Recent content by Jason Harvestdancer

Except for the times the US has defaulted, it never has. Perhaps the default of the continental currency in 1779 doesn't count because it was before the constitution. There was also the partial default of 1782 but that was eventually paid - sort of. The funding act of 1790 repudiated the...

You do realize that symbolism used by fascists existed before fascism became an ideology? Oh, never mind.

Ever since the 1930s, but "always" becomes fairly weak before that.

Of course the US economy is in bad shape. It has been in a worrisome condition ever since the 2001 recession was "fixed" with stimulus instead of being allowed to run its course. When you suppress the symptoms they come back stronger later, which happened in 2008. The economy since 2008 has...

Hopefully we do agree that it has been going on for decades.

As far back as the 1990's I was saying "the power you give to your side today will be wielded by the other side tomorrow." The Libertarian Party has been saying that since the 1970's, but I was but a kid then. Gee, what could have led to the US being in a fascist or semi-fascist state? One...

You're right, both sides have exploited and encouraged the division for a couple of decades. That's why it is so bad now.

No. Shouldn't you be busy doing that? You're the one who believes in government, not me. I have just returned and already made a post against war with Iran.

So if the mugger is an agent of the government, got it. How does that boot taste?

Oh good grief. "Peace is good except when done by evil orange man, then peace is bad."

If a mugger comes up to me and threatens violence, nobody would question a violent response. Give that mugger a title and a badge and suddenly statist utopian boot-lickers think the demand is the most proper thing they've ever seen and any resistance a crime.

Greed without government is someone saying "I want that" over and over. Greed with government is using violence or the threat of violence to enrich the person using the government. It is no different from a simple mugger or shoplifter but for some reason people think it is acceptable when...

I was pleased when Trump pulled away from the Ukraine conflict, I'm not pleased as he seems committed to conflict in the Mid-East. There are a few flash-points in the world that could lead to major powers getting pulled in to a major conflict. One of them is Ukraine, where Biden was determined...

The Tea Party got its start in '07 protesting Bush's excessive spending. It coalesced around supporting the Ron Paul primary race. In '09 it was invaded by more mainstream Republicans, the original members were eased out or booted out, and then became an anti-Obama organization. I was there...

If you dig deep enough, you'll find the government at the root of most problems.