government says your activities are regulated and controlled?<br /><br />Can we agree that "statists are bad"?<br />And that 'liberty' is the proper course for a free people?<br /><br />Or do you politically support 'statism' and oppose the Liberty minded Tea Partiers?<br /><br />...are you sincere on one topic, and a hypocrit regarding all others...?sofanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1553151743745860119.post-34099386605627015762012-07-02T13:39:16.147-04:002012-07-02T13:39:16.147-04:00Well done.
Spoken like a free man.Well done.<br />Spoken like a free man.sofanoreply@blogger.com