Politics!

[Robin Blankenship]

So, why is it that the Norwegians didn't welcome the Germans with open arms
in 1940?

----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Brekne <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2000 2:38 PM
Subject: Re: Politics!


>
>
> Robin Blankenship wrote:
>
> > The current electoral divide is clearly visible on maps. The gulf
between
> > liberals and conservatives is much more profound and deeply felt that
most
> > realize. It is the difference between those packed into urban areas and
> > willing to forgo freedom for conformity and safety versus those in more
> > rural environments who treasure freedom above life itself. A split of
the
> > country into two separate republics looms on the horizon. It is almost
> > inevitable. It does not have to mean war. That is up to the liberals.
The
> > government is NOT God. It just acts that way.
> >
>
> This... is .... grin... absurd. :)
>
> Number 1.. the idea that America will split into two republics is pie in
the
> sky.
> Number 2.. that freedom you talk about is about as thin as the first fall
sheen
> on Flathead Lake.
>
> I know.. I spent most of my growing years in rural America. Home to chain
saw
> hair cuts and the like. That kinda freedom stretches as far as the next
county
> border. And if you live in such a place and stick out... you are anything
but
> free.
>
> There is quite a gulf between the two polarities in voters. And there are
> fisions within these two groupings. Politics is politics and the nature of
the
> game is that we aggree to disagree. The majority wins the day and everyone
is
> grown up enough to accept that and drop back and punt. There is always
another
> election and the game is never over. Thats democracy.. you cant win em all
and
> no matter what solution gets to rule the day there is going to be plenty
wrong
> with it. After all... we are humans... doomed in the end to fall short.
>
> --
> Richard Brekne
> RPT, N.P.T.F.
> Bergen, Norway
>
>