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• 476 - Cindy D

  Nov 24, 2008 at 4:50 pm

  Glenn,
  
  There is still the possibility that the "facts" you use will be found to have been significantly "interpreted facts".
  
  So far, anything that disagrees with your view seems to be irrelevant. And that is my impression of YOU.
  
  (heh, just had to capitalize that LOL!)
  
  I will let you know when I finish Gore Vidal.

• 477 - Glenn Contrarian

  Nov 24, 2008 at 5:24 pm

  Cindy -
  
  Perhaps I should inform you of the Husband's Bill of Rights:
  
  Rule One: The Husband is always wrong and it is always his fault.
  
  Rule Two: If the Husband is right or if it is not his fault, see Rule One.
  
  Yeah, I know that's as old as 'Nantucket' limericks, but it's true. Unfortunately, you'll notice that there's nothing there about WHO is right and WHO is not at fault...meaning everybody BUT me is right (except for perhaps other husbands).
  
  On 'Ellen' today, Bette Midler sang a song...and part of that song went "In love, you win a little and you lose a little". I turned to my wife and asked her when is she gonna lose...to which she promptly replied, "Hey - I EARNED my winning!"
  
  No, I'm not that stubborn. Being a good husband taught me not to be too stubborn...and my wife does deserve all the credit.

• 478 - Cindy D

  Nov 27, 2008 at 10:18 am

  Dave,
  
  Oh, I meant to get back to you about this. I said this likely 6 months ago. But being forgetful, I failed to counter you with one simple fact. A definition.
  
  Start at the most basic level. Anarchism means 'without structure'.
  
  Anarchism means without rulers. Not without structure and not without rules.
  
  Anarchism is a political philosophy encompassing theories and attitudes which support the elimination of all compulsory government,[1] i.e. the state. The term anarchism derives from the Greek αναρχω, anarcho, meaning "without archons" or "without rulers",[2][3] from ἀν (an, "without") + ἄρχή (arche, "to rule") + ισμός (from stem -ιζειν). It is defined by The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics as "the view that society can and should be organized without a coercive state."