Comments for The real Price of Freedom | Eastern NC Now

Gentlemen---this reminds me of a Clarkston High School run for class office as Sophomores. The best sign ever was: "SEX--now that I have your attention vote for me."

If you both have the guts to address my real issue---here it is in simple terms:

(1) That Declaration had no political party attached nor liberal/conservative.
(2) It was based on Renaissance thought = propose a thesis / come back with an anthesis / work to a synthesis / continue the cycle of good debate and thought.
(3) Today the "politics by commercial" is about as dumb as it gets.
(4) The puppets of DC and Raleigh (Atlanta) run amuck doing the bidding of the rich who fund them.
(5) Now read the document and see if there is any reference to party / personal position / anything other than "all men created equal . . ."

Don't show us "Clarkston stupid" since we have all had 69-70 years of life in America, some spent in Vietnam risking life, mine risked in Baptist Churches actually preaching and living the Bible and Christ as well as getting fired for telling the truth.

We were reared in a unique time in America / we were taught well by people who had been in WWII / we were forbidden to foment the discord of prejudice. We are uniquely gifted and prepared to share some sense with those raised in a wacky world of the 70's and drug use, gentlemen. Our worst vice was cigs and beer (along with a good Playboy centerfold).

Commented: Sunday, July 5th, 2015 @ 7:04 pm By: Gene Scarborough

This subject I started is somewhat deep and requires thought. Many people read articles and are afraid to enter the fray. I welcome any comments and enjoy the fray---as long as mutual respect is involved and good points are made.

I am somewhat tired of the constant "far left" position trying to be given to me, but that holds no water and readers can judge for themselves . . .

Commented: Sunday, July 5th, 2015 @ 2:24 pm By: Gene Scarborough

I find these comments thus far to be distractions from the truth I see over the Declaration of Independence:

(1) Nobody had a crystal ball to show them the ultimate result of their dream.
(2) The document was devoid of political position such as conservative-liberal.
(3) They WERE using the new outlook of their day as to how mankind becomes free.
(4) The democratic ideal was that wisdom comes from opposites debated and then there is some synthesis / followed by more thesis then synthesis / into the future.
(5) The politics I see displayed in this e-magazine is mostly ultra-conservative.
(6) I would like to think the growing readership has to do with some opposite and critical views about 3 of us post in our articles.

Now would you care to engage over the real nature of the Declaration of Independence and our resulting ways of 2015 . . .

Commented: Sunday, July 5th, 2015 @ 12:21 pm By: Gene Scarborough

I guess most readers are getting beer chilled and dogs cooked to the exclusion of considering the real and basic issues of the first July 4. No problem---tomorrow is another day and sobriety usually comes by noon on Sunday . . .

Commented: Saturday, July 4th, 2015 @ 8:36 pm By: Gene Scarborough