random thought of the moment:
Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. This world in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hopes of its children. This is not a way of life at all in any true sense. Under the clouds of war, it is humanity hanging on a cross of iron.
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January 10th, 2005 by Funky Dung
Tom Carter earned a spot on my blogroll with this post. It's a thoughtful essay about labeling people "liberal" or "conservative". He contends that he is neither and feels pigeon-holed by a false dichotomy. I know the feeling.
Welcome to the extreme center, Tom. We're tightrope walkers who have one end of the pole far to the left and the other far to the right. Are we balanced? Yes. Are we represented well? No.
Funky Dung
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Thanks for the link!
I like the term "extreme center." I never thought of it that way, but that pretty much describes the way I often feel.
I sometimes think a viable independent third party, occupying the middle of the political spectrum, might be a good thing. I don't really expect to see it, but there may soon be enough folks tired of both the left and right to give it a try.
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