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In reply to the discussion: I have to say it. (title edited for Bill) [View all]hunter
(40,686 posts)49. I live in glass houses and I'm always throwing rocks.
I throw rocks at other people's glass house's too.
In my perfect world nobody lives in glass houses, houses are all tough, they don't break, and the doors are always open for people to come and go as they please or need.
I don't despise Romney for his faith. I despise him because he's a shifty liar, a con-man who has made his fortune by destroying jobs, breaking up businesses, and selling the remains to the knackers.
However, Benjamin and Clover could only be with Boxer after working hours,
and it was in the middle of the day when the van came to take him away.
The animals were all at work weeding turnips under the supervision of a
pig, when they were astonished to see Benjamin come galloping from the
direction of the farm buildings, braying at the top of his voice. It was
the first time that they had ever seen Benjamin excited--indeed, it was
the first time that anyone had ever seen him gallop. "Quick, quick!" he
shouted. "Come at once! They're taking Boxer away!" Without waiting for
orders from the pig, the animals broke off work and raced back to the farm
buildings. Sure enough, there in the yard was a large closed van, drawn by
two horses, with lettering on its side and a sly-looking man in a
low-crowned bowler hat sitting on the driver's seat. And Boxer's stall was
empty.
The animals crowded round the van. "Good-bye, Boxer!" they chorused,
"good-bye!"
"Fools! Fools!" shouted Benjamin, prancing round them and stamping the
earth with his small hoofs. "Fools! Do you not see what is written on the
side of that van?"
That gave the animals pause, and there was a hush. Muriel began to spell
out the words. But Benjamin pushed her aside and in the midst of a deadly
silence he read:
"'Alfred Simmonds, Horse Slaughterer and Glue Boiler, Willingdon. Dealer
in Hides and Bone-Meal. Kennels Supplied.' Do you not understand what that
means? They are taking Boxer to the knacker's!"
--George Orwell, Animal Farm
and it was in the middle of the day when the van came to take him away.
The animals were all at work weeding turnips under the supervision of a
pig, when they were astonished to see Benjamin come galloping from the
direction of the farm buildings, braying at the top of his voice. It was
the first time that they had ever seen Benjamin excited--indeed, it was
the first time that anyone had ever seen him gallop. "Quick, quick!" he
shouted. "Come at once! They're taking Boxer away!" Without waiting for
orders from the pig, the animals broke off work and raced back to the farm
buildings. Sure enough, there in the yard was a large closed van, drawn by
two horses, with lettering on its side and a sly-looking man in a
low-crowned bowler hat sitting on the driver's seat. And Boxer's stall was
empty.
The animals crowded round the van. "Good-bye, Boxer!" they chorused,
"good-bye!"
"Fools! Fools!" shouted Benjamin, prancing round them and stamping the
earth with his small hoofs. "Fools! Do you not see what is written on the
side of that van?"
That gave the animals pause, and there was a hush. Muriel began to spell
out the words. But Benjamin pushed her aside and in the midst of a deadly
silence he read:
"'Alfred Simmonds, Horse Slaughterer and Glue Boiler, Willingdon. Dealer
in Hides and Bone-Meal. Kennels Supplied.' Do you not understand what that
means? They are taking Boxer to the knacker's!"
--George Orwell, Animal Farm
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I don't understand the concept that Mormonism is separate from Christianity
begin_within
Oct 2012
#22
To those who go to the "no different than any other religion" thing, can I tell you the difference??
K8-EEE
Oct 2012
#20
I think that any religion that worships a omnipotent sky daddy is a crock of shit.
Edweird
Oct 2012
#21
the only reason the religious right will hold their nose and vote for a Mormon is....
madrchsod
Oct 2012
#25
The first people that invented religions actually must have been pretty smart if
brewens
Oct 2012
#28
Romney could easily leave the Mormon church if it was antithethical to his beliefs
aletier_v
Oct 2012
#31