tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394346673437774065.post1485711615160470739..comments2023-10-24T07:19:16.489-07:00Comments on Fantastical Musings: Batten Down the Hatches, Storm Aheadsgzimmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16350614644688746998noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394346673437774065.post-61561178554835522932012-11-07T10:33:27.146-08:002012-11-07T10:33:27.146-08:00We are all individuals, and family does not take i...We are all individuals, and family does not take it out of that context. You should determine how you raise and educate your children, and how you chart your family's course. That is not in conflict with individualism. Further, any attempt to coerce you in your choices of religion and orientation are antithetical to individual freedom. But government does far more harm than good when it comes to a healthy economy and free market. Yes, we are like Rome, bread and circuses are here and more people look to see what they can get out of government. It is way, way beyond a safety net issue. <br /><br />I can't in good conscience stand aside and not say anything about the economic tsunami that I see coming soon. We need to get readysgzimmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16350614644688746998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394346673437774065.post-57441321281089490752012-11-07T07:09:32.157-08:002012-11-07T07:09:32.157-08:00What about those of us who are NOT individuals? I ...What about those of us who are NOT individuals? I am head of a household and cannot do whatever individualistic thing I think best. I have to consider the rest of the house.<br /><br />I'm waiting for unemployment right now, true. OTOH, I am working to get my small press off the ground and writing a great deal. So government aid (of which I fully expect to take more as a small business owner: SBA loan guarantee, anyone?) and enterpreneurship are NOT mutually exclusive.<br /><br />As I said on DA Adam's blog, it is interesting watching the end of a civilization. Not comfortable, but interesting. I've been yelling "ROME!" for a decade now. And I see us going the same way. I don't think the US can be saved. The destruction is too systemic, too widespread and too many powerful people are making a profit on it. I'm not sure it should be. No country lasts forever. They all change over the centuries.<br /><br />On the plus side, I am still human--at least for four more years. People who think I should not vote, that I can't be raped because I am sexually active (even if only with my husband), that I should have to die die rather than be allowed to abort an ectopic pregnancy (all I'm likely to have these days), and that my orientation or religion mean I should be deported have all been roundly defeated.Angelia Sparrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195112449945205248noreply@blogger.com