tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820814198873126054.post1056850059107852442..comments2023-10-20T05:51:51.625-04:00Comments on The THINK 3 INSTITUTE: Democracy in Wisconsin: do you recall civilized political disagreements?Samuel Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820814198873126054.post-15598955403662286352012-05-21T07:11:43.497-04:002012-05-21T07:11:43.497-04:00Although I disagree with any individual political ...Although I disagree with any individual political policy Heinlein may have advocated, I think he is correct in this. The American people have never really seen themselves as Americans first. It has always been as "New Yorkers" or "Texans" or what have you. Add different religious groupings and now political groupings into the mix. The United States is a very sick nation and it seems to be refusing the medicine that could make it better. (the elimination of political parties, the elimination of corporations as "entities", etc.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820814198873126054.post-9845815433300935022012-05-10T12:56:26.731-04:002012-05-10T12:56:26.731-04:00What Heinlein said sounds nice, but the diagnosis ...What Heinlein said sounds nice, but the diagnosis depends on how you define the nation. Heinlein himself may have counted as an "anti-labor" person, for instance, given his libertarian bent.Samuel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820814198873126054.post-81135909274283123372012-05-10T07:43:35.903-04:002012-05-10T07:43:35.903-04:00According to author Robert Heinlein, one of the sy...According to author Robert Heinlein, one of the symptoms of a sick society is when people stop identifying themselves as a nation and start identifying themselves in "groups".<br /><br />If this is the case, then this society is very, very ill. This being said, and on a personal note, I have no sympathy for any anti-labor person who is "smacked down" for their support of the "employer class".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com