tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51268237042762327832024-02-22T09:40:27.330-06:00Property...Freedom...Peace"Side by side with the word 'property' in the program of liberalism one may quite appropriately place the words 'freedom' and 'peace.'" Ludwig von Mises, "Liberalism, In The Classical Tradition"Sherman Broderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09303254076434452276noreply@blogger.comBlogger389125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126823704276232783.post-19132389177843116022022-02-05T20:06:00.000-06:002022-02-05T20:06:44.851-06:00What It Will Take To Save This NationWill the resurrection of Federalism save this nation? Nope.
I think the Great American Experiment proves one thing: it's impossible to
design a principled method of government for a citizenry which is, by and large, without principles.The other day I was watching a religious broadcast on TV. A
group of pious ministers was discussing the Christian lifestyle. As an aside,
one minister commented Sherman Broderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09303254076434452276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126823704276232783.post-12486126140952847722021-09-20T14:33:00.003-05:002023-11-04T12:34:19.186-05:00Why Cooperative Societies Crack Up “…unchecked greed is bad. It becomes exploitive, even
murderous.”
Words of wisdom from the proprietor of one of my favorite websites.
So true. But the operative word in this quote
is not "greed." The operative word is "unchecked."
Does raw "greed" mechanically turn every bank employee
into an embezzler? No. Thousands of bank employees have an opportunity to
steal, but few do. Why? Their Sherman Broderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09303254076434452276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126823704276232783.post-61103494009597447852021-09-13T09:57:00.000-05:002021-09-13T09:57:34.715-05:00Act AccordinglyAs this Covid-19 saga has progressed over the last 18 months, I've heard people speculate on "Why?" Why the
lies? Why the censorship? Why the ban on effective treatments? Why the insane push for vaccines?
The ONLY correct answer is: Power corrupts, and absolute power
corrupts absolutely.
We've been voting more and more power to the federal
government since this nation was Sherman Broderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09303254076434452276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126823704276232783.post-1379865658949596042021-02-05T18:30:00.002-06:002021-02-06T10:40:48.604-06:00IF THIS VIDEO DOES NOT MAKE YOUR BLOOD BOIL, YOU ARE EITHER UN-AMERICAN OR BRAIN-DEAD!Link to video: Absolute ProofWhen I vote in person and when my ballot is sucked into the election computer for tabulation, I assume that ALL the voting machine is doing is reading my
ballot and automatically adding it to the tally of votes from my fellow citizens.
In other words, I assume the machine which eats my vote is no more and no less
than an automated adding machine with the simple Sherman Broderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09303254076434452276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126823704276232783.post-76301326423257092682021-01-20T23:13:00.000-06:002021-01-20T23:13:13.362-06:00The New Normal Father,I abandon myself into your hands;do with me what you will.Whatever you may do, I thank you:I am ready for all, I accept all.Let only your will be done in me,and in all your creatures –I wish no more than this, O Lord.Into your hands I commend my soul:I offer it to you with all the love of my heart,for I love you, Lord, and so need to give myself,to surrender myself into your hands Sherman Broderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09303254076434452276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126823704276232783.post-4602065662123856882021-01-09T11:28:00.002-06:002021-01-09T16:33:34.310-06:00Take The Pledge I pledge allegiance to the President of the United States of America, and to the Administration for which he stands, one Family under The Big Guy, indispensable, with equality and social justice for all.Sherman Broderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09303254076434452276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126823704276232783.post-62550789643801422072020-04-16T12:10:00.001-05:002020-04-16T12:10:50.606-05:00Where in the US Constitution does it say a two-bit Governor of a State can confine me to quarters?@GovEvers You, sir, are a power-hungry dim bulb. If we wait for you to get ahead of the curve, we'll be waiting till hell freezes over and every farm and business in Wisconsin is bankrupt! The State Legislature needs to act now!https://t.co/n1aLI4kTPL— Sherman Broder (@ShermanBroder) April 16, 2020
Fellow Wisconsinites. Our liberties are at stake. Sign this petition:
OPEN WISCONSIN Sherman Broderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09303254076434452276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126823704276232783.post-77151087838004148792020-04-15T12:26:00.001-05:002020-04-15T13:22:18.097-05:00Slouching Toward Caracas@realDonaldTrump What the hell is this? Breadlines!! I've got a MAGA hat but I didn't vote for this. The USA is becoming Venezuela! Give us back our country now! We can't afford any more delays. https://t.co/Td0Ygvtq79— Sherman Broder (@ShermanBroder) April 15, 2020
When exactly does the cure become worse than the disease? When grandpa survives a bout with Covid-19, then starvesSherman Broderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09303254076434452276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126823704276232783.post-31180610915746356802020-04-15T10:32:00.003-05:002020-04-15T11:55:11.033-05:00Jack And The Beanstalk A great majority of the American people believe in magic beans. And they trust the “system” to plant them. But if, for some dark reason, the magic beans don’t grow, and the believers begin to get hungry and restless, their answer is simple: Elect another farmer, one more competent, one who truly cares.Sherman Broderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09303254076434452276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126823704276232783.post-83268340066761840222020-04-12T17:40:00.000-05:002020-04-13T15:19:39.492-05:00Enough Is Enough
In
ASSEMBLY April 12, 2020
DECLARATION
By the PEOPLE of
the
STATE OF
WISCONSIN
UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA
When in the Course of human
events, it becomes necessary for Wisconsinites to ignore the Order of their
duly-elected Governor who has over-stepped his Constitutional authority by
effectively locking down the State of Wisconsin, and to resume their normal,
Sherman Broderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09303254076434452276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126823704276232783.post-47319426514059127232020-04-09T12:41:00.003-05:002020-04-10T15:29:10.083-05:00Am I the only one who sees the absurdity of this situation?
