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And with no army, or increase in defense spending. Gandhi took on the British Empire in India in a similar manner.
Empires and tyrants eventually fall of their own weight.
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Empires and tyrants eventually fall of their own weight.
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That’s a big, and very expensive If.If Reagan’s defense buildup pushed the Soviets over the cliff
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Likewise, if the war on abortion is ever won, it will be only after the war of culture is won. When human diginity is realized, then life will be respected. Only then will children again be seen as a blessing and not a burden.And with no army, or increase in defense spending. Gandhi took on the British Empire in India in a similar manner.
Empires and tyrants eventually fall of their own weight.
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Is that why Pope John Paul 2 conspired with Thatcher and Reagan to bring down communism? Because he thought we should merely, “wait it out” ?Well, there was this fella.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/JohannesPaul2-portrait.jpg
“But as political leaders, they were finished. Visiting his native Poland in 1979, Pope John Paul II struck what turned out to be a mortal blow to its Communist regime, to the Soviet Empire, [and] ultimately to Communism.”
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_John_Paul_II
In his book, The President, The Pope and the Prime Minister, John O’sullivan writes how the Soviets attempted to “lure the Pope into an anti-SDI campaign” and how the Pope refused.
amazon.com/The-President-Pope-Prime-Minister/dp/1596980168
Its okay to admit that Reagan, a Republican, played a key role in the demise of the Soviet Union and communism.
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But the legal war is necessary. Our laws need to be just and reflect the sanctity of life. Its not just the culture or “either/or” we need both to happen. We ought not to neglet one in favor of the other. And we ought not neglect the legal battle because we dislike the party of the ones who will help us win it.Likewise, if the war on abortion is ever won, it will be only after the war of culture is won. When human diginity is realized, then life will be respected. Only then will children again be seen as a blessing and not a burden.
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If you will actually read my posts, I already did.Its okay to admit that Reagan, a Republican, played a key role in the demise of the Soviet Union and communism.
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Absolutely, as did Margret Thatcher, but Poland held free elections months before the fall of the Berlin Wall. There was a reason for this.Its okay to admit that Reagan, a Republican, played a key role in the demise of the Soviet Union and communism.
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As are all of your posts - I believe this is an opinion forum?Pure opinion,
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Would you have our laws not reflect the sanctity of life? What should we base our laws on then? Let’s just throw out our laws against rape out too - instead we can concentrate on educating young people on the alternatives to rape. We’ll say: “don’t rape” then our laws will say, “go ahead and rape if you want”.
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Have the laws that are already on the book stopped any of the crimes?Would you have our laws not reflect the sanctity of life?
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Re-try:Have the laws that are already on the book stopped any of the crimes?
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Would you rather our laws not reflect the sanctity of life?
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You see Ishii, your are speaking in the spiritual realm, and I don’t answer questions like, “Does your father still steal?”Would you rather our laws not reflect the sanctity of life?
Nice try…BTW, read back a bit and you will see my answer to rlg.
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You will not answer. Duly noted. Why, exactly do you engage in dialogue and then refuse to answer questions?You see Ishii, your are speaking in the spiritual realm, and I don’t answer questions like, “Does your father still steal?”
Nice try…BTW, read back a bit and you will see my answer to rlg.
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Then here you go, Our laws should respect the sanctity of life.That is already on the books and being enforced, last time I looked.You will not answer. Duly noted. Why, exactly do you engage in dialogue and then refuse to answer questions?
What you, and others, are looking for is to create a new category of criminals. That, I will not support.
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No, not all the necessary laws are on the books. Abortion doctors kill the unborn for profit. Tell me how that law is already on the books?Then here you go, Our laws should respect the sanctity of life.That is already on the books and being enforced, last time I looked.
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They are on the books…you just don’t happen to like the ones that are there.Abortion doctors kill the unborn for profit. Tell me how that law is already on the books?
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Laws against abortion are on the books - including penalties for the doctors who perform them? What states have these laws?They are on the books…you just don’t happen to like the ones that are there.
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Amazing Story of Mitt’s Charity from the Republican National Convention
soopermexican.com/2012/08/31/amazing-story-of-mitts-charity-from-the-republican-national-convention
soopermexican.com/2012/08/31/amazing-story-of-mitts-charity-from-the-republican-national-convention
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He also said "beware of the science-techology elite. I’ll post the relevant parts of his warning.Really, that’s strange since we were ramping up for war in 1979…with Iran…and did not concern ourselves with the opinions of the Russians.
I am always impressed with what Dwight Eisenhower, a five star general and Republican President of the United States said in his last, or close enough, speech as President, said, “Beware the Military Industrial Complex.”
The man who succeeded him said something similar…I paraphrase, If you build it, someone will want to use it.
Reagan, and all Presidents since then would have done well to listen.
John
"In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the** military-industrial complex**. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist. We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should take nothing for granted. Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals, so that security and liberty may prosper together.
Akin to, and largely responsible for the sweeping changes in our industrial-military posture, has been the technological revolution during recent decades. In this revolution, research has become central, it also becomes more formalized, complex, and costly. A steadily increasing share is conducted for, by, or at the direction of, the Federal government.
Today, the solitary inventor, tinkering in his shop, has been overshadowed by task forces of scientists in laboratories and testing fields. In the same fashion, the free university, historically the fountainhead of free ideas and scientific discovery, has experienced a revolution in the conduct of research. Partly because of the huge costs involved, a government contract becomes virtually a substitute for intellectual curiosity. For every old blackboard there are now hundreds of new electronic computers. The prospect of domination of the nation’s scholars by Federal employment, project allocations, and the power of money is ever present — and is gravely to be regarded.
Yet, in holding scientific research and discovery in respect, as we should,** we must also be alert to the equal and opposite danger that public policy could itself become the captive of a scientific-technological elite**."
It seems to me that both the warnings against the military industrial complex AND the technology elitist have been not only grossly ignored, but openly advocated by both parties.
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Poll Gives Romney Double-Digit Lead Among Independents
According to a new poll conducted by Democracy Corps (the James Carville/Stan Greenberg-founded firm), Mitt Romney is leading by 16 points among independents, 54 percent to Barack Obama’s 38 percent. Twenty-six percent of independents think the country is going in the right direction; 68 percent think it is going on the wrong track. Forty percent of independents approve of Obama, while 56 percent disapprove
nationalreview.com/corner/315538/poll-gives-romney-double-digit-lead-among-independents-katrina-trinkoThe overall poll isn’t a terrific win for Romney — he’s at 47 percent to Obama’s 49 percent — but if he’s opened up a gap anywhere near this large among independent voters, that’s certainly a hopeful trend for him
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