tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post5056082796932178005..comments2024-03-27T12:58:00.592-07:00Comments on Snowbrush: In case you mistake me for a liberalSnowbrushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-87865455392489489772015-01-17T20:39:42.392-08:002015-01-17T20:39:42.392-08:00Wow Snow... It's frightening how many issues y...Wow Snow... It's frightening how many issues you and I agree on! Maybe it's growing up in the same neck of the woods??? CreekHiker / HollysFollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14987597104795294851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-25596159391308408632015-01-16T09:44:25.680-08:002015-01-16T09:44:25.680-08:00"'My only objection to capital punishment..."'My only objection to capital punishment is that the wrong person might be killed.' - well yes, that's the reason why everyone I've ever met who is against capital punishment is against it.”<br /><br />Many believe that violence is violence, so it’s no more right for the state to kill someone than for you or me to kill someone. It’s also claimed that, if the state kills people, it will validate killing as a workable solution in the eyes of the public, thereby decreasing the view that life is sacred. Ironically, here in America, those who oppose abortion, assisted suicide, and euthanasia commonly support execution, and vice versa. I’m the odd duck in that I support them all. My problem is that innocent people have sometimes been executed, so how is it possible to execute people without taking such a risk? Should we have two standards for guilty verdicts, one “beyond a reasonable doubt” and the other “beyond any doubt,” and require the latter in cases of capital punishment?<br /><br />"Having said that the only thing we should really fear is the extremists, be they left or right or on Mars. And you certainly aren't one of those.”<br /><br />I am extreme in my support for free speech except when it comes to nonconsensual acts like rape, pedophilia, animal abuse, or inciting violence, and this means that I am in total opposition to legislating niceness.<br /><br />"I think you would be DELIGHTFULLY surprised if you'd go to Youtube and type in: WHISKEY FOR MY MEN AND BEER FOR MY HORSES *video* by Toby Keith.”<br /><br />I promise to do it.Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-49766477461282839012015-01-15T15:56:57.842-08:002015-01-15T15:56:57.842-08:00Concerning the western Peacemaker, I think you wou...Concerning the western Peacemaker, I think you would be DELIGHTFULLY surprised if you'd go to Youtube and type in: WHISKEY FOR MY MEN AND BEER FOR MY HORSES *video* by Toby Keith. Joe and I watch that video precisely for the Peacemaker versus modern day thug part towards the end.lotta joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12742978845913126675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-81906153220260069392015-01-15T14:29:49.851-08:002015-01-15T14:29:49.851-08:00"My only objection to capital punishment is t..."My only objection to capital punishment is that the wrong person might be killed." - well yes, that's the reason why everyone I've ever met who is against capital punishment is against it. <br /><br />Whatever you are, we almost agree on everything so I guess that puts you left of centre or something. I only know the left folks are less likely to screw you over and seem to actually give a crap, whilst the right folks are all for themselves and would spit on a beggar rather than buy him a hot meal. Generalising? Just a bit hahaha. But it's pretty much true of those I've come across. Having said that the only thing we should really fear is the extremists, be they left or right or on Mars. And you certainly aren't one of those. I like what you are, and I like what I am, and that's good enough for me. I have had the odd shock with fellow bloggers, when I've realised that some of their views are wildly opposing my own. I use it as an exercise in tolerance because I genuinely like them as people, and hey, maybe some of my bleeding heart will spill over into theirs and make them lighter for it *smiles*. All Consuminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03089119991474852732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-11712358113419182782015-01-15T11:40:18.334-08:002015-01-15T11:40:18.334-08:00I'm not aware of that movie.
