tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24766932.post571619542932881666..comments2023-02-17T14:59:05.164ZComments on The Jacksonian Party: The 10 years that changed the path of AmericaA Jacksonianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07607888697879327120noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24766932.post-20464430653557604732007-12-05T03:03:00.000Z2007-12-05T03:03:00.000ZMy pleasure, and thank you!If you want historical ...My pleasure, and thank you!<BR/><BR/>If you want historical speculation/analysis and the chilling prospects of that, then you want my <A HREF="http://ajacksonian.blogspot.com/2007/06/history-is-not-inevitable.html" REL="nofollow">History is not inevitable</A>. As an SF reader and one who looks at history in a few different ways, the idea of contingent history is one we must learn and hard. We have been lucky, and the best luck is that we make ourselves by not letting history sweep us along with it, but by taking active direction as a Nation.<BR/><BR/>We no longer do that and the results are chilling... history now repeats itself and democracy is no safe haven from non-participation. Just the opposite, in fact.A Jacksonianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07607888697879327120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24766932.post-71277490969632024202007-12-05T02:45:00.000Z2007-12-05T02:45:00.000Zhmmmm...many thoughts....here's one: what if the u...hmmmm...<BR/><BR/>many thoughts....<BR/><BR/>here's one: what if the uk and the usa had enforced versailles instead of turning the other way?<BR/><BR/>then: no ww2. no nazism. we can go after stalin in 1940.<BR/><BR/>also: i agree that the income tax and limiting the size of the House in congress to 435 were bad.<BR/><BR/>we can change them both.<BR/><BR/>the latter would be GREAT.,<BR/><BR/>we can add 100 seats.<BR/><BR/>all open - in their first contest.<BR/><BR/>apportioned to the sates based on the census.<BR/><BR/>this would improve the electoral college.<BR/><BR/>anyhow...<BR/><BR/>i will bookmareozmrik and reread this essay and think on it.<BR/><BR/>thanks for sharing it.Reliapundithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12942299527008194753noreply@blogger.com