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At first it was the guy with the biggest club that took the heat for the fate of the tribe, I believe. Since people couldn't talk I can just imagine the grunts and glares me must have had to put up with.

I believe the folks blamed the vengeful god of those times, hence all the blood sacrifices to head him off at the pass before he could take another swipe at the common people.

Good answer, trippin. You may be right. And here we are now, still grunting and blaming. I guess we have to blame someone. The biggest club? uhmm... that actually makes sense.

I think Wynd hit the naill on the head. People praised and blamed Gods and some still do. As far as blaming Presidents today, who else should be blamed for there failed policies?
When was the last time anyone here was asked there opinion by our Government on how best to run the country? I never got the memo.

Oh and to add one last thing. How many kingdoms in the past were a " Democracy "?

Our current president did allow the press to be bought by corporations who misused the media to further their own agendas. The propaganda spewed by the corporations through main stream media made Mr. Bush’s lies palpable to the American people primarily because of an unreasonable fear and lack of knowledge of the world in general and Iraq in particular. I am seldom as interested in someone to blame as I am in the person willing to take responsibility for failure.

I don’t blame Mr. Bush. He did what he set out to do. I don’t blame corporate America for the same reason. They both had jobs they wanted done and they achieved their goals, no matter what they had to do, and can rightly say mission accomplished. They did what they set out to do. The American people let them.

If Americans still refuse to stay informed about, involved with, what our elected officials do - in the future - then there will be no doubt that the American people will continue to be who to blame for what our government does. I see, finally, more Americans stepping up to the plate and shouldering the responsibility of what has been happening within our government and that is a good thing and gives me hope. We are only the freest nation on earth if we constantly exercise our freedoms and stay knowledgeable, vigilant and vocal. That is our greatest responsibility to our country, our family and to us as individuals.

Perhaps the big clubs were so necessary because a whole bunch of little clubs can do an awful lot of damage to one little mind. The gods have never had any real physical impact on governments but they have influenced minds as is evidenced by past rulers just like Mr. Bush.

Gosh- I was just trying to be funny. Of course Bush has done really ridiculous things. I don't like what he has become, anymore than I liked what Bill Clinton became. As for the next one, We'll just wait and see, while hoping for the best. Anyway I didn't mention any names. Every president we've had yet, at least in my lifetime have done wrong things. I've griped about all the big guys. I don't think anyone can run our country right, because there are too many obstacles put in the way from congress, senate and all the "big guys". There were a couple of replies at first that were also humorous, yet were right on and intelligent. I guess my attempt at humor wasn't funny or intelligent, but I'm not famous for either! So-I guess I'll get serious again. Besides, there will still be famines in the world no matter who is president of our country and I guess some will blame it on us and our government.

I saw your humor and liked it, my friend. I responded in kind but, at times, my humor goes unnoticed as well. There is nothing wrong with this conversation. Threads go where they will in our group and that is a good thing.

Religion, the origins of civilizations as well as the origins of the gods themselves is a touchy subject for some but it is not a subject that is taboo. Nor should it be. There is well documented reading on the subject and knowledge is, after all, power.

I believe in Chaos. There is no doubt in my mind that Chaos exists today. I believe in the recorded history that tells me all gods came from Chaos. Chaos is actually not a god as Chaos is everything and yet nothing which makes perfect sense to me.

So, platform5, in the beginning everything was blamed on Chaos.

trippin, I did see your humor. I even replied to the club post. I see humor when it's intended most of the time. But I somehow can't get mine across as humor, maybe it's because the subject matter we are onto now shows a bit of sarcasm in my posts, tho they are somewhat humorus. Sarcastic Humor... uhmm... that might already be a genre in the book world. I was hoping I made it up. Absolutely, positively no sarcasm intended in that. I admitted in one post that I was being a smart aleck. I don't have a chance to at home, so on this great site and great group with a great name like "Freedom Matters," I may post something that might shock everybody. No, I think we've all heard and said everything. It's good to be free to be me.

I agree, my friend. Sarcasm is, at times, a good thing...a great tool to inspire participation. Americans, just as all people, are sometimes more apt to respond to what appears as emotion but is true wit. Keep up the great work! As I said, Chaos is king.