Text 23712, 69 rader
Skriven 2015-04-18 00:46:10 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38.0)
  Kommentar till text 23711 av Bill Mcgarrity (15746.2fidonews)
Ärende: Re: Request...
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Hi Bill,

>>> Why would he when he and the Dutchman can use it to smear Janis?

>> As was stated, if a request was made consideration would be given... so
>> one was
>> made.

>> He wont honor it.

> Let's give him a chance.

[...]
> Ross, there are many in the US who have a narrow (illiterate) approach to the
> world and it all stems from Uncle Ronnie way
> back where.  Don't believe me.. try this..
> http://www.newfoundations.com/Clabaugh/CuttingEdge/Reagan.html

> The "dumbing" of America is damn near complete and you know it.  FFS, kids
> today don't remember their own names but ask them the latest hit by One
> Direction or what the Kardashians are doing for their next episode, they'll
> have the answer out of their mouth before you even finish the question.  I'm
> not sure if you ever watched "The Newsroom"... but during the first episode,
>statements were made that set the tone of the entire reasoning behind the show
> itself.... Here is the statement.  All of it is true.

> "And yeah, you... sorority girl. Just in case you accidentally wander into a
> voting booth one day, there are some things you should know, and one of them
> is: There is absolutely no evidence to support the statement that we're the
> greatest country in the world. We're seventh in literacy, twenty-seventh in
>math, twenty-second in science, forty-ninth in life expectancy, 178th in infan
> mortality, third in median household income, number four in labor force, and
> number four in exports. We lead the world in only three categories: number of
>incarcerated citizens per capita, number of adults who believe angels are real
> and defense spending, where we spend more than the next twenty-six countries
> combined, twenty-five of whom are allies. None of this is the fault of a
>20-year-old college student, but you, nonetheless, are without a doubt a membe
> of the WORST-period-GENERATION-period-EVER-period, so when you ask what makes
>us the greatest country in the world, I don't know what the fuck you're talkin
> about! Yosemite?

> We sure used to be. We stood up for what was right. We fought for moral
> reasons, we passed laws, struck down laws for moral reasons. We waged wars on
> poverty, not poor people. We sacrificed, we cared about our neighbors, we put
> our money where our mouths were, and we never beat our chest. We built great
> big things, made ungodly technological advances, explored the universe, cured
> diseases, and we cultivated the world's greatest artists and the world's
> greatest economy. We reached for the stars, acted like men. We aspired to
>intelligence; we didn't belittle it; it didn't make us feel inferior. We didn'
> identify ourselves by who we voted for in the last election, and we didn't
> scare so easy. We were able to be all these things and do all these things
>because we were informed. By great men, men who were revered. The first step i
> solving any problem is recognizing there is one. America is not the greatest
> country in the world anymore."

> But it can be....

Yes, we were once all these wonderful things... but Bill, I think you are
singing to the wrong choir.  We in the U.S. know our shortcomings, we know
where we'd like to be in that list of "top nations" you'd want to move to.. The
problem here as I see it is people like Michiel and Bjorn don't care that we
(you and I as individuals) can't change the direction our country goes in. As
Ross says, no more than those in Belgium can not have Royals above them <g>

Take care,
Janis

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