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OT - Failure of Society
On 6/21/2011 12:34 AM, Edward Dolan wrote:
"T�m Sherm�n " wrote in message ... On 6/20/2011 7:29 PM, Edward Dolan wrote: [...] Most societies in the non-Western world have a few rich and many poor with no middle class at all. As long as America has a strong middle class, we can continue mostly free, but once the middle class is destroyed, there is absolutely nothing to prevent us from descending to Latin American status. Being poor and downtrodden has been the lot of most of humanity for most of our time on this earth. What else is new? Pay attention Ed. The rich have been working to destroy the middle class for as long as both have existed, in all nations and in all times. The rich enjoy the freedom of a middle class dominated democracy just as much as anyone else. They do not want to live in fortresses and have to have body guards to protect them. How well off do you think the rich in Mexico are compared to the American middle class? Ed, you are neglecting more than two-thousand years of history. Primarily, because one has to be a psychopath to become rich and powerful. No, they just value wealth and control more than most of us do. The vast majority of folks are more than satisfied with just a smattering of those two things. It is a pity that you are not. Ed Dolan, as usual, widely misses the mark. Envy is the worst of all the vices because it gives no pleasure. I do not envy the psychopathic rich. I wish to remove the parasites from society, not join them in evil. -- Tºm Shermªn - 42.435731,-83.985007 I am a vehicular cyclist. |
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OT - Failure of Society
"Tºm Shermªn °_°" " wrote in message
... On 6/21/2011 12:34 AM, Edward Dolan wrote: [...] The rich enjoy the freedom of a middle class dominated democracy just as much as anyone else. They do not want to live in fortresses and have to have body guards to protect them. How well off do you think the rich in Mexico are compared to the American middle class? Ed, you are neglecting more than two-thousand years of history. It has only been within the past hundred years or so that mankind has been able to enjoy mass wealth throughout