Vortexians, left, right, center, up, down, backwards,
sideways, snakebit, and/or whatever
political/religious/etc. leanings you may have:
A few points, directed in seemingly random directions
at no one party (all seem equally guilty here), but
maybe not so random?
1. Someone should go read the f---ing list rules
again, about what Vortex-L is for. Where's VortexB-L
when we need it?
2. Where's Bill?!?!
3. On 'pay the government well to do it for us'...
yes, that's fine. But do so with a large caliber and
large number of guns pointed at them, and tell them,
don't screw up. You want my taxes, you spend them
right.
4. When you get down to it, no one owes anyone
anything. It all cancels out. You highminded geeks owe
the lowly greasemonkey and metal press operator just
as much as he owes you. So shut up.
5. Think 4 is wrong? Try and live without a mechanic,
a truck route driver, a line stringer for the electric
company, etc., for a few days. You can't telecommute
everything.
6. In progressing from a Kardaschev type 0 to a type I
civilization, energy expendature/generating capacity
must increase. To hell with efficiency and
conservation, let us make more, better, cleaner. Let's
do it so well, that no one needs worry about turning
the heat down.
7. Barack Obama is not a god, and he will screw up.
Anyone would. Whether or not he makes good decisions
in the long run, no one knows yet. I hope he does; I
would be insane to hope he trashes the place. But we
don't know, and he has already done a large number of
stupid things, and made a lot of people mad. Before
you liberals say anything, consider this: your side is
the one that bitches about not hurting feelings. You
love feelgood. So stuff a sock in it.
8. Republicans...now I turn to you. Why are so many of
you HOPING Obama et al trash the place? Wouldn't it
make sense to hope that, despite what it looks like so
far, they do something that helps PEOPLE, and not
highminders (on both sides) and stupid causes?
9. The stimulus bill (soooooiiiieee!!! pigpigpig...)
should have been spent on energy. And no one should
disagree with it. If you do, then you lie in what you
post to this list.
10. I do not give a damn about polar bears. I could
care less if they all die off. I would gladly kill
every single one of them to save a single human life,
and that includes everyone on this list, even those I
totally disagree with, with no exceptions. Human life
is something meaningful, and it is more important. If
you don't agree, I don't care.
11. You on the religious right. You are guilty FAR
more than many others. You claim to speak from God's
perspective. May he hold you to that one day when you
face him. You say (not pointing fingers, almost all
Christians say this) that works are filthy rags before
the Lord. Have you ever read a book called James?
Faith alone without works is /dead/.
12. I am not done with you. Let's sit around and wait
for judgement, because there's nothing we can do about
it. The human race is more valuable than that. And you
know what? It forbids such actions in...oh...that book
called the 'Bible.' Maybe some Christians have heard
of it? You are supposed to be prepared, in CASE the
'day' comes, but live as if it weren't for a thousand
years. That's pretty damned ironclad. And from what I
can tell, that means, get off your lazy asses and MAKE
A DIFFERENCE.
13. Yes...laziness. It is very pervasive these days,
ain't it? Christians seem to be among the lazy,
liberals, conservatives, and so on. Hell, I can't
really find a boundary. What group isn't lazy? Oh,
right, very few individuals are. Talk is cheap. Go do
something.
14. Worshipping Godman Obama will get you about as
much result as worshipping anything else, in my
experience: not a whole lot.
15. I am...spiritual. I am /sort of/ Christian. But
oddly enough, I find better company these days with
agnostics. They remember how to ask some questions. To
be honest, I don't know what I believe, but I know
this: God means, GO DO GOOD. The Christian church
should learn this.
16. Freedom should never be exchanged for increased
safety. Else, what's a life for? Or are you one of
those people who thinks life isn't worth anything?
Come, let us put you in a situation where your life
will end quickly. Let us see how truly valuable your
life is to you. Whether it is instinct born of
evolution to survive and multiply, or whether it is
the great designer's will that you /have something to
do/, you will strive to live. And live you should.
17. Having money and 'stuff' doesn't mean you are
free. I have very little money, but I have seen and
done things that not many have done. I have tried to
live by Heinlein's advice: specialization is for
insects. I am not an insect.
18. /Why are you here?/ We were supposed to, as a
friend of mine so aptly put it, 'stick it to the man'
and find ways to generate limitless amounts of power.
If you can believe that the 2 and 4 year term gods
we've elected can do so much HOPE CHANGE
HAPPYHORSESHIT, then you can believe in what this
group is for. Or are you no substance?
19. Never discount amateurs. A pro is an amateur with
a higher pay grade and plenty of indoctrination.
20. Some have asked my political party. None. I am a
human, who wants to see his fellow man free, and able
to live happily. And not 'happy' as in what 'the
state' says is happy.
21. A boss is nothing without workers. A worker is
nothing without a boss. Stop hating each other.
22. No one person knows it all. But we should strive
to. Sometimes this requires seeing things from a
different point of view.
Or is Vortex-L's day done?
Can we stop this garbage that is the real thing
tearing us (the whole nation) apart, and get back to
science? If in the end we fail, we have the dignity of
saying, "We did something. We did try."
THAT means something.
I know many of you think I am trolling. I am not. I
mean what I say, and I truly do care. Which is why I
hate seeing this happen to what was once a great place
to discuss science.
I hope that you at least think about this. But I
believe this will be the last chance I give this
place. I am too busy with work, family, research, and
am fast becoming too sick to handle the stress. If we
can go back to the old days, and stick to the science,
I will post more, and will contribute more. But if you
will not do this, I will go to greener pastures, and
try to help with what I can there. I am not praising
myself or saying how valuable I am. I am simply
saying, this is the crossroads, guys. Grow up, learn
to accept each other, and we can make this place what
it used to be. Or tantrum back and forth like babies.
--Kyle
