Comments on: The Cost of Empire III-The Walls Come Down http://jontaplin.com/2008/07/22/the-cost-of-empire-iii-the-walls-come-down/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:51:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: commonsguy http://jontaplin.com/2008/07/22/the-cost-of-empire-iii-the-walls-come-down/comment-page-1/#comment-8547 commonsguy Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:18:20 +0000 http://jtaplin.wordpress.com/?p=993#comment-8547 @Mr. Ballweg Check out Change Congress (http://change-congress.org) for one potential movement to help with some of the problems you mention regarding conflict of interest. @Mr. Ballweg

Check out Change Congress (http://change-congress.org) for one potential movement to help with some of the problems you mention regarding conflict of interest.

]]> By: commonsguy http://jontaplin.com/2008/07/22/the-cost-of-empire-iii-the-walls-come-down/comment-page-1/#comment-8561 commonsguy Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:18:20 +0000 http://jtaplin.wordpress.com/?p=993#comment-8561 @Mr. Ballweg Check out Change Congress (http://change-congress.org) for one potential movement to help with some of the problems you mention regarding conflict of interest. @Mr. Ballweg

Check out Change Congress (http://change-congress.org) for one potential movement to help with some of the problems you mention regarding conflict of interest.

]]> By: stevew http://jontaplin.com/2008/07/22/the-cost-of-empire-iii-the-walls-come-down/comment-page-1/#comment-8543 stevew Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:15:57 +0000 http://jtaplin.wordpress.com/?p=993#comment-8543 Very much enjoying your series here Jon and look forward to its conclusion and a stand alone posting. Had to grin at your quote of John Paul II from Poland in 1979: ".... mature enough to be non-conformist" Ten years prior to that non-conformity in America was considered immature, and very much so when we were protesting another war in Washington. Very much enjoying your series here Jon and look forward to its conclusion and a stand alone posting.

Had to grin at your quote of John Paul II from Poland in 1979:

“…. mature enough to be non-conformist”

Ten years prior to that non-conformity in America was considered immature, and very much so when we were protesting another war in Washington.

]]> By: stevew http://jontaplin.com/2008/07/22/the-cost-of-empire-iii-the-walls-come-down/comment-page-1/#comment-8560 stevew Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:15:57 +0000 http://jtaplin.wordpress.com/?p=993#comment-8560 Very much enjoying your series here Jon and look forward to its conclusion and a stand alone posting. Had to grin at your quote of John Paul II from Poland in 1979: ".... mature enough to be non-conformist" Ten years prior to that non-conformity in America was considered immature, and very much so when we were protesting another war in Washington. Very much enjoying your series here Jon and look forward to its conclusion and a stand alone posting.

Had to grin at your quote of John Paul II from Poland in 1979:

“…. mature enough to be non-conformist”

Ten years prior to that non-conformity in America was considered immature, and very much so when we were protesting another war in Washington.

]]> By: Rick Turner http://jontaplin.com/2008/07/22/the-cost-of-empire-iii-the-walls-come-down/comment-page-1/#comment-8541 Rick Turner Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:22:10 +0000 http://jtaplin.wordpress.com/?p=993#comment-8541 The Catholic Church has used the ultimate in paranoia inducing schemes...eternal damnation for non-believers...for well over 1,500 years now. I'm giving them a pass on the first 500 years... And if their tax free real estate scams, gold chalices, and self-righteous pomp while all the while the alter boys were being buggered isn't a form of imperialism, I don't know what is. The church managed to brilliantly assume the infrastructure of the Roman Empire and set up a political structure the likes of which have yet to be matched while controlling a populace through fear and taxation (yeah, it's a tax). This is now the longest lived empire in history, though the cracks are showing and the structure is crumbling in the Old and New World. They've still got the Third World apparently... Anyway, Alex' post gets to the heart of my swords to plough share concepts. We can have not guns but a better society with energy independence AND butter. The Catholic Church has used the ultimate in paranoia inducing schemes…eternal damnation for non-believers…for well over 1,500 years now. I’m giving them a pass on the first 500 years… And if their tax free real estate scams, gold chalices, and self-righteous pomp while all the while the alter boys were being buggered isn’t a form of imperialism, I don’t know what is.
The church managed to brilliantly assume the infrastructure of the Roman Empire and set up a political structure the likes of which have yet to be matched while controlling a populace through fear and taxation (yeah, it’s a tax). This is now the longest lived empire in history, though the cracks are showing and the structure is crumbling in the Old and New World. They’ve still got the Third World apparently…

Anyway, Alex’ post gets to the heart of my swords to plough share concepts. We can have not guns but a better society with energy independence AND butter.

