tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885549900454136918.post8971157079189466528..comments2023-08-11T08:06:28.810-07:00Comments on Slobber And Spittle (Archive): Another Sign Of The FallCujo359http://www.blogger.com/profile/10385213658828021737noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885549900454136918.post-17700332359788751612010-01-02T13:15:52.024-08:002010-01-02T13:15:52.024-08:00Yes, we do seem to become more stupid on a steady ...Yes, we do seem to become more stupid on a steady basis, One Fly.<br /><br />I <i>wish</i> it were intentional, Busted. At least if that were true, then there'd be specific people we could either persuade or marginalize to fix things. Unfortunately, except for some religious leaders, I really don't see that being the case. What it looks like to me is that most of our "leaders" just don't care. They don't care enough to raise taxes or shift spending priorities so that people are better educated.<br /><br />Their kids are getting an education, so why should they care? Why they should care, of course, is obvious, as I <a href="http://cujo359.blogspot.com/2009/11/where-priorities-lead.html" rel="nofollow">observed here</a>. They don't even care about whether their own kids will have enough cannon fodder to fight the next war.<br /><br />And I don't know what to do about that.Cujo359https://www.blogger.com/profile/10385213658828021737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885549900454136918.post-7012666299844938082010-01-02T10:49:03.835-08:002010-01-02T10:49:03.835-08:00Dude, I can directly attribute this to the intenti...Dude, I can directly attribute this to the intentional dumbing down as a national policy.<br />The less educated a people are, the easier it is to scare them. Shit, I can see the day when Americans start sacrificing to the Sun God when there is an eclipse again.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15695733883033137146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885549900454136918.post-88883928324652700282010-01-02T08:08:05.112-08:002010-01-02T08:08:05.112-08:00The Empire is in steep decline!
As each day passe...The Empire is in steep decline!<br /><br />As each day passes we become even more stupid.One Flyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03772881642197609507noreply@blogger.com