Yes. Gangs are dangerous, arn't they. Malc
On Apr 7, 1:20 am, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > Most families are also cutting back- some drastically or without > choice in the matter. There seems enough blame for both parties and > our government is little different than the court intrigues and > corruption of Louis XVI. Banks need to raise interest rates on savings > whereas they have concentrated on increasing personal debt, fees, etc. > > Population will stress the planet's food supply. Countries stripped of > self-sufficiency by colonists and bandit capitalists will suffer the > most- initially. Pure water and air will be/are the next crisis. > Culture and education must "grow up"- now, it is glitz and sham. Plus > boring and/or dangerous to weak minds/appetites. > > Nations/cultures and religions divide humanity. I and Thou turns into > Us and Them. > > On Apr 6, 3:21 am, allan deheretic <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > People want to be Domesdayers Personally I think that is because they do > > not want to be responsible for their part on what is occurring. I noticed in > > the news todays that the republicans are wanting to cut the budget to > > create a debt free nation,, what you do not hear from them is taking the > > responsibility for creating the debt in the first place. The responsibility > > lies on the other guy. > > Allan > > > On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 10:48 PM, ornamentalmind > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > Yes, it is common to ignore and/or 'miss' the trend. Of course there > > > is "much that is good in humanity and our advances". My commentary is > > > not intended to deny that. All that is being said is that for the > > > first era in human history we are destroying the planet's ability to > > > support life in many ways. This is all...and there is no special > > > 'privy' involved...all it takes is the willingness to research and > > > study it. It is clear and obvious to many today. > > > > On Apr 5, 8:13 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > Strange how people are I guess. I notice no such trend. In fact I see > > > > much that is good in humanity and our advances, I simply do see any > > > > evidance that we are moving down a path of self annilhilation and I'm > > > > somewhat supprised of your doomsaying here OM. Are you privy to some > > > > data that the rest of us are not perhaps? > > > > > On Apr 5, 6:10 am, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Unless humanity recognizes the unity of all, our current path towards > > > > > self annihilation is unstoppable. > > > > > > On Apr 4, 6:55 pm, the taoist shaman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > now MAYBE im a LITTLE CRAZY but it seams to > > > > > > me that the direction we are hedding ( like a stream whose path > > > > > > is > > > > > > directed by the mountain as it erodes the mountain , until its path > > > > > > is eched out , and not easily broken away from ) is in the wrong > > > > > > direction , ... why ?........ the answer is as vast as the expance > > > > > > of > > > > > > the void of that which is unknown <------ see anyone can sound > > > > > > politician like ------- > > > > > > > Ash wrote: > > > > > > > Not at all pessimistic Malcolm, I keep hearing depressing news > > > about my old > > > > > > > highschool. Teachers overworked, theyve changed it from an > > > alternative to an > > > > > > > urban school with higher student ratios. They teach using > > > > > > > computers > > > a lot > > > > > > > and the kids mostly slack off visiting facebook and youtube, there > > > is a lot > > > > > > > less one-on-one contact and interaction based learning. To top it > > > off all > > > > > > > this is because of no child left behind crap and teachers are so > > > overworked > > > > > > > they are doing their best just to teach to the test and pass them > > > along. > > > > > > > Someone will have to deal with it eventually while kids keep > > > getting by on > > > > > > > as little as possible fundamental skills and perpetual remedial > > > panaceas. > > > > > > > Not pessimist at all! They are destroying public education, and > > > > > > > all > > > the > > > > > > > teachers know it. :(- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > -- > > ( > > ) > > I_D Allan > > > If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken > > Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
