tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279798286429813172.post7465570657341164275..comments2024-03-28T20:40:15.144-07:00Comments on Wayfarin' Stranger: Big Brother is Watching YouUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279798286429813172.post-85919398174468584292012-07-30T20:01:07.116-07:002012-07-30T20:01:07.116-07:00What a good post! The belief that one 'knows&#...What a good post! The belief that one 'knows' what God wants is always dangerous for the rest of us.Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279798286429813172.post-1902497012005066242012-07-26T17:54:39.845-07:002012-07-26T17:54:39.845-07:00Perhaps. There was an OpEd piece this past year ti...Perhaps. There was an OpEd piece this past year titled "Turkeys voting for Thanksgiving."Wayfarin' Strangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00806995797136803377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279798286429813172.post-78586558541047544282012-07-26T17:53:12.414-07:002012-07-26T17:53:12.414-07:00Did you know the Shakers were originally Quakers i...Did you know the Shakers were originally Quakers in England? Mother Ann took them in a whole other direction!Wayfarin' Strangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00806995797136803377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279798286429813172.post-57695608712058292762012-07-25T22:34:28.083-07:002012-07-25T22:34:28.083-07:00What an interesting post. I am an English Quaker a...What an interesting post. I am an English Quaker and one of the things that appeals to me is that thire are no figures of authority within our meeting. Jane xxJane the Bookladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01674464753702292288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279798286429813172.post-41590160473768205602012-07-25T12:47:37.402-07:002012-07-25T12:47:37.402-07:00A thoughtful post. It was a bit the same in Salta...A thoughtful post. It was a bit the same in Saltaire, which was set about with rules for behaviour in the early days, and people could lose their houses if they disobeyed. I don't think everybody obeyed, though whether they got found out or not, I don't know.jennyfreckleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12221511824958069710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279798286429813172.post-5497402455076905592012-07-25T05:22:21.947-07:002012-07-25T05:22:21.947-07:00Nice!
I think you hit the nail on the head here. -...Nice!<br />I think you hit the nail on the head here. -- "The sad part is, we welcome it because we are told it will make us safer."<br />I've always had a difficult time understanding why most people can't see this. It seems like as a people we no longer protest anything that an authority figure tells us. Perhaps Foucault's "Discipline and Punishment" should become required high school reading.Rubye Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02511953177053448513noreply@blogger.com