Blubs of Verbs, Thought Crime Comments Off on On the Failure of Morality aka Hello Hypocrisy
It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues. Abraham Lincoln.
Perhaps I should have called this, the fall of the high and mighty. It has become a sad joke the number of politicians who rail against gay’s, who are themselves gay, who are disgusted by corruption who are then indicted for the matter, who proclaim morality only to be brought low by immoral acts or campaign reformers, who aren’t taking something under the table. ((as I side – I was going to link examples, but I don’t want that to be a party vs party idea. That would be distracting.))
The list of offenders are governors, Congressmen, senators and state legislators and on and on. Is it unfair to hold these men, any man above his vice? Are we not all mortal, and the 7 deadly vices are our temptation?
Yes I say. And Yes I can indeed hold them, these failures of men, above other who do the same thing. It is because of something called: Consciousness of Guilt. I could go two ways with from here. Point out that no person under a microscope can be purely moral or good. They will screw up. But I’m going a different way. I’m pointing out something else: Doublethink/Speak, the ability to hold two contradictory thoughts in mind and consider them both true. A Minister having a gay lover for years, and saying he’s not gay. A governor who has fought vice crime caught up in a prostitution ring. History has long recognized what happens when men of power, gain power. It’s also recognized that those who shout the loudest, do so to distract us from what they are doing.
They deserve your disgust too.
OceansOfThought @ March 10, 2008
Blubs of Verbs, Commentary Comments Off on On Bidding for Government Contracts and Foreigners
A house divided against itself cannot stand. – Abraham Lincoln
Northrop Grumman Corp. and European Aeronautic, Defence & Space Co., has (had) won a contract from the air force to build tankers. There is a pretty big outcry over this. Congress is upset. 50,000+ jobs are going to Europe, while 2000 stay (for GE). (CNN)
Well, EDS says
About 60 percent of the Northrop aircraft will be built in the U.S., and 40 percent overseas, Randy Belote, a Northrop spokesman, said in an e-mail today. Northrop’s team will support more than 25,000 jobs in the U.S., he said.
Who to believe on the jobs thing? Who the hell knows.
OceansOfThought @ March 5, 2008
Commentary, Truthiness Comments (2)
“I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go. My own wisdom and that of all about me seemed insufficient for that day.” -Abraham Lincoln
I’m not a slave to objectivity. I’m never quite sure what is means. And it means different things to different people. -Peter Jennings.
I’m an odd bird: I read the speeches of Reagan, Kennedy, MLK, and Churchill for fun. I pour over the Wealth of Nations, marvel at the language of Shakespeare and dissect the language of the Harvard Business Review. It could be the Literature Major in me, but i am in love with language and how it moves people. I am also fascinated by the speaker and their time and place in history. Language is the music of the soul. More on page 25
OceansOfThought @ March 3, 2008