Just in case you missed it in the title, let me state it again. For the Record, I HATE POLITICS! Now, those of you who have read my previous posts may be thinking to yourself, “Well, gee, Todd, that doesn’t make ANY sense at all. All you ever DO is talk about politics.” Those of you who may be thinking that are in for a rude awakening. I do not post about POLITICS. My posts are about PHILOSOPHY. Allow me a little leeway as I explain this position to you.
We’ve had a long line of Political Parties in our Nation’s history. According to Wikipedia, we’ve had 62 parties that no longer exist, not to mention the 53 national parties that are currently active. The list of extinct parties include such gems as the National Women’s Party (1913-1930), which was active prior to women even having the right to vote, the Farmer Labor Party (1918 – 1944), which represented farmers dislocated as a result of World War 1, and the American Vegetarian Party (1948 – 1964), which, apparently, pursued a national Vegetarian agenda. But what do these examples have that our Republican and Democrat Parties do not currently exhibit? Simple Answer: Truth In Advertising.
The Unreal Universe A Book on Physics and Philosophy “For thinking laymen.” I’ve paid attention to politics for as long as I can remember. So I always assumed that everybody knew and understood political terminology. But in the last several years, I’ve come to realize that a surprising number of people have aligned themselves with [...]