tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20272978.post4515205412216116781..comments2023-06-22T04:41:13.190-04:00Comments on MoonDawg's Den: Just 3 ThingsGarryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15501085297163581710noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20272978.post-9394628917189427242007-04-19T00:11:00.000-04:002007-04-19T00:11:00.000-04:00My husband contributes his three: 1)life (include...My husband contributes his three:<BR/> <BR/>1)life (includes more than just being alive, includes quality of life, and more than just human life)<BR/><BR/>2)liberty (not the freedom from responsibility; the agency to choose what is best for you within certain bounds of societal well-being, without someone else's decisions and thoughts forcing you)<BR/><BR/>3)pursuit of happiness (pursuit of things that would actually bring individual happiness, with the limitation being the infringement upon another person's happiness.)<BR/><BR/>How's that?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466860937596192472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20272978.post-86450549393956041752007-04-18T23:59:00.000-04:002007-04-18T23:59:00.000-04:00My three are 1) freedom of speech 2) separation of...My three are 1) freedom of speech 2) separation of religion and state and 3) a government based upon viable checks and balances. <BR/><BR/><BR/>I like your three too, though. But I'm a stubborn originalist and so I had to pick a different three ;)<BR/><BR/>I'm glad to read Garry's description of Michael Savage as a ranting Ass. Yay!!! Will you say something about Rush, too, Garry, while you're at it? For my part, I think that Nancy Pelosi is a rabble rouser and a posturer of the first waters.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466860937596192472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20272978.post-12189670695687028782007-03-31T13:15:00.000-04:002007-03-31T13:15:00.000-04:00The three things we need to keep our country great...The three things we need to keep our country great? That's simple - 1) Beer, 2) Sports, and 3) Girls Gone Wild videos. <BR/><BR/>Ok just kiddin', actually I like your three things just fine, can't think of anything better.<BR/><BR/>Have never heard of Rusty Humphries, but if he's anything like Savage then he must be a ranting ass. <BR/><BR/>However, I do believe assimilation of immigrants is a desirable outcome, if one defines "assimilation" as learning the language of the country (anywhere you go in the world, language is strongly tied to national identity) and - if not adopting - at least respecting its existing cultural and social mores. We only have to look as far as the <A HREF="http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1129602,00.html" REL="nofollow">Francofada</A> to see what happens when immigrant groups are not blended into a nation's broad social framework. <BR/><BR/>And it's well and good for immigrants to add elements of their own culture to the host country (especially in the area of cuisine, yum), but a line is crossed when immigrants try to undermine the value systems that give a country its national identity - especially when the host country has a tradition of espousing democratic liberties and human rights. Bringing the despicable tradition of <A HREF="http://www.boston.com/news/world/articles/2003/10/05/mom_gave_long_distance_order_for_honor_killing_police_say/" REL="nofollow">"honor killing"</A> to Canada, for example, is not just a violation of Canadian law but an assault on the very social character of Canada itself as a free society that respects the rights of women. In my mind, "assimilation" in part means leaving that kind of bullshit back in whatever Crapistan it is that you came from.Garryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501085297163581710noreply@blogger.com