Comments for Infinity and Everything Else http://sajewilliams.wordpress.com The Web Diary of author Saje Williams Sat, 17 Oct 2009 06:52:28 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on I pledge alliegance to… by Jerome Oks http://sajewilliams.wordpress.com/2009/09/08/i-pledge-alliegance-to/#comment-97 Jerome Oks Sat, 17 Oct 2009 06:52:28 +0000 http://sajewilliams.wordpress.com/?p=125#comment-97 I really like what you wrote. I am really struggling with this issue,. My son who is 10 years old has to pledge alliegance to the flag every morning. It is indoctrination pure and simple and nothing else. You can debate that there is a fine line between education and indoctrination. Not in this case. It is taken out of context. Without an understanding of what democracy is and the rights of people living in a democratic society which must serve as the ultimate guardians of their own freedom, they are essencially making our children believe at a very deep level that to disagree with government equates being a threat to your country. Especially this generation of kids who have grown up being very aware of terrorism. I really like what you wrote. I am really struggling with this issue,. My son who is 10 years old has to pledge alliegance to the flag every morning.

It is indoctrination pure and simple and nothing else. You can debate that there is a fine line between education and indoctrination. Not in this case.

It is taken out of context. Without an understanding of what democracy is and the rights of people living in a democratic society which must serve as the ultimate guardians of their own freedom, they are essencially making our children believe at a very deep level that to disagree with government equates being a threat to your country. Especially this generation of kids who have grown up being very aware of terrorism.

]]> Comment on Hulubaloo by Shay Williams http://sajewilliams.wordpress.com/2009/09/27/hulubaloo/#comment-95 Shay Williams Sun, 04 Oct 2009 08:32:17 +0000 http://sajewilliams.wordpress.com/?p=146#comment-95 Well they probably wouldn't breed except for the fact that we have become so civilized that we now keep the idiots from killing themselves by doing stupid things. Well they probably wouldn’t breed except for the fact that we have become so civilized that we now keep the idiots from killing themselves by doing stupid things.

]]> Comment on Dear America: by sajewilliams http://sajewilliams.wordpress.com/2009/09/10/dear-america/#comment-90 sajewilliams Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:13:45 +0000 http://sajewilliams.wordpress.com/?p=132#comment-90 My wife sent me a link to the blog, thinking I'd like it. She was right. I have an admittedly cockeyed viewpoint on things, but I think maybe sometimes it grants a new perspective. After I posted that one my wife wrote me asking "sarcastic much?" I had to laugh. Uh... yeah. My wife sent me a link to the blog, thinking I’d like it. She was right. I have an admittedly cockeyed viewpoint on things, but I think maybe sometimes it grants a new perspective. After I posted that one my wife wrote me asking “sarcastic much?” I had to laugh. Uh… yeah.

]]> Comment on Dear America: by Margot http://sajewilliams.wordpress.com/2009/09/10/dear-america/#comment-89 Margot Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:28:24 +0000 http://sajewilliams.wordpress.com/?p=132#comment-89 Great writing, Saje! Thank you for leaving such a great comment on my blog. I have two blogs and that one is my guilty pleasure and I don't really promote it much. It's mostly a place for me to work things out with words so they stop rattling around in my brain. Keep fighting the good fight. I think there are more of us than there are of them, it's just that they're really good at spinning the truth into lies that address people's baser fears. Best Margot Great writing, Saje! Thank you for leaving such a great comment on my blog. I have two blogs and that one is my guilty pleasure and I don’t really promote it much. It’s mostly a place for me to work things out with words so they stop rattling around in my brain.

Keep fighting the good fight. I think there are more of us than there are of them, it’s just that they’re really good at spinning the truth into lies that address people’s baser fears.

Best
Margot

]]> Comment on I pledge alliegance to… by tom sheepandgoats http://sajewilliams.wordpress.com/2009/09/08/i-pledge-alliegance-to/#comment-88 tom sheepandgoats Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:48:14 +0000 http://sajewilliams.wordpress.com/?p=125#comment-88 In a lesser court opinion leading up to the Supreme Court Flag Salute case (Gobitus) which was decided against plaintiffs (a family of JWs) but later overturned, this statement appears. It should be to your liking: "there are schools all over the United States in which the pupils have to go through the ceremony of pledging allegiance to the flag every school day. It would be hard to devise a means more effective for dulling patriotic sentiment than that. This routine repetition makes the flag-saluting ceremony perfunctory and so devoid of feeling; and once this feeling has been lost it is hard to recapture it for the "high moments" of life." http://tinyurl.com/4j74ye In a lesser court opinion leading up to the Supreme Court Flag Salute case (Gobitus) which was decided against plaintiffs (a family of JWs) but later overturned, this statement appears. It should be to your liking:

