They're already off to a bad start. Leaving aside the fact that this bunch of clowns doesn't even identify who the "we" is, their entire premise is based on the idea that their opinions are "truths" that are "self-evident". "Because I say so" isn't sufficient evidence for anything. Typical liberal tactics.
that all men are created equal,More multiculturalist bullshit. The fact of the matter is, everyone is not the same. Some people are superior to others, and it's just a fact of life that the inferior people never seem to stop whining about.
that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights,Of course, this being a bunch that's half comprised of a bunch of godless atheists, they had to say "Creator", but we know what they mean. They're saying that everyone should have a bunch of special rights, just for being born.
that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.Well, laaa dee da. These people wouldn't know what to do with "Liberty" if they had it. And people are entitled to "the pursuit of Happiness"? Is there some new, stronger stuff that they're smoking in Berkeley these days? Because the reality is, life can suck sometimes and you're going to just have to deal with it. You may even be — gasp! — unhappy sometimes. And there's no government entitlement that will save you from it.
That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.This is the same logic that says that the FBI ought to ask terrorists for permission before they storm their hideouts. If you're an unlawful combatant, it doesn't matter that you didn't give "permission" to your government: They're gonna come kick your ass.
That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it,More socialist tripe. Wankers of the world, unite! This says, basically, "if we don't like the government, we're just gonna make a new one!" Why not just accept that your views are a distinct minority, and that they're unpopular, and that it might be worth your while to figure out why, exactly, no one agrees with you. Hint: It's not because you're a far more advanced human being than they are.
and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.That's right, wish it all away. If the Government isn't doing its part to make sure that you're all comfy and happy, you ought to just ignore it and pretend it doesn't exist at all. And we wonder why kids today don't have any respect for our institutions?
Seems to me that instead of trotting out all these Manifestos and Declarations, this bunch of impossible-to-please malcontents might want to ask themselves why they're having such trouble accepting a system that seems to be working just fine for everyone else. The job of any true patriot is to support our country, especially in such tumultuous times. Maybe if they spent less time deciding that everything is the fault of the government, and more time realizing that they are the problem and the reason that they're unhappy, they'd be able to start "pursuing the happiness" that they feel they're so entitled to.
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]]>In a country where less than 35% take part in electing their officials, it's a pretty stupid thing to blame the government, blame your God damn selves instead if you have a problem with it.
]]>I got it!
Thanks Anil, for brightening a cold morning.
]]>Granted, a portion of those 40 million are disabled in some shape or fashion that really does make it impossible for them to get a job. But I guarantee to you that there is also a percentage of that 40 million that are disabled enough that they can't get the job they want, but they could get some other job... but they don't because it's not exactly what they would want to do.
Who pays for them? we do.
I'd like to see a report that totals the amount of people that are in poverty, and really have ABSOLUTELY no way to get out.
]]>Anil, bravo! I take a lot of inspiration from the fact that, among the colonies, an estimated 1/3 supported the rebels, 1/3 supported the King and 1/3 weren't closely aligned with either side. Great ideas always have critics.
]]>I got it, but I don't think I'm even-numbered. Very nice, Anil.
]]>Also, thanks to Oliver for the link to their other works. It appears their stupidity knows no bounds -- a right to "free speech" and against "search and seizure"? How do they suggest we keep terrorists at bay, if they're able to voice dissent and we can't search their homes?
I can't believe how low groups like these have stooped. To think that any government, let alone one as powerful as our own could be bothered with such claptrap is entirely laughable. Thank god Anil provides a voice of reason in this mad, mad, mad world. Kudos.
]]>We didn't learn THAT on our school trip to DC in fourth grade...
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"The job of any true patriot is to support our country, especially in such tumultuous times."
Hey smarty, The goveronment and the country are not the same. I love my country, I do not love my goveronment.
"Of course, this being a bunch that's half comprised of a bunch of godless atheists, they had to say "Creator", but we know what they mean. "
Godless Athiest. Hmm.. real smart that comment. As if there is a 'God-fearing Athiest'?
If you're such a patriot, get off your computer, go to the recruiter and join the army/marines/navy/air force and ask for combat duty in Iraq.
I did a 3 year tour in the Army in a combat arms job.
I'm not strutting around saying some people 'are superior over others' do you even know what you mean by that? intellectually superior? sure. But to be treated better because they are 'superior' is foolish. I am no racist so do not take the next comment as such. But 30 or 40 years ago, you would have been considered inferior and called a 'Sand Nigger' fairly openly in this country. So following the 'all men are created equal' doctrine has allowed you to work in relativley any field you like.
And, I will not leave an email address.. just because, part of the fun of the internet is anonymity.
and don't correct any spelling/grammer mistakes I made.. It's not gonna make feel bad
]]>Now if that isn't adding a completely new element to the whole discussion, I don't know what is.
Did it say anything in the Constitution about counting? Me thinks not, otherwise the ability would have been more readily available to some.
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Cheers!
]]>Oy!
]]>The kind of people that Warbloggers Fisk these days wouldn't fight a war to save their granny from a rapist.
So there's a big difference.
Still, I think it was clever.
]]>I understood, of course, that Anil was making fun of Warbloggers, but why is that the Earnest Ones didn't get that?
]]>I guess I managed both.
]]>Although I lean towards the Right, and therefore the Forces of Evil, whenever I see someone use the term "Fisking" I know I can skip what comes next, as it will be an awfully self-indulgent and lazy style of vitriolic refutational argument.
]]>Glenn will DEFINATELY link this...
Blogrolling you!
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Thank God for our president who keeps use safe from that invader-of-America Saddam Hussein!
]]>At least Richard Bennett's always on cue to give me more of a laugh.
Great stuff, Anil. I always thought it'd be good to have a few more paradoy blogs including one set in the times of American Independence like you have that Julius Caeser blogging (http://www.sankey.ca/caesar/). Or a group blog with all the founding fathers posting.
A blog in the voice of Thomas Paine would also be cool.
Anyways....
]]>Viola! You don't have to do anything except write you dissenting opinion and blame everyone else. :) I love it!
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