On Fri, Feb 25, 2000 at 06:20:50PM -0800, x wrote:
> >In actuality, we have this huge population of people who just don't give
> >a rat's something we can't talk about on the radio. There are a lot of
> >Christians, mostly of one Protestant denomination or another, and there
> >are also a lot of atheists too, but they all just don't care, they don't
> >vote, they sit in front of their TV's and feel the world is just fine,
> >or are angry that the damn indians get to fish where they can't (sorry,
> >that one came up in class, and we have some outspoken bigots in there..
> >grrr).
>
> Not all US people are bigoted small-minded idiots who think everything
Did I say All? Nope. Just most. My back up to this is the voting
booth statistics. BTW, I am a US citizen. I've lived here all my life.
In fact, the first time I left the country was last weekend.
> should go their way, but those people make the news more often (and thus get
> more attention) than those of us just living our lives and trying to keep
> the government/ church/ special interest groups off our backs and out of our
> lives. I see two (related?) parts of this - first that people don't take
> responsibility for their own actions (i.e. the burns caused by McD's coffee
> spilled in lap while driving was McD's fault for making the coffee so hot,
> always suing people for your own stupidity) and second that the government
I have to agree that this is a big one. I like to blame the media for
it ;) (just read that again, and before you reply, realize that I
*know* full well what I just said)
> keeps passing laws to protect people from their own stupidity. This is a
> HUGE pet peeve of mine, I don't want Big Brother to take away my herbal
Same here. My body, I'll mess with it as I see fit (which for me is
little to not at all for the unhealthy stuff). Actually, what really
irks me is the crap that they let get on the store shelves, like softdrinks.
I know a bunch of you guys on the list probably drink coke and pepsi,
but to me the stuff is just poison (and no, I'm not allergic).
> remedies just because some yahoo didn't read the directions and died. Yes,
> I can see some cases where consumer protection might be needed, but not to
> the extent it's going these days. I keep looking for somewhere I'd like to
> live that doesn't have this problem... I am smart, I take care of myself,
> and I read directions and anything else I can get my hands on so I
> understand my risks. And yes, I do fight the battles when I need to. I'm
More power to you. It is nice to know you guys are out there -- I know
I haven't been as active as I would like (however, in a little under two
weeks, I am going to register to vote. I'll be turning 18, so the only
reason I haven't voted, is because of the ageist laws in this country,
and yes, that is how I see them).
> TIRED! And I'm very afraid that there are more of them than there are of
> us.
I think that has crossed all of our minds, but y'know what, we've won in
the past. *All* revolutions and progressive political actions are the
work of a minority pushing the majority to action. Period, even the
American Revolution -- despite what the schools have taught in the
past. They have won in the past, we can win again.
>
> -cthulhuette
``C'Thulu For President, Why settle for the Lesser Evil?'' -- Seen on a
a T-Shirt down at the local gaming shop.
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Jeff
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