Struck a nerve, huh? I never called you stupid. You're the one who went on a personal attack.
That's such a blinkered view--"Things are bad NOW, thus, things will ALWAYS be bad from now on!"--that it's not worth discussing.
What is the origin of that term: Blinkered? Never heard that one before but it sounds vaguely British. Something the folks in the British army might utter. I trained with those guys on and off during my time on active duty.
"Things are bad NOW, thus, things will ALWAYS be bad from now on!"
Actually, it's been a progression if you've been paying attention to history. Things were pretty good in this country once upon a time, but they have been steadily progressing in a downward spiral that is unlikely to end any time soon. In fact in the last 16 years the agenda has expanded and accelerated. That trend will likely continue, IMHO. Sure we may get minor corrections upward like the current dip in fuel prices. But it's also science: Entropy, it's called (I'm not a science teacher, I'm a social studies guy, but my father in law has a Phd in nuclear physics) and basically it means that things always end. That the universe is constantly progressing from bad to worse.
I have done everything from janitorial work to electronic publishing
Nothing wrong with either of those. Honest labor for an honest wage. But I wouldn't think any of them could step into my classroom and take over my Advanced Placement American Government class for any amount of time and expect any kind of valid pedagogy from them. Conversely, I don't think I'd be any good at their job. But I do what I do very well. I'm actually at the top of my game, so to speak. It's probably not very common that an ultra liberal staff of over 150 educators will vote an ultra conservative peer (whose personal views they utterly abhor) as a social studies Teacher of the Year for that school.
Folks who know they're at a topical disadvantage will always start a rebuttal they intend to quit; with the phrase: ...it's not worth discussing. LOL.
You've already said I'm completely wrong. I did no such thing. I merely made some observations regarding your conclusions and I did that based solely on some inane statements you made about being optimistic as to the future of the country. I really don't know what conclusions you've reached because you have refused to share them. That's fine with me. But don't fall back on some lame disavowal that I've made up my mind. Well, sure, I have. But it's no reason not to put your views out there, unless you're shaky on their premise. Also remember that my conclusions have already been reached and published long before I ever held them. Actually for two thousand years give or take. So yes, I'm unshakable as to my conclusions as a matter of faith. But that has nothing to do with you.
And I never called you stupid, either. I said your specific behavior in ONE instance was stupid. I guess you are claiming you've never engaged in stupid behavior at all? Wow, you're cool.
Folks who know they're at a topical disadvantage will always start a rebuttal they intend to quit; with the phrase: ...it's not worth discussing. LOL.
Folks who have no facts not published by lunatic fringers will always start one of their insipi rants with the phrase "Struck a nerve, huh?"
Hope you get plenty of tinfoil for Christmas. :D
Folks who have no background in a field will quote a couple of titles from wackjobs in order to "prove" they have "Special Secret Knowledge."
Confessions of an Economic Hitman
Conspiracy nut stuff; FReepers are invited to check this guy out, especially if they like science fiction.
"Other sources, including articles in the New York Times and Boston Magazine, as well as a press release issued by the United States Department of State, have referred to a lack of documentary or testimonial evidence to corroborate the claim that the NSA was involved in his hiring to Chas T. Main. In addition, the author of the State Department release states that the NSA "is a cryptological (codemaking and codebreaking) organization, not an economic organization" and that its missions do not involve "anything remotely resembling placing economists at private companies in order to increase the debt of foreign countries."[7]"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confessions_of_an_Economic_Hit_Man
THIS is your super secret ultimo-tastic "research"? LOL!
Shadows of Power
More John Bircher garbage from someone who apparently is misinformed about the organization he's investigating, as opposed to:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carroll_Quigley
None Dare Call it Treason
I don't deny there are plenty of commie symps around, but this book claims that the CP controls America.
And I actually thought you were a serious person. You're a survivalist, too, ain't ya? Come on, you're posting from a Secret Location because the Grand Overlord of the Commie World Takeover and Storm Door Corp. has you on his personal hit list, right?
Thanks for the laughs.