Love it! but head in the sand works just as well... Also his:
"In seeking wisdom thou art wise; in imagining that thou hast attained it - thou art a fool."

The trouble is, the Press lost that right sometime ago as they are now the propaganda arm of the CIA/MIC - the real masters behind the curtain.

The trouble is, the Press lost that right sometime ago as they are now the propaganda arm of the CIA/MIC - the real master behind the curtain. And the people don't share their thoughts as they are too scared, and hide within their bubble, too afraid to step out. The American people have their heads in the sand and wish to keep it there. As an example, where is the outrage from the public over the genocide being carries out in the Yemen by Saudi Arabia with the help of the US. Though this quote is said with good intentions, alas today it carries no weight. America is now ANYTHING FOR A PAYCHECK...

Read your history: The constitution was created by Liberals and primarily James Madison who was a classical Liberal. The media and the tyrannous leaders in power have corrupted the word as now Liberals are pro corporate and neocons re war, etc. MSM has also bastardize the word "Left" All this has been created with propaganda and the evil strategy to divide the populous like MIC is doing in Europe and the Middle East. Look at what's happening in the Yemen - one the worst Genocides being committed by Saudi, with the help of the U.S. and yet the media is silent. NO OUTRAGE! if we had the same outrage as we did about kneeling over the pledge things may have been different - but no, we are all so wrapped up in our little bubbles and we don't want them burst.

Can't wait! I have my favorite wine ready for the occasion....

Patrick, I really must correct you. The very last thing the journalist class can be called is LEFT (it use to be liberal but that term too has been bastardized to the max)- Journalism today is so far right it falls over itself doing what they are told to do. MSM is owned by a very few giant corporations and they in tern with the MIC tell MSM what to print and say. Yes, Goebbels and Bernays would be proud of our fascist state.

Archer, look up the history of the word and you will understand how the Left and the Right are defined. Those on the left represent the people (the workers and the artisans) and those of the right represent the aristocracy. Today propaganda and the misuse of the original definition have be bastardized - very much like the term Liberal has been bastardize. Liberals today are neocons, the same as the neocons on the right (the two parties have become one; Fascist). Which is why we are in a hopeless position/state. Yes, personal responsibility is paramount if society is to flourish, alas, an administration is required to govern the affaires of the state - this governance must be total subservient to the people and not the other way around. Progressive today means the Green Party as anyone in their right mind would neither call the democrats and the republicans progressive. Progressive means: the real left, the radical left; it means free healthcare for all, no more wars, no support of wars, public education for life, money out of politics, hand counted paper ballet's, term limits, close all foreign military bases, bring all our troops home, cut the military budget in half (or more), end the drug war, replace plastic with biodegradable hemp, no mandatory vaccinations, get rid of the CIA and the NSA and all the other 16 secret organization, get rid of the federal Reserve and putting the money back into the hands treasury, zero bailouts for banks, no giant monopolies and a lot more - that would make a very good start. I doubt very much if the above gets any sympathy from those on this blog which is why I normally stay away from commenting.

That will be the day - hopefully, the word is not "Left" but "Progressive" and that I look forward too! though we all know that the deep state will never let that happen....

They use to be, but now they have become a vehicle for corporate and MIC propaganda and voice piece for our fascist government...

five stars for its irony and minus five for its stupidity...

This deserves six stars. Centralization is the curse of all freemen.. and the reason we have wars... and a degradation of our rights....

Force always attracts Governments of low morality and with NO integrity.

Projectionism... I agree with Archer - just get rid of it! Though I'm not sure what the solution is as Democracies doesn't work either - Socrates was right on the button as far as that is concerned and he got killed for it!

Security is a double edged sword - the more you have the less freedom you have..

One Nuke keeps another in the silos (we hope)..

The pen is mightier than the sword... a lesson that is forever abused.

Unfortunately, the sale of ethics and integrity in the USA is going strong, and the Devil has a lot more money where that came from....

It is the force that's stomping on our liberties... Until the people of America realize that their lives mean nothing to the deep state (Las Vegas is an example) we will continue to have mass shootings and the real perpetrators will continue their evil - each false flag event is getting more and more blatant - In the Las Vegas shootings there are over twenty discrepancies to the official story, and more are coming in. Same with 911 - after seeing building seven come down you should have no doubt whatsoever that your government doesn't give a dam about your sovereignty. Look up Operations Northwood and that should tell you how much your government has your safety and well-being at heart.

I can count those who fall into this category on one hand... and I still have a few fingers left over....

I had my reply in italic but it didn't work - sorry!

Great questions, Robert! There's enough there to discuss for hours. For me, 'freedom' is 'a way' rather than 'an end.' I am free to break as many statutes as I may, I must also bear the consequences. Perhaps I may get fined or locked up for the 'offense' (i.e. my choices), that only makes me a freeman under oppression. I will ALWAYS be a free man because I take responsibility for my life -- all of it. When I say "I am responsible" out loud to myself, perhaps only just realizing for the first time how far my responsibility reaches, that's what I mean by "taking responsibility."

Of course, you are free to do anything as long as there are no physical or mental restraint’s. But, if you break the rules or the laws then you are no longer free as your freedom is being withheld until you correct the situation – “you must bear the consequences of your actions”. Yes, you may be a freeman under oppression but that will stop you from doing the things you want to do therefore you are not free – you are but a prisoner. Even being a prisoner, you still have free will but not free actions. Taking responsibility for your own life does not mean you are a freeman, it just means you are a responsible person. But, does it mean, as a freeman, you have integrity – we are but slaves to the system (automatons).

