Librarians, Keepers of the Liberty

[paisjpq]

Originally Posted by irishtrekker

Equal economic opportunity my ass. Like Warren Buffett so eloquently noted (and I can't do it justice), a lot of "opportunity" is luck. None of us chooses who our families are or what economic situations we were born into. Rich kids start with a lot more financial support behind them than the rest of us, and if you really can't see the disparate starting points we all have (and how those affect our paths in life), then you must live in a wonderful imaginary American world.

Look. I'm not afraid of a bunch of terrorists. I am afraid of a bunch of terrified, short-sighted and well-intentioned American citizens handing over every liberty we have in the name of defending our country when someone engages in some clever rhetorical fear-mongering. That's letting the terrorists win. Muzzle the press, delegitimize and stifle dissent, alienate sympathetic allies, and you wind up with a place that may be "safe" but that is so much less than the great nation we're supposed to be. Not in my name, thanks.

I like the way you think.

Originally Posted by paisjpq

I like the way you think.

There was no thought involved in that sophomoric response.

[paisjpq]

Originally Posted by Bold Brooklynite

There was no thought involved in that sophomoric response.

I am not an idiot. Do Not tell me what to believe.

[Exceller]

Librarians? Is this a joke. Librarians are like dinosaurs. They serve little use today.

The people that deserve thanks are the people that risked their lives, many who lost their lives so we could have liberty.

Was George Washington a librarian? LOL.

So ... what we have as "proof" for leftist propaganda talking points ... are ...

... are even more leftist propaganda talking points.

You have not ... and cannot ... cite a single example of liberties being stripped away ... or media being muzzled ... or allies being alienated.

The truest way to evaluate how foreigners regard another country ... is not to listen to leftists regurgitating their talking points ... but to watch the feet of ordinary people. And right now ... as always ... the feet of the people throughout the world are stampeding toward the United States ... not away from it.

Nearly everyone wants to get in ... and virtually no one ... including the leftists who compose the anti-American propaganda ... wants to get out.

Regurgitating talking points is not "thought" ... it's mindless toadyism.

[Exceller]

Originally Posted by Bold Brooklynite

So ... what we have as "proof" for leftist propaganda talking points ... are ...

... are even more leftist propaganda talking points.

You have not ... and cannot ... cite a single example of liberties being stripped away ... or media being muzzled ... or allies being alienated.

The truest way to evaluate how foreigners regard another country ... is not to listen to leftists regurgitating their talking points ... but to watch the feet of ordinary people. And right now ... as always ... the feet of the people throughout the world are stampeding toward the United States ... not away from it.

Nearly everyone wants to get in ... and virtually no one ... including the leftists who compose the anti-American propaganda ... wants to get out.

Regurgitating talking points is not "thought" ... it's mindless toadyism.

No liberties have been stripped away, so you shouldn't expect an answer from these liberals who have destroyed the Democratic Party with their nonsense.

[horseofcourse]

Originally Posted by Bold Brooklynite

So ... what we have as "proof" for leftist propaganda talking points ... are ...

... are even more leftist propaganda talking points.

You have not ... and cannot ... cite a single example of liberties being stripped away ... or media being muzzled ... or allies being alienated.

The truest way to evaluate how foreigners regard another country ... is not to listen to leftists regurgitating their talking points ... but to watch the feet of ordinary people. And right now ... as always ... the feet of the people throughout the world are stampeding toward the United States ... not away from it.

Nearly everyone wants to get in ... and virtually no one ... including the leftists who compose the anti-American propaganda ... wants to get out.

Regurgitating talking points is not "thought" ... it's mindless toadyism.

which is exactly what you're doing, regurgitating talking points, just on the other side of the spectrum.

[Seattleallstar]

I havent read much of the posts, but all I have to say is that no one person in America cant say they dont have a chance or were given the opportunities. Thats just straight up BS

[somerfrost]

Originally Posted by Seattleallstar

I havent read much of the posts, but all I have to say is that no one person in America cant say they dont have a chance or were given the opportunities. Thats just straight up BS

I wish I could relate the life story of someone I know...but I can't for obvious reasons. Here's the thing...some kids are born addicted to drugs, some with severe brain damage, some with other tramatic physiological disorders; many of these same kids don't have what most here probably did (I know I did)...a stable and SAFE home environment with two loving parents. Some are physically abused, some sexually abused...many don't see a day go by where they don't witness, often experience first-hand, violence and crime. They grow up without adult guidance and love...they are taught by the streets and the lessons they learn are hate, greed, and self gratification at the expense of anyone weaker than them. By the time they reach their teens, their soul has been blackened and their view of the world is simple...screw the next guy before he screws you! They are poor, hungry, and worst of all...without hope or compassion! They feel helpless to impact their world...and they are right!! Equal opportunity??? That's useless rhetoric from well-to-do folks who want to feel good about living in their comfortable homes...the reality is that many kids never have a chance...NEVER!!!!!