September 24, 2011
Two Links and a Blog. Don’t you love the way the language evolves.
First, the Blog, or is that a blob?
What did Common Sense mean to Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Paine? The answer: The same thing. That of course is the intro joke to smooth the way into a more serious discussion.
Paine's political pamphlet brought the rising revolutionary sentiment into sharp focus by placing blame for the suffering of the colonies directly on the reigning British monarch, George III (the government).
First and foremost, Common Sense advocated an immediate declaration of independence, postulating a special moral obligation of America to the rest of the world. Not long after publication, the spirit of Paine's argument found resonance in the American Declaration of Independence.
Now, let’s leave Thomas aside for a moment and focus on Ben. More to the point; Ben’s writing like, "On the Price of Corn and the Management of the Poor." This old, old essay directly responds to President Obama's jobs proposals. And indeed, it nearly encapsulates the entire message conservatives have for President Obama on the matter of taxing the wealthy and addressing poverty.
If Ben’s or Thomas’s pamphlet on ‘common sense’ helped foster the rise in revolutionary sentiment, which arena would they sit in today, those on the left or perhaps more to the right?
Probability is this; Ben would have been among the vilified rich today. He was a private landowner who wanted the British government to leave him to his own successful devices. But his critics in the king's press negatively branded him a wealthy ‘Farmer’ (which could be considered equivalent to the term "corporate fat cat" by our standards today) and was called upon to pay his ‘fair share,’ via depressed pricing in a government-controlled market, to see that the beleaguered ‘Manufacturers’ could be uplifted. If interested read the Blog article by William Sullivan: http://commonsensewonder.blogspot.com/2011/09/ben-franklins-common-sense.html
Now, back to common sense and the question: What does it mean today? And how much government involvement is going to be tolerated. Is a revolution in ideas and ideals imminent?
Common Sense, what does it really mean? The dictionary says - sound and prudent judgment based on a simple perception of the situation or facts.
So, is our government today operating with common sense? Let’s have a look and we can start with… the economy. Can we fix our economy? Not if the repairmen and women (the government) doesn’t understand how to fix it, or for that matter how it operates. There is a big difference between reading a textbook and actually getting your hands dirty. Most of the proposed solutions to our problem come from those who do not work for a living (they live off of those of us who try to work). These are either the intellectuals who are given money by the government to postulate ideas or the members of the government itself who try to create jobs by following along with the written text sent to them by those they pay.
The government has formed a box, and until they can think outside of their box what they propose will only work for a defined set of parameters. Unfortunately those parameters change. They change on a continuing basis from the moment a federal program is put in place (does social security come to mind?).
The reason good businesses outside the box are successful is that they work in a changing environment and move along with the changes.
The government is static and only moves along with the lobbyists or the agenda of their party, not the agenda of the nation.
There is a saying “build it and they will come.” That doesn’t seem to work for the government as they build things which do not work. Perhaps we should try another slogan, “reduce it and it will work.”
Now the Links:
First the simple announcement that Saverio now has a twitter account. Have a look: http://www.prlog.org/11655325-dpink-announces-new-saverio-monachino-on-twitter.html
dpInk announces new Saverio Monachino on Twitter
In anticipation for the First Release of The Lost King and Second Release of By Any Means, by Saverio Monachino, dpInk: DonnaInk Publications released the Author's Twitter page (@Author_Saverio)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Saverio Monachino on Twitter!
PRLog (Press Release) - Sep 10, 2011 - As part of the dpInk: DonnaInk Publications Book Marketing in a Post-Modern World business model (under copyright and trademark pending), Ms. Donna L. Quesinberry completed Author Saverio Monachino's Twitter page in preparation for an upcoming Internet Blog Tour on the WWW (World-Wide Web). With strong Arthurian undertones in Saverio's series novels, dpInk has set the Twitter page to a Scottish theme anticipating the First Release of The Lost King.
Saverio, a TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) Survivor has five books in the works in this series of intrigue, espionage, and Arthurian backdrops. Born, and raised in Virginia, Monachino earned a Bachelor's degree from University of Virginia and a Doctorate from Georgetown University. He spent twenty years working in biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, which give credence to his a lot of the more technical aspects of his writs. With former career stops in both Canada and the United States, his characters draw on homespun nuances, which give flavor to the series.
Monachino’s latest novel is full of rich complexities and delivered in a fast-paced page-turning panache. The work carries readers through intricately woven, yet surprising paths of discovery. An unwavering consistency threads us through a fascinating journey tinted with humor and insightful asides. There are no works in the marketplace at this time, which hold a candle to The Lost King formerly Waves of Joy. This is truly an inimitable story where adventure, terrorism, political intrigue and brain injury survivorism hold reader senses up to the very unpredictable finale. This work remains steadfast in a conscionable plot filled with realism and seasoned with mysticism. (https://twitter.com/#!/Author_Saverio)
"A stalwart achievement by Saverio Monachino," states Ms. Quesinberry. Who adds, “The Lost King – is an amazing story, keeping our readers on the edge of their seats as the protagonist(s) venture through a series of realistic interludes set against modern-day societal threats. The work is an achievement of a gifted pen wielded by a competent TBI Survivor, Scientist and PhD. Reading The Lost King - we laugh, we cry, we are mystified and we learn more about TBI care and survival as sub-plots. This work of excellence is being prepared for release fall 2011.”
Join Saverio on Twitter - friend him and share in the excitement as The Lost King emerges and entertains us all.
Saverio, a TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) Survivor has five books in the works in this series of intrigue, espionage, and Arthurian backdrops. Born, and raised in Virginia, Monachino earned a Bachelor's degree from University of Virginia and a Doctorate from Georgetown University. He spent twenty years working in biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, which give credence to his a lot of the more technical aspects of his writs. With former career stops in both Canada and the United States, his characters draw on homespun nuances, which give flavor to the series.
Monachino’s latest novel is full of rich complexities and delivered in a fast-paced page-turning panache. The work carries readers through intricately woven, yet surprising paths of discovery. An unwavering consistency threads us through a fascinating journey tinted with humor and insightful asides. There are no works in the marketplace at this time, which hold a candle to The Lost King formerly Waves of Joy. This is truly an inimitable story where adventure, terrorism, political intrigue and brain injury survivorism hold reader senses up to the very unpredictable finale. This work remains steadfast in a conscionable plot filled with realism and seasoned with mysticism. (https://twitter.com/#!/Author_Saverio)
"A stalwart achievement by Saverio Monachino," states Ms. Quesinberry. Who adds, “The Lost King – is an amazing story, keeping our readers on the edge of their seats as the protagonist(s) venture through a series of realistic interludes set against modern-day societal threats. The work is an achievement of a gifted pen wielded by a competent TBI Survivor, Scientist and PhD. Reading The Lost King - we laugh, we cry, we are mystified and we learn more about TBI care and survival as sub-plots. This work of excellence is being prepared for release fall 2011.”
Join Saverio on Twitter - friend him and share in the excitement as The Lost King emerges and entertains us all.
Now… another link: http://www.authorsden.com/saveriomonachino
Author of a novel series with an Arthurian undertones involving espionage, intrigue and investigative services minced with societal storylines and humorist asides.
