Comments on Sultan Knish: How Many More Birthdays Does America Have Left?

At least Puerto Rico is a US commonwealth (not tha...

2009-07-07T16:44:00.369-04:00

At least Puerto Rico is a US commonwealth (not that it makes me feel that much better upon seeing it). Unlike mexico, who is a foreign nation and who's illegals proudly fly their flag in this country, not out of "friendship", but out of defiance...

I agree about the Tea Parties. They are a good ste...

2009-07-06T22:37:40.221-04:00

I agree about the Tea Parties. They are a good stepping stone for change.

I have mixed feelings on the Puerto Rican flag though. This time of year we see all sorts of flags, including the US and Canadian flags at the Friendship Festival (celebrations of the Fourth of July and Dominion Day/Canada from the 1-5).

This year, though, I saw the Puerto Rico flag in a parade--below the US flag, of course. I don't have a problem with their flag given they have commonwealth status. I think the etiquette was proper, also, in having the Puerto Rican flag below the US flag.

Now if there were a Mexican flag it would symbolize something entirely different.

The US flag still waves supreme. For how long? That's the question of the day.

yes I would agree that this is happening across fi...

2009-07-06T12:41:59.609-04:00

yes I would agree that this is happening across first world nations in general, who are caught up in a pattern of political, cultural and economic trends

I see the Chinese Communists have pacified a Musli...

2009-07-06T05:53:44.964-04:00

I see the Chinese Communists have pacified a Muslim riot by sending them off to meet their virgins: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8135203.stm

I wonder if the western Bleeding Hearts will be protesting against the Chinese like they do when the Israelis produce a few cuts and grazes on Muslims who are trying to murder them?

By the way, don't get too hung up on the "debauche...

2009-07-06T02:27:59.388-04:00

By the way, don't get too hung up on the "debauchery" of the Roman Empire as a reason for it's decline & fall - it was more the new ideology of Christianity that undermined the values that made Rome a great power.
An excellent source is, ''A History of Private Life, from Pagan Rome to Byzantium." by Philippe Aries & George Dubry, General Editors, Paul Veyne, Editor.

Terry

I think this is a more general phenomenon not spec...

2009-07-06T02:13:53.724-04:00

I think this is a more general phenomenon not specific to the United States. Western countries have lost their way - look at Europe. Even Israel is following the same road. While it is difficult to make analogies to the long past Roman Empire, in a way, they too went through a similar decline which allowed the barbarian conquests.

Terry

the tea parties are a good beginning, we have to...

2009-07-06T00:36:30.675-04:00

the tea parties are a good beginning,

we have to offer a positive alternative to the obama agenda, which means going back to the classic Republican agenda of small government, low taxes and limited government interference

and that means building up a party that really means it and practices it. And the tea party grass roots level campaign is step 1

Well said. I needed that. I too am feeling pessi...

2009-07-05T23:39:31.669-04:00

Well said. I needed that. I too am feeling pessimistic about the future of our country, given the rise of Obama and the most leftwing Congress in our history.

We must first admit that our situation is dire before we can imagine ways to turn it around. I agree about returning to our roots, namely, the Constitution as it was written.

The questions are, how do we organize? What are our short term and long term goals? How do we proceed?