: About Me

Likes: FOREX, political science, economics, finance, philosophy, mixed martial arts, horses, dogs, live Texas music concerts, Libertarians, the free market system, Capitalism

Dislikes: People who do not take responsibility for their lives, welfare, Socialism, big government

My passion is ...

learning.

My parents always told me ...

you only get out of things what you put into them.

My childhood ambition ...

to own my own business.

Why I write ...

to help people realize they have to take control of their own lives and think for themselves.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Omnipotent Government

My first job ...

mowing lawns.

My inspiration ...

Thomas Jefferson, Mises von Ludwig, and Ron Paul.

Politics, News & Issues > Party Politics & Ideology Blind vs. discerning patriotism

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"The highest patriotism is not a blind acceptance of official policy, but a love of one's country deep enough to call her to a higher standard." - George McGovern What powerful words those are. Yet these days patriotism has become synonymous with blindly supporting one's government regardless of its course. It hasn't always been this way. In fact patriotism used to refer to an individual who stood up against domestic tyranny. Such were the men who fought and died for this country's independence from Great Britain. No one would doubt these men were great patriots. What a difference time mak...

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