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DarkSkyBest's avatar

AKA, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, . . . I think that is the middle, BUT —- the Left tells us is based on an oppressor/oppressed dynamic that precludes us from embracing our historic documents. So no middle earth on the leftist map.

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A.'s avatar

"AKA, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, . . . "

Yes!

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DarkSkyBest's avatar

Today I happened to watch “Jesus Christ Superstar,” the movie, 1973. I am sure I saw it that year, and pretty sure I haven’t seen it since. Also pretty sure I wasn’t that impressed at that time in the film, although I had the album released years before and loved it. Sang along with it all the time.

Today I was moved by the film. A 1973 movie, based on a 1970 album, based on an allegedly 2,000 years old story. It was good, and the lyrics are so fitting for today. Judas admonishing Jesus, (paraphrasing) “Israel in 4 BC had no mass communication . . .” Brilliant.

So here we are. Same old same old.

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trembo slice's avatar

I personally think it was a HUGE mistake to change property (Locke) to pursuit of happiness (Jefferson). Liberty encompasses your pursuit of happiness.

Life, Liberty, Property can be simplified further: property. Property Rights are the blueprint for a free and just society.

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A.'s avatar

What happens to those who are in the position of not owning property?

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trembo slice's avatar

Every individual owns themselves (self-ownership). You acquire property in an economy of indirect exchange through labor.

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