"If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed,
if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed."
-Mark Twain
A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.
- George Bernard Shaw
A liberal is someone who feels a great debt to his fellow man, which debt he proposes to pay off with your money.
-G Gordon Liddy
Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner.
-James Bovard, Civil Libertarian (1994)
2007-11-29 10:52:23 · 10 answers · asked by truthsayer 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
"Think 1st", you aren't confusing "Liddy" with "Libby" are you? :-)
2007-11-29 11:11:33 · update #1
agree
2007-11-29 10:58:23 · answer #1 · answered by Mary Jo W 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Great question. Finally a question with substance.
I agree with Mark Twain's quote to a point. I am not uniformed because I don't read the newspaper because there are so many alternative ways to get the news. Of course there was no internet or satellite radio in his days. I would be uniformed if I did not search for the truth, regardless of what manner I use. I agree with him entirely that the newspaper is full of misinformation. Nearly every newspaper in the country, and indeed throughout the world is biased in one way or another.
The quote from George Bernard Shaw does not ring very true to me. People have a tendency to bite the hand that feeds them. If nothing else, I would hope he is wrong, and that people give support to those who benefit there country, as opposed to those who dodge issues and run a passive government as we have seen for many years.
I like G. Gordon Liddy's quote because it seems to identify the liberals for who they really are. But as an independent, I share a similiar disgust for the conservative passive approach to politics.
James Bovard made an excellent point. In fact, he has defined our electoral process perfectly.
2007-11-29 11:16:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
believe half of what you read and hear
who's robbing whom
who is a liberal
was liddy wealthy ?
Democracy is a peoples republic. People. plural not singular. Meaning that we are a democracy that allows the people to rule the government. Which has not happened in the past 7 years.....it means social equality ? Ha ha ha That is a joke
2007-11-29 11:05:44 · answer #3 · answered by S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Agree.
2007-11-29 11:01:31 · answer #4 · answered by Adolf Schmichael 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL
Agree, but always check research the stories in the news.
Agree.
Too true.
Quite! I wonder if that's why the Founders considered it to be Mobocracy..?
2007-11-29 11:06:15 · answer #5 · answered by tantiemeg 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Disagree mostly.
Nice, quoting the criminal Liddy.
EDIT:
No confusion here. Liddy served four and a half years in prison for his role in the Watergate burglary.
2007-11-29 10:59:33 · answer #6 · answered by Think 1st 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Agree
IDK
Disagree
Agree, but it depends on the circumstances.
2007-11-29 11:03:03 · answer #7 · answered by Mitchell 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds about right to me.
2007-11-29 11:01:45 · answer #8 · answered by Michael 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mostly agree
2007-11-29 11:03:15 · answer #9 · answered by TLB 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All very true.
2007-11-29 11:05:48 · answer #10 · answered by Uncle Pennybags 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