tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236695365244926782.post6947327002595814813..comments2023-09-16T03:06:44.703-07:00Comments on III Percent: A call for Freedom...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236695365244926782.post-46901159385309051702014-01-06T06:53:40.135-08:002014-01-06T06:53:40.135-08:00"I see the value in the 'Big Tent' ap..."I see the value in the 'Big Tent' approach; I'm just not positive that's the right tent. I could very well be wrong."<br /><br />I figure the biggest tent is the one that everyone shares...their own life. There's an obvious moral case for that too; humans being the only creatures on Earth that often don't get it.<br /><br />So once again, the moral is the practical. But no...for 5,000 years everyone's off on a wild goose chase looking for that "higher cause." Maybe it'll show up tomorrow.Jim Kleinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236695365244926782.post-44540162490203344722014-01-05T15:29:13.170-08:002014-01-05T15:29:13.170-08:00That is an excellent post K. That concensus is ju...That is an excellent post K. That concensus is just about the only thing that will have half a chance of a snowball in Hell of us ever restoring any sembalance of Liberty to this country.<br /><br />Miss VioletAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236695365244926782.post-23794819569823208782014-01-05T14:04:55.059-08:002014-01-05T14:04:55.059-08:00Jim and Dan, the guys with no label probably could...Jim and Dan, the guys with no label probably couldn't pick a label for themselves anyway. ;) <br /><br />I agree with all the thoughts, Rightful Liberty is the foundation, and it's already in place. Some of the finer details will never have 100% agreement, but if these details have 100% acceptance that will work, maybe even better than 100% agreement. Grognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236695365244926782.post-66934728190240974562014-01-05T12:11:55.082-08:002014-01-05T12:11:55.082-08:00This echoes what has been my thinking for a long t...This echoes what has been my thinking for a long time.daniel_dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18399665251275194585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236695365244926782.post-2925371888090542762014-01-05T09:35:18.337-08:002014-01-05T09:35:18.337-08:00Great post...you covered those labels well. I thi...Great post...you covered those labels well. I think you forgot only one, the guy with no label! Well, there's always his name; that's a label.<br /><br />Hey Dan, just don't ask 'em to spell or add. Hopefully we're too busy to care what they do anyway. It's the ones who know how to design, that are the problem. That's why I'm not a big fan of designing for others.Jim Kleinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236695365244926782.post-57173152112749789602014-01-05T08:56:26.214-08:002014-01-05T08:56:26.214-08:00I agree with you that restoration of the Constitut...I agree with you that restoration of the Constitution is a good rallying cry. I think the Constitution contained the seeds of its own destruction, so I don't think that's far enough, but if we could get to the obvious meaning of the First and Second Amendments (Congress shall make NO law... The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed), and to no federal legislation about ANYTHING not explicitly authorized by the Constitution, it would be hugely better than what we've got now.Bill St. Clairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18239727850851239731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236695365244926782.post-28404849605422725532014-01-05T07:47:35.313-08:002014-01-05T07:47:35.313-08:00Dan: I'm with you - I'm not trying to win ...Dan: I'm with you - I'm not trying to win any Hearts & Minds. But people who have run guerrilla operations for a living tell us that it is essential to have the support of Joe Sixpack, or at least not to piss him off to the point that he becomes an active player against you. Personally, I am more in-tune with the latter than the former. But when Trainer, CA, Mosby, Max, Bracken, et al, tell us we need X, I'd be an idiot not to try and help make that happen.<br /><br />I don't expect to make any allies (my charm tends to work the other way by default ;) - but if we can help make our odds better by making choices big and easy for the low-information folks, it can't hurt.<br /><br />Stay safe.<br /><br />KKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17465944474238091234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236695365244926782.post-66767234134351939022014-01-05T06:57:30.886-08:002014-01-05T06:57:30.886-08:00I use different labels depending on my audience. ...I use different labels depending on my audience. I even reference the Constitution (without watering down the message) when I think that's what my audience needs in order to "get it"- I have a column in the works now using that tactic. <br /><br />But, the most "common ground" label I have so far found is simply "liberty lover". <br /><br />I realize that few people know what liberty is, but those who rally around the Constitution rarely know what it says either- look how many Constitutionalists believe "immigration control" is constitutional if you doubt that. And that's just one example.<br /><br />I see the value in the "Big Tent" approach; I'm just not positive that's the right tent. I could very well be wrong.Kent McManigalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05005964583189815410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236695365244926782.post-86443992278302417462014-01-05T04:35:53.118-08:002014-01-05T04:35:53.118-08:00Mr. K, you write well. You do so intelligently. B...Mr. K, you write well. You do so intelligently. But how does one speak "Liberty" to the common Joe or Jane Sixpack when neither can spell their own middle name or neither can give the answer to "12 x 5 = what" ?<br /><br />Truly, there are many Americans who haven't the faintest concept of Freedom and Liberty. The .gov schools have done well.<br /><br />Wishing you a safe and successful New Year.DAN IIInoreply@blogger.com