Boy, this one is the truth! It's so sad what we have done to ourselves!
Scenario: Jack goes duck hunting before school, pulls into school parking lot with shotgun in gun rack.
1973- Vice Principal comes over, takes a look at Jack's shotgun, goes to his car and gets his to show Jack.
2006 - School goes into lock down, FBI called, Jack hauled off to jail and never sees his truck or gun again. Counselors called in for traumatized students and teachers.
Scenario: Johnny and Mark get into a fist fight after school.
1973- Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up best friends. Nobody goes to jail, nobody arrested, nobody expelled.
2006 - Police called, SWAT team arrives, arrests Johnny and Mark. Charge them with assault, both expelled even though Johnny started it.
Scenario: Jeffrey won't be still in class, disrupts other students.
1973- Jeffrey sent to office and given a good paddling by Principal. Sits still in class.
2006- Jeffrey given huge doses of Ritalin. Becomes a zombie. School gets extra money from state because Jeffrey has a disability.
Scenario: Billy breaks a window in his neighbor's car and his Dad gives him a whipping.
1973 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college, and becomes a successful businessman.
2006- Billy's Dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy removed to foster care and joins a gang. Billy's sister is told by state psychologist that she remembers being abused herself and their Dad goes to prison. Billy's mom has affair with psychologist.
Scenario: Mark gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school.
1973- Mark shares aspirin with Principal out on the smoking dock.
2006 - Police called, Mark expelled from school for drug violations. Car searched for drugs and weapons.
Scenario: Pedro fails high school English.
1973: Pedro goes to summer school, passes English, goes to college.
2006: Pedro's cause is taken up by state. Newspaper articles appear nationally explaining that teaching English as a requirement for graduation is racist. ACLU files class action lawsuit against state school system and Pedro's English teacher. English banned from core curriculum. Pedro given diploma anyway but ends up mowing lawns for a living because he can't speak English.
***The one immediatly above is so very true of today's society!!!!***
Scenario: Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from the 4th of July, puts them in a model airplane paint bottle, blows up a red ant bed.
1973- Ants die.
2006- BATF, Homeland Security, FBI called. Johnny charged with domestic terrorism, FBI investigates parents, siblings removed from home, computers confiscated, Johnny's Dad goes on a terror watch list and is never allowed to fly again.
Scenario: Johnny falls while running during recess and scrapes his knee. He is found crying by his teacher, Mary. Mary, hugs him to comfort him.
1973- In a short time Johnny feels better and goes on playing.
2006- Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. She faces 3 years in State Prison. Johnny undergoes 5 years of therapy.
Believe it or not, many moons ago I use to be a bit of a radical. Gave speeches to anyone that would listen. Over time I realized several things.
1.On average, stupid self centered people speak the loudest and the most in life. And the rest listen to what they hear the most of!!!!!
2.When it comes to morals, politics, money, and basic power, the first tactic is to divide and concur. AKA WAR. Apply the rest of basic war tactics,,, and you end up with strong-holds. Those in power, (with their agendas), use their power to see to it that change can not happen. Thus,,,,
3.One voice spoken to the public, from within the public, does more good then one person trying to get power to make a difference out side the public.
4.The only important human/earthly/fleshy thing that matters is to find truth, AND SPEAK IT without fear of how it may go against the establishment.
But then again, Im an asshole and what the hell do I know!!! LOL
Moldy wrote: Yes, he does have it right.....Doesnt he always?
E-con for President 2008.......
Then you can try and do something about it instead of just complaining about our country of Lemmings on a public forum.
Oh wait.....you still wont have much power...just a fancy office and a lot of TV time.
We are screwed..no matter what.
You know, perhaps you should get this forum on a real server, rename it "The White House Forum" and submit it to search engines. See how many people come in and bitch! Better yet, see what they bitch about. :)
I hear people complain about things all day long and I dont even work outside of the home...Good grief.....I just visit this place to get away from the complaining about the day in and day out crap.......I know we are headed to hell in a handbasket. Do I have to be remninded day in and day out?
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Moldy wrote: I hear people complain about things all day long and I dont even work outside of the home...Good grief.....I just visit this place to get away from the complaining about the day in and day out crap.......I know we are headed to hell in a handbasket. Do I have to be remninded day in and day out?