The founding fathers were very concerned that political discussion or criticism of the government not be restricted and our constitution reflects this. But every time the subject of censorship in film or TV comes up it involves either sex or violence. I have never heard of a case where political speech was at issue.
In 1980 Iraq attacked Iran and the war lasted eight years. The clerics of Iran ordered suicidal human wave attacks. Saddam ordered the Iraq army to use poison gas. One million people were killed in the orgy of Muslim on Muslim violence.
According to the World Almanac 2005 nearly 70 percent of black children are born outside of wedlock. With Latinos, the rate is almost 45 percent, whites nearly 30 percent, and Asians 15 percent.
Health care in Europe is allegedly better than in America even though Europe spends only half as much per person. No one seems able to explain this mystery.
We now spend about $10,000 per student per year to educate our kids. So if Junior can’t read by the fourth grade then $40,000 of taxpayer money is down the drain. Again, Europe allegedly does this for about half the cost.
You may be only one person in the world, but you may also be the world
to one person.
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
Clueless Goobers Vote
Dilbert creator Scott Adams has a great entry on his blog about his fervent hope that a secret society of puppetmasters is really running things, instead of the miserable morons (of both stripes) in Washington.
He says:" My favorite conspiracy theory is the one that says the world is being run by a handful of ultra-rich capitalists, and that our elected governments are mere puppets. I sure hope it’s true. Otherwise my survival depends on hordes of clueless goobers electing competent leaders. That’s about as likely as a dog pissing the Mona Lisa into a snow bank."
My own comment is this: Democracy is such a sacred cow we never hear any criticism. Consider a person with no education, no knowledge of history and who pays no attention to news or current events. That person's vote counts just as much as yours. Isn't that great?
He says:" My favorite conspiracy theory is the one that says the world is being run by a handful of ultra-rich capitalists, and that our elected governments are mere puppets. I sure hope it’s true. Otherwise my survival depends on hordes of clueless goobers electing competent leaders. That’s about as likely as a dog pissing the Mona Lisa into a snow bank."
My own comment is this: Democracy is such a sacred cow we never hear any criticism. Consider a person with no education, no knowledge of history and who pays no attention to news or current events. That person's vote counts just as much as yours. Isn't that great?
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