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Has the world tipped beyond the point of no return?
I wouldn't even call it the GOP any more, which might be part of the problem. Seems more like the neo-cons have taken over and people still think it is the same group as when Lincoln was around. We should always be mindful of the political groups with which we associate ourselves, as they are quite dynamic.
Once again, I agree with you. It's remarkable to think that with the possible exception of Bush II and Reagan, not a single other Republican President -- not Eisenhower or Nixon or any Republican before them -- could currently be considered for the Republican nomination.
Overall, it doesn't matter if the world has tipped or not. More likely than not, this is just another circle spinning ("bad" to "good", repeat). It should be our focus to take personal responsibility for our intentions and actions, and do whatever we can for those around us to bring about compassion (the non-idiot kind) and reduced suffering.
I used go tubing down a river in the summer and basically the river takes you wherever. So you just sit back and enjoy the ride. If somebody is stuck or needs help, you help them and then continue on with the flow of the water.
I wouldn't even call it the GOP any more, which might be part of the problem. Seems more like the neo-cons have taken over and people still think it is the same group as when Lincoln was around. We should always be mindful of the political groups with which we associate ourselves, as they are quite dynamic.
Early Republican ideology was reflected in the 1856 slogan "free labor, free land, free men."[4] "Free labor" referred to the Republican opposition to slave labor and belief in independent artisans and businessmen. "Free land" referred to Republican opposition to plantation system whereby the rich could buy up all the good farm land and work it with slaves, leaving the yeoman independent farmers the leftovers. The Party had the goal of containing the expansion of slavery, which would cause the collapse of the Slave Power and the expansion of freedom.
During the Lincoln Administration (1861–65), ex-Whigs dominated the Republican Party and enacted much of the "American System;"
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s,[1] the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic Party. In particular, the Whigs supported the supremacy of Congress over the presidency and favored a program of modernization and economic protectionism.
Protectionism is the economic policy of restraining trade between states through methods such as tariffs on imported goods, restrictive quotas, and a variety of other government regulations designed to allow “Fair” competition between imports and goods and services produced domestically.
None of these 'original' policies seem to be focused upon by the current GOP.
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Overall, it doesn't matter if the world has tipped or not. More likely than not, this is just another circle spinning ("bad" to
"good", repeat). It should be our focus to take personal responsibility for our intentions and actions, and do whatever we can for those around us to bring about compassion (the non-idiot kind) and reduced suffering.
I used go tubing down a river in the summer and basically the river takes you wherever. So you just sit back and enjoy the ride. If somebody is stuck or needs help, you help them and then continue on with the flow of the water.
For the others:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/aug/22/ratings-agencies-conflict-of-interest
You may like this from the left of centre broadsheet
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