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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by zardoz</i> <br /><br />[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by solzrules</i> <br /><br />[quote]<i>Originally posted by zardoz</i> <br />[/quote] <br />Of course I saw the photo at the top of this thread. How long does it take to get off the tracks? A few seconds? Big deal! Even I can move that fast. And my first paragraph may be a generalization, but the 'factual' support is available any time you actually pay attention to the news (unless you are brain-dead from watching the Fox network). For instance: <br />We are at war because of........what? "They" told us WMD's were everywhere in Iraq. <br /> <br />We had the so-called "Patriot" Act rammed down our once-free throats because of .....what? "They" told us terrorists were lurking around every corner ready to steal our children and blow up our BMW's and our health clubs and our trains <br /> <br />Global warming is of no concern because of.......what? "They" told us it has nothing to do with the billions of tons of carbon dioxide we are pumping into the atmosphere every year due to fossil fuels (which our current administration has much financila interest in). <br />And that is just the tip of the (melting) iceberg. Shall I go on, or do you get the point yet? <br /> <br />Perhaps if you would stop having your world-view shaped by what you see on tv, you would realize that there are other ways of defining a person or a generation by what the mass-media feeds into your brain (hence my comment about the brain-dead adults). Or if you must use tv as your source, try PBS occassionally; it might stimulate some latent information-gathering brain cells. <br /> <br /> <br />And who said anything about fighting the system? There are other ways around a problem other than fighting. There is a difference between fighting the system and working within the system to effect change. But it would be difficult to see the need for change if one has become a part of the system that needs changing. In time, you will hopefully see that too. <br /> <br /> <br />BTW, thaks for the back-handed compliment. I am comforted by the fact that you feel there is still hope for me. <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />Preach it brotha man!!! Nice to see someone who can think for himself.
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