http://www.bookwormroom.com/2006/05/15/crime-and-punishment/ She escaped from the belly of the liberal beast Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:31:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://www.bookwormroom.com/2006/05/15/crime-and-punishment/#comment-1144 Webloggin - Blog Archive » The Feeding Fenzy That Won't Happen Sat, 08 Sep 2007 14:32:27 +0000 http://proto2.webloggin.com/?p=208#comment-1144 [...] The most recent example is the plan in San Francisco to issue identity cards to illegal aliens, a plan apparently being contemplated in other major urban areas as well (such as New York). Of course, I find it disturbing that modern American civic “leaders” are cheerfully and publicly figuring out ways to aid and abet the violation of federal laws. However, I realized some time ago that, in our modern era, civil disobedience got turned upside down, with the martyrdom factor Thoreau envisioned entirely absent, and social lionization the norm instead. [...] [...] The most recent example is the plan in San Francisco to issue identity cards to illegal aliens, a plan apparently being contemplated in other major urban areas as well (such as New York). Of course, I find it disturbing that modern American civic “leaders” are cheerfully and publicly figuring out ways to aid and abet the violation of federal laws. However, I realized some time ago that, in our modern era, civil disobedience got turned upside down, with the martyrdom factor Thoreau envisioned entirely absent, and social lionization the norm instead. [...]

]]> http://www.bookwormroom.com/2006/05/15/crime-and-punishment/#comment-1145 The feeding fenzy that won’t happen « Bookworm Room Fri, 07 Sep 2007 15:33:01 +0000 http://proto2.webloggin.com/?p=208#comment-1145 [...] The most recent example is the plan in San Francisco to issue identity cards to illegal aliens, a plan apparently being contemplated in other major urban areas as well (such as New York).  Of course, I find it disturbing that modern American civic “leaders” are cheerfully and publicly figuring out ways to aid and abet the violation of federal laws.  However, I realized some time ago that, in our modern era, civil disobedience got turned upside down, with the martyrdom factor Thoreau envisioned entirely absent, and social lionization the norm instead. [...] [...] The most recent example is the plan in San Francisco to issue identity cards to illegal aliens, a plan apparently being contemplated in other major urban areas as well (such as New York).  Of course, I find it disturbing that modern American civic “leaders” are cheerfully and publicly figuring out ways to aid and abet the violation of federal laws.  However, I realized some time ago that, in our modern era, civil disobedience got turned upside down, with the martyrdom factor Thoreau envisioned entirely absent, and social lionization the norm instead. [...]

]]> http://www.bookwormroom.com/2006/05/15/crime-and-punishment/#comment-1143 Patrick O'Hannigan Mon, 15 May 2006 22:34:48 +0000 http://proto2.webloggin.com/?p=208#comment-1143 Linked. Thanks! Linked. Thanks!

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