Comments on: Bread And Circuses: America’s Insatiable Desire for Socialism

By: Bread and Circus | Satelec 2003

Bread and Circus | Satelec 2003 — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 07:39:20 +0000

[...] and Circus http://www.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2010/01/05/bread-and-circuses-americas-insatiable-desire-for-soc… Â We might be on the path, but it’s not to late to change [...]

By: Greg Gifford

Greg Gifford — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:01:33 +0000

It started much earlier than FDR! Ole' "honest abe" is where the buck stops! The country our founding fathers intended for us to have died the day lincoln called for 75,000 troops to invade and subjugate sovereign States. This country has been pinned together with bayonets from that day to this.

By: mnd

mnd — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:41:23 +0000

As divinely created human beings, in every culture, God allowed us free will. We choose apathy which leads to known consequences. Its that simple.

By: Ilene Brown

Ilene Brown — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:30:50 +0000

Hmmm. I've been a "protester" all spring, summer. I am attending events on the Constitution, and what we can do nullify this health care bill, and will continue to fight. However, nothing has quite hit home the way this article has. I was worried about my childrens future, yes. But part of that was still the Medicare program which I believe will be gone. Or Social Security. Which they will have paid into for years. OK. Point taken. How in the world do we go back to none of this being available without it happening because of our current government is taking it all away? Meaning Socialism. It's been available for so long. This article is a real eye opener even for people and groups like mine who are fighting against big government! More work on our part sure needs to be done. And education. If there's any time. I'm not sure there is. We're doing as much as we can with what we have to work with. I'm hopeful.

By: @JeffPerren

@JeffPerren — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 14:53:11 +0000

Sorry for the duplicate posts; a technical glitch the Administrator and I hope has been resolved.

By: D.I.

D.I. — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 12:25:25 +0000

It is all about greed and stupidity.Look back before going forward is the only way to learn from mistakes.We take ,take and take some more,thinking it is our right,but what happened to hard work and honesty ?We have all sat back and let this hell open up.Because we were all concerned only about #1(ourselves),most of us had somewhat comfortable lives,meaning we were we able to have the things we needed to survive plus some little added comforts.But then we wanted more,so we took out morgages that we knew we couldn't pay,because owning a home was no longer a priviledge it was our right,forget about hard work and the American dream.And we could "keep up with the Jones's" with a little plastic card.Well we all did this and the only way to get out of this is if we all look back and see what our part in this was and fix it.The government owns us,they have been working on this for years and now they about have us at our lowest point.But "We the people" can do something we can stand together as one,we can help one another and we can vote them ALL out.There are two types of people,those who sit back and watch things happen and those who make things happen.

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:51:17 +0000

Rick, I agree and also struggle with that addiction. Entertainment is one thing, but I find it sad that sooo many can be easily programed. Still, I refuse to accept responsibilty for the condition of others. I want to help, but help is only effective where it is welcomed. It’s bad enough to be viewed as a “nut case”.

By: charleydan

charleydan — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:48:20 +0000

Voting has little to do with socialism. All it takes is one to sell his soul for a passage to the new country, America. They called it slavery, back then. Or one can sell his soul today for others gain. Employees live under tyranny. Agreed upon slavery of sorts.

Americans only look at the moment and how it affects them personally. That is what Samuel Adams addressed in this quote,

If ye love wealth greater than liberty, the tranquility of servitude greater than the animating contest for freedom, go home from us in peace. We seek not your counsel, nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains set lightly upon you; and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen. – Samuel Adams

If Americans would reject socialism they accept the responsibility of freedom. The rejection of the following requires responsibility to freedom.

Example: How about everyone pulling their checking and savings accounts out of any bailout banks? Or refusing cash for clunkers? Or buying from a bailout auto maker which also means dealership? Refusing low interest loans(fiat money)? Social Security? Unemployment? Medicare? Ag payments? Guaranteed SBA loans? If Americans reject. There is no need for slavery of taxation or government regulation. Except everyone one of us is guilty for dipping into one of these at one time or another if not still dipping as we call it a right. A right given to us by our slave master government.

Americans are guilty of stupidity and fools to ever think they get something for nothing. Or that it is moral for someone to be robbing one for another. Which is what socialism is.

Are you brave enough to stand for your freedom and reject the government hand outs? Or do you want your rights of enslavement?

By: Rick Shepard

Rick Shepard — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 02:11:41 +0000

Dave, I think he means that there are so many people so deeply 'asleep' through various addictions that they are primarily concerned with daily survival. My own personal view on this leads to TV. We are on our 3rd or 4th generation of people that have spent a decent amount of their lives zoned out in front of TV's rather than interacting with other human beings. I fall in this trap so easily with my kids because I was an only child and the TV was used excessively as a passifier by my mom. It surely sounds like a weak excuse to someone who wasn't raised like that but its a very very powerful drug.

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:57:54 +0000

“The only people we have to blame are those of us who are awake. Not those who are still asleep.”

Brent, how so? If someone is told their liberty is being confiscated, and if that someone doesn’t care to check the documented facts, how is that anyone elses’ fault? What should be done next, pummel him til he believes?