rehmwa 2 #26 August 8, 2007 Quote Quote Quote Quote Quote When I read your post: I see the lefty's visualizing republicans as they read it and; I see the righty's visualizing democrats as they read it What about the people in the middle? Those are called democrats case in point Is this a case of aggressive ignorance? you're half right ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,602 #27 August 8, 2007 Quote Is this a case of aggressive ignorance? Quote you're half right Then it's either aggreance or ignoressive . Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rushmc 23 #28 August 8, 2007 Quote Quote Quote When I read your post: I see the lefty's visualizing republicans as they read it and; I see the righty's visualizing democrats as they read it What about the people in the middle? Those are called democrats "America will never be destroyed from the outside, if we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #29 August 8, 2007 Aw come on.. I thought you were going to claim it was you NEO-Cons who represent the middle and are the centrists. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #30 August 8, 2007 Quote Aw come on.. I thought you were going to claim it was you NEO-Cons who represent the middle and are the centrists. Actually, a case could be made that the early Gingrich neo-cons are centrist compared to the what it has evolved into with this current Administration. And how the hell is it that I'm actually finding Gingrich himself more and more reasonable these days? http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/08/gingrich/index.htmlquade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #31 August 8, 2007 QuoteAnd how the hell is it that I'm actually finding Gingrich himself more and more reasonable these days? because Newt's changes and evolves quite a bit for an old person - for now it's slipping toward your immobile stake in the ground (and away from other's immobile stakes in their ground) ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,132 #32 August 8, 2007 Reminds me of a quote from Orwell: ------- A Party member . . . is supposed to live in a continuous frenzy of hatred of foreign enemies and internal traitors, triumph over victories, and self-abasement before the power and wisdom of the Party. The discontents produced by his bare, unsatisfying life are deliberately turned outwards and dissipated by such devices as the Two Minutes Hate, and the speculations which might possibly induce a skeptical or rebellious attitude are killed in advance by his early acquired inner discipline…called, in Newspeak, crimestop. Crimestop means the faculty of stopping short, as though by instinct, at the threshold of any dangerous thought. It includes the power of not grasping analogies, of failing to perceive logical errors, of misunderstanding the simplest arguments if they are inimical to Ingsoc, and of being bored or repelled by any train of thought which is capable of leading in a heretical direction. Crimestop, in short, means protective stupidity. ----- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #33 August 9, 2007 QuoteIt includes the power of not grasping analogies, of failing to perceive logical errors, of misunderstanding the simplest arguments if they are inimical to Ingsoc, and of being bored or repelled by any train of thought which is capable of leading in a heretical direction. I believe we can tag that quote to about 90% of the posts on SC. I don't believe anyone is safe. So, in other words, just human nature? ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #34 August 9, 2007 Quote It's easier to be aggressive than intelligent. And it is a good thing to be capable of both. When needed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