I have a 50 cali...I'm not aware of that movie.<br /><br />I have a 50 caliber Hawkins rifle and a 50 caliber trapper pistol, both kit guns. And enough balls for a small war. I can also make black powder but it is pretty cheap here so I mostly just buy it.BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323188240580782454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-18650091875706750602015-01-15T11:35:30.565-08:002015-01-15T11:35:30.565-08:00"I often pack a gun also, and belong to the l..."I often pack a gun also, and belong to the local black powder club"<br /><br />Nothing like blowing someone away with a .58 cal Civil War era Minnie Ball and then burying them with a modern CAT. There's a modern movie about the 1873 Peacemaker in which the gun is taken from its Western film usage and put into a modern context. I was surprised what a difference in emotional impact it made (on me anyway) to see that gun used against people today instead of in the bloodless "Gunsmoke" and Italian Western way that I grew up with. Do you happen to know anything about that movie? I would like to see it again, but I don't remember the name.Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-37975215871708470812015-01-15T11:21:13.042-08:002015-01-15T11:21:13.042-08:00I often pack a gun also, and belong to the local b...I often pack a gun also, and belong to the local black powder club, the mountain man stuff is cool. <br /><br />What I really want is a backhoe. :-)BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323188240580782454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-47762765086195305072015-01-15T11:17:48.735-08:002015-01-15T11:17:48.735-08:00"I find it humorous when people use labels, l..."I find it humorous when people use labels, list their beliefs accompanied by labels, then say they are against labels.”<br /><br />I do too. Aren’t all descriptive nouns labels? Isn’t “I” a label; “you” a label; “label” a label? How would we convey information without labels? Imagine what we would be left with if we took all descriptive nouns out of our language.<br /><br />"Labels are another way of keeping people lined up…”<br /><br />True, but they’re also a necessity in that they enable us to sort things out, ask questions, relate our experiences, and describe our understanding of the world. If you went to adopt a dog and there was no word for dog, you would be reduced to pointing. Or if you went to a doctor (and pointed at him, I suppose) while asking what’s wrong with ___ (and pointed at yourself), he or she couldn’t tell you because there would be no label for it. This whole idea that labels are bad strikes me as bizarre.<br /><br />"I speak in a very slow, "hillbilly" accent that people mistakenly "label" as southern”<br /><br />Well, if a guy (a label lover, he was) didn’t want me to come near his blog because I’m from the South, I wonder how he would feel about you if he learned that you sound like you’re from the South. Would that be sufficiently damning, I wonder, and would he have liked me better had I been from further north in the South?<br /><br />(Sorry about your lost IQ points. Maybe you put them on top of your car, and they fell off and were hit by a truck).<br /><br />"I carry a gun and many people are wary of being in a car with me…”<br /><br />No shit! Maybe if you quit wearing your “Go Ahead, Make My Day” cap and took the part off your blog about how good you are at hiding bodies.<br /><br />"When I'm derisively asked: "what is it you're afraid of?". "ABSOLUTELY NOTHING" I reply.”<br /><br />Why not say that it’s them you’re afraid of and finger your trigger?<br /><br />"I have NO labels for you.”<br /><br />I’ll give you some if you would like. I think labels are grand as long as they’re accurate. Like if the name of the bread is “Ancient Grains” but it contains 99% bleached wheat flower, the label is a lie, but if it really contains no grain that isn’t ancient (ancienter than wheat, that is), then it’s a fitting label.Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-47453331837422948832015-01-14T18:32:48.805-08:002015-01-14T18:32:48.805-08:00I find it humorous when people use labels, list th...I find it humorous when people use labels, list their beliefs accompanied by labels, then say they are against labels. Labels are another way of keeping people lined up so we can choose one friend from line "A", an enemy from line "B", and choose whose blog to avoid because they belong to "C". <br /><br />I speak in a very slow, "hillbilly" accent that people mistakenly "label" as southern and assume I lost 40 IQ points via my nasal twang. <br /><br />I carry a gun and many people are wary of being in a car with me, because I must be a loose cannon.<br /><br />When I'm derisively asked: "what is it you're afraid of?". "ABSOLUTELY NOTHING" I reply.<br /><br />I have NO labels for you. You are a free to be living individual with thoughts, ideas, and ways of correcting problems that would be listed under many titles by the very people who pronounce themselves as open minded.<br /><br />I'm just an old hippy flower child who advanced with the times and changed my attitudes to match the circumstances.<br /><br />Oh, is there a label for that?<br /><br />lotta joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12742978845913126675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-57982805424962224852015-01-14T12:29:16.333-08:002015-01-14T12:29:16.333-08:00I'm pleased to know you don't like labels,...I'm pleased to know you don't like labels, Snow. Labels are the weapons of divisive foolsJoe Pereirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09353399105160153877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-896291320699492512015-01-14T10:57:48.566-08:002015-01-14T10:57:48.566-08:00I pretty much agree with you.