I live in a state which was “locked down” by our Governor two weeks ago. My state will remain locked down for at least another two weeks.
Why?
Because to date 103 mostly old/infirm individuals have died from/with Covid-19.
In other words, our Governor locked down our state for a month — causing untold economic and psychological harm to virtually all state citizens — because to date .00177% ofSherman Broderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09303254076434452276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126823704276232783.post-69925160308335273052017-06-11T10:01:00.000-05:002017-06-11T10:16:26.484-05:00BREAKING!!! Proof that anti-Clinton Bot Farms Exist in Macedonia!
People ridiculed Hillary Clinton when she said this:
Through content farms [in Macedonia], through an enormous investment
in falsehoods, fake news, call it what you will ... The other side was
using content that was just flat-out false, and delivering it in a very
personalized way, both sort of above the radar screen and below. And you
know, look, I’m not a tech expert by any Sherman Broderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09303254076434452276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126823704276232783.post-38725595378404672302017-06-08T08:42:00.003-05:002017-06-08T08:42:32.206-05:00Why Are We Here?Science may infer how we got here, but scientists can never discover
why. "Why" is a matter for philosophy and faith. Although comforting and
essential to an individual, I've never thought it really mattered to
society. If you wake up as an amnesiac and find yourself stranded with
many others in the middle of the Amazon jungle, does the "why" really
matter to the problem of how to get along?Sherman Broderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09303254076434452276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126823704276232783.post-73139790026885430532017-06-06T09:40:00.000-05:002017-06-06T10:01:40.968-05:00When Scientists Reach a Consensus...
The US is the only industrialized country without universal national healthcare. The implication is that it is foolish for the US to resist the consensus of modern progressive policymakers and mainstream medical practitioners.
We're hearing the same argument now that President Trump has pulled out of the Paris Climate Accords. We are told that a consensus of world climate scientists Sherman Broderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09303254076434452276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126823704276232783.post-70006473811985129892017-05-29T10:15:00.000-05:002017-05-29T10:15:08.272-05:00You Really Can't Fix StupidThis tweet from Elizabeth Spiers is all the rage lately on Twitter:
My response to a right-wing blogger who called me a kook and a loser for stating that Donald Trump is a liar / water is wet: pic.twitter.com/pAp18w2x3W— Elizabeth Spiers (@espiers) May 28, 2017
Here is my response to Ms. Spiers:
She's talking about you, Doug! And maybe me, although I don't consider myself part of Trump's Sherman Broderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09303254076434452276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126823704276232783.post-75894047426216910322017-05-26T13:29:00.000-05:002017-05-26T13:29:24.489-05:00A Simple Proposal That Many Regard As TerrifyingI simply propose that each American mind his own private property and
engage in voluntary exchanges and associations rather than exchanges
mandated by political and bureaucratic rules and regulations. We act
like adults and outlaw murder and theft. We do what we want, bear the
consequences of our actions and take care of our own and the ones we
love without the threat of legal or monetary Sherman Broderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09303254076434452276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126823704276232783.post-18396333907664463912017-05-26T07:35:00.000-05:002017-05-26T07:38:55.027-05:00"You believe in the absolute perfection of laissez faire capitalism just as some worship Jesus, or Marxists trust in the ascent of worker control."Does
an engineer "worship" mathematics and physics because he insists
building bridges by any other means is counter-productive?