]]> By: Rick Turner http://jontaplin.com/2008/07/22/the-cost-of-empire-iii-the-walls-come-down/comment-page-1/#comment-8559 Rick Turner Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:22:10 +0000 http://jtaplin.wordpress.com/?p=993#comment-8559 The Catholic Church has used the ultimate in paranoia inducing schemes...eternal damnation for non-believers...for well over 1,500 years now. I'm giving them a pass on the first 500 years... And if their tax free real estate scams, gold chalices, and self-righteous pomp while all the while the alter boys were being buggered isn't a form of imperialism, I don't know what is. The church managed to brilliantly assume the infrastructure of the Roman Empire and set up a political structure the likes of which have yet to be matched while controlling a populace through fear and taxation (yeah, it's a tax). This is now the longest lived empire in history, though the cracks are showing and the structure is crumbling in the Old and New World. They've still got the Third World apparently... Anyway, Alex' post gets to the heart of my swords to plough share concepts. We can have not guns but a better society with energy independence AND butter. The Catholic Church has used the ultimate in paranoia inducing schemes…eternal damnation for non-believers…for well over 1,500 years now. I’m giving them a pass on the first 500 years… And if their tax free real estate scams, gold chalices, and self-righteous pomp while all the while the alter boys were being buggered isn’t a form of imperialism, I don’t know what is.
The church managed to brilliantly assume the infrastructure of the Roman Empire and set up a political structure the likes of which have yet to be matched while controlling a populace through fear and taxation (yeah, it’s a tax). This is now the longest lived empire in history, though the cracks are showing and the structure is crumbling in the Old and New World. They’ve still got the Third World apparently…

Anyway, Alex’ post gets to the heart of my swords to plough share concepts. We can have not guns but a better society with energy independence AND butter.

]]> By: dragonmage06 http://jontaplin.com/2008/07/22/the-cost-of-empire-iii-the-walls-come-down/comment-page-1/#comment-8540 dragonmage06 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:08:29 +0000 http://jtaplin.wordpress.com/?p=993#comment-8540 I do agree that that was Clinton's biggest failure in office. He had such a perfect opportunity to reign in military spending and use that for other things, but he didn't. Your post has given me some more insight into why that was. I think we're so hampered by this imaginary need to spend more and more on the military against all these "threats" that we think are out there. It seems like a lack of education to me. I do agree that that was Clinton’s biggest failure in office. He had such a perfect opportunity to reign in military spending and use that for other things, but he didn’t. Your post has given me some more insight into why that was.

I think we’re so hampered by this imaginary need to spend more and more on the military against all these “threats” that we think are out there. It seems like a lack of education to me.

]]> By: dragonmage06 http://jontaplin.com/2008/07/22/the-cost-of-empire-iii-the-walls-come-down/comment-page-1/#comment-8558 dragonmage06 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:08:29 +0000 http://jtaplin.wordpress.com/?p=993#comment-8558 I do agree that that was Clinton's biggest failure in office. He had such a perfect opportunity to reign in military spending and use that for other things, but he didn't. Your post has given me some more insight into why that was. I think we're so hampered by this imaginary need to spend more and more on the military against all these "threats" that we think are out there. It seems like a lack of education to me. I do agree that that was Clinton’s biggest failure in office. He had such a perfect opportunity to reign in military spending and use that for other things, but he didn’t. Your post has given me some more insight into why that was.

I think we’re so hampered by this imaginary need to spend more and more on the military against all these “threats” that we think are out there. It seems like a lack of education to me.

]]> By: Azmanon http://jontaplin.com/2008/07/22/the-cost-of-empire-iii-the-walls-come-down/comment-page-1/#comment-8539 Azmanon Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:14:39 +0000 http://jtaplin.wordpress.com/?p=993#comment-8539 Talk about irony... The Pope of all people walks around saying things like, "There is no imperialism in the Church, only service." What greater fate have we inherited from Rome, but our perseverance for religious and military dominance in the face of all else ? And here I would consider consumerism as a form of 'religion' because of the level of faith our leaders expect us to place in the all mighty economy. Talk about irony… The Pope of all people walks around saying things like, “There is no imperialism in the Church, only service.”

What greater fate have we inherited from Rome, but our perseverance for religious and military dominance in the face of all else ?

And here I would consider consumerism as a form of ‘religion’ because of the level of faith our leaders expect us to place in the all mighty economy.

]]> By: Azmanon http://jontaplin.com/2008/07/22/the-cost-of-empire-iii-the-walls-come-down/comment-page-1/#comment-8557 Azmanon Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:14:39 +0000 http://jtaplin.wordpress.com/?p=993#comment-8557 Talk about irony... The Pope of all people walks around saying things like, "There is no imperialism in the Church, only service." What greater fate have we inherited from Rome, but our perseverance for religious and military dominance in the face of all else ? And here I would consider consumerism as a form of 'religion' because of the level of faith our leaders expect us to place in the all mighty economy. Talk about irony… The Pope of all people walks around saying things like, “There is no imperialism in the Church, only service.”

What greater fate have we inherited from Rome, but our perseverance for religious and military dominance in the face of all else ?

And here I would consider consumerism as a form of ‘religion’ because of the level of faith our leaders expect us to place in the all mighty economy.

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