Posted on 10/10/2019 2:19:26 PM PDT by billorites
Many of the stories about the gods and heroes of Greek mythology were compiled during Greek Dark Ages. Impoverished tribes passed down oral traditions that originated after the fall of the lost palatial civilizations of the Mycenaean Greeks.
Dark Age Greeks tried to make sense of the massive ruins of their forgotten forbearers' monumental palaces that were still standing around. As illiterates, they were curious about occasional clay tablets they plowed up in their fields with incomprehensible ancient Linear B inscriptions.
We of the 21st century are beginning to look back at our own lost epic times and wonder about these now-nameless giants who left behind monuments that we cannot replicate, but instead merely use or even mock.
Does anyone believe that contemporary Americans could build another transcontinental railroad in six years?
Californians tried to build a high-speed rail line. But after more than a decade of government incompetence, lawsuits, cost overruns and constant
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True, social media is impressive. The internet gives us instant access to global knowledge. We are a more tolerant society, at least in theory. But Facebook is not the Hoover Dam, and Twitter is not the Panama Canal.
Our ancestors were builders and pioneers and mostly fearless. We are regulators, auditors, bureaucrats, adjudicators, censors, critics, plaintiffs, defendants, social media junkies and thin-skinned scolds. A distant generation created; we mostly delay, idle and gripe.
As we walk amid the refuse, needles and excrement of the sidewalks of our fetid cities; as we sit motionless on our jammed ancient freeways; and as we pout on Twitter and electronically whine in the porticos of our Ivy League campuses, will we ask: "Who were these people who left these strange monuments that we use but can neither emulate nor understand?"
In comparison to us, they now seem like gods.
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In small town American people build stuff and generally live and let live.
Urban America is a different story.
Well goody for him, when is he leaving?
Ha!
Caves and candles. What the left wants.
We are raising generations of Eloi. Nothing but feed, play, and mate
One of the most ONE SIDED dismal looks at America.
Trump WON. I’d guess 60 percent approve of him.
Things ARE changing and we WILL win.
But it’s like SOME here want us to lose.
I don’t know if it’s because we’ve all gotten quite a bit older since FR started and some, possibly, might like to think they’re going out while things are getting awful to make themselves feel better.
The GREAT part is approval among the young for LGBTQ community is DOWN 20 percent the past few years so morality may be coming back.
Trump IS fighting to and is building the wall, going after the corrupt, rebuilding the economy and doing a great job.
The good guys will win even if we are gone.
God Bless America.
LOL
Lights out California.
Some of us are fighting against the Spiritual Dark Age.
I think about this kind of stuff all the time. I look at old homes and buildings, and think of all the incredible things that mostly men figured out, and I feel that those types of achievements are behind us.
Yes, and it started in the early part of 1992, when 60 Minutes decided to go all-in to rescue Bill Clinton from himself, at the expense of our nation.
From there it got worse, way worse.
Only if Republicans continue to ban light bulbs.
Trump has his finger in the dam but Pelosi, Schiff, et al, the FBI, CIA, IRS, and career low-lifes in government are busy drilling other holes in the dam we think of as our laws, Bill of Rights, and US Constitution that keeps us dealing with a massive wave of corruption.
Yes; the socialist/communist/commiecrats have gained a strong foothold in bringing down the country we knew and loved. If it wasn't for Trump winning in 2016 we would be drenched in corruption by the left.
But the darkness will be distributed equally! Can’t you people understand!?
Posted this AM from the Townhall version, I think with a different title, but worth reposting for sure. Especially timely given the PG&E power blackout.
The Moon is symbolic of the Kingdom of David. America is about to go to infinity and beyond, so buy American flags before the rush.
Fifty years ago, we were able to get men to walk on the moon...Today our “astronauts” have to hitch a ride with Russian Soyuz craft just to get to the space station that is only 254 miles above earth...
We’ve come a long way, baby.../s
Not yet, but mostly near $4/gallon for regular in California.
Your tagline is awful. Where is the mind bleach. :)
Regular gas in Ft. Lauderdale is $2.38
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