I don't think there were any big surprises here. The Republicans have screwed up so much lately it was only a question of how badly they would lose.
I'm not real happy with much of the Democrat's agenda, but Obama doesn't seem too crooked.
I am glad that we were able to elect a Non- Wasp. I think this makes a statement to a lot of our detractors around the world.
When I asked The Fuzz what he thought, all he would say was "At least I still have my guns and Bible".
23.10.08
Communisn as Christian Heresy
In commenting on another Blog, I made mention of Communism as a "Christian Heresy". So for the one who asks-
"Fuzz - Christian Heresy? How so? I would actually love to see a post explaining that one."
I first ran into this idea in reading some of Francis Schaeffer's stuff, but I don't remember exactly where. But it makes sense to me.
There is a tradition of "Christian socialism". I suppose a lot of this thought goes back to the book of Acts in the New Testament, specifically Acts 2
"42 And they continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine and in fellowship [...] 44 And all that believed were together, and had all things in common; 45 And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need."
It should be pointed out that Schaeffer specifically said "Idealistic" Communism, which I guess explains why it has never worked out in practice.
C.S. Lewis, in his Screwtape Letters, speaks of "Christianity and...." as a situation where the "and" ends up taking precedence over the "Christianity". So in the case of Christianity and Socialism, we keep the Socialism and lose the Christianity (which is about Him), resulting in heresy.
There is, of course, a place for social and economic justice in Christianity, but it can only come as a result of the change of heart resulting from the indwelling of the Spirit of God. And at least in this age, it will inevitably fall short due to the presence of sin in ourselves.
Anyhow, I hope this doesn't confuse folks too much.
"Fuzz - Christian Heresy? How so? I would actually love to see a post explaining that one."
I first ran into this idea in reading some of Francis Schaeffer's stuff, but I don't remember exactly where. But it makes sense to me.
There is a tradition of "Christian socialism". I suppose a lot of this thought goes back to the book of Acts in the New Testament, specifically Acts 2
"42 And they continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine and in fellowship [...] 44 And all that believed were together, and had all things in common; 45 And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need."
It should be pointed out that Schaeffer specifically said "Idealistic" Communism, which I guess explains why it has never worked out in practice.
C.S. Lewis, in his Screwtape Letters, speaks of "Christianity and...." as a situation where the "and" ends up taking precedence over the "Christianity". So in the case of Christianity and Socialism, we keep the Socialism and lose the Christianity (which is about Him), resulting in heresy.
There is, of course, a place for social and economic justice in Christianity, but it can only come as a result of the change of heart resulting from the indwelling of the Spirit of God. And at least in this age, it will inevitably fall short due to the presence of sin in ourselves.
Anyhow, I hope this doesn't confuse folks too much.
2.10.08
Green Party
Green Party presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney, now here's one we can all get behind.
"Green Party presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney claims the Department of Defense executed 5,000 prisoners with one bullet to the head and then dumped their bodies in a Louisiana swamp during Hurricane Katrina."
I didn't realize the Green Party was so loopy.
Reality?
All this stuff about "Credit" is a little hard for a Dumb Ass Garbage-man like The Fuzz to understand. It sounds like these Big Wheels borrowed money from somewhere, and got rich somehow, with money that seems to not even exist to begin with. Now the people who didn't get rich this way are expected to come up with (actually borrow from somewhere) the money to pay for all of this.
1.10.08
Question
Q. If this Bailout is so important to the World Economy, why aren't some other countries willing to put something in the pot?
26.9.08
Cutting Out?
A guy told me yesterday that Bush is going to hide out in Paraguay after he leaves office. This stuff seems more unreal every day.
24.9.08
"Market Adjustments"
The "Free Market" guys said "The Market" would adjust itself. I think they were right. All those worthless "Securities" are in fact, worthless.
But now they don't like this and don't want to let "The Market" adjust. The should just let those guys go broke and put them in a Homeless Shelter like real people.
But now they don't like this and don't want to let "The Market" adjust. The should just let those guys go broke and put them in a Homeless Shelter like real people.
