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Originally Posted by dolphin
i second that, BRAVISSIMO!!!
perfect example of what Ioccoca said: for example, i was having a conversation w a VERY well educated lawyer this evening... when discussing my outrage of what's happened w 911, iraq war, the bailout, etc (of which he is completely ignorant of!...all the facts in the world wouldn't have convinced him... he then replies to me: "if you don't like this country and have so many complaints, then why did you live (immigrate) here?"
UNBELIEVABLE!.... and this is a pretty fair representation of the mindset in america!!!
what is wrong w the people here?!!! there is no outrage over what's happening...like walking zombies  |
You wanna know where is the outrage? The outrage in happening in the part of the country that feels the most powerless, has just enough money to get to next month. The PTW have very carefully made sure not to tip the boat on the middle class who still feels life is fine. It truly is like the example of how to cook a frog without them reacting. By the time the waters hot enough, the frog can't do anything and it dies. Just heat it up a little at a time and watch it die.
Until the miopic selfish middle and upper middle class feels the iron fist in the velvet glove they won't care. They have their jobs, houses, education, health care etc. and they are enjoying their life.
In Germany they first came for the Communists,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist.
Then they came for the Jews,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew.
Then they came for the trade unionists,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Catholics,
and I didn't speak up because I was a Protestant.
Then they came for me —
and by that time no one was left to speak up.
Pastor Martin Niemöller