Reply #41: I got your false dichotomy right here [View All]

And pointing out that injustice has always been a major pillar of American society does not preclude mounting a REAL effort to make significant changes in this country.

We need to recognize that this country is sick in a way that you can't pin on just Smirky. He is a symptom of a deeper illness that has infected this country since its inception. If we don't honestly recognize this we will just keep the whole damn system swinging onward.

Hey, this is just my opinion. It is how I see things. I accept that his post was passionate. But it is a passionate alarmism that mirrors the approach of the rabid right through out the 90's. It sounds like HATE. It made them feel good, too. But the rest of America ignored the foot stomping and fist pounding. From a marketing perspective, it just isn't an effective approach. It is easy to dismiss.

It has come to this... Yeah, about 200 years ago it came to this. This isn't some new destination we have arrived at. It is the same damn box with uglier wall paper. REALLY REALLY UGLIER wallpaper, that I will grant you.

Now I am going to head outside to pet my dog and smoke a bowl. I suppose that is one of the reasons I can't get all jacked up with hate to the point of tilting my lance towards windmills.

:)