22.9.08
Stupid Economics
I'm obviously no Economist, nor is The Fuzz. It seems we always end up buying high and selling low. But I do know that there are people I won't "loan" money to. I might give it to them, but I've got better sense than to call it a "loan". It seems that the "experts" do things differently.
I saw a while back where one of those big banks hired a new guy and gave him $4,000,000 just to sign on. This was in addition to $1,000,000 of stock and I would assume his regular pay, what ever that is. Some of us would have to literally work for centuries to get that.
What The Fuzz wants to know is, if these guys are so smart, and worth so much to the bank, why am I and other taxpayers having to help them out? What do we want with a bunch of worthless loans? If they are no good to them, they're no good to us.
And now I hear that we are even going to buy bad debt from stupid foreign bankers. And all of this will be done with money that we don't have.
There seems to be a serious lack of reality to all this.
I saw a while back where one of those big banks hired a new guy and gave him $4,000,000 just to sign on. This was in addition to $1,000,000 of stock and I would assume his regular pay, what ever that is. Some of us would have to literally work for centuries to get that.
What The Fuzz wants to know is, if these guys are so smart, and worth so much to the bank, why am I and other taxpayers having to help them out? What do we want with a bunch of worthless loans? If they are no good to them, they're no good to us.
And now I hear that we are even going to buy bad debt from stupid foreign bankers. And all of this will be done with money that we don't have.
There seems to be a serious lack of reality to all this.
19.9.08
12.9.08
The End Justifies The Means?
I can't help but wonder what some of these people think. Why was this war (Iraq) pushed? With Afghanistan, we knew the Taliban were in sympathy with and protecting our enemies.
But regardless of all that, the deceit involved is what bothers me. When the Politicians think they have to lie to the people it is a bummer. Do they think they're so much smarter than the rest of us? But we need to remember that this is not confined to one party. Johnson did the same thing with Vietnam in that Gulf of Tomkin thing.
But one thing leads to another and we see this same attitude in those "Enhanced Interrogation" techniques.
And The Fuzz believes that this attitude of "The End Justifies the Means" is what will bring America down. We can already see it happening.
But regardless of all that, the deceit involved is what bothers me. When the Politicians think they have to lie to the people it is a bummer. Do they think they're so much smarter than the rest of us? But we need to remember that this is not confined to one party. Johnson did the same thing with Vietnam in that Gulf of Tomkin thing.
But one thing leads to another and we see this same attitude in those "Enhanced Interrogation" techniques.
And The Fuzz believes that this attitude of "The End Justifies the Means" is what will bring America down. We can already see it happening.
11.9.08
The Lipstick Issue
We thought there were some issues other than Lipstick. But if this is one of the Biggies, The Fuzz would like to go on record as opposing Lipstick. He says he does not like the way it tastes, and is against it!
4.9.08
Fun in Politics
Maybe with McCain-Palin things will still be fun. The Fuzz doesn't pay too much attention to what is said in these campaigns anyway. It's mostly Rhetoric saying what they think we want to hear.
It might be fun having a VP that shoots caribou in the snow. And why can't we have fun?
It might be fun having a VP that shoots caribou in the snow. And why can't we have fun?
3.9.08
Oh Well.....
Oh well. I was kinda hoping for a McCain - Lieberman ticket. That would have been more fun. Sort of a Republicrat regime.
29.8.08
Black/White
The Obama candidacy of of course brings up the issue of Race. One would hope that a person would vote on the issues, rather than their prejudices.
But this has got me thinking about it again. Mr Obama is considered "Black". But why? He is as much "White" as he is "Black", isn't he? I mean, if his father was "Black" and his mother was "White", isn't he equally Black and White?
When will we realize that God created only one race, the Human Race.
But this has got me thinking about it again. Mr Obama is considered "Black". But why? He is as much "White" as he is "Black", isn't he? I mean, if his father was "Black" and his mother was "White", isn't he equally Black and White?
When will we realize that God created only one race, the Human Race.
28.8.08
The American Way
Weather or not you support Obama, I think his nomination says good things about this country. It proves that even in our present system, the opportunity exists for a "minority" person to rise to a high position. I think this says something good to the rest of the world about America.
28.5.08
McClellan's Book
Mr McClellan's book about the Bush administration is, unfortunately, no surprise. That they used "propaganda" is nothing unique. "Spin" seems to be all we get anymore from politicians anyway.
