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Massachusetts cop suspended for attending Charlottesville rally.
October 14, 2022, 05:20 PM
spunk639Massachusetts cop suspended for attending Charlottesville rally.
No statement he committed a crime, no trial or charges, and revoking his certification. Massachusetts where Freedom was born and died.
https://whdh.com/news/middlese...arlottesville-rally/October 14, 2022, 05:37 PM
nhracecraftWoke MASSholes in charge there...Of course they're doing the bidding of the majority of the voters there so until that changes, NOTHING changes!
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October 14, 2022, 06:03 PM
SIGnifiedWho is John Galt?
"Pacifism is a shifty doctrine under which a man accepts the benefits of the social group without being willing to pay - and claims a halo for his dishonesty." ~Robert A. Heinlein October 14, 2022, 06:14 PM
flashguyquote:
Originally posted by SIGnified:
Who is John Galt?
A character in "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Galtflashguy
Texan by choice, not accident of birth October 14, 2022, 06:19 PM
sigfreundquote:
Originally posted by flashguy:
quote:
Originally posted by SIGnified:
Who is John Galt?
A character in "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand.
I suspect
SIGnified knew that. As I recall, when the question was asked in the novel, it was in essence a signal that the questioner wasn’t really asking, but rather expressing his opinion about the state of affairs being described.
I had forgotten that, but I might start “asking” that myself.
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To operate serious weapons in a serious manner. October 14, 2022, 06:36 PM
straightshooter01For anyone who has not read "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand, I highly recommend reading it. Rand wrote it in 1957. Even 20 years ago you would have thought the book to be describing an impossible dystopian society. Read it now and you might say how the hell did she know 65 years ago that this is where we would be.
October 14, 2022, 06:41 PM
sigfreundI first read
Atlas Shrugged on the recommendation of a man who was the closest I ever had to a mentor. “Life changing” is overused and usually far from being a fact, but reading that book truly did change many of my beliefs and attitudes.
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To operate serious weapons in a serious manner. October 14, 2022, 07:10 PM
flashguyquote:
Originally posted by sigfreund:
quote:
Originally posted by flashguy:
quote:
Originally posted by SIGnified:
Who is John Galt?
A character in "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand.
I suspect
SIGnified knew that. As I recall, when the question was asked in the novel, it was in essence a signal that the questioner wasn’t really asking, but rather expressing his opinion about the state of affairs being described.
I had forgotten that, but I might start “asking” that myself.
Well, you know that I'm a "literalist" and don't always pick up on satire.
flashguy
Texan by choice, not accident of birth October 14, 2022, 07:14 PM
spunk639Come January these will be remembered as the good ole days once Maura Lou is Governor.
October 14, 2022, 07:16 PM
SIGnifiedAnd Rand left Russia during the 1917 revolution iirc … She knew very well what could happen to any society that embraces communism.
She described it so detailed and articulately in Atlas Shrugged. First read I was 14. Second time I was 19 at CU Boulder, poli-sci … lmao …
Good catch Sf; you grokked accurately.
"Pacifism is a shifty doctrine under which a man accepts the benefits of the social group without being willing to pay - and claims a halo for his dishonesty." ~Robert A. Heinlein October 14, 2022, 08:17 PM
straightshooter01quote:
Originally posted by sigfreund:
I first read Atlas Shrugged on the recommendation of a man who was the closest I ever had to a mentor. “Life changing” is overused and usually far from being a fact, but reading that book truly did change many of my beliefs and attitudes.
This is the only book that have I put my foot down and all but demanded that my two kids read it. They are out of the house and I can't enforce the demand but I keep trying. The fact that it is so long a read doesn't help my cause, with the kids instant gratification short attention spans these days.
October 14, 2022, 08:27 PM
9mmepiphanyquote:
Originally posted by spunk639:
No statement he committed a crime, no trial or charges, and revoking his certification. Massachusetts where Freedom was born and died.
Why would there need be any of those when he has only been placed on administrative leave while they review his cases?
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