Comments on: You decide http://lewdcognoscenti.com/archives/407 Tempering the laughter of the damned. The truth about optimism. The cynic engages the Buddha in reincarnating coversation. Stuff like that. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:40:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: 6String http://lewdcognoscenti.com/archives/407#comment-4213 Tue, 27 Nov 2007 13:20:26 +0000 http://lewdcognoscenti.com/archives/407#comment-4213 I just happened to read this wiki page yesterday. Then today blundered across this post. My current studies of history have been painting a picture of repeated social/political views and I am now worried. Who holds the reigns of our great American experiment? Do the people have enough power or free will to pilot this society? Do people have the ability to lead themselves and not horde wealth or power? Are the human traits that keep us adventurous the same that drive us to conquer our neighbor? Or is it some animalistic grab for land, food, & reproduction? I just happened to read this wiki page yesterday. Then today blundered across this post.

My current studies of history have been painting a picture of repeated social/political views and I am now worried.

Who holds the reigns of our great American experiment? Do the people have enough power or free will to pilot this society? Do people have the ability to lead themselves and not horde wealth or power?

Are the human traits that keep us adventurous the same that drive us to conquer our neighbor? Or is it some animalistic grab for land, food, & reproduction?

]]> by: 6 STRING http://lewdcognoscenti.com/archives/407#comment-428 Wed, 23 Aug 2006 15:11:26 +0000 http://lewdcognoscenti.com/archives/407#comment-428 How is democracy defined? How is democracy defined?

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