On Sun, 2005-09-11 at 19:27, Jerry McBride wrote: > On Monday 12 September 2005 01:53 am, Net Llama! wrote: > > On 09/11/2005 06:01 PM, Michael Hipp wrote: > > > Net Llama! wrote: > > >> On 09/11/2005 04:01 PM, Michael Hipp wrote: > > >>> ...and that part of the US that provides us with the most crime, the > > >>> drug addicts, endless social experiments that are known to fail every > > >>> (tiresome) time they are tried, oppressive laws by the binder full and > > >>> let's not forget, the very most base forms of immorality. Note that > > >>> your "pros" are all centered toward materialistic concerns. Telling. > > >> > > >> Since when is employment, goods & services, education a materialistic & > > >> immoral concern? > > > > > > You used those things as evidence of how superior the coastal elites are. > > > To claim that such is an indicator of superiority is a textbook > > > definition of materialism. And it is indeed immoral to believe such > > > temporal material goods have any lasting value or are any indication of > > > the stature of the person bearing them. > > > > Again, education & high productivity are not a definition of > > materialism. Please point our where it is. > > > > >>> *I* do however care what those areas of the US think of us red staters > > >>> if for no other reason than they are humans with feelings too and it > > >>> hurts to see them make one bad lift-ruining decision after another. > > >>> Especially for anyone who has read the Bible and therefore can't help > > >>> but know where it must lead. (Not to mention they are only happy if > > >>> they can manage to take the rest of the country into the toilet with > > >>> them.) > > >> > > >> Bible thumping only frightens the bible thumpers. > > > > > > Where is an attempt to frighten? I was explaining why *we* do care for > > > the coastal liberals. Because we know where their folly is taking them. > > > > In your own narrow view of the world, perhaps. Not everyone needs a > > religious crutch to live their lives. > > > > >>> This pubescent quote is priceless: "dubya-loving, > > >>> enlightened-creationism, red-staters". Just call them names. No need > > >>> to be concerned with actual facts or truths. > > >> > > >> Right. And Bruce's original comment that started this thread was purely > > >> fact based. Pot, kettle, black. > > > > > > The article that Bruce pasted-in made the assertion that the dependency > > > that > > > > I'm not referring to the article (and it wasn't even an article, it was > > just a series of statements, from someone that I believe was his wife?). > > I'm referring to his remark where he claimed that everyone in the > > north east US was irrational. > > > > > is a natural and proven consequence of the welfare state greatly > > > exacerbated the problems in NOLA. That assertion is very much consistent > > > with the facts and observation of human behavior as well as the specifics > > > of what happened on the ground there. Have you said anything to counter > > > those facts? No, you just > > > > There is nothing to counter. The "welfare state" didn't cause new > > orleans to get flooded. > > > > But it had a lot to do with the way the residence just sat and waited for > someone to do something for them. It's part of their culture now... > > > > > dismissed it as "propaganda". More liberal tactics, just hurl insult, > > > call names, and dismiss it with hand waving as if just saying it makes it > > > so. > > > > > > Lonni, you're smart. Very smart. If you know something to refute that, > > > then enlighten us. So far you haven't done it. As has none of the liberal > > > leftists who want us uneducated hicks to just believe them when they tell > > > us this is all dubya's fault. > > > > Bush has had 5 years, and all he has to show are wars & natural > > disasters, both of which were predicted in advance if only someone had > > paid attention. Oh and an incredible amount of national division. > > Division caused by who? Cripes, the democrates in my work STILL refuse to > believe that they lost the election! You lost.... period.
Only 'cause Daddy bought the majority of the Supreme Court. We had the most votes, overal. (First time). Bob _______________________________________________ [email protected] Unsub/Pause/Etc : http://mail.linux-sxs.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/general
