tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post4009433882760417827..comments2024-03-26T09:49:07.212-07:00Comments on The Scratching Post: The Houthis And The Battle Of BritainK T Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10259428595745509790noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-38915192487742214572015-06-08T10:21:18.402-07:002015-06-08T10:21:18.402-07:00If you're first quote was true, then the Roman...If you're first quote was true, then the Roman Empire would still be around. Instead, it devolved into a pack of elites satisfying their every animal urge while the nation collapsed.<br /><br />Hmm. That sounds familiar...K T Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10259428595745509790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-65064091069328761202015-06-07T08:36:43.593-07:002015-06-07T08:36:43.593-07:00"[H]istory is, fundamentally, the growth of h..."[H]istory is, fundamentally, the growth of human productive power, and forms of society rise and fall according as they enable or impede that growth."<br />---GA Cohen, <i>Karl Marx's Theory of History: A Defence</i>.<br /><br /><br />The moral arc is long, but historical materialism, and thus history, bends toward social justice. As Nancy Pelosi said, the loss of full-time work due to Obamacare is a "liberation" to follow your dreams. Neo-Marxism 101.<br /><br />On Tuesday, a man "liberated" by Obamacare will be coming to mow my lawn.Trigger Warninghttp://triggerwarnings.net/noreply@blogger.com