In capitalism, or more accurately in free markets wherein the means of
production are private property, consumers are sovereign and the market
serves them most efficiently. The
micro-version of that is in a free and voluntary exchange of private
property both Sherman Broderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09303254076434452276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126823704276232783.post-4029078893640528372017-05-25T08:48:00.000-05:002017-05-25T08:55:56.705-05:00This Is What Scares The Hell Out Of Me!I'm talking about the "Russian Thing" and all its facets and controversies. The gravity is obvious. If true, a President will fall. If false, a rock will have been turned over in the Washington Swamp. Robert Swan Mueller III is eager to decide what is true or false, officially.
What I find most scary is the noise. I'm relatively new to Twitter, a high tech echo chamber that allows a curious soulSherman Broderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09303254076434452276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126823704276232783.post-51992147664655303782017-05-19T10:22:00.004-05:002017-05-19T10:22:51.564-05:00Washington DC Is The Bad JokeI read this morning that back in June of last year the Republican Majority leader in Congress was recorded as saying in a private meeting with colleagues that he thinks Trump is on Putin's payroll.
Now that this moldy news has appeared as a worldwide news flash this week in the Washington Post Rep. Kevin McCarthy is claiming his comment was just a bad joke.
Reuters reported that it "could Sherman Broderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09303254076434452276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126823704276232783.post-18367335021589273122017-05-16T09:45:00.003-05:002017-05-16T09:45:43.171-05:00What Did You Expect?President Trump ran the most unconventional election campaign in the history of the nation.
President Trump is the crudest character to win election to the Presidency since Andrew Jackson.
President Trump promised to go to Washington, DC and "drain the swamp."
From Day One of his Presidency, Trump has acted like a bull in the swamp china shop.
The swamp media is out to get him.
The swamp Sherman Broderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09303254076434452276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126823704276232783.post-74127893462197543022017-03-09T07:26:00.001-06:002017-03-09T07:26:33.781-06:00Is There A Robotic Nirvana In Our Future?On another website a person I was corresponding with made the following statement: "A society of robots with identical perfectly liberal programming could logically have zero conflict." We hear a lot these days about the next or final generation of robots that will challenge human beings for control in society because these robots will not be plagued by the intellectual imperfections and Sherman Broderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09303254076434452276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126823704276232783.post-40076530139042165692017-03-08T07:33:00.000-06:002017-03-08T07:33:12.606-06:00Can Membership In A Cooperative Society Be Involuntary?I am one who believes that it is possible (and preferable) for
individuals to coexist peacefully with others in a cooperative society
providing all individuals in that society consider murder, theft and all
their corollaries taboo. I believe that government's only possible
necessary function in such a society is to enforce these taboos. Such a
society would result in a bare minimum of Sherman Broderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09303254076434452276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126823704276232783.post-23805067354662869572017-03-07T10:15:00.000-06:002017-03-07T10:15:40.564-06:00This Just In From WikiLeaks -- CIA Bugs iPhones, Engages In False Flag Cyberattacks!
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-0...se-8am-eastern
The Democrats' "Russian hacking" meme just went up in smoke. The very
agency that the Dems used to "prove" their allegation that the Russians
hacked our election, the CIA, is responsible for the hacking!!!!
WikiLeaks has published what it claims is the largest ever release of
confidential documents on the CIA. It includes more Sherman Broderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09303254076434452276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126823704276232783.post-58584067232429341102017-03-07T10:02:00.000-06:002017-03-07T10:02:37.736-06:00ObamaCare-LiteThe Republican leadership, who for all intents and purposes is the
Democrat-Lite leadership, has just revealed its first (I hope) attempt at
repealing and replacing ObamaCare. I haven't read the bill (reportedly,
it's 125 pages long and shrouded in secrecy!!!!) but from reading news
accounts the American Health-Care Act (virtually a contradiction in terms) is, as many expected, ObamaCare-LiteSherman Broderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09303254076434452276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126823704276232783.post-42741054810123860922017-02-15T07:56:00.000-06:002017-02-15T07:56:33.680-06:00Chris Cuomo's Tears Of A ClownCNN reported "BREAKING NEWS" this morning: Trump officials other than Michael Flynn were in "constant" contact with "the Russians" during the campaign!
Wow! Stop the presses and the World! I want to get off!
Chris Cuomo, who always strikes me as being at the point of tears, breathlessly reported on this "crisis," calling it "explosive" and saying it is stirring up a "firestorm." He peppered Sherman Broderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09303254076434452276noreply@blogger.com0