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How Have We Become a Nation of Dumbies?
FreedomFriend | 10/21/01 | Freedom Friend

Posted on 10/21/2001 12:54:14 PM PDT by FreedomFriend

I'm posting this topic in an effort to try to get a grip on the insanity that plagues this country. Generally speaking, I know the reasons, but it is without logic why our country continues to spiral out of control towards oblivion in regards to political, social, and cultural traits. Thus, without further ado, I will try to explain some of the many examples.

In regard to politics, how can our politicians continue to promote policies that expand government control. Furthermore, how can they neglect to get involved in those areas that are constitutionally given? Not only that, but how can some politicians promote the elimination of various examples of American Rights and, or, Freedoms?

For example, how can our federal government neglect to protect our borders? They do this through their underfunding of the border patrol; a unit of a mere 7000 agents, whereas the NYC police has roughly 30,000 cops. Meanwhile, illegal aliens, non-assimilating individuals, enemies of America, drugs, etc. continue to easily "break-through" our borders. As a result, our culture is under constant attack and is continuously broken down. Not only that, but how can the government, under the guise of public schools, continue to promote an insane mantra known as "Multiculturalism" and "Diversity" despite the known damaging effects and divisionary tactics that have been proven throughout history? How can many of our politicians push for gun control, the destruction of the family unit through Homosexual marriage, benefits, etc, and the elimination of free speech through hate crimes legislation? How can our government be so in-line with what the liberal, socialist elite say and believe? For example, it appears that our policies align themselves up with what the media says, though it is on a ten year delay. How can all of these things be happening to such a great country, though the majority of individuals, deep-down, resent it?

As it appears, there is no "We the People". The people have so little say. It is the socialist elite throughout the media, the government, and the Universities that dictate nearly the entire direction of this country; a bleak one. If good, moral men speak up, the media silences them through the slandering of their names. If good men with GREAT ideas run for public office, many of the campaign contributers, aka big business, will not back them. Thus, they cannot get their views out to the people in comparison to the frontleaders who merely stand for the status-quo; that is, a continuation of socialism and the elimination of freedoms, morals, decency, etc. As it stands, it appears that the government, the media, the schools/universities, and big business (to less of an extent) has been sabotaged by people who hate traditional America and true Americanism.

I often think about the state of things. I wonder why many honorable businesses, organizations, etc. do not put their money together and purchase various thought-disseminating institutions such as networks, newspapers, etc. It simply doesn't make sense. Unless the haters of America do not want to sell, are there really too few financially-rich individuals who have America's best interests at heart, instead caring about how they are perceived or their financial assets?

Are there really too few individuals in congress to speak up for what's right? That is, the Constitution, honor, values, morals, Freedom, etc. I don't get it. Why don't some of our House and Senate members speak with angst on the House and Senate floors? Why don't they set the record straight and come out against the enemies of America by telling the American people what is going on, or by showing some emotion towards American haters in our own government?

As it stands, it appears that all it'd take would be for some honorable, dutiful men to occupy our government. Even the ones who are on our side often do not look like it. With God-fearing, Constitution loving men, we could stop the slide and reverse the trend. However, we're not doing nor seeing that. I only can pray that things change.


TOPICS: Announcements; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: classicthread; dumbies; greatthreads; hijackedthreads; thisishugh; thisisseries; zot
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To: justshe
ROFL - You made my stomach hurt with that one!!
501 posted on 06/19/2003 9:06:53 PM PDT by Scenic Sounds
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To: Scenic Sounds
We need sound!!!!!!!!!

Have you tried yelling, PLAY dough!
502 posted on 06/19/2003 9:13:27 PM PDT by justshe (Educate....not Denigrate !)
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To: justshe
Have you tried yelling, PLAY dough!

Well, you know, I've tried everything.

And there's no way back. LOL

503 posted on 06/19/2003 9:16:44 PM PDT by Scenic Sounds
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To: whoever
Note to aspiring comedians: Misspelling "dummy" ceased to be funny about 475 posts ago.

Post number 270 is powerful. Save for future reference.

Hats off to "a_federalist"

504 posted on 06/19/2003 9:17:36 PM PDT by Zman516 (No retreat, baby, no surrender.)
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To: SamAdams76
Yeah, we are pretty stoopid

Now, this is really series. Cool it.

