The only place that has a nation as Paine speaks is in the planet Mars. There is no such thing as a utopia where humans are involved. It's the animal in man to take the belongings of another, by deceit, or by trade, or force. Learn to adapt.
Man are like chickens, always side-glancing, worrying about what the guy next to him has and not paying attention to his own abibities.
When it shall be said in any country in the world, my poor are happy; neither ignorance nor distress is to be found among them; my jails are empty of prisoners, my streets of beggars; the aged are not in want, the taxes are not oppressive; the rational world is my friend, because I am the friend of its happiness: when these things can be said, then may that country boast its constitution and its government. Thomas Paine, Rights of Man.
calling yourself a socialist and being one are very different. He wasn't a socialist, he was a facist dictator with a voracious speed habit, and a napoleon complex that was unhinged.
@scbluesman13 I think you could say the same about the infiltrator on the left. I bet he ruled (Mr I have a preexisting condition) with an iron fist. In the kingdom of his moms basement.
I have yet to see any evidence of that. I know there's a real media and blogosphere push to equate "the left" with socialism, but it's ideologically tenuous at best... misinterpreted terminology at worst.
I find it funny that back when there were protests against Bush, there were so many horrible and offensive signs. No one cared then. Now media wants to blast the tea party for having mildly offensive signs. I have already watched SEVERAL online videos of people attempting to throw out misbehaved people and rude/poorly written signs.
Tea party does not believe in the Bill of Rights
nedzever 1 year ago
@nedzever which Tea Party are you do you mean? The Ron Paul Tea Party or the Beck/Palin Tea Party?
IRISHBUDDAFILTH 1 year ago
@IRISHBUDDAFILTH he won't respond.
TheyHearUsNow 5 months ago
The only place that has a nation as Paine speaks is in the planet Mars. There is no such thing as a utopia where humans are involved. It's the animal in man to take the belongings of another, by deceit, or by trade, or force. Learn to adapt.
Man are like chickens, always side-glancing, worrying about what the guy next to him has and not paying attention to his own abibities.
BewareofFlatteries 1 year ago
@BewareofFlatteries By "Man" I mean Mankind to include women which are worse than men. ~~~spoken in honesty by a woman.
BewareofFlatteries 1 year ago
@BewareofFlatteries
No. We can work for a more perfect union.
SamWiseGingy 1 year ago
When it shall be said in any country in the world, my poor are happy; neither ignorance nor distress is to be found among them; my jails are empty of prisoners, my streets of beggars; the aged are not in want, the taxes are not oppressive; the rational world is my friend, because I am the friend of its happiness: when these things can be said, then may that country boast its constitution and its government. Thomas Paine, Rights of Man.
SamWiseGingy 1 year ago
@SamWiseGingy Adolf Hitler was a socalist. Did he make nice with everyone too?
kgold70 1 year ago
@kgold70
Andrew Jackson was a capitalist. Study him sometime.
Hitler was a Facist.
The point is that many of our founding fathers wanted a country with broad based wealth. That is what they set out to create.
Paine judged a nation by how it treated the least, not the greatest.
So when you Tea Partiers act like you upholding the traditions of the founding fathers I say BS.
SamWiseGingy 1 year ago
@kgold70
calling yourself a socialist and being one are very different. He wasn't a socialist, he was a facist dictator with a voracious speed habit, and a napoleon complex that was unhinged.
scbluesman13 1 year ago
@scbluesman13 I think you could say the same about the infiltrator on the left. I bet he ruled (Mr I have a preexisting condition) with an iron fist. In the kingdom of his moms basement.
o0lBobl0o 1 year ago
@o0lBobl0o
I have yet to see any evidence of that. I know there's a real media and blogosphere push to equate "the left" with socialism, but it's ideologically tenuous at best... misinterpreted terminology at worst.
scbluesman13 1 year ago
@SamWiseGingy Most of the founding fathers didn't agree with thomas paines ideas. Only 6 people went to his funeral, 2 of them were free slaves.
megagagnon1 1 year ago
@megagagnon1
That was because Paine attacked the Church in Age of Reason.
So publicly they kept their distance, but privately they agreed. They gave away land.
They gave millions of acres of land to ordinary people. That was because of the influence of Paine and his writings.
Paine's theme were echoed by Jefferson, Franklin and later by the reformers of the 19th century and the progressives of the 20th century.
Paine's ideas are as American as anyone's.
SamWiseGingy 1 year ago
Tea Party = KKK
ssotelo 1 year ago
yea we live down the block....at my mommies house.
MrMarkthepatriot 1 year ago
I find it funny that back when there were protests against Bush, there were so many horrible and offensive signs. No one cared then. Now media wants to blast the tea party for having mildly offensive signs. I have already watched SEVERAL online videos of people attempting to throw out misbehaved people and rude/poorly written signs.
venagio 1 year ago
@venagio Agreed. Hypocracy of the first order from the lame stream media.
Budney420 1 year ago
These kids are douche bags. Both of them are full of crap. It's very obvious.
sleeperinthewoods 1 year ago
Comment removed
sleeperinthewoods 1 year ago
lol
tannersanta 1 year ago