Comments for The Heritage American

Comment on A Non-Liberal Thought From a Socialist…. by Dr.D

Dr.D — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:07:13 +0000

Welcome to the United States of Obama.

Comment on In Search of Civilization by MaryJ

MaryJ — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:15:52 +0000

A while back I saw a documentary on a British university that was conducting research into a cure for malaria (a disease not really a problem in Caucasian-majority nations). There were five indigenous British men in the study who had volunteered to be infected with malaria, a terrible disease, in order to help find a cure for a disease that is mostly a problem in Black Africa.

Now imagine any of them doing the same for us. Hard to picture, eh?

Comment on In Search of Civilization by stephenhopewell

stephenhopewell — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:28:36 +0000

Thank you, Liam. I share your grief and anger at the unconscionable sacrifice of our men in Afghanistan and Iraq. I was originally an Iraq war supporter, back when I believed our government actually intended to defeat radical Islam (and that there was such a thing as non-radical Islam). Here in Michigan one frequently sees flags at half-staff for what I presume are deaths of soldiers from the state. Rather than evoking the honor of the dead they have a vaguely demoralizing effect, since there is no end in sight and no public discussion of what they mean.

Comment on In Search of Civilization by Liam

Liam — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:51:53 +0000

Stephen

I am awed by your eloquence.

To expand upon your ironic contention that “Somalis have SUVs, therefore they are civilised”, perhaps we should consider whether the death of the undoubtedly “civilised” young man linked below has helped confer that blessed state on the Afghans.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8338220.stm

In pessimistic moments, I am increasingly inclined to think that the tossing away of valuable lives like Staff Sergeant Schmid’s has done nothing but ease the passage of Afghan bearers of an alternative “civilisation” to our doorsteps.

Apologies if I am rambling somewhat. A spate of deaths of priceless young men from my neck of the woods in that barbarous land has affected me of late.

Comment on Was Life Better Before the Revolution? by MaryJ

MaryJ — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:51:49 +0000

The problem with most of the (liberal) no death penalty supporters is that they really don’t mean it when they say, we’ll take life in prison in exchange for getting rid of the death penalty. Once that is achieved, they immediately start to push for “life in prison” to mean 18 years, then 15, then 12, and ever lower. “Life” in prison in most European countries for even the most heinous murders means 12 years. That’s what the guy who killed Pym Fortuyn got in Holland — for a political assassination!

Comment on My Lost Youth – and the Future by stephenhopewell

stephenhopewell — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:53:55 +0000

L witz, thanks for that. Very interesting. Longfellow’s line is better, though – the boy’s thoughts still continuing into his old age!

Comment on Was Life Better Before the Revolution? by stephenhopewell

stephenhopewell — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:51:42 +0000

Hannon, I too have wavered, and if we had an orderly society like Japan’s we might be able to have only a small number of executions; but despite the danger of executing the innocent, egregious murderers do deserve death, and I have come to think it’s a kind of crime in itself for society to spend its resources feeding and guarding them.

I have departed from the idea of opposing “state” power per se. It depends on whether the state is the expression of a moral society or whether not.

Comment on Soldier of Love by stephenhopewell

stephenhopewell — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:40:05 +0000

Liam: thanks for reminding me of The Outfit.

When you get past the strip malls, we do have a beautiful country. Though there is equally a wonderfulness to English landscapes that we don’t have here.

Comment on Not much chance… by stephenhopewell

stephenhopewell — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:36:58 +0000

My mother read “Little Orphant Annie” to me.

Comment on Not much chance… by MaryJ

MaryJ — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:51:27 +0000

Dr. D: Indeed. Yet only a generation ago it was familiar to almost all Americans.