Aesop's Fable Friday
The Donkey and His Driver
A Donkey was being driven down a mountain road, and after jogging along for a while sensibly enough, he suddenly left the track and rushed to the edge of a precipice.
He was just about the leap over the edge when his Driver caught hold of his tail and did his best to pull him back: but pull as he might he couldn't get the Donkey to budge from the brink.
At last the Driver gave up, crying, "All right, then, get to the bottom your own way; but it's the way to sudden death as you'll find out quick enough."
Moral of the story: A willful beast must go his own way.
posted by Grizzly Mama | 23:53
14 Comments:
It would be just tooooo easy to make a joke about the Democrats and Ned Lamont....
P.S. Isn't that Flickr thing neat?
Oh - I can think of a few good ones that fit the fable.
Yes Mike - I saw that on your site and went and got one myself. Thanks!
Yes I was going to relate it to a Democrap too he,he,he,he,...^..^
Yep, the Donkey is a Dem, there's absolutely no doubt.
I saw the flicker thing and like it too. Guess I'll go get one. Thanks! :)
Quite frankly I cannot see the equivalent happening on the Republican side, Rasta.
The democrat party has been hijacked by the leftists. The leftists are not liberal in the classic sense of the word.
So true Monica!
I completely disagree with you Rasta.
Of course you are correct in atleast one thing: that there IS a far right. They are most definitely NOT in control of the Republican party however. They are on the fringe where they belong. Not true with the Democrats and the leftys.
Get used to the fact that we will never agree on everything here in America. Get used to the fact that politics is a dirty business. It always has been and always will be.
The religious zealots are not in control of our government and for you to say such a thing exposes you Rasta.
There are plenty of people of all religious persuasions who do not agree with abortion on demand - especially late term abortion. There are plenty of people who don't see the value of embryonic stem cell research - - there is not one piece of scientific evidence to back it up. There is, however, pages of evidence showing the efficacy of adult stem cells.
Science is being politicized on this issue - but it's not the Christian zealots doing it.
"Republican dominated government that is trying to shove its religious convictions down all our throats."
Really? Got at least ONE good example or just the usual hoo-haa nonsense?
We do have a state religion in this country which has inflitrated every level of government, education and culture. And it's philosophical underpinnings are neo-socialim.
Example: Multiculturalism, NOT Americanism is worshipped in public schools.
Example: Your federal government uses tax dollars to promote the environmental religion of the left.
Lay off the brownies Rasta!
"Republican dominated government that is trying to shove its religious convictions down all our throats."
I agree this is just an absolutely ridiculous statement.
Yes, too good of an opportunity not to compare this donkey to democrats. Oooh!! The possibilities!!! :-)
First - Rasta you were not attacked by me. I simply disagreed with you. What has been revealed (by your utterly ridiculous statement of Christianity being shoved down your throat) is that you are not rational. When an attempt was made to offer a different POV - you went frigging ballistic. Sheesh.
Where did the race crap come from? Who brought up race besides Rasta?
You are welcome to comment here Rasta but do not expect me to agree with everything that you say. The diatribe you unleashed, with accusations of being attacked, just because I did not agree with you has been quite shocking to me.
It also seems that your distaste for 'partisan' bickering REALLY means that no justified criticism is to be leveled by anyone at anytime. That's just the way it's coming across, Rasta.
Skye - I tried explaining the stem cell research thing to Rasta. I don't think he understood. It was he who initially leveled the accusation of Christian throat shoving on that issue - - not me. Thanks for trying anyway..
People keep saying that there's a horrible Federal stranglehold and repression on Embryonic Stem-Cell Research, meanwhile a huge private University here is already spending millions on research lines and setting up Faculty and Institutes. There's a LOT of money and activity going on, funded privately and in conjunction with the State of California. We passed Proposition 71 that started a mad rush for money and prestige research jobs. To quote the Stanford Daily, "Since the November passage of Proposition 71, the California Stem Cell Research and Cures Initiative, the brand new California Institute of Regenerative Medicine, or CIRM, has been gearing up to invest $3 billion in stem cell research via universities and research institutions." Google "california stem cell institute stanford" and you'll see Dr. Irv Weissman is very busy as director of the Stanford Institute for Cancer/Stem Cell Biology and Medicine - a brand new Institute that was built in a big hurry just to get its hands on that funding and career-making prestige research.
Maybe one reason for the inflated controversy is that the Institute heads and the Med School Deans feel there should be absolutely no research-restrictions of any sort, because these are the same people who are badmouthing the Administration and even claiming (in a major Hospital publication) that Right Wing Evangelicals are behind the President's decision. Fearmongering for Money is what it's called. Typical Blue-state hysteria as I've known it for years...
Watch out dirtcrasr - Rasta will thump you for that 'partisan bickering'.
Doesn't seem to matter one speck that what you say is the absolute truth.
Rasta - I attacked you??! I find it ridiculous that you lecture me on not allowing attacks on your blog - and then you come over and spew 3 paragraphs of venom simply because I disagreed with you.
I've seen this before from you.
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