Subj : Once upon a time.
To   : BOB KLAHN
From : Richard Webb
Date : Sun Mar 27 2011 03:07:57

HEllo Bob,

On Sat 2039-Mar-26 15:11, BOB KLAHN (1:123/140) wrote to ALL:

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BK>  Do you remember "Telstar"?

INdeed.

BK>  I mentioned that Telstar is actually quite significant.

BK>  Once this was a country that made a hit of a musical piece that 
BK> celebrated a scientific and technical achievement.

OF course, we actually celebrated lots of scientific and
technical achievements back then.  But since then we've
become a culture of pampered dipshits the celebrate nothing
but greed.  Just more for me, however I get it and damn the
consequences.  I think in another echo you moderate I
mentioned this in my discussion of cultural malaise.

<snip again>

BK>  Once America was a nation that celebrated knowledge and science. 

BK>  Now America is a nation where right wing lies and hate are the 
BK> nationl currency of debate.

BK>  Enjoy your prison.

OF course they will, if it has all sorts of television
channels to choose from, vacuous music (in many genres) that especially can be 
had for free and everything available at
the touch of a button it's a pretty comfortable prison.  As
I said in that thread in the other echo, we've lost touch
with who we are and how we got here.

I blame the left as much as the right in this country for
that one.  INstead of working to instill a respect for
knowledge and the meaning of taking responsibility in our
young we've felt that politically correct speech and a few
platitudes is all that's needed.  Just shut up and consume
whatever is fed you by the media, and those who are your
cultural icons but really don't have any knowledge either.
WHen we celebrate gangstas whose only skill is intimidating
somebody and selling crack and put them on pedestals because they have the 
trapping of wealth and let the wall street con men get a free pass on their 
criminal behavior it's no
wonder.

And this surprises you how?


Regards,
           Richard
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