tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post2332746762899177652..comments2024-03-28T19:18:40.387-04:00Comments on Northern Reflections: What Has Happened?Owen Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-66001445078169083912016-01-18T17:14:58.854-05:002016-01-18T17:14:58.854-05:00Chris Hedges believes that's exactly what has ...Chris Hedges believes that's exactly what has happened, Anon. Right wing populists are as angry at their government as left wing populists are.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-10670431830108114412016-01-18T16:54:55.280-05:002016-01-18T16:54:55.280-05:00I have to wonder how much this rebellion is driven...I have to wonder how much this rebellion is driven not only by religious fervor, but also by the same perception that had led to Donald Trump having become such a serious candidate for the Presidency. Much of Mr.Trump's appeal is to Americans who feel their government neither represents them nor has their interests at heart, while it clearly serves the interests of the small number of Americans who control that nation's wealth. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-56473334901755648432016-01-18T16:27:52.944-05:002016-01-18T16:27:52.944-05:00At the risk of being overly earth Owen...
No Shit...At the risk of being overly earth Owen...<br /><br />No Shit!!!Scotianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06284856315992405261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-35112098771887272672016-01-18T14:23:52.812-05:002016-01-18T14:23:52.812-05:00When fundamentalists butt heads, Scotian, we shoul...When fundamentalists butt heads, Scotian, we should all be worried.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-56407883728349332152016-01-18T13:33:44.770-05:002016-01-18T13:33:44.770-05:00What is happening?
Y'all Qeada is happening, ...What is happening?<br /><br />Y'all Qeada is happening, aka the militia movement and the GOP pandering to it as they did in the 70s-80s to the moral majority religious right movement, and given where we saw that end up...be afraid, be VERY afraid!Scotianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06284856315992405261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-80504806030345696842016-01-18T10:30:15.499-05:002016-01-18T10:30:15.499-05:00People like Jefferson and Madison worked very hard...People like Jefferson and Madison worked very hard to keep religion out of American politics, salamander. But, throughout American history, there have always been those who have insisted that the Highway To Heaven runs through Washington.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-86849240697324092662016-01-18T10:21:02.920-05:002016-01-18T10:21:02.920-05:00.. take a look at references to 'Under The Ban..... take a look at references to 'Under The Banner Of Heaven' by Jon Krakauer (Into Thin Air) and how it seems the USA has given up on trying to control Mormon violations of American Laws in the States they have permeated. Keep in mind also, who ran against Obama and lost. the salamanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853337802990122289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-69721618553325400242016-01-18T10:19:17.377-05:002016-01-18T10:19:17.377-05:00It appears that people have returned to the law of...It appears that people have returned to the law of the frontier, Steve.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-49321349297399746042016-01-18T09:50:30.987-05:002016-01-18T09:50:30.987-05:00Lie South Africa or Zibmambe when the truth and re...Lie South Africa or Zibmambe when the truth and reality collide, guns make rules.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14162783936999869984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-44227511673376920162016-01-18T09:46:22.349-05:002016-01-18T09:46:22.349-05:00The problem with religious certitude, Anon, is tha...The problem with religious certitude, Anon, is that it assumes omniscience.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-69390224292208513582016-01-18T09:27:50.037-05:002016-01-18T09:27:50.037-05:00"The Malheur National Wildlife Refuge was tak..."The Malheur National Wildlife Refuge was taken over by a band of armed men led by Mohammed Bundy on January 2. They have occupied public buildings, destroyed government property, and seized government heavy equipment and trucks, claiming they are now the property of the people. They call themselves Citizens for Sharia Freedom. They are about 25-strong, give or take a firearm or two."<br /><br />Something tells me we'd be having a different conversation by now...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com