You want an end to war in Syria? Take responsibility for it. Boom. When you are ready to say, "I am responsible for whether there is war or peace in Syria," and truly 'realize' it, you will affect change in Syria. Dare I say, if you don't someone else will (why is there war there anyway?). For whom in the world would the above declaration best fit and have the greatest impact? Until someone takes responsibility, then the current claims still stand.

Didn’t understand the “Boom”. Why are you responsible for war or peace in Syria? If you wish to affect the peace or the war in Syria, it requires action on your part, regardless of your personal responsibility (you didn’t start the war). There is war in Syria because of western greed and hubris – it keeps the military industrial complex funded, and as America is ruled by the Pentagon and not the White House, they (the pentagon/CIA) have full reins over the promotion of propaganda and funding (it’s called the Deep State” [IMC, CIA, CFR, NGO’s, 16 Intelligent agencies and “most thinktanks) – they command the Politian’s, MSM and to a degree, social media. And if you get to close to the truth you are made to disappear. So, unless you are part of the deep state then, regardless of your responsibility, you will not affect change. We may do our little bit by protesting, etc., etc. but it will have no change in the outcome.

Regarding "the power of ONE," blurring the distinction between freedom and power leads to confusion. I do understand the "power" of "ONE" big group or ONE big guy, and yep, expect no freedom in such a scenario. "Think for a moment about the essence of universal freedom/thought, universal love, and universal understanding. If you think hard enough then you will understand the power of ONE.";-)
Sounds an awful lot like some people's definition of God. What 'power' is rendered in universal thought, universal love, and universal understanding? Sounds like the power of prayer, visualization, meditation -- do you experience any of that? It kind of seems like you are asking people to be charitable because of all the suffering in the world -- isn't that what religious people do? Isn't it out of love and understanding that so many people offer their service and charity? As for love and understanding, the truth can cut like a knife, so it always must be tempered with Love.

Archer, I’m sorry, but you have missed the point re “The Power of One” has nothing to do with GOD (religion); we are all made from star dust – there is no action with a reaction. The power of one comes entirely from within – it is a coming together of all conscious belief into an infinite singularity. Bruce Lee and many others have demonstrated the power of one - It’s an ability to focus on a single action. We are here today because the universe focused on a particular millisecond second – if the “big bang” occurred a millisecond either side of when the “big bang” happened, we would not be here today. The power of one understands but is incapable of defining; it is for us mortals a fabulous dream..

"Without freedom to tell the truth, we have no freedom." Like "the truth shall set you free"?

We are not free because of the One, another way of saying God's will is done. But consider that if I want to drive to New York City, there are a lot of different roads, but I DO have to drive on a road. I can pick a lane, a speed, a radio station, an attitude. There's a lot of play in there -- but no less free from consequences. If I miss an exit, I've got to figure out how to get back. But I am still 100% free the entire time. I am responsible for being where I am and wanting to go somewhere else and for getting there. So once on the road, I have no one to blame but myself. ;-)

I am free to fly if I have the power to do so, If I am born with wings, do I have the right to fly? What if I am a fish? Is a fish not free because he cannot fly? The Universe is a BIG 'One' -- it's everything, All. But I am 'one' being, within a body, through which I experience and interact with the MANY (not just one), in different lands, in different worlds, on a spec of a planet, orbiting a star that is but a droplet in a cloud of stars that are themselves ENDLESS in this Uni-verse (One song).

You hit it on the head – I knew you would – One song – the power of one! I think my comments in the first paragraph answer this – remember, thought and action are two entirely different processes, though you can’t have one without the other. Again, you have answer your own question “taking responsibility” If you want to fly, fly, but as you are not a bird it may be difficult to achieve – now if you are born with wings, you are free to make the choice to fly or not to fly, that is the question….

My problem with the philosophy of 'the One' or just 'One' is that's the end of the discussion. To believe in the One is to believe in the Universe, the One Song. The universe is not just what it is but what it is doing. OK we are One, but what are we doing? Yes, the philosophy of the One claims all, including freedom. The 'One' is already free -- the universe cannot be yoked. But we WITHIN the One and OF the One and AMONG the One (what do you call others?) are indeed as free as we can be. ;-)

Correct! The one will set you Free…..
"People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use" ~ Soren Kierkegaard

Archer, I have to go out but will reply later - thank you for taking the time to respond.

What is Freedom?
Freedom? Have you really thought about the meaning behind the word Freedom, and what it means? Do you truly understand the real meaning of Freedom? Freedom is not worth a damn unless we all have freedom. So, you think you have freedom in your lovely house, with lovely friends around you who all think they also have freedom too! Think for a moment about the essence of universal freedom/thought, universal love, and universal understanding. If you think hard enough then you will understand the power of ONE. If this is so, then you have no Freedom – today our freedom has/is being eaten away by greed, political manipulation, and tyrannical laws. How can you have Freedom if you don’t obey rules, rules made up by your government – we are so unfree it’s a joke. Each day, this freedom you think you have is less and less – then perhaps you will understand how those feel who have even less freedom. Are civilians in Syria free to go about their daily lives free from being killed by western funded terrorist’s and bombs; this is just one example of thousands that occur on a daily basis. WE ARE NOT FREE UNTIL WE ALLOW THE ONE TO BE FREE. Without freedom to tell the truth, we have no freedom……. If we deny freedom to others, through our complicity to deny others, then we forfeit our right of freedom.
Freedom is a myth!

"All"

Archer, I cannot argue or discuss topics if you continually and woefully turn my statements into your own bidding. I have never said anything you accuse me of instead you assume like so many people do that because I defend the poor and the needed that I am a communist. Look at what I actually say and treat it accordingly, not as you think I say. So, I really must stop this banter with a second adieu...