Comments for Docgrubb's Weblog http://docgrubb.wordpress.com If not 'Standing athwart History yelling "Stop!",' then maybe 'Chasing History, pelting her backside, shouting "Come back!" ' Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:18:30 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on miscellany by Roland Teigen http://docgrubb.wordpress.com/miscellany/#comment-46 Roland Teigen Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:18:30 +0000 http://docgrubb.wordpress.com/miscellany/#comment-46 A prize already severely cheapened by going to Yasser Arafat somehow manages to sink even lower. The winning strategy now is clearly to denigrate or harm the United States in some manner. Can Hugo Chavez be far behind? A prize already severely cheapened by going to Yasser Arafat somehow manages to sink even lower. The winning strategy now is clearly to denigrate or harm the United States in some manner. Can Hugo Chavez be far behind?

]]> Comment on In defense (not praise) of…”violence”. by docgrubb http://docgrubb.wordpress.com/2009/07/24/in-defense-not-praise-of-violence/#comment-43 docgrubb Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:37:11 +0000 http://docgrubb.wordpress.com/?p=34#comment-43 Thanks for your thoughts. I'm not a fan of violent movies either - well, maybe war flicks. In fact, I'm at a total loss understanding people's fascination with being terrified: horror films, haunted/scary-houses, extreme rollercoasters, etc. Even paying for the "privilege". Life is tough enough - why ask for more? We need more citizens/neighbors like those three old ladies. But where are the able-bodied, young folks, who might be self-righteously blind/"tolerant" of all manner of indecency, yet blind to opportunities for decency itself? I do not disparage religious-based pacifism - there are legitimate scriptural arguments there. What I oppose are government policies which ignore human nature. And vapid campaign speech which confuses ends with means, shallow, and therefore non-committal. I'm obviously a big bumper-sticker fan. And my newest one will read: "A T.R. paraphrase: Keep yer trap shut, But pack HEAT! " cheers Thanks for your thoughts.
I’m not a fan of violent movies either – well, maybe war flicks. In fact, I’m at a total loss understanding people’s fascination with being terrified: horror films, haunted/scary-houses, extreme rollercoasters, etc. Even paying for the “privilege”. Life is tough enough – why ask for more?
We need more citizens/neighbors like those three old ladies. But where are the able-bodied, young folks, who might be self-righteously blind/”tolerant” of all manner of indecency, yet blind to opportunities for decency itself?
I do not disparage religious-based pacifism – there are legitimate scriptural arguments there. What I oppose are government policies which ignore human nature. And vapid campaign speech which confuses ends with means, shallow, and therefore non-committal. I’m obviously a big bumper-sticker fan. And my newest one will read:
“A T.R. paraphrase:
Keep yer trap shut,
But pack HEAT! ”

cheers

]]> Comment on In defense (not praise) of…”violence”. by Shawnee Allen http://docgrubb.wordpress.com/2009/07/24/in-defense-not-praise-of-violence/#comment-42 Shawnee Allen Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:25:13 +0000 http://docgrubb.wordpress.com/?p=34#comment-42 Yes, I guess I am aquasi-pacifist. But I am not ''divorced"or immune to violence, having been a victim, and having actually seeing it other times. I very seldom watch violent movies, and often have had to take news breaks for my moral sanity. I have not been able to watch "The Passion" not knowing if I would be able to see what they did to our Lord. My vision in my mind is horrible enough. But that is probably the one violent movie I should see. I agree that peace is an end and not a means, and my answer to "Mean People Suck," is that "There are no good people, only people who do good things." Or vice-versa, "There are no mean people, only people who do mean things." But then how do I explain sociopaths? There are still people who feel a duty to help others, perhaps not as many who feel a duty to serve in unnecessary wars. Just yesterday after a bad storm, a friend of mine had several trees down, with one on top of her house, and three very old ladies knocked on her door and asked if they could clean up the mess for her. For free! Of course my friend declined, worrying about them hurting themselves. Very interesting article, though. Food for thought! Quasi Yes, I guess I am aquasi-pacifist. But I am not ”divorced”or immune to violence, having been a victim, and having actually seeing it other times. I very seldom watch violent movies, and often have had to take news breaks for my moral sanity. I have not been able to watch “The Passion” not knowing if I would be able to see what they did to our Lord. My vision in my mind is horrible enough. But that is probably the one violent movie I should see. I agree that peace is an end and not a means, and my answer to “Mean People Suck,” is that “There are no good people, only people who do good things.” Or vice-versa, “There are no mean people, only people who do mean things.” But then how do I explain sociopaths?

