Re: Sacred tangent (was Re: just checking...)
Lance McLain <lance-X3DuywwxauBWk0Htik3J/[email protected]>
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On Jan 14, 2011, at 1:02 PM, Bruce Geerdes wrote: > On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 11:56 AM, Lance McLain <lance-X3DuywwxauBWk0Htik3J/[email protected]> > wrote: > The concept of manifest destiny, it seems to me has sprung out of > this quasi-religious view. And I think that was very undesirable, > especially to the native americans (not to mention the ecology). > > Yes, but I'm thinking more of nowadays, since we're so concerned > about Palin's affect on people who cling to guns & religion. Well, for me, it is that a "sacred government" demands faith by it's participants. Faith that the government always has our best interest at heart, even if we don't understand their actions. For some reason I'm reminded of Logan's Run. And quite frankly, I'm not ready to bestow sacredness on Obama's or Palin's version of government. regards, -Lance -- dadl-ot mailing list http://mail.thehood.us/mailman/listinfo/dadl-ot_thehood.us http://news.gmane.org/gmane.music.dadl.ot