No thanks to the despotic governor of Mississippi (his name not worthy of mention), it was absolutely wonderful to see a bustling Main Street in a small town just south of where I live. Had a lovely exotic entree, full-bodied craft beer, and lively conversation with unmasked faces and responsibly risk-taking personalities.
I am proud of my fellow Mississippians!!! And goddamn proud of the only true heroes during government's fascist experiment; the local entrepreneur.
By the way, to Elon Musk, Joe Rogan and others contemplating to relocate their companies; Mississippi is open for business!
Friday, May 15, 2020
Thursday, May 14, 2020
Harsh reality, wise words...
Harsh reality, wise words...
"We can be a 'safety first' country but only for very, very, very short periods of time. And then, we are reminded that the chief goal of living is not to merely stay alive." --- Mike Rowe
See link/video for Part 1 of the entire interview...
"I'm amazed how we've taken 35 million people and deemed them unessential. That, to me, is something I reckon we're going to look back on with great linguistic embarrassment." --- Mike Rowe
See link/video for Part 2 of the entire interview...
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Social media may be feeling the pressure...
Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and other government cronies may be feeling the pressure given the growing number of online protesters to the shutdown as well professional critics of the pandemic. Are these crony-corporations willing to remove each and every dissenter rejecting the propaganda while scoffing the censorship until all that remains are obedient drones. We shall see.
While the Fascist shutdown persists in California...
While the Fascist shutdown persists in California, Elon Musk threatens to leave the state, Joe Rogan contemplates the same, along with others, and the best one state politician can come up with is "F--k you!" on Twitter. Such entrepreneurs actually benefit society by providing products and services people can voluntarily patronize or not. Politicians however forcefully impose upon people taxes, policies, programs, laws, regulations, bans/sanctions, prohibitions, mandates and more that do nothing but harm both entrepreneurs and consumers.
Monday, May 11, 2020
As we near elections, remember this...
As many are posting online comments supporting this or that Republican candidate, remember this. The Republicans currently in power at local, state even federal levels either supported along with Democrats the current Fascist shutdown, or did little to nothing to stop it nor spent much effort to end it.
Before Libertarians get too puffed up. The national party had an golden opportunity to be critically outspoken, a test of individualistic principles if there ever was one. Yet like Republicans, Libertarians nationally said little to nothing as well. I have seen of course noble exceptions among some members at state party levels, still the national party have been shamefully quiet.
Before Libertarians get too puffed up. The national party had an golden opportunity to be critically outspoken, a test of individualistic principles if there ever was one. Yet like Republicans, Libertarians nationally said little to nothing as well. I have seen of course noble exceptions among some members at state party levels, still the national party have been shamefully quiet.
Sunday, May 10, 2020
More on Human ABILITY to REASON, Human RIGHT to CONSENT - Proem & Poem No. 153
Most likely to be published later this spring/summer of 2020, my 11th book entitled appropriately; More Proems & Poems on the Peculiar Human ABILITY to REASON, Singular Human RIGHT to CONSENT & Other Neglected Matters. The following will probably be included upon further editing, and front cover a slightly modified yet appropriate version of the previous....
PROEM & POEM No. 153 - John Locke and Francis Schaeffer / Part 7
As much covetousness must be so logically defined as previously reiterated (see No. 152), harm must be also logically defined as presently, conversely delineated. Unquestionably, to fully understand the harm effectuated by covetousness once presumed, arrogated then acted upon therefore the violence, it must be fully understood the harm as simply determined by the victim’s preference.
What is harm if not another desiring something other than what he/she would be, do and/or have per his/her own ability and resource, subsequently digressing into presumptuous persistence then arrogant insistence to force upon one or others violating their preferences hence properties, possessions even persons so to effectuate of course what another covets to be, do and/or have.
What is harm if not another desiring an existence, condition, status, position then property, possession, preference even (a) person beyond his/her own time, space, reason, knowledge, skill, labor, resource as well physicality, psychology, propensity, personality to imagine it, understand it, innovate it, produce it, barter for it, exchange for it, negotiate it, obtain it, maintain it, defend it thus again the presumptuous persistence then arrogant insistence to force upon one or others violating their preferences hence properties, possessions even persons so to effectuate of course what another covets to be, do and/or have.
Comparatively, in his 1964 book The Foundations of Morality, Henry Hazlitt (1894-1993) appropriately challenges popular sentiments by emphasizing the uncommonly known Silver Rule over the commonly known Golden Rule. And correctly so, therefore it would be prudent to question yet again accordingly.
So what is harm if not the transgression of the Silver Rule as well, do not do unto others as you would not have them do unto you (see No. 147), with the necessary addendum to clarify the implication, and do not do unto others as they would not have you do unto them. For it is not enough to consider one’s preferences alone, rather to allow such consideration to foster sympathy then regard and respect for others’ preferences. With that said, the Silver Rule practiced must be the logical thus ethical prerequisite to the Golden Rule, do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Unless the former rule is consistently adhered, utterly moot if not assuredly injurious the latter rule if so presumptuously pursued.
What is harm if not another desiring something other than what he/she would be, do and/or have per his/her own ability and resource, subsequently digressing into presumptuous persistence then arrogant insistence to force upon one or others violating their preferences hence properties, possessions even persons so to effectuate of course what another covets to be, do and/or have.
