tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post3237985707061834846..comments2023-11-03T03:52:37.873-05:00Comments on Cognitive Dissidence: Santorum Speaks to the Republican Base Somebody DO Something!http://www.blogger.com/profile/08717747685928127724noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-12810533880260884992015-03-22T10:30:12.678-05:002015-03-22T10:30:12.678-05:00Why? Because elites emerge in every society and se...Why? Because elites emerge in every society and seek their own interests, all too often against those of taxpayers, consumers, employees, citizens, and parents. By definition, elites enjoy greater wealth, and therefore influence, than the ordinary citizen, and they typically attempt to exploit these advantages politically, using them as leverage to obtain still greater wealth and influence. And since the desire for wealth and power is rarely satisfied, there tend to be recurring cycles of concentrated political and economic power, together with the corruption that invariably attends these. One such was seen in the United States around the turn of the 20th century. At the turn of the 21st century, the US is in the midst of another.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-44390260132734113142015-03-22T10:28:46.696-05:002015-03-22T10:28:46.696-05:00"He who considers wealth a good thing can nev..."He who considers wealth a good thing can never bear to give up his income; he who considers eminence a good thing can never bear to give up his fame. He who has a taste for power can never bear to hand over authority to others. Holding tight to these things, such men shiver with fear; should they let them go, they would pine in sorrow. They never stop for a moment of reflection, never cease to gaze with greedy eyes — they are men punished by Heaven."<br /><br />—Chuang TzuAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-4036533457985541522015-03-19T14:19:20.639-05:002015-03-19T14:19:20.639-05:00Here's santorum's real base and it doesn&#...Here's santorum's real base and it doesn't smell good:<br /><br />http://www.stinque.com/2011/02/16/frothy-mix-of-lube-and-fecal-matter-becomes-sentient/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com