Is that true? Did they only live air that one?
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I understand what you are saying, but disagree with your narrow definition and any exclusionary aspect of it that could be interpreted as derogatory or condescending. I also disagree with your time line, Paul008, Thomas Paine’s pamphlet “Common Sense” notwithstanding. It was a brilliant piece of work and timely. Because the arguments in it WERE of Common Sense origin, it was in large part responsible for us enjoying what we have left of the Freedom he and the other founders designed. To them, it was more than just semantics.
I was raised by parents and grand parents on both sides who either farmed or were raised on the farm. Both sides, through hard work and sacrifice, and a “quitting is not an option” dedication, saved the family farms in the hardest times while raising children of the Great Depression who then raised my brothers and sister and me. To them, Common Sense meant “efficiency in thought and action”, “Waste Not - Want Not” in your consumption of food and in the respect accorded the tools with which you made a living. It also meant frugality in our spending habits - not buying something only because you want it, but because you NEED it to do a better job or save time. Time being the essence of Life.
In time, that evolved into a sense of “self-sufficiency”, which is closely linked to the “self-government” form of freedom we enjoyed: Not needing and not asking for government help when you can do it yourself. In large part, that has been replaced by an entitlement mentality or, at the very least, “Everyone else is taking advantage of that government offering so why shouldn’t I?”
Here is an example of Common Sense befitting this forum that I haven’t seen argued but provides a perfect foundation for our 2nd Amendment. It has been stated that our Human Rights (those residing in each of us because they were given to us by our Creator at the instant of our individual creation) of “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness” are ours by virtue of our very existence in the Family of Man. They are listed by the founders as being “among others” in the second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence which we celebrate today, and that their existence as Natural Rights were held to be “self-evident” truths, unalienable Rights belonging universally to ALL Men due to the EQUAL creation of all Men (members of the Family of Man).
The phrase “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness” describing those Human Rights means that we have the undeniable, exclusive Right to control our own lives and destinies, the Right to live in a political atmosphere that allows us to enjoy our Rights and the Right to engage in any occupation or pursuit - do anything WITH our lives - providing we observe one caveat: That we DO NOT do anything that would infringe upon of deny any other individual His/Her Right to do the same with their life.
Yet we have allowed the 2nd Amendment to be described almost universally as a Civil Right. I would argue that Common Sense tells us it is a HUMAN Right for those who live within the law and observe the caveat above.
The Right of personal self-defense of our lives has been recognized for thousands of years across all civilizations as a justification for taking the life of another. It is the ONLY defense against a charge of murder that, when proven, results in the total exoneration of the accused.
Therefore, it cannot be said that we have the unalienable Right to control our own lives and destinies unless we have an equally unalienable Right to DEFEND our lives as a part of that control, and any limitations by government on the lawful exercise of that Right are Un - Constitutional. The term “Common Sense Gun Laws” is an oxymoron.
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Not a conspiracy theorist, so I’ll just say: “Interesting”
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My statement is distilled and parsed to the bone for the sake of a condensed reply on the forum.
As we expand on the concept and reflect on your discussion of work ethic and family values … I agree wholeheartedly. My parents, aunts uncles etc. were all products of the Great Depression and firmly rooted in the Greatest Generation. Far greater were the lessons learned around the kitchen table than those taught in school in some regards.
As with all things time has an influence and changes the significance/meaning of things (for some at least) - not necessarily for the best or for the greater good. Thanks.
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Butler was planned by more than the shooter. Thats why im loosing faith in patal and the fbi. I really like bongino but i think he has been bought also. Typical swamp.
As for fighting the good fight. Age is good. Im only in my 50’s but lived a decent but hard life to get where im at. The older you get, you got less to lose in my opinion.
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