The Declaration of Independence, Fixed:
We hold these views to be consistent with the evolving cultural consensus, that all humans are equally obliged to the performance of certain Duties, that among these are the Participation in the Struggle against Racism, Economic Injustice, Genetically Modified Organisms, Homophobia, Nationalism and the Excessive Emission of Carbon Dioxide and Other Greenhouse Gasses. That to secure the performance of these Duties, Governments are instituted among humans, deriving their just powers from the considered Opinions of the Educated Classes, –That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Duty of the Enlightened and Credentialed Guardians of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute a new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect the Unquestioning Performance of their Duties by the Less Enlightened Members of the Public. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Change cannot come too quickly to suit the Convenience and the Predilections of an Enlightened Minority…
The whole thing here.
Perfect,EBD,although I was torn whether it should be in commie Russian or Canadian NDP. Same sh1t, different pile.
A good start, but it is way too short. It should be turned over to the EU commissars for turgidification and lengthification (how do you like THAT word, Orwell!)
Errrrrrrr.....wrongo Go Ahead, Censsor Me Again Bee-atch. EBD was one of the few who KNEW it was a parody site. Problem was,the story was SOOOOOOO close to what you leftards and the Useless Nations want,that it was easy for others to get fooled.
Anywho...back on topic,what do you think of the re-written DoI? Or are you just sneaking in a few minutes on the web while Mommy is out?
It's okay, Justthinkin. One might assume that someone from Carleton University in Ottawa (albeit a mentally-ill person from Carleton University who serially and compulsively attempts to post comments that call our hostess a "c**t" and similar names) would notice that I made clear in the post that the Daphne bit was satire (I wrote that similar proposals "by *real* environmentalists *sound also* like over-the-top *satires*"), but it would be the wrong assumption in this case.
Genius then says, with dumb glee, that I took down a post that was never actually taken down, all because (name withheld) is just too dumb to scroll down the page and/or remember where the post is.
Thick as a plank.
All of (X's) subsequent comments will be deleted in perpetuity, and the thread will only be open to comments on the "The Declaration of Independence, Fixed."
I understand what EBD is saying here but I feel somewhat uncomfortable reading it. It reminds me of someone making fun of the bible or something.
Sorry, but that was my gut feeling.
Gaylord (8::25), I think the words are intended to give one a very uncomfortable, or even angry, feeling; they express a bitter truth about the efforts of the "Enlightened, Credentialed Guardians" to rewrite the constitution according to their whims, and about their -- at least partial -- success in doing so.
Btw, just in case it's not perfectly clear, the cited passage wasn't written by me, but by Walter Russell Mead, who is an American.
"From my cold dead hand."
A more appropriate title:
Declaration of DEPENDENCE
Cheers
Hans Rupprecht, Commander in Chief
1st Saint Nicolaas Army
Army Group “True North”
While this is clearly a joke post, there are those who would adopt that "declaration" in a heartbeat.
My laughter stops when I think of that.
Happy Fourth of July, Americans.
Osumashi Kinyobe at July 4, 2012 9:59 PM
Aye...that there's the scary part.....
"NO PRESSURE......."
From the comments, hilarious:
SBD says:
July 4, 2012 at 12:48 pm
Declaration of Dependence
We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that many Men are simply Leeches, that they wish to be endowed by their Government with unending Benefits & Entitlements, that among these are Life, Free Stuff and the Pursuit of more Free Stuff — That to secure these Rip-offs, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their confiscatory Powers from the Consent of the Crooks and Liars, that whenever any Form of Resistance becomes destructive of these Ends, it is the Right of the Leeches to demonize them, and to institute even Bigger Government, laying its Foundation on such Principles, and organizing its Powers in such Form, as to them shall seem most likely to satisfy their boundless Greed and Self-righteousness. Social Justice, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should constantly be changed for light and transient Causes; and accordingly all Experience hath shewn, that Mankind are more disposed to demand Tribute, at all Times, than to Improve themselves by forsaking the Habits to which they are accustomed . But when a long Train of Resentments and Delusions, pursuing invariably the same Object, evinces a Design to reduce their Fellow Citizens under absolute Despotism, it is their Right, it is their Duty, to whole-heartedly embrace such Government, and to provide new Whips and Chains for their future Enslavement.
I would merely note that the overwhelming majority of US "Law Enforcement" officers would merely grovel before their Masters and go forth to insure Mere Citizens did as they were told...
Tall order, EBD, wonder why I wake up in a 36 year old cold sweat and believe that sh!t has gone horribly wrong.
And they just keep banging on the same old drum, wondering why society is falling apart, never wondering that Opera is a rich entertainer, NOT a intelligent person.
Choked, have to listen to The Wailing Jennys to calm down, will cue up on the tips thread, (again!!!)
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Now, where have I read about such a declaration before.
And the people obeyed and even applauded as it did not affect them, until later.
EBD, you are a naughty boy. :-)
Ken, don't even get me started on Dr Phil
(No degree in anything self help book writer, is his son still in jail?
He should be locked up. Creep-show goof.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg would approve.
TIP TO READER TIPS READERS:
In EBD's excellent and thoughtful threads, a dead giveway is INDENTATION. When you see an
those won't be EBD's words.Thanks, Me No Dhimmi. For a while I started using quotation marks around the blockquoted passages I was citing, even though it's incorrect (or redundant) to do so, just to avoid such (fairly infrequent) reader misunderstandings about attribution.
I'd like to think that, in edition to the blockquoting (indentation), the presence of a blue-highlighted link preceding it (and hopefully the syntax of the sentence containing the link) makes it clear that I'm not the author of the blockquoted, linked-to passage, but every once in a while people get confused. In this particular case, I think it might have to do with the fact that the last word (the one linked to) before the blockquote is the word "fixed"; Kate has a regular feature theme "Here, let me fix that (X) for you", so it might have looked like I was doing the same with the Declaration of Independence.
One-hundred percent of the time, without exception, when there's a blue-highlighted link followed by a colon, then a blockquoted passage, the words in the blockquoted passage aren't my own.
If I write (or anyone else writes):
Dinosaurs, as it turns out, weren't bald:
The blockquoted words are those of the author(s) at the link, and not my own.