Some of those who know me well have read my previous blog and are worried about my political soul. Well, I am here to tell you, 'fear not'. I have found this great dichotomy in that, giving a forum for debate to a worldview very much the opposite of my own, has both enriched my understanding of & love for my countrymen on the left, and sharpened my focus stronger still towards the first principles that have have shaped this country.
I liken it to something I heard at Penn & Teller's magic show in Vegas. In the closing sequence of their show, as they prepared for a civics lesson wrapped in a magic trick (or as GOB would say, an illusion), Teller donned white gloves and ceremoniously removed the flag from the flagpole. Simultaneously Penn, always the witty narrater, uttered the truest words ever spoken in Las Vegas.
"Teller & I are proud Americans, we consider ourselves to be patriotic. We got a little more patriotic about 7 years ago when we spent time in Egypt, China, & India, because nothing can make you love the USA more than oversees travel."
Or, in this case, nothing could make me love Thomas Jefferson more than Karl Marx. :)
stay tuned
~kg
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