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Jonathan

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philosophy
religion
psychology
poetry
politics
chess
music
UNC Basketball

"This is the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends
Not with a bang but a whimper." T.S. Eliot

I'd like to meet:


I would like to have met the following people:
Ayn Rand
Henry David Thoreau
T.S. Eliot
Ludwig van Beethoven

Music:



Beethoven
Mozart
Miles Davis
John Coltrane
Pink Floyd
The Doors
Nirvana
Smashing Pumpkins
Goo Goo Dolls
Staind
Puddle of Mudd
12 Stones
Stabbing Westward
Earshot
Blue October
Green Day
Blind Melon
Filter
Megadeth
Pantera
Marilyn Manson
Godsmack
Disturbed
Linkin Park
Trust Company
Breaking Benjamin
Chevelle
Seether
10 Years
Papa Roach
Saliva
Shinedown
Rage Against The Machine
Audioslave
Pearl Jam
Everclear
Korn
Collective Soul
Foo Fighters
Switchfoot
Three Days Grace
Smile Empty Soul
Cold
OAR
U2
AFI
MCR
Alter Bridge
Tantric
Soul Asylum
Matchbox Twenty
Coldplay
Red House Painters
Counting Crows
R.E.M.
Dishwalla
Snow Patrol
Toad the Wet Sprocket
The Cure
Modest Mouse
Straylight Run
Death Cab for Cutie
The Fray

Movies:


Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Meet John Doe
Dead Poets Society
Good Will Hunting
The Shawshank Redemption
The Patriot
Serenity
Enemy of the State
V for Vendetta
Garden State
The Number 23
Glory Road
The Pursuit of Happyness

Constitution Class 1 of 7

Constitution Class 2 of 7

Constitution Class 3 of 7

Constitution Class 4 of 7

Constitution Class 5 of 7

Constitution Class 6 of 7

Constitution Class 7 of 7

Sherry Peel Jackson - Breaking The Invisible Shackles Of The IRS

America: Freedom to Fascism - Director's Authorized Version

Television:


First 48
My Name is Earl
Reno 911
Twilight Zone
Firefly
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Books:



1984
Animal Farm
Brave New World
Fahrenheit 451
The Catcher in the Rye
Anthem
Atlas Shrugged
Myths, Lies and Downright Stupidity
The poetry of T.S. Eliot
and Edna St. Vincent Millay
Everyone should read Millay's poem "Renascence"

Heroes:


I haven't had a hero since I was a child, but these are some of the people I admire.

Ron Paul
Harry Browne
Michael Badnarik
And these guys

My Blog

Identical Tyrant Twins

Identical Tyrant TwinsPosted in Liberty Rant by R Lee Wrights on September 7th, 2008 by Larken Rose For years now the Republican party and its various advocates have been loudly alleging that the Dem...
Posted by Jonathan on Sun, 07 Sep 2008 12:14:00 PST

Double Rude Awakening

Double Rude Awakeningby Larken RoseSOURCEFive fascists in Tennessee were caught on tape openly torturing a guy to sign a "consent" form to let them search his home without a warrant. They wanted to ca...
Posted by Jonathan on Sat, 30 Aug 2008 06:54:00 PST

Who Authorizes the Authorities?

Who Authorizes the Authorities?by Butler D. ShafferI began my class one day with an apparently simple question: Does the U.S. Constitution have legitimacy? As a follow-up question, I asked: By what ri...
Posted by Jonathan on Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:27:00 PST

Is the Spirit of 76 dead?

Is the Spirit of '76 dead?by R. Lee WrightsSource: Liberty For AllAs the most-high holy day for patriotic freedom lovers across the country draws nigh, I find myself wondering whether or not the spiri...
Posted by Jonathan on Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:19:00 PST

Defending our Freedoms

Defending our 'Freedoms' by Harry Browne May 23, 2002 We are told over and over again that the terrorists aren't upset with American foreign policy; it's our freedoms they can't stand. They want to...
Posted by Jonathan on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 06:32:00 PST

That Crazy Old Ron Paul

Ron Paul is such a crazy old man. I mean just imagine someone running for president who says we should follow our Constitution, and not just pay lip service to it when it is politically expedient to d...
Posted by Jonathan on Sun, 15 Jun 2008 07:37:00 PST

What Are We to Do?

What are we to do?posted by R Lee Wrightsby Richard C. Evey I am not condemning anyone. I want an answer! We have read and listened to the various people, not of mainstream media, who talk about what...
Posted by Jonathan on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 07:44:00 PST

Immigration: Global Warming on the Right

http://www.fff.org/comment/com0711a.aspImmigration: Global Warming on the Rightby Scott McPhersonHonest debate on issues such as national health care, free trade, energy policy, and environmental cont...
Posted by Jonathan on Mon, 19 May 2008 07:48:00 PST

New Outrageous Legislation

The Senate passed legislation earlier today outlawing rain on anyone's birthday.  "People have a right to go to the beach and mountains without having to cancel or reschedule their plans", one me...
Posted by Jonathan on Sat, 09 Feb 2008 08:50:00 PST

Electing Our Dictator

http://mwcnews.net/content/view/19919/26/Electing Our Dictatorby Jacob G. Hornberger The debate between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton over Iraq, along with the positions on Iraq taken by the Republ...
Posted by Jonathan on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 04:35:00 PST