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To: T L Comiskey who wrote (52687)6/5/2002 10:13:12 AM
From: Jim Willie CB  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 65232
 
"Dont blame them" ... perhaps, but I have a different view
they are the product of Our Great Society that started with Lyndon Johnson
which ushered in a generation of US-styled socialism
but we hate their dreaded European-connotation word
I prefer to label it as "American Selfish Socialism"

the common theme in this Great Society is near total abdication of responsibility
if it fails, seek a scapegoat
but dont fix the problem
if you make a mistake, sue someone
they have deep pockets, but surely dont change your behavior
if you want it, buy it on credit
because the system will pay for it later
if you dont want it, throw it onto the ground
let someone else clean it up
if you want to get laid, do it
insurance will pay for venereal disease treatment
if you have an unwanted pregnancy, abort mission
it is not a life anyway, is it?
if the federal govt needs something, print the money
the world will pay for it ad infinitum
if it is time for a complete overhaul of material stuff, just do it
town dump can take it, and if that closes, dump in next town over
if your company needs to get rid of something, dump it
the lake and ocean and countryside will absorb it
if you can steal from your future to enjoy today, DO IT
worry about tomorrow, well, tomorrow

our culture is sick
maybe the entire western culture is sick
I HATE OUR CULTURE
it doesnt believe in much of anything
surely not family (see divorce, fosters, abortion, day care)
and much to our surprise, foreigners hate much of our culture also
they only love our potential for wealth, our myth of freedom, and our glitzy aristocracy stars
such a thin facade masking its reality

THIS DECADE WILL BE A RUDE RUDE AWAKENING FOR AMERICA
the populace has no idea how rude, ugly, disruptive
GOLD WILL SHINE ALL THRU THE DECADE
/ JW