I don't think y...I pretty much agree with you.<br /><br />I don't think you can label me and I wouldn't sign up to any party that would have me as a member.<br /><br />Call me a conservative liberal independent. Or a flip flopper, or just plain crazy. :-)BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323188240580782454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-67993943048697459322015-01-14T07:56:48.251-08:002015-01-14T07:56:48.251-08:00Liberals probably consider me as ultra-conservativ...Liberals probably consider me as ultra-conservative but many conservatives consider me as far too liberal. Which makes me "middle of the road" I suppose, unless you define that phrase as meaning s wishy-washy, which I'm not, or at least hope I am not. I suppose I have always been a bit of a contrarian, which I often express as "When the whole world is advocating A, I usually consider the merits of B."<br /><br />All of which might be construed to mean that I don't believe in absolute truth but only in varying shades of grey, except that, as you know, I do believe in certain absolute truths. I am a conundrum. I suspect that you are too.rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-39302027873129258642015-01-14T06:37:46.760-08:002015-01-14T06:37:46.760-08:00I've found that mostly the terms liberal and c...I've found that mostly the terms liberal and conservative are straw men used to demonstrate someone's political point. Few 'liberals' are liberal on all fronts. Same for conservatives. I'm generally more liberal than conservative but my beliefs are across the board on various topics due to my own personal experiences and the reading that I do.<br />Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-46664366243129405872015-01-14T01:29:02.278-08:002015-01-14T01:29:02.278-08:00I don't think liberals or any other group vote...I don't think liberals or any other group vote in a cohesive block, aside from perhaps evangelical conservatives. I consider myself a liberal/progressive, but also agree with many of your statements in this post. That certainly makes me a bad progressive.<br /><br />When the GMO labeling law was on the ballot measure in Oregon last year, I was apparently one of the few atheist I know who was against it. The majority made it pretty clear that it was assumed we all had the same opinion. I found the presumed uniformity odd, especially for something so blatantly anti-science.Lee Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13736680452703464160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-38008916257229046472015-01-13T20:54:49.979-08:002015-01-13T20:54:49.979-08:00When I first started reading your blog I was sure ...When I first started reading your blog I was sure you were a liberal. I am a registered Democrat but the furthest thing from a liberal you will find. I believe a lot of what the liberals believe: abortion is a woman's right to chose, public school education is okay, euthanasia should be legalized, Gun are not a right protected by the 2nd Amendment and etc. But I also believe in a lot of what conservatives believe: affirmative action should not be based on anything more than one's abilities, death penalty, health care should support a competitive free market, immigration, same sex marriage is NOT okay, etc. I oppose long term welfare, although I think there are those among us who might need temporary help. I support separation of religion and state but I also see nothing wrong with prayers or God in school or government buildings. I think social security should be protected at all costs but there are major changes needed. I don't believe all of anything. I put together what I am comfortable with believing and standing behind and that sums me up. Sometimes I have been known to change my mind. I think you and I are more alike than NOT. And if you lose friends because you are from the South then those are just ignorant people. Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17406717262345866373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-22817364987646381742015-01-13T17:13:12.073-08:002015-01-13T17:13:12.073-08:00You would be very, very difficult to classify. Wh...You would be very, very difficult to classify. Which is, for me, a big part of your charm. You don't accept very much (anything?) without question.<br />Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-8642571992176773622015-01-13T16:45:13.225-08:002015-01-13T16:45:13.225-08:00You protest too much, methinks. In spite of your p...You protest too much, methinks. In spite of your protestations, you sound like a liberal to me. And I find it far fetched that anyone ever thought you stupid or foolish. I've said it before but I think atheists are the bravest people I know. I'm going to reread your post and try to find something I disagree with. I need to give more thought to your comments about diversity. I wouldn't want to live next to anyone who didn't respect me or my property, but<br />something in what you say troubles me.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.com