“there are schools all over the United States in which the pupils have to go through the ceremony of pledging allegiance to the flag every school day. It would be hard to devise a means more effective for dulling patriotic sentiment than that. This routine repetition makes the flag-saluting ceremony perfunctory and so devoid of feeling; and once this feeling has been lost it is hard to recapture it for the “high moments” of life.”

http://tinyurl.com/4j74ye

]]> Comment on You keep using that word, “theory,” by sajewilliams http://sajewilliams.wordpress.com/2009/09/05/you-keep-using-that-word-theory/#comment-86 sajewilliams Mon, 07 Sep 2009 07:57:24 +0000 http://sajewilliams.wordpress.com/?p=120#comment-86 Hello... Would you believe that I have no recollection of in which post I mentioned "The Clone Wars," but it doesn't surprise me that I have. It's a subject I was expounding on at work just the other day. :) Please feel free to re-post it if it suits you. And, yeah, I might well be interested in writing a bit for your site. Seems like I've heard of it before, but I couldn't say when or where. I have a lot of shows I watch at least occasionally, especially since I've been making use of Hulu lately. We'll have to discuss what you have in mind before I can commit to anything, though. Looking forward to hearing back. Hello…

Would you believe that I have no recollection of in which post I mentioned “The Clone Wars,” but it doesn’t surprise me that I have. It’s a subject I was expounding on at work just the other day. :) Please feel free to re-post it if it suits you.

And, yeah, I might well be interested in writing a bit for your site. Seems like I’ve heard of it before, but I couldn’t say when or where. I have a lot of shows I watch at least occasionally, especially since I’ve been making use of Hulu lately. We’ll have to discuss what you have in mind before I can commit to anything, though.

Looking forward to hearing back.

]]> Comment on You keep using that word, “theory,” by (Best Show)Watch http://sajewilliams.wordpress.com/2009/09/05/you-keep-using-that-word-theory/#comment-85 (Best Show)Watch Mon, 07 Sep 2009 07:39:04 +0000 http://sajewilliams.wordpress.com/?p=120#comment-85 "Hi: Two things 1) I’d like your permission to (re)print your article on ‘The Clone Wars’ for our website 2) I was hoping we could use your ‘scribing’ talent for our website. The Best Shows Youre Not Watching (dot) com [all one word] ‘The Clone Wars’ is one of our featured shows. We’re hoping to round up a few people who can occasionally contribute perspective (via an article/blog) on the shows – maybe a recent episode, future direction, plot shortcomings etc. What’s in it for you? Primarily a larger audience back channeled to your blog. We don’t pay but the site has a lot of promise and we're pretty excited about getting it off the ground. Let me know what you think. Thanks “Hi:

Two things

1) I’d like your permission to (re)print your article on ‘The Clone Wars’ for our website

2) I was hoping we could use your ‘scribing’ talent for our website.

The Best Shows Youre Not Watching (dot) com [all one word]

‘The Clone Wars’ is one of our featured shows. We’re hoping to round up a few people who can occasionally contribute perspective (via an article/blog) on the shows – maybe a recent episode, future direction, plot shortcomings etc.

What’s in it for you?
Primarily a larger audience back channeled to your blog. We don’t pay but the site has a lot of promise and we’re pretty excited about getting it off the ground. Let me know what you think.

Thanks

]]> Comment on Futuristic Fantasy? WTF is that? by Ninja Bear http://sajewilliams.wordpress.com/2009/02/03/futuristic-fantasy-wtf-is-that/#comment-73 Ninja Bear Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:13:52 +0000 http://sajewilliams.wordpress.com/?p=81#comment-73 Really, you're using the same psuedo-science as psionics, you're just giving it a new explanation. In order to accomplish a true Futuristic Fantasy world, I think you would need to incorporate magical elements that exist despite the science of the world saying that it can't exist. Really, you’re using the same psuedo-science as psionics, you’re just giving it a new explanation. In order to accomplish a true Futuristic Fantasy world, I think you would need to incorporate magical elements that exist despite the science of the world saying that it can’t exist.

]]> Comment on To our 4-footed companions by Shay Williams http://sajewilliams.wordpress.com/2009/02/04/to-our-4-footed-companions/#comment-69 Shay Williams Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:11:56 +0000 http://sajewilliams.wordpress.com/?p=83#comment-69 What excellent descriptions of our furkids.. What excellent descriptions of our furkids..

]]> Comment on Inspiration by Shay Williams http://sajewilliams.wordpress.com/2009/01/21/inspiration/#comment-68 Shay Williams Sun, 01 Feb 2009 02:57:57 +0000 http://sajewilliams.wordpress.com/?p=67#comment-68 I personally think that you should make it just a tad erotic. After all, they are lovers and you my love are very in touch with your feminine side. I personally think that you should make it just a tad erotic. After all, they are lovers and you my love are very in touch with your feminine side.

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