What is harm if not another desiring an existence, condition, status, position then property, possession, preference even (a) person beyond his/her own time, space, reason, knowledge, skill, labor, resource as well physicality, psychology, propensity, personality to imagine it, understand it, innovate it, produce it, barter for it, exchange for it, negotiate it, obtain it, maintain it, defend it thus again the presumptuous persistence then arrogant insistence to force upon one or others violating their preferences hence properties, possessions even persons so to effectuate of course what another covets to be, do and/or have.
Comparatively, in his 1964 book The Foundations of Morality, Henry Hazlitt (1894-1993) appropriately challenges popular sentiments by emphasizing the uncommonly known Silver Rule over the commonly known Golden Rule. And correctly so, therefore it would be prudent to question yet again accordingly.
So what is harm if not the transgression of the Silver Rule as well, do not do unto others as you would not have them do unto you (see No. 147), with the necessary addendum to clarify the implication, and do not do unto others as they would not have you do unto them. For it is not enough to consider one’s preferences alone, rather to allow such consideration to foster sympathy then regard and respect for others’ preferences. With that said, the Silver Rule practiced must be the logical thus ethical prerequisite to the Golden Rule, do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Unless the former rule is consistently adhered, utterly moot if not assuredly injurious the latter rule if so presumptuously pursued.
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She to him, he to her, as concurred by chagrin individually
Approved and/or disapproved, every counter alternately
Rising concurrently the anger (liken bad moons, non-boons
As the post-funeral festoons) per cause two paused too soon
Approved and/or disapproved, every counter alternately
Rising concurrently the anger (liken bad moons, non-boons
As the post-funeral festoons) per cause two paused too soon
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Come let us Reason. Peace is always a Choice.
Study, Ponder, Labor, till last Breath.
Study, Ponder, Labor, till last Breath.
Copyright © 2020 by D.C. Quillan Stone
Saturday, May 9, 2020
More on Human ABILITY to REASON, Human RIGHT to CONSENT - Proem & Poem No. 152
Most likely to be published later this spring/summer of 2020, my 11th book entitled appropriately; More Proems & Poems on the Peculiar Human ABILITY to REASON, Singular Human RIGHT to CONSENT & Other Neglected Matters. The following will probably be included upon further editing, and front cover a slightly modified yet appropriate version of the previous....
PROEM & POEM No. 152 - John Locke and Francis Schaeffer / Part 6
What is covetousness if not one desiring something other than what he/she would be, do and/or have per his/her own ability and resource, subsequently digressing into presumptuous persistence then arrogant insistence to force upon others violating their preferences hence properties, possessions even persons so to effectuate of course what one covets to be, do and/or have.
What is covetousness if not one desiring an existence, condition, status, position then property, possession, preference even (a) person beyond his/her own time, space, reason, knowledge, skill, labor, resource as well physicality, psychology, propensity, personality to imagine it, understand it, innovate it, produce it, barter for it, exchange for it, negotiate it, obtain it, maintain it, defend it thus again the presumptuous persistence then arrogant insistence to force upon others violating their preferences hence properties, possessions even persons so to effectuate of course what one covets to be, do and/or have.
And what of covetousness if not the biblical 10th commandment broken before breaking all other commandments, the theological sin committed before committing all other sins. Comparatively and universally, what of covetousness if not the logically initial disposition entertained before entertaining further hence presuming, arrogating then violating others’ dissent on any and all matters.
As such biblically, theologically, bloodstained redemption is the particular grace shed and absolution afforded for covetousness deeply rooted in heart and soul of all. And as such logically, ethically, unrestrained deliberation for consent else uncompromised recognition of dissent are the common grace shed (if you will) hence mitigation accorded for covetousness deeply rooted in thought and mind of all.
What is covetousness if not one desiring an existence, condition, status, position then property, possession, preference even (a) person beyond his/her own time, space, reason, knowledge, skill, labor, resource as well physicality, psychology, propensity, personality to imagine it, understand it, innovate it, produce it, barter for it, exchange for it, negotiate it, obtain it, maintain it, defend it thus again the presumptuous persistence then arrogant insistence to force upon others violating their preferences hence properties, possessions even persons so to effectuate of course what one covets to be, do and/or have.
And what of covetousness if not the biblical 10th commandment broken before breaking all other commandments, the theological sin committed before committing all other sins. Comparatively and universally, what of covetousness if not the logically initial disposition entertained before entertaining further hence presuming, arrogating then violating others’ dissent on any and all matters.
As such biblically, theologically, bloodstained redemption is the particular grace shed and absolution afforded for covetousness deeply rooted in heart and soul of all. And as such logically, ethically, unrestrained deliberation for consent else uncompromised recognition of dissent are the common grace shed (if you will) hence mitigation accorded for covetousness deeply rooted in thought and mind of all.
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As covetousness precedes all sins, likewise every injury
Thus apprised by each person per his/her priority or frippery
Ergo individually defined, each injury along the Lockean harm
As one’s own gendarme on all matters else the ethical alarm
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Come let us Reason. Peace is always a Choice.
Study, Ponder, Labor, till last Breath.
Study, Ponder, Labor, till last Breath.
Copyright © 2020 by D.C. Quillan Stone
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