Comments on: What I Learned from Government – it’s time to stay engaged

By: Middle Zone Musings » All Entries: What I Learned From Government

Middle Zone Musings » All Entries: What I Learned From Government — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:46:44 +0000

[...] What I Learned From Government – it’s time to stay engaged, by Marcus Goodyear at Goodword Editing [...]

By: Sam Van Eman

Sam Van Eman — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:45:04 +0000

marcus, your post is clear, pointed, assembled and memorable. i like to read pieces like this.

By: Sally Ferguson

Sally Ferguson — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:40:02 +0000

Marcus,
I find comfort in the thought that the ship won't move without the oarsmen. If our ship were able to steer into the waters by itself, that would be dictatorship!

By: Sam Van Eman

Sam Van Eman — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 03:45:04 +0000

marcus, your post is clear, pointed, assembled and memorable. i like to read pieces like this.

By: Sally Ferguson

Sally Ferguson — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 03:40:02 +0000

Marcus,
I find comfort in the thought that the ship won't move without the oarsmen. If our ship were able to steer into the waters by itself, that would be dictatorship!

By: Ellen Weber

Ellen Weber — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:52:17 +0000

Great sailing metaphor. Let's hope the light house is beaming strong with a change in government here – so that we can begin to move through the choppy waters ahead together! Thanks Marcus!

By: Middle Zone Musings « Godspace

Middle Zone Musings « Godspace — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:07:48 +0000

[...] What I Learned From Government – it’s time to stay engaged, by Marcus Goodyear at Goodword Editing [...]

By: Erica Hale

Erica Hale — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:11:56 +0000

Be engaged….Amen! This is a fascinating and thoughtful piece, I totally agree that we all need to be active and engaged…otherwise, we are giving up our power and ceding our rights for no better reason then that we don't want to take the time to be involved. Great post!

By: B. Currant

B. Currant — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 23:12:36 +0000

That stuff about the Roman ships and their relationship to the word “government” is simply fascinating. (What can I say… I love words, history, and the history of words.)

By: goodwordediting

goodwordediting — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:28:03 +0000

Robert, Israel elected a king for life. We only elect people for four years. There's comfort in that sometimes.

Ray, good to see you again here! And I'm glad you're hearing the radio messages up there. They play on nearly 1000 stations across the country. No agenda except to offer encouragement to people on their way to work.

RLP, glad I could help fill your head with more trivia or questionable value.

LL, the analogy breaks down at a certain point, but you are definitely onto something about the economic crisis. Is it possible that massive consumer debt could weaken an economy? This stuff doesn't seem like rocket science to me.