505 posted on 06/19/2003 9:19:12 PM PDT by cinFLA
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To: Scenic Sounds; justshe
ROTFL
506 posted on 06/19/2003 9:30:30 PM PDT by DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet (I'm indifferent, but it's a crisp indifference.)
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To: FreedomFriend
"With God-fearing, Constitution loving men, we could stop the slide and reverse the trend."

I'm of the opinion that this is the answer to your initial question. We, as a nation, have forgotten God. President Lincoln warned about that nearly 150 years ago.

As has been said many times by those wiser than I, "Rule out God, rule in lawlessness."

507 posted on 06/19/2003 9:32:56 PM PDT by nightdriver
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To: FreedomFriend
Suck it up and keep a stiff upper lip, kid.

It's a tough room.

508 posted on 06/19/2003 9:37:46 PM PDT by Bullish
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To: FreedomFriend
You are what you do. If you do boring, stupid monotonous work, chances are you'll end up boring, stupid and monotonous. Work is a much better explanation for the creeping cretinization all around us than even such significant moronizing mechanisms as television and education.

As Adam Smith observed: "The understandings of the greater part of men are necessarily formed by their ordinary employments. The man whose life is spent in performing a few simple operations... has no occasion to exert his understanding... He generally becomes as stupid and ignorant as it is possible for a human creature to become."

Our forefathers were generally much more well rounded and complete people. Modern man and his specialization of jobs and tasks has taken the thought process, the creativity and individualism out of the things we spend most of our life doing and made us simpletons in the larger view. I have yet to meet a man as intelligent and well rounded as my Dust Bowl farming grandfather.
509 posted on 06/19/2003 9:47:04 PM PDT by wolfman (Conservatives believe that every day is July 4th. Liberals believe that every day is April 15th)
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To: FreedomFriend
EXCELLENT POST FreedomFriend and worthy of thought and discussion by true Conservatives and Americans who see all of these things happening and wonder how do we stop this ongoing landslide into Liberalisn/Socialism.

Not sure why this kind of post is considered a "vanity" and brings forth childish, liberal type emotional responses from some of the mean spirited dunces that seem to lurk awaiting for one word to be "misspelled", and then devote the whole thread to that, instead of the actual subject matter of the posting.

Must be government school undergraduates or as Rush categorizes people like this - "seminar callers."

Have a good day, FreedomFriend. I will look forward to your next "Vanity".

For those of you who haven't found out yet why and how this slide into Socialism is going on, do a google for "Fabian Socialism".
510 posted on 06/19/2003 9:57:48 PM PDT by LaMudBug
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To: DouglasKC
You're killing me
511 posted on 06/19/2003 10:20:24 PM PDT by servantoftheservant
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To: DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet
Ping to 135.
512 posted on 06/20/2003 4:17:03 AM PDT by RedBloodedAmerican
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To: FreedomFriend
Short answer: "Its all about me!"
513 posted on 06/20/2003 4:21:13 AM PDT by I_dmc
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To: RedBloodedAmerican
I'm always the last to know.
514 posted on 06/20/2003 6:01:24 AM PDT by DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet (I'm indifferent, but it's a crisp indifference.)
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To: DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet
See? We have become a nation of dumbies!
515 posted on 06/20/2003 6:09:35 AM PDT by RedBloodedAmerican
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To: FreedomFriend
btt
516 posted on 10/13/2003 5:59:43 PM PDT by chiller (could be wrong, but doubt it)
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bumping
517 posted on 10/15/2003 5:45:06 AM PDT by RedBloodedAmerican
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bumping
518 posted on 10/15/2003 5:45:14 AM PDT by RedBloodedAmerican
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To: FreedomFriend
Duh...what?
519 posted on 10/15/2003 5:52:41 AM PDT by <1/1,000,000th%
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To: FreedomFriend; dighton; general_re; L,TOWM; Constitution Day
"How Have We Become a Nation of Dumbies?"

That's "GUMBY", dammit!

520 posted on 10/15/2003 5:55:50 AM PDT by BlueLancer (Der Elite Møøsenspåånkængrüppen ØberKømmååndø (EMØØK))
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