What is cynical about what Slip says? "Appropriately" is the odd one out in your equation. Just as I don't mean to insult Pat, but still haven't given up the hope one day that he'll wake up to reality and stop frightening his children with his semi-dead/ghost state and stories. All in the name of his fixed ideas. More fixed than the bureaucrat's wobbly self-ethos and in that respect more dangerous.
On 2 Apr., 04:53, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > Appropriately cynical as always Slip! : - ) > > On Apr 1, 6:02 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Ya Archy, honor among theives! I didn't think you'd remembered. I > > was talking to my wife today about the case against honesty, cures and > > government function. Basically it boils down to the fact that if > > there were honesty, cures for disease and government functionality, > > the world as we know it would implode. > > Examples: > > I remember when they outlawed Ephedrine from weight loss products and > > I couldn't understand why because it worked. But now I see that they > > really would rather support the medical industry, the trillion dollar > > business, by having fat people see doctors and specialists for their > > diabetes, lap band and gastric bypass surgeries and a multitude of > > other treatment procedures than to allow these people to take a drug > > that will let them lose weight. I also thought about watching the > > Jerry Lewis telethon for Muscular Dystrophy which brings in Million$$$ > > every year, for the past 50 years or more. But I was thinking that if > > they did find a cure, which they might have already, what would happen > > to all the people who make a living because of the disease and because > > of the telethon? > > Then you have the government that functions on dysfunction which is > > "job security" for politicians. Crime Pays because millions of people > > are making billions of dollars because of it. You have the police, > > the courts, the lawyers, the stenographers. secretaries, bookkeepers, > > file clerks, the photographers, the prisons, the people who make > > prison clothes, the people who provide the food for the prisons, the > > doctors, psychiatrists, probation officers, parole officers, the > > companies that make bullet proof vests, firearms, ammunition, build > > the prisons, guards, uniforms, I'm running out of breath, etc... > > You get the picture? > > The entire country would collapse if they were to find cures for > > disease and if everyone started to obey every law to the letter and if > > government honestly did what they purport to do. > > We can't do it, we have to be dishonest. > > > On Apr 1, 6:20 pm, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > In the disgraceful Baby P scandal the head of Haringey child > > > protection was sacked (Shoesmith). Now it appears all kinds of > > > pressure was put on the independent investigators to beef up the case > > > against her by the government. The real truth is likely to be that > > > there is a fatal nexus of bureaucrats and government producing utter > > > rubbish on how all our services are performing, pretty much Slip's > > > 'honour amongst thieves'. > > > > On 1 Apr, 15:38, gabbydott <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > When I read this, I am relieved to know your children grow up with > > > > another kind of authority. > > > > > On 1 Apr., 15:30, Pat <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > On 25 Mar, 23:55, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Have we become almost completely degenerate in terms of hiding > > > > > > routine > > > > > > wrongdoing by people in authority? In the UK our Parliament has > > > > > > clearly become full of the wrong kind of people who rip off > > > > > > expenses > > > > > > and nothing is really being done. A few minor sacrificial lambs > > > > > > have > > > > > > been put up. The Roman Catholic Church has clearly almost > > > > > > encouraged > > > > > > child abuse and this now reaches the Pope, at least in his former > > > > > > enforcement role. It's almost unfair just to pick on these > > > > > > organisations. Our legal system hardly works. Whistleblowers are > > > > > > routinely dumped on, despite legislation supposed to support them. > > > > > > Various miscarriages of justice that leave innocent people > > > > > > unprotected > > > > > > and often dead look like the tip of an iceberg, not just a few > > > > > > inevitable cock-ups (no pun, but it fits rather well - they just go > > > > > > on!). Education is broadly failing many. As all this happens, > > > > > > authorities can produce statistics that 'show' targets are being met > > > > > > and the rest. > > > > > > > Are we now in our own 'Great Leap Forward'? > > > > > > No, we're on the slide towards the end of the cycle. Without giving > > > > > too much away, don't expect the universe to be around for 2200. There > > > > > are no unnecessary events in the space-time continuum, so the 'trick' > > > > > is to know that and learn from what we do see in it. As long as you > > > > > keep your own house in order, you'll be alright. Plus, even the best > > > > > policeman in the world can't police the world. There will be terrible > > > > > things and things will get worse, but my faith tells me that all will > > > > > be reversed in the next life. For those with a scientific bent, you > > > > > must accept that for every action there WILL BE an equal and opposite > > > > > reaction and put your faith in THAT. As far as 'authority' goes, > > > > > well, there is only One. And to Him we will answer. And those who > > > > > have perpetrated things that 'that One' finds intolerable will be > > > > > punished. Have faith, Neil. I know you do anyway, but you get > > > > > frustrated with the lack of care that people exhibit towards one > > > > > another. So do I. That's why I will shake them all with my book. > > > > > The rest will follow from there.- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en.
