@CalumDouglas1@oldstocky Or stick with Sturgen's Law. A science fiction writer, Theodore Sturgeon, said of science fiction: "95% of science fiction is crap. But then again, 95% of everything else is crap, too."
@Austen Cannot pass up the opportunity to recommend “Ratification” by Pauline Maier. It chronicles the ins and outs of the process among the colonies that resulted in the 1789 ratification of the U S Constitution. A ripping good yarn.
Fortunately, it does not take an Elon Musk to run a business. I ran multiple businesses during my career, and I do not have 1% of his acumen, focus, or energy. Every family dry cleaning, plumbing, or retail business in your community is a testament to basic competence that is broadly distributed throughout our population.
@JamesTate121 Nothing is free. You have to join, pledge allegiance, train, follow orders, perform competently and loyally for an extended period of time. All the benefits you describe are earned, not granted.
@JamesTate121 Nothing is free. You have to join, pledge allegiance, train, follow orders, perform competently and loyally for an extended period of time. All the benefits you describe are earned, not granted.
@IanCarrollShow It's not necessary to hate your government, but it is necessary to ride herd on it. When Benjamin Franklin declared that we had made "a Republic, if you can keep it", his caution was aimed at our own government, not external enemies and adversaries.