tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18229243.post8653122855992501510..comments2023-12-18T07:22:54.250-06:00Comments on Idle musings of a bookseller: Thought for todayjpshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06017353888045816159noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18229243.post-21157802346363892292011-03-02T13:11:11.439-06:002011-03-02T13:11:11.439-06:00I agree wholeheartedly with you; not sure whether ...I agree wholeheartedly with you; not sure whether it is our view of evil that differs or whether it is simply that you fear big business more than government and I the reverse. What sways me that way is that whereas big business creates wealth that at least in part spills into the economy, even if they are corrupt (e.g., employees), government merely takes money from the economy and gives back John Cooknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18229243.post-38631093893701598892011-02-25T16:08:54.282-06:002011-02-25T16:08:54.282-06:00Actually, it wasn't. It was my reaction to ano...Actually, it wasn't. It was my reaction to another person's Facebook status.<br /><br />I can't really say that I am a progressive, if that is how you define progressives. My view is that humanity is evil, fallen—but there is a lot of prevenient/common grace running around. The problem is that I/most(?) tend to see the prevenient/common grace as only being on "my" side of anjpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06017353888045816159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18229243.post-56163389164484652482011-02-25T15:31:02.817-06:002011-02-25T15:31:02.817-06:00Can't help but think you had the Wisconsin tho...Can't help but think you had the Wisconsin thought in mind, and though you are undoubtedly correct, consider this: the progressive view is defined by the notion that the state can "improve" humanity; the conservative view is defined by the sober judgment that humanity IS evil and that the role of government is to balance curbing of evil among its citizen with promoting their freedomJohn Cooknoreply@blogger.com