tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post4307183143172601902..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: Harper is a "Defence Deadbeat"The Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-89471507021813410692015-04-11T04:55:24.366-07:002015-04-11T04:55:24.366-07:00I am not one to agree with increasing military spe...I am not one to agree with increasing military spending.<br /><br />But I do believe our soldiers should have good housing and other services.<br /><br />And that wounded veterans should not be abused and harassed by their government.<br /><br />And that a government shouldn't pretend to saber-rattle when it only has a cheap toy sword that falls apart when you shake it.thwaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399550285738440669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-82222718449900690142015-04-10T18:00:06.805-07:002015-04-10T18:00:06.805-07:00The magic of "2"% eludes me.
Any money s...The magic of "2"% eludes me.<br />Any money spent on figuring out how to kill another human being is waste.<br />1% of GDP should be enough for policing the Arctic.<br />A..non Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-16885695381525727672015-04-10T15:46:06.854-07:002015-04-10T15:46:06.854-07:00Steve, there is something in what you say. Those o...Steve, there is something in what you say. Those of us born in the years immediately after WWII (call us the Senior Boomers) had a much different appreciation for democracy than many born thirty or forty years later. In the span of just a couple of generations society both progressed in technical and material ways but woefully regressed in other, less tangible but far more important aspects.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-46548339116676327092015-04-10T15:41:29.458-07:002015-04-10T15:41:29.458-07:00Yeah, well they sure deserve a lot more than just ...Yeah, well they sure deserve a lot more than just our seething contempt, Dana. Some contend that existential problems, such as climate change, being man-made should be treated as crimes against humanity and those in power who ignore the threat or make it worse should be prosecuted and imprisoned just like the guy who commits manslaughter. The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-91228176305046085212015-04-10T14:35:01.697-07:002015-04-10T14:35:01.697-07:00Hey moumd your slightly older than me
and sometime...Hey moumd your slightly older than me<br />and sometimes like now I am listening to REM and thinking aboot how much differance we little people can make.<br />I am sad to say so far not much. Democracy only works in countries that have been devestated by world war. And those are the exception look at Korea and Japan.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14162783936999869984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-17294278624548811902015-04-10T13:52:50.084-07:002015-04-10T13:52:50.084-07:00And to their shame, goddamn their eyes, you'll...And to their shame, goddamn their eyes, you'll still read drivel about the legendary fiscal competence of the Conservatives by various duplicitous asshats in the corporate media...each one of whom is deserving of a tar and feather parade down the high street...along with their owners and masters. Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12465953801145126160noreply@blogger.com