tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26434163.post2818635593013780068..comments2023-10-24T07:27:42.118-07:00Comments on Free Racine: The Left and Fantasy DictatorsDenis Navratilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973310336665077770noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26434163.post-31353812106762790982011-01-31T10:13:53.268-08:002011-01-31T10:13:53.268-08:00Earth to Denis, we've had a centralized govern...Earth to Denis, we've had a centralized government in the United States since the civil war. <br /><br />That hardly equates to a soviet style dictatorship with no checks and balances and government of men, not laws. Or did I completely miss that we should be mourning the sequicentential of the demise of our republic this year?<br /><br />I give you 9.8 for the rhetorical gymnastics you had to go through to accuse Siren of supporting tyranny based on her comments, with a 0.2 pt deduction for not pointing your toes.<br /><br />I also give brownie style points for the double twisting move embodied in his ridiculus and irrelevant expression as follows; "Which of the following persons or people would you like to have their hands on the levers of your "Mechanism". Bernard Madoff? George W Bush?, Michelle Obama? Margaret Sanger?"Sean Cranleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09170723474238012805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26434163.post-17378510500461871222011-01-31T06:40:58.296-08:002011-01-31T06:40:58.296-08:00Rand saw a centralized government as an evil thing...Rand saw a centralized government as an evil thing (and don't ya imagine how being raised in Russia influenced her, I always did). I for one, don't see it as an evil or even a bad thing...but all that depends on the mechanisms for control or regulation.<br /><br />Nice try Sean. The above direct quote from Siren is the proof. Since she mentioned centralized government and being raised in Russia in the same sentence, followed by a sentence indicating that centralized government isn't evil or bad. What more do you want Sean? One can infer from her comments that dictatorships per se are not evil, depending on the mechanisms for control. It is clear to anyone with reading comprehension skills that I was not suggesting that Siren approved of murderous dictatorships but rather was engaging in a fantasy of a good centralized/dictatorial government. Furthermore, Siren herself has since commented and did not have a problem with my characterization of her point of view. So you are wrong again. I suggest you stick to running in circles.Denis Navratilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05973310336665077770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26434163.post-41539598204911616672011-01-30T20:30:55.965-08:002011-01-30T20:30:55.965-08:00Wow, I had to go over and actually read Siren'...Wow, I had to go over and actually read Siren's blog, because I just figured she had not said anything like "a Soviet style dictatorship is not an evil thing" as Denis has dishonestly asserted here on his blog. <br /><br />I was of course correct, there is NOTHING of the kind in her post or subsequent comments. This is just another example of the Con's need to twist the facts to make their arguments. If you must lie to advance your thoughts, your thoughts are not advanced.<br /><br />In light of my discovery of Denis' little twist of the truth his statement in the comments above is just too deliciously hypocritical: <br /><br />"In my growing experience in debating liberals, I have noticed a tendency on their part to flee (or change the subject, use ad hominem attacks, stamp feet etc...) when confronted by challenging arguments."<br /><br />Note to Denis: Maybe you should keep "the subject" of your arguments REAL.Sean Cranleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09170723474238012805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26434163.post-76149466463860175702011-01-29T10:16:29.278-08:002011-01-29T10:16:29.278-08:00Coincidentally, the reporter at Caledonia Patch se...Coincidentally, the reporter at Caledonia Patch seems to share the same views as Siren about "of the people, by the people and for the people." I certainly wish they'd go back and actually read the Gettysburg address to understand the context in which Abe Lincoln made that statement.Caledonia Unpluggedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12084450097949740759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26434163.post-82719126078392366212011-01-29T08:05:27.599-08:002011-01-29T08:05:27.599-08:00Carefull Denis - she (he?) might have a PhD in &qu...Carefull Denis - she (he?) might have a PhD in "Advanced Republicanology" with a Masters in "Like Totally Futuremakingly Awesome Biomedical Engineering" from Gateway Technical College".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26434163.post-61133033411935412502011-01-29T07:07:02.358-08:002011-01-29T07:07:02.358-08:00Thanks for visiting root. Not sure what makes it o...Thanks for visiting root. Not sure what makes it obnoxious to reference pedophilia in an effort to illustrate the self selective nature of job seekers, but you are free here to render your judgement. In my growing experience in debating liberals, I have noticed a tendency on their part to flee (or change the subject, use ad hominem attacks, stamp feet etc...) when confronted by challenging arguments. Thankfully I have my own venue to point this out. I am deeply sorry that my rebuttal to your fantasy of the good dictator exceeded your average bumper sticker, but some issues require a more thorough analysis. I invite you to defend your position especially if it rests on firmer ground than pure emotion.Denis Navratilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05973310336665077770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26434163.post-64035348085145843492011-01-29T05:43:07.068-08:002011-01-29T05:43:07.068-08:00I looked at rootriver's blog - kind of like Ka...I looked at rootriver's blog - kind of like Kay's but less swearing and more humor and intelligence. I wonder if that's her photo -Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26434163.post-82234529144635271492011-01-29T04:44:10.787-08:002011-01-29T04:44:10.787-08:00rootriver - it is the typical smug arrogance with ...rootriver - it is the typical smug arrogance with which you shut that debate down ("thanks for playing"), once a logical line of debate had been established by downtown brown, that makes your blog - and you - rather ordinary. However, callin Denis "lively" is a new approach.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26434163.post-50832098706651543822011-01-28T22:22:05.818-08:002011-01-28T22:22:05.818-08:00Denis,
Thank you for proving my point of the inevi...Denis,<br />Thank you for proving my point of the inevitable obnoxiousness of comment responses that are as long as the original post...someone eventually references Nazis (or in this case pedophiles) to flog that poor dead horse!<br /><br />You are certainly a lively guy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08412248406825792725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26434163.post-89435151919381390482011-01-28T11:33:58.563-08:002011-01-28T11:33:58.563-08:00North Korea must be perfect then, with it's &q...North Korea must be perfect then, with it's "benevolent leader" (their words).<br /><br />Would that not be the embodiment of the people's dictator?BradKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11506582008887675464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26434163.post-5054429425297962622011-01-28T11:13:07.816-08:002011-01-28T11:13:07.816-08:00I say we bring back Stalin's USSR and let her ...I say we bring back Stalin's USSR and let her live there for a bit. <br />I wonder how she like thatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26434163.post-75977695659949668462011-01-28T09:10:14.375-08:002011-01-28T09:10:14.375-08:00It is important to note that the 'mechanism al...It is important to note that the 'mechanism already that empowers "we the people."', the Constitution, does not define the power to be vested in the federal government but rather defines the limits of that power. The founders knew that the more power in Washington, the less power/freedom available to "the people".Nemohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16346293243323538331noreply@blogger.com