http://politicaldetox.com/blog A Twelve Step Program Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:50:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Heard the news by accident, I swear. Great. Another surreal moment, mouth agape in disbelief. Before, as a political junkie, I might have been upset upon hearing news like this. Now? Not surprised. After a moment the disbelief, the shock, was just gone. A little tempted to see what the ... http://politicaldetox.com/blog/?p=224 Political Philosophies Left (Liberal) Liberals claim to embrace freedom of choice in personal matters, but support significant government control of the economy so that they can become independently wealthy and important. They support a government-funded safety net to "help the disadvantaged," which they quickly plunder. Liberals advocate strict regulation ... http://politicaldetox.com/blog/?p=222 Time for a PdX Booster shot: The end is near again! All the food is poison that is slowly killing us. Your money will be worthless soon, but it really doesn't matter that much because we're all going to die at the end of 2012 anyway. Has the The Mayan Calendar ... http://politicaldetox.com/blog/?p=221 Because of perspective, history and associations, everyone has a certain amount of political bias. Hence, another reason to steer clear of too much political talk. Every so often, though, you can get a fresh perspective on the whole mess if you open your mind and read something that was written ... http://politicaldetox.com/blog/?p=220 liberal adjective 1 open to new behavior or opinions and willing to discard traditional values : they have more liberal views toward marriage and divorce than some people ['some people?']. • favorable to or respectful of individual rights and freedoms: liberal citizenship laws. • (in a political context) favoring maximum individual liberty [as long ... http://politicaldetox.com/blog/?p=218 God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference. Living one day at a time; enjoying one moment at a time; accepting politics as a necessary evil on the planet. Trusting that He will make all things right If I surrender to ... http://politicaldetox.com/blog/?p=216 Step One: [We] Admitted we were powerless over politics – mostly with regard, but not limited to, stressing over daily news media accounts and opinion. * We twelve-steppers have resolved to simply get out of the game. Oh, we'll be good citizens and refrain from causing trouble, mostly, but don't ask us to ... http://politicaldetox.com/blog/?p=215 Hungry for news, I decided to see what was happening in the political world. How depressing; they're still hashing out the same tired, gloomy stories -and bad news is all there is. No wonder I wanted to quit! http://politicaldetox.com/blog/?p=214 I'm stuck on making the list. What step are you on? http://politicaldetox.com/blog/?p=213 This test says I'm a libertarian. But I can see how some people are liberals, others are conservatives, etc. I don't hate them. I am curious about someone's thinking when they want to punish the wealthy with high taxes. Don't they understand what will happen after that? When taxes go up, everything ... http://politicaldetox.com/blog/?p=212