There are still people who feel a duty to help others, perhaps not as many who feel a duty to serve in unnecessary wars. Just yesterday after a bad storm, a friend of mine had several trees down, with one on top of her house, and three very old ladies knocked on her door and asked if they could clean up the mess for her. For free! Of course my friend declined, worrying about them hurting themselves.

Very interesting article, though.
Food for thought!
Quasi

]]> Comment on From Marx to Bernanke by morris http://docgrubb.wordpress.com/2008/10/11/from-marx-to-bernanke/#comment-29 morris Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:00:01 +0000 http://docgrubb.wordpress.com/?p=25#comment-29 You definitely made a good post. too :) You definitely made a good post. too :)

]]> Comment on From Marx to Bernanke by Norma http://docgrubb.wordpress.com/2008/10/11/from-marx-to-bernanke/#comment-25 Norma Sat, 11 Oct 2008 23:38:53 +0000 http://docgrubb.wordpress.com/?p=25#comment-25 Good post. Thanks for stopping by. I'll keep checking. Good post. Thanks for stopping by. I’ll keep checking.

]]> Comment on From Marx to Bernanke by Tom Humes http://docgrubb.wordpress.com/2008/10/11/from-marx-to-bernanke/#comment-23 Tom Humes Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:33:59 +0000 http://docgrubb.wordpress.com/?p=25#comment-23 Nice Site layout for your blog. I am looking forward to reading more from you. Tom Humes Nice Site layout for your blog. I am looking forward to reading more from you.

Tom Humes

]]> Comment on From Marx to Bernanke by morris http://docgrubb.wordpress.com/2008/10/11/from-marx-to-bernanke/#comment-22 morris Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:10:46 +0000 http://docgrubb.wordpress.com/?p=25#comment-22 Perhaps this crisis was devised to stop the transfer of wealth to the oil producers: http://morris108.wordpress.com/2008/10/11/russia-iran-venezuela-earnings-are-nearly-halved/ Perhaps this crisis was devised to stop the transfer of wealth to the oil producers:

http://morris108.wordpress.com/2008/10/11/russia-iran-venezuela-earnings-are-nearly-halved/

]]> Comment on Dollar Hegemony: the bigger they come, the harder they fall by huntingdonpost http://docgrubb.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/dollar-hegemony-the-bigger-they-come-the-harder-they-fall/#comment-16 huntingdonpost Wed, 14 May 2008 15:39:14 +0000 http://docgrubb.wordpress.com/?p=15#comment-16 I heard a man comment on NPR (a caller, not a pundit) that America has become a nation of great consumers and poor citizens. It immediately struck me as true. He didn't elaborate, but perhaps there was no need to. I like your quotations on the sidebar, by the way. I heard a man comment on NPR (a caller, not a pundit) that America has become a nation of great consumers and poor citizens. It immediately struck me as true. He didn’t elaborate, but perhaps there was no need to. I like your quotations on the sidebar, by the way.

]]> Comment on no more posts. if you want conversation, i’m usually game for a pint. by docgrubb http://docgrubb.wordpress.com/2008/03/08/no-more-posts-if-you-want-conversation-im-usually-game-for-a-pint/#comment-15 docgrubb Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:06:24 +0000 http://docgrubb.wordpress.com/?p=9#comment-15 Said my left hemisphere to my mute right: "I KNOW you're game for a pint. I'll meet'cha at the Corpus Callosum." Said my left hemisphere to my mute right: “I KNOW you’re game for a pint. I’ll meet’cha at the Corpus Callosum.”

]]> Comment on OK, so I changed my mind. Someone’s… by Shefaly http://docgrubb.wordpress.com/2008/03/15/ok-so-i-changed-my-mind-someones/#comment-10 Shefaly Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:44:16 +0000 http://docgrubb.wordpress.com/?p=10#comment-10 A friend of mine is of the view that if all the gold nestling in Indian women's closets were to be pooled, it would probably outweigh that in Fort Knox many, many, many times over. :-) Now what were you saying about buying gold? A friend of mine is of the view that if all the gold nestling in Indian women’s closets were to be pooled, it would probably outweigh that in Fort Knox many, many, many times over. :-)

Now what were you saying about buying gold?

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