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ORIGINAL: GaryWilcox That's a really good clip, Real0ne. Seriously. Thank you for posting it. Gonna share the "it could be" portion, although as a liberal, I totally agree with his takedown of both liberals and conservatives. quote:
"It sure used to be. We stood up for what is 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 chests. We built great big things, made ungodly technological advances, we 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't identity ourselves by who we voted for in the last election and e didn't scare so easy. Huh. 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 in solving a problem is admitting that there is one. America is not the greatest country in the world any more." I need to stop talking about this stuff. I need to go write, go do something, because this forum goes nowhere towards fixing any of this. This is masturbation. We look for allies and smug confirmation of our own righteousness and we never do anything to fix the divide, and this forum itself is designed to make that the least likely option. And if you try, someone will sabotage it. Always. We are never getting anywhere, participating in a forum like this. Whether you are on the left or the right, if you read this and judge the other side as the whole of the problem, you are letting the potential for improving life in America get away from you. Neither side wants to be scolded. Neither side thinks they are wrong. tl;dr: It's not you, it's me. I'm the problem. This is supposed to be a place to have a little lighthearted fun, you are taking it and yourself way too seriously. A bit of hardball goes on but thats the nature of man. If you don't enjoy the conversation, you can't handle it then I will be the last person to ask you to say, as you rarely actually contribute
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