But one has to wonder about the motivation behind all this. I can't believe it was a personal grudge. I suppose it's the "O" word, oil. If so, there seems to have been a major miscalculation.
I was a bit uneasy about it from the beginning, myself. But then, it should be remembered that even if there were no nuclear WMDs, Iraq had possessed, and used Poison Gas in the past.
I suppose, this administration thought that "The end justifies the means" applied here. But nothing good ever comes from this way of thinking.
But all this is already done and now we are stuck with it.
But one has to wonder about the motivation behind all this. I can't believe it was a personal grudge. I suppose it's the "O" word, oil. If so, there seems to have been a major miscalculation.
I was a bit uneasy about it from the beginning, myself. But then, it should be remembered that even if there were no nuclear WMDs, Iraq had possessed, and used Poison Gas in the past.
I suppose, this administration thought that "The end justifies the means" applied here. But nothing good ever comes from this way of thinking.
But all this is already done and now we are stuck with it.
23.5.08
Thoughts on Gay Marriage
The California Supreme Court made their ruling on Gay Marriage the other day and Pissed a lot of people off. They also made some happy. The "Christian Right" of course didn't like this. And The Fuzz wasn't too happy with this business either.
The time is long passed when this was a "Christian Country" if it ever was in reality such a thing. And it is, I suppose, only fair that "Gay" couples should have the "Rights" to insurance benefits and other things enjoyed by heterosexual couples.
If that were all that was involved, it would be OK I suppose, and this could be provided by these "Civil Unions". But what is actually happening here, is a Redefinition of Marriage itself. Marriage is more complex than simply two (or more) buddies living together. There is a joining of opposites, that compliment each other, and form something more than the sum of the parts. And to call these relationships a Marriage cheapens the real thing.
The time is long passed when this was a "Christian Country" if it ever was in reality such a thing. And it is, I suppose, only fair that "Gay" couples should have the "Rights" to insurance benefits and other things enjoyed by heterosexual couples.
If that were all that was involved, it would be OK I suppose, and this could be provided by these "Civil Unions". But what is actually happening here, is a Redefinition of Marriage itself. Marriage is more complex than simply two (or more) buddies living together. There is a joining of opposites, that compliment each other, and form something more than the sum of the parts. And to call these relationships a Marriage cheapens the real thing.
16.5.08
Coming Soon
Now that we are in at least the same year as this election, it may at last be time to pay a little attention. Unfortunately it seems to be the same old same old. The only difference is it's already gone on forever.
All three of these candidates are pandering to their "constituencies" and all become sound bites. Any time someone accidentally mentions an uncomfortable truth, they immediately start backpedaling.
One should vote for Clinton because she is a woman, and will "Make History" If you "don't like her policies", that's just a cover up of your fear and hatred of women.
If you don't vote for Obama, it's really because you're a racist. (This is another chance to "Make History)
I suppose if you don't vote for Mccain, you must be a homosexual communist.
Once again it will be a question of the Lesser of Evils.
All three of these candidates are pandering to their "constituencies" and all become sound bites. Any time someone accidentally mentions an uncomfortable truth, they immediately start backpedaling.
One should vote for Clinton because she is a woman, and will "Make History" If you "don't like her policies", that's just a cover up of your fear and hatred of women.
If you don't vote for Obama, it's really because you're a racist. (This is another chance to "Make History)
I suppose if you don't vote for Mccain, you must be a homosexual communist.
Once again it will be a question of the Lesser of Evils.
9.1.08
Fascism's legacy: Liberalism
This is an interesting take.
"Liberal fascism sounds like an oxymoron - or a term for conservatives to insult liberals. Actually, it was coined by a socialist writer, none other than the respected and influential left-winger H.G. Wells , who in 1931 called on fellow progressives to become "liberal fascists" and "enlightened Nazis." Really."..................
"Liberal fascism sounds like an oxymoron - or a term for conservatives to insult liberals. Actually, it was coined by a socialist writer, none other than the respected and influential left-winger H.G. Wells , who in 1931 called on fellow progressives to become "liberal fascists" and "enlightened Nazis." Really."..................
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