tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639660913939612097.post2018083250731990787..comments2024-01-19T11:08:36.788-08:00Comments on Building Utopia: Time to put away your faith: The government is not your friend.Andrew D Atkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492591375757227409noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639660913939612097.post-27388382910788959652011-05-08T22:56:22.931-07:002011-05-08T22:56:22.931-07:00It might cover a few more as well ;-) but then wha...It might cover a few more as well ;-) but then what do I know ;-)apollohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040184843184207525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639660913939612097.post-37022732860517830512011-05-08T01:30:44.499-07:002011-05-08T01:30:44.499-07:00Apollo:
"This would reveal that while they s...Apollo:<br /><br />"This would reveal that while they say one thing, they often do another."<br /><br />You have summed up New Zealand's current National government perfectly.Andrew D Atkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04492591375757227409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639660913939612097.post-47622646070893837802011-05-07T22:45:21.058-07:002011-05-07T22:45:21.058-07:00One has to follow actions of governments and big b...One has to follow actions of governments and big business carefully. This would reveal that while they say one thing, they often do another. So miserable is their record that I can’t imagine anyone who can trust them anymore. But most people do NOT follow their governments closely and have no idea what is really going on. Ignorance is not bliss, its suicide. Democracy is a failure if people do not strive to be informed as much as possible as to what is going on. A chain is as strong as its weakest link. If too many people are uninformed (stupid), then they are easily swayed by simple things like who is in what party, is better on camera or says catchier phrases or something like that.<br /><br />Governments depend on the stupid to be easily swayed and herded to vote for whoever the media subtly suggests in between the lines and words. The more dumb a population is, the easier they are to lead and herd. That’s OK until they end up at the gates of the slaughter house. But by then it is too late. So knowledge is every thing and we can not wait till we are all Primal-ed out in order to start thinking. Our internal turmoil can be very disruptive but that danger, as bad as it might be, is nothing compared to the danger that is outside of us and all around in throughout the world.<br /><br />We are now at a crisis in the world like we have never seen before. We can not afford to look the other way or run or ignore it. Yes, it is fearful and we tend to want to run from fear but running is not wise whether from things inside us or things outside us. Courage is essential on all things in or out.<br /><br />So there is Primal Therapy. But there is also getting smart and informed because we face a crisis from all directions and from in and out. It will take everything we got to attempt to handle all this.<br /><br />No. 1 on everyone’s list should be, GET SMARTER! Learn all you can as fast as you can!<br />Animal babies who do not learn quickly end up as food for another animal. Sadly, the same urgency exists for all of us humans, too. Learn fast or die! Knowledge is power and power is everything.apollohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040184843184207525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639660913939612097.post-38451000309703279422011-03-15T22:59:17.166-07:002011-03-15T22:59:17.166-07:00Thank you Anonymous. Encouraging to have a seconde...Thank you Anonymous. Encouraging to have a seconder.<br /><br />Yes, very familiar with Phil McDermott's blog, and I have posted a number of comments on it too. I think he's developing a great resource.<br /><br />I appreciate your included links. I will take a look at them a little later on.Andrew D Atkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04492591375757227409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639660913939612097.post-45988400351254183182011-03-15T19:14:21.972-07:002011-03-15T19:14:21.972-07:00Andrew, you are so right.
You would enjoy "...Andrew, you are so right. <br /><br />You would enjoy "What About the Poor" by Barry Loberfeld, and "Scratching By: How Government Creates Poverty As We Know It" by Charles Johnson. <br /><br />http://archive.frontpagemag.com/readArticle.aspx?ARTID=31997<br /><br />http://www.thefreemanonline.org/featured/scratching-by-how-government-creates-poverty-as-we-know-it/<br /><br />By the way, Phil McDermott has been hammering the "Smart Growth" thing on his blog lately; have you been following him? <br /><br />http://cities-matter.blogspot.com/2011/02/cities-in-search-of-resilience.html<br /><br />http://cities-matter.blogspot.com/2011/03/new-zealands-changing-settlement.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com