Comments on: Barak E. Neuman – Hope v. Hopeless http://www.merlinsilk.com/2008/11/07/barak-e-neuman-hope-v-hopeless/ Viewing the World with Wondering Eyes Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:19:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Leeshy http://www.merlinsilk.com/2008/11/07/barak-e-neuman-hope-v-hopeless/comment-page-1/#comment-978 Leeshy Mon, 22 Dec 2008 01:53:38 +0000 http://www.merlinsilk.com/?p=439#comment-978 <blockquote>"If we are able and willing to DO something we do not need hope - we have knowledge and confidence that we can manage. Once we have lost this confidence we are down to ‘hope’ - the area of skid row."</blockquote> That's just a misunderstanding of the word hope at best and malicious equivocation at worst. hope    /hoʊp/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [hohp] Show IPA Pronunciation noun, verb, hoped, hop⋅ing. –noun 1. the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best: to give up hope. 2. a particular instance of this feeling: the hope of winning. 3. grounds for this feeling in a particular instance: There is little or no hope of his recovery. –verb (used with object) 6. to look forward to with desire and reasonable confidence. 7. to believe, desire, or trust: I hope that my work will be satisfactory. –verb (used without object) 8. to feel that something desired may happen: We hope for an early spring. 9. Archaic. to place trust; rely (usually fol. by in). Hard work without hope is nihilism.

“If we are able and willing to DO something we do not need hope – we have knowledge and confidence that we can manage. Once we have lost this confidence we are down to ‘hope’ – the area of skid row.”

That’s just a misunderstanding of the word hope at best and malicious equivocation at worst.

hope
   /hoʊp/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [hohp] Show IPA Pronunciation
noun, verb, hoped, hop⋅ing.
–noun
1. the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best: to give up hope.
2. a particular instance of this feeling: the hope of winning.
3. grounds for this feeling in a particular instance: There is little or no hope of his recovery.
–verb (used with object)
6. to look forward to with desire and reasonable confidence.
7. to believe, desire, or trust: I hope that my work will be satisfactory.
–verb (used without object)
8. to feel that something desired may happen: We hope for an early spring.
9. Archaic. to place trust; rely (usually fol. by in).

Hard work without hope is nihilism.

]]> By: Merlin http://www.merlinsilk.com/2008/11/07/barak-e-neuman-hope-v-hopeless/comment-page-1/#comment-939 Merlin Wed, 12 Nov 2008 01:38:44 +0000 http://www.merlinsilk.com/?p=439#comment-939 Most likely I will report on this case in all details in another venue than this blog, but send me a message (see top menu above) and we can chat a bit more private. Most likely I will report on this case in all details in another venue than this blog, but send me a message (see top menu above) and we can chat a bit more private.

]]> By: Solomoreno http://www.merlinsilk.com/2008/11/07/barak-e-neuman-hope-v-hopeless/comment-page-1/#comment-938 Solomoreno Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:31:28 +0000 http://www.merlinsilk.com/?p=439#comment-938 Sued by the Department of Justice! Wow. I am extremely interested in law. I'd love to hear about your case. Did you defend yourself? What was the charge, if I may ask? Sued by the Department of Justice! Wow. I am extremely interested in law. I’d love to hear about your case. Did you defend yourself? What was the charge, if I may ask?

]]> By: Merlin http://www.merlinsilk.com/2008/11/07/barak-e-neuman-hope-v-hopeless/comment-page-1/#comment-937 Merlin Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:46:00 +0000 http://www.merlinsilk.com/?p=439#comment-937 Had been planning to vote but then I got hung up with the DOJ that had sued me too long so I did not feel like going that late. The situation was ironic - the same day I was supposed to do help vote for the electorial college - I at least know that I don't vote for a president, but I guess I am in the very tiny minority here - that would then vote for MY government, I was sitting there defending myself against an overblown attack from that same government - the universe really has a weird kind of humor, doesn't it? Anyways, no, I think going to vote helps confirm a sick system and any support helps prolong it. When in a few years 1% of the population goes to vote then it might become more obvious that the government we have is not OUR government. Had been planning to vote but then I got hung up with the DOJ that had sued me too long so I did not feel like going that late.
The situation was ironic – the same day I was supposed to do help vote for the electorial college – I at least know that I don’t vote for a president, but I guess I am in the very tiny minority here – that would then vote for MY government, I was sitting there defending myself against an overblown attack from that same government – the universe really has a weird kind of humor, doesn’t it?
Anyways, no, I think going to vote helps confirm a sick system and any support helps prolong it. When in a few years 1% of the population goes to vote then it might become more obvious that the government we have is not OUR government.

