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What do you consider *The Great American Novel?* by Jody September 28, 2015 8:23 pm

"Atlas Shrugged" of course. It'll 'steel' your heart. n/t by RobVG 2015-09-29 21:25:19
- I think I'll wait for the graphic novel. by ER 2015-09-29 21:56:07
  - It essentially IS a graphic novel by mcfly 2015-09-30 15:42:39
    - Well, it's not a real novel.... by ER 2015-09-30 17:25:22
  - Something I never knew existed... by Jody 2015-09-30 08:29:09
    - I loved comic books before I loved to read... by FrankC 2015-09-30 11:07:22
    - It sounds like a great idea. by ER 2015-09-30 09:37:52
      - I know! by Jody 2015-09-30 10:07:47
Probably hasn't been written yet... by FrankC 2015-09-29 17:43:03
- And let's not forget Moby Dick. n/t by ER 2015-09-29 18:26:38
- I feel I was left behind the door by Jody 2015-09-29 17:48:52
  - Love of Literature does not make you a better person... by FrankC 2015-09-30 11:29:34
"Huckleberry Finn" by bowser 2015-09-28 22:03:20
- Excellent Choice. In fact, HF has been called "The Great American Novel". by ER 2015-09-29 05:30:07
"Letting Go", by Phillip Roth by ER 2015-09-28 20:57:24
- Roth is a brilliant author. by bowser 2015-09-29 20:02:52
  - In spite of my admiration for him, by ER 2015-09-29 21:55:09

Drum roll please.... by Jody September 30, 2015 8:30 am

The Theory of Political Relativity by Jody September 27, 2015 4:36 pm

It's pretty simple, really. by TB 2015-09-27 20:23:19
- But why? by Robert 2015-09-28 10:41:31
- Yep by Jody 2015-09-28 09:51:12
I threw out the term "political relativity" as a on--off, rule of thumb, a quick-and-dirty description. by ER 2015-09-27 19:21:44
- Indeed by Jody 2015-09-28 10:40:16
  - It is up to the citizen to pare down government. by ER 2015-09-28 12:10:43
    - EXACTLY by Jody 2015-09-28 15:07:02
      - Ask them to ponder the extent of the current lumbering, dysfunctional mess? by mcfly 2015-09-28 19:36:28
      - The purpose of government is to protect the citizen from bullies. by ER 2015-09-28 16:13:03
        
        Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? by TB 2015-09-28 18:58:51
        
        I'm not going to answer that question, TB. by ER 2015-09-28 20:40:27
"a universal scale for defining political belief systems" by Robert 2015-09-27 19:21:19

Why are Civil War re enactments so popular? by Jody September 21, 2015 6:59 pm

I think war IS a basic instinct. by ER 2015-09-23 07:15:37
- I agree ER. by Jody 2015-09-23 10:52:07
  - Ritual Combat by ER 2015-09-23 13:07:56
    - As for the "men feeling emasculated" part, I have my own ideas about that. by ER 2015-09-23 13:25:46
      - "Today we are taught that if we are poor its our own fault because we’re lazy or stupid" I am sorry ... by Jody 2015-09-26 08:51:39
        
        I guess that's the difference between a liberal and a conservative. by ER 2015-09-26 09:33:28
        
        Well by Jody 2015-09-26 10:38:50
        
        No one is saying everyone should have exactly the same. by ER 2015-09-26 11:11:15
        
        Okay... by Jody 2015-09-26 11:39:44
        
        You do realize... by ER 2015-09-26 12:10:42
        
        Heh...try living in this head. by Jody 2015-09-26 13:59:35
        
        We are apes, not sharks. We live in bands. by ER 2015-09-26 20:30:09
        
        What is difficult by Jody 2015-09-27 10:18:57
        
        I haven't a clue what you're trying to tell me. by ER 2015-09-27 11:46:46
        
        Well that sucks. by Jody 2015-09-27 16:39:05
        
        I was trying to get you to understand something. by Jody 2015-09-28 09:46:20
        
        He's wrong. by TB 2015-09-26 16:03:20
        
        Okay...Now I see. by Jody 2015-09-26 14:03:25
        
        I can only take responsibility for my actions... by Jody 2015-09-26 12:09:49
        
        There are two sides to every battle. by ER 2015-09-26 12:24:51
my brother is a rebel officer by SDG 2015-09-22 08:04:25
That depends on exactly WHICH Civil War you're talking about. by ER 2015-09-21 19:38:02
Attend one. Ask the people there. by TB 2015-09-21 19:17:21
- I can't do it TB. by Jody 2015-09-22 19:04:36
  - I attended one some years back. by TB 2015-09-26 09:53:21
    - I get that. by Jody 2015-09-26 10:46:37

What happened to "Just for fun..." by Jody? by Robert September 22, 2015 9:57 pm

Robert... by Jody 2015-09-23 07:59:23

For ER by Jody September 15, 2015 6:30 pm

Not impressed I see:) n/t by Jody 2015-09-16 11:28:39
- I am impressed. by ER 2015-09-16 12:02:32
  - *giggle* by Jody 2015-09-16 17:56:44

A deep philosophical question.... by Jody September 14, 2015 10:43 am

It works for me. by ER 2015-09-14 11:33:06
- I am going for a lobotomy by Jody 2015-09-14 16:35:22
  - Why do we try to be "useful"? Because we're apes. by ER 2015-09-14 18:23:11
    - Well well... by Jody 2015-09-15 07:18:12
      - That's why evolution works. by ER 2015-09-15 09:34:03
        
        I was on this path... by Jody 2015-09-15 16:49:36
        
        Just remember. by ER 2015-09-15 17:32:32
        
        I think that may help me. by Jody 2015-09-15 18:15:05
        
        effin' A n/t by ER 2015-09-15 18:59:03

It is what it is.... by Jody September 7, 2015 9:25 am

A bit silly. by bowser 2015-09-09 21:12:45
- From your viewpoint and ER's I can definitely see how silly it appears. by Jody 2015-09-10 09:09:07
Here's one from my war... by ER 2015-09-07 10:55:59
- Very Cool. by Jody 2015-09-07 11:52:34
  - The Fish Cheer. by ER 2015-09-07 12:26:32
    - What a shame. by Jody 2015-09-07 14:15:01
      - America hasn't fought a war on its own soil for 150 years. by ER 2015-09-07 14:42:34
        
        Oh my... by Jody 2015-09-07 16:17:11
        
        No, you don't piss me off. by ER 2015-09-07 17:35:42
        
        Doing a background check, I see The Sound Tank is a Christian company. I did not realize this. If I had ... by Jody 2015-09-07 17:57:02
        
        Yes, Communism is a bad thing. by ER 2015-09-07 19:41:36

Legalized abortion and crime effect by Jody September 8, 2015 6:24 pm

No doubt! by bowser 2015-09-09 21:14:20
- Hypocrisy by Jody 2015-09-10 08:54:44
I favor legalized abortion. But this is not a good reason, even if it turns out to be true. by ER 2015-09-08 20:23:34
- I ....I....I... by Jody 2015-09-09 11:41:44
  - I bet it works, but so what? by ER 2015-09-09 14:23:18
    - Personally by Jody 2015-09-09 18:16:26

ER...m'gawd by Jody September 9, 2015 11:13 am

Thanks for that. by ER 2015-09-09 13:45:56
- I wish by Jody 2015-09-09 17:11:51

BTW, Country Joe was a poet, too. by ER September 8, 2015 7:01 am

Okay....Truth time. by Jody 2015-09-08 08:27:59
- After the Beatles and the British Invasion of the mid-60s... by ER 2015-09-08 09:47:45

Victim mentality subtlevision by Jody September 2, 2015 8:14 am

She sounds like a typical Liberal. by ER 2015-09-02 09:58:47
- It all depends... by Jody 2015-09-02 10:50:05

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