Interests and irritations to a guy on a red horse.
Quotes
"Fascism and communism both promise "social welfare," "social justice," and "fairness" to justify authoritarian means and extensive arbitrary and discretionary governmental powers." - F. A. Hayek"
"Life is a Bungling process and in no way educational." in James M. Cain
Jean Giraudoux who first said, “Only the mediocre are always at their best.”
If you have ten thousand regulations, you destroy all respect for the law. Sir Winston Churchill
"summum ius summa iniuria" ("More laws, more injustice.") Cicero
As Christopher Hitchens once put it, “The essence of tyranny is not iron law; it is capricious law.”
"Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it." Ronald Reagan
"Law is where you buy it." Raymond Chandler
"Why did God make so many damn fools and Democrats?" Clarence Day
"If I feel like feeding squirrels to the nuts, this is the place for it." - Cluny Brown
"Oh, pshaw! When yu' can't have what you choose, yu' just choose what you have." Owen Wister "The Virginian"
Oscar Wilde said about the death scene in Little Nell, you would have to have a heart of stone not to laugh.
Thomas More's definition of government as "a conspiracy of rich men procuring their own commodities under the name and title of a commonwealth.” ~ Winston S. Churchill, A History of the English Speaking Peoples
“Laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies, but let wasps and hornets break through.” ~ Jonathon Swift
We can not lose sight of the fact these were blood cult societies
Human sacrifice, slavery, cannibalism and blood worship were all part of these "civilizations." Even so, Mexico has fallen a long way. It's pre-historic civilization are not to be romanticized. m/r
Groundbreaking lidar scanning reveals the true scale of Angamuco, built by the Purépecha from about 900AD
Archaeology
might evoke thoughts of intrepid explorers and painstaking digging, but
in fact researchers say it is a high-tech laser mapping technique that
is rewriting the textbooks at an unprecedented rate.
The approach, known as light detection and ranging scanning (lidar)
involves directing a rapid succession of laser pulses at the ground from
an aircraft.
The time and wavelength of the pulses reflected by the surface are
combined with GPS and other data to produce a precise, three-dimensional
map of the landscape. Crucially, the technique probes beneath foliage –
useful for areas where vegetation is dense.
Earlier this month researchers revealed it had been used to discover an ancient Mayan city within the dense jungles of Guatemala, while it has also helped archaeologists to map the city of Caracol – another Mayan metropolis.
Human sacrifice, slavery, cannibalism and blood worship were all part of these "civilizations." Even so, Mexico has fallen a long way. It's pre-historic civilization are not to be romanticized. m/r
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