Comments on: The True State of the Union http://www.connorboyack.com/blog/the-true-state-of-the-union Rants and musings about things political, philosophical, and religious. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:51:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Bradley Ross http://www.connorboyack.com/blog/the-true-state-of-the-union#comment-556 Bradley Ross Sat, 09 Sep 2006 20:06:04 +0000 http://www.connorboyack.com/blog/the-true-state-of-the-union#comment-556 You're way off base here in comparing our country to 1984. The problem is the same when we run around accusing everyone of acting like Nazis. The government and society in 1984 is horrible to contemplate. Sure we have problems here at home, but adjectives become useless if we only use the extreme ones. We give Hitler too much credit when we compare our fellow Americans to him and his ilk. He was totally and wholly evil. We minimize his evil when we say everyone we don't care for is just like him. You’re way off base here in comparing our country to 1984. The problem is the same when we run around accusing everyone of acting like Nazis. The government and society in 1984 is horrible to contemplate. Sure we have problems here at home, but adjectives become useless if we only use the extreme ones. We give Hitler too much credit when we compare our fellow Americans to him and his ilk. He was totally and wholly evil. We minimize his evil when we say everyone we don’t care for is just like him.

]]> By: the narrator http://www.connorboyack.com/blog/the-true-state-of-the-union#comment-465 the narrator Wed, 06 Sep 2006 05:46:28 +0000 http://www.connorboyack.com/blog/the-true-state-of-the-union#comment-465 "We have learned by sad experience that it is the nature and disposition of almost all men, as soon as they get a little authority, as they suppose, they will immediately begin to exercise unrighteous dominion. Hence many are called, but few are chosen." (D&C 121:39-40) Church leaders are not exempt. Power and authority will almost always try to protect itself. Abuse is pretty much inevitable. “We have learned by sad experience that it is the nature and disposition of almost all men, as soon as they get a little authority, as they suppose, they will immediately begin to exercise unrighteous dominion. Hence many are called, but few are chosen.” (D&C 121:39-40)

Church leaders are not exempt. Power and authority will almost always try to protect itself. Abuse is pretty much inevitable.

]]> By: the narrator http://www.connorboyack.com/blog/the-true-state-of-the-union#comment-464 the narrator Wed, 06 Sep 2006 04:56:23 +0000 http://www.connorboyack.com/blog/the-true-state-of-the-union#comment-464 Orwellian notions can be found in pretty much every system of power. Even the LDS Church is definitely not free from this accusation. Orwellian notions can be found in pretty much every system of power. Even the LDS Church is definitely not free from this accusation.

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