On Oct 8, 7:11 am, Allan H <[email protected]> wrote: > You are right Jo I am proud to be american.. I am not proud of the > politicians and the money people, > > This group totally amazes me on just how much wisdom and insight exists > with in it.. > > It is great to know that you are not alone and others are walking the same > path,, and you are not alone. > > LOL maybe we need to mine the archives and then put out a book calling it > "the ideas and quotes of Minds eye" > Allan >
THAT is an excellent idea. There have been several phrases posted here that could easily become 'Old Sayings'. Here's to us humble few, eh? > > > > > On Sat, Oct 8, 2011 at 7:57 AM, Vam <[email protected]> wrote: > > Jo : " The culture of the politician has come too far away from the > > culture of the citizens." > > > A great line. I'd add the money bags, the banksters, the priviledged, > > the specialists paid in towers of cash... most of them forget their > > humaneness and come to lose their mindfulness ! In fact, that alone is > > the fundamental cause of all that is wrong in our world... and not > > their earning or possessions. > > > On Oct 8, 4:46 am, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I could say much the same about being Scots or British Jo. McArthy is > > > interesting because he was such a sham - homosexual, trying to get a > > > friend out of the draft and so on, whilst playing to the crowd as a > > > driven campaigner. I can really only tell I'm in Europe because the > > > beer works faster than in the US or UK. My Bulgarian neighbours here > > > are very much like my neighbours when I was young and I'm supplied > > > with moonshine as surely as if I lived in the Kentucky foot-hills! > > > I'm not sure I can distinguish anything British or American or > > > European, other than stuff like tea-drinking. > > > > On Oct 7, 7:54 pm, Jo <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I'm American and I love my country. My grandparents were immigrants. I > > > > found their names on the registry at Ellis Island :-) I love the > > > > people in this country, even the a-holes. Our diversity makes us > > > > colorful, and we are proof that different cultures can exist > > > > peacefully within the same borders. Our freedoms give us the ability > > > > to express who we are and you can guarantee that someone will come to > > > > your rescue if anyone else tries to deny you of that right. > > > > > On the other hand. The American government embarrasses the hell out of > > > > me. The culture of the politician has come too far away from the > > > > culture of the citizens. Their agenda's do not even come close to what > > > > we want. And if you are overseas reading this, then I want you to know > > > > - even though we have the choice, and I assure you most of us do > > > > vote....... it seldom turns out the way we hope. > > > > > On Oct 7, 9:44 am, Pat <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > On Oct 4, 4:01 pm, Chris Jenkins <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > When I hear that phrase, I'm reminded of McCarthy, determining from > > > > > > congressional committee whether or not someone was properly > > American. > > > > > > Apparently, being an artist, musician, philosopher, or wanting to > > implement > > > > > > social platforms to help the less fortunate were all considered > > such. > > > > > > > Allan said that he had become un-American due to losing his ability > > to > > > > > > drive. I'd like to hear you flesh that out some more, Allan, and > > then I'd > > > > > > like to get some feedback from everyone what they think it means to > > be > > > > > > American, or UN as the case may be. > > > > > > Funnily enough, it's a topic I cover in my book when I address > > America > > > > > in particular. One of the points I raised is that ther are two > > > > > obvious ways of being American: > > > > > 1) if you were born there > > > > > 2) if you become a naturalised citizen as per the constitutional > > > > > process > > > > > > There are many immigrants, though, who leave their homeland for > > > > > various reasons and come to America in the hopes of fulfilling the > > > > > 'American Dream' like countless immigrants before them: the ability > > to > > > > > eke out a better life for themselves and, perhaps, their families. > > > > > These immigrants are, arguably, more 'American' in their hearts than > > > > > many naturally born citizens, many of whom have become embittered by > > > > > life in America not living up to its promise. America is founded on > > > > > allowing immigration and building itself up by welcoming those who > > > > > come from the rest of the planet. If America ever stops or limits > > > > > immigration, it becomes un-American itself. The differences between > > > > > people are humanity's greatest strength; therefore, a melting pot > > > > > ought to be a strong nation. Yet there are still a minority of > > bigots > > > > > who would have you believe that, unless you are White Anglo-Saxon > > > > > Protestants, you are not American;thus, even the Native Americans > > are, > > > > > by that rule, un-American. The falsity of their premiss is obvious. > > > > > If anyone starts making claims about who is American and who is not > > > > > other than by the two scenarios I stated above, they are bigots and > > > > > are a danger to America and TRUE American values and ought to be > > > > > weeded out. The Bush family and the Cheney family are cases in > > > > > point. Their membership in the remains of 'The Knights of the Golden > > > > > Circle' is evidence that they are, in fact, bigots in disguise. One > > > > > of the offshoots of 'The Knights of the Golden Circle' was the Kuklos > > > > > Clan, which, by corruption became the Ku Klux Klan. 'Kuklos' is > > Greek > > > > > for 'circle' and that is why the offshoot called itself the 'Kuklos > > > > > Clan'. Jesse James and William Quantrill were old members of this > > > > > 'Knights of the Golden Circle' group. Their original concept was to > > > > > conquer the West Indies and Central America and annex the entire lot > > > > > as new Slave States. John Wilkes Booth was also a member, thus his > > > > > famous line of 'Sic Semper Tyrannis' after assassinating Lincoln, > > > > > implying that Lincoln was a tyrant because he stood against the > > > > > increase of slave states. > > > > > Enough rant! I think I've made my point. Bigots who oppose people > > > > > because of petty differences like the relative amount of melanin in a > > > > > person's skin are un-American. If you oppose immigration simply > > > > > because you dont want 'foreigners' in America, you've lost the > > > > > American plot. Remember the Statue of Liberty and Emma Lazarus' > > > > > words: Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to > > > > > breathe free. THAT is what America stands for. > > -- > ( > ) > |_D Allan > > Life is for moral, ethical and truthful living.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