]]> By: Solomoreno http://www.merlinsilk.com/2008/11/07/barak-e-neuman-hope-v-hopeless/comment-page-1/#comment-936 Solomoreno Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:59:37 +0000 http://www.merlinsilk.com/?p=439#comment-936 Merlin: did you vote for president? I wasn't going to do it, for a couple reasons. The first one was that the presidential election was never intended to be an event that decided much about a person's day-to-day life. That would be a mass democracy--which is totally tyrannical in nature and strongly opposed by Madison and Jefferson. Secondly, despite the immense danger that Obama represents, McCain would have been maybe 4-5% better. Anyways, I decided to do it. Wow. Talk about a low-toned activity. I got in and got right the hell out. I felt dirty, ashamed. Never do that again. Not until the Republic is restored! Merlin: did you vote for president? I wasn’t going to do it, for a couple reasons. The first one was that the presidential election was never intended to be an event that decided much about a person’s day-to-day life. That would be a mass democracy–which is totally tyrannical in nature and strongly opposed by Madison and Jefferson. Secondly, despite the immense danger that Obama represents, McCain would have been maybe 4-5% better. Anyways, I decided to do it. Wow. Talk about a low-toned activity. I got in and got right the hell out. I felt dirty, ashamed. Never do that again. Not until the Republic is restored!

]]> By: Merlin http://www.merlinsilk.com/2008/11/07/barak-e-neuman-hope-v-hopeless/comment-page-1/#comment-934 Merlin Tue, 11 Nov 2008 06:41:19 +0000 http://www.merlinsilk.com/?p=439#comment-934 Solomoreno, I totally agree. I actually left a comment to that effect on a boing-boing post where Xeni published some article supporting the idea that the new prez will do this or that - totally outside of what the feds are supposed to be for. Unfortunately there are not many who will be able to follow that because they are so tuned into this nonsense that our prez will fix schools and health care and whatever else. Solomoreno, I totally agree. I actually left a comment to that effect on a boing-boing post where Xeni published some article supporting the idea that the new prez will do this or that – totally outside of what the feds are supposed to be for. Unfortunately there are not many who will be able to follow that because they are so tuned into this nonsense that our prez will fix schools and health care and whatever else.

]]> By: Merlin http://www.merlinsilk.com/2008/11/07/barak-e-neuman-hope-v-hopeless/comment-page-1/#comment-933 Merlin Tue, 11 Nov 2008 06:36:55 +0000 http://www.merlinsilk.com/?p=439#comment-933 Ed, I would go even further and say there is no difference between any groups of politicians - they all want to tell me what to do and what to think - the only difference might be from whom the decide to take a bit more today, which will be different tomorrow, because we are all created equal, right? Ed, I would go even further and say there is no difference between any groups of politicians – they all want to tell me what to do and what to think – the only difference might be from whom the decide to take a bit more today, which will be different tomorrow, because we are all created equal, right?

]]> By: Solomoreno http://www.merlinsilk.com/2008/11/07/barak-e-neuman-hope-v-hopeless/comment-page-1/#comment-930 Solomoreno Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:50:07 +0000 http://www.merlinsilk.com/?p=439#comment-930 Great piece man! The only problem with the "545" article is these 545 people were never meant to determine policy in any significant way (The federal goverment was largely created to prevent the states and individuals from working the very torts on each other that now the Federal government commits everyday). Not until Lincoln's tyranny did the federal government really begin to reach its nefarious tentacles into the lives of the sovereign citizens of Ohio, Kentucky, Georgia, and the other states. Not until the 14th amendment was there such thing as a US citizen at all. We can't count upon voting these monsters out of office. We have to go back to enforcing the Republican form of government clause in the Constitution. Repeal the 14th amendment (while making blacks truly free by abolishing the 3/5th clause), 15th amendment, 16th amendment, Equal Rights amendment, and likely many others. Dismantle the Federal Reserve. Make states the sovereign entities that they were meant to be. Shit, we might just have to grant the Confederacy the self-determination is rightfully deserved!!! Great piece man! The only problem with the “545″ article is these 545 people were never meant to determine policy in any significant way (The federal goverment was largely created to prevent the states and individuals from working the very torts on each other that now the Federal government commits everyday). Not until Lincoln’s tyranny did the federal government really begin to reach its nefarious tentacles into the lives of the sovereign citizens of Ohio, Kentucky, Georgia, and the other states. Not until the 14th amendment was there such thing as a US citizen at all. We can’t count upon voting these monsters out of office. We have to go back to enforcing the Republican form of government clause in the Constitution. Repeal the 14th amendment (while making blacks truly free by abolishing the 3/5th clause), 15th amendment, 16th amendment, Equal Rights amendment, and likely many others. Dismantle the Federal Reserve. Make states the sovereign entities that they were meant to be. Shit, we might just have to grant the Confederacy the self-determination is rightfully deserved!!!

]]> By: Ed Dawson http://www.merlinsilk.com/2008/11/07/barak-e-neuman-hope-v-hopeless/comment-page-1/#comment-928 Ed Dawson Mon, 10 Nov 2008 02:13:14 +0000 http://www.merlinsilk.com/?p=439#comment-928 "There's not a dime's worth of difference between the Democrat and Republican Parties." –George Wallace “There’s not a dime’s worth of difference between the Democrat and Republican Parties.”
–George Wallace

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