On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 10:21 AM, GMoney <[email protected]> wrote: >> scared of a nuclear holocaust because of his >> saber rattling and disgusted with the mendacity of my government that >> claimed to represent the "greatest nation on earth". > > > Oh? This is you at 4 years old huh? wow. Yes, we definitely had different > childhoods, because you were some sort of prodigy super genius. I was > watching Transformers.
I was older than 4. Still a kid, but old enough to see what was going on. And, yes, I was a prodigy super genius who spent a lot of time reading the newspaper and discussing politics while other people were watching Transformers (which I did not care for). I preferred Thundercats. For what it's worth, 1980 was the first time I really paid much attention to politics and childhood Judah supported John Anderson. I didn't agree with all his positions but I admired his independent streak and his honesty with voters. >> I found nothing >> remotely comforting about him. Maybe I was just entirely too aware as >> a child. >> > > Sounds like it. I feel a bit sorry for you for that. Feeling safe and > secure is important for healthy childhood development. That's what family is for, I guess. Regan just came off as hollow and I never trusted the man. >> Did we survive? Yeah, sure, in a diminished form. Will we keep >> surviving as a country? The answer is certainly no. The question is: >> how long. >> > > A loooong, looong time. > I don't know. The life span of a super power is pretty short. How will we deal with diminishing influence in the world? Will we be able to find a new balance and figure out our place in the world while being able to uphold the democratic principles and institutions upon which we were founded? I don't know. I doubt that the America of 150 years from now will look much like the America of 100 years ago. That may (or may not) be a bad thing but if you look at the progression and lifespans of countries and empires, I think that what we currently call America will be a different thing in 100 years. Just a guess though, obviously. Juda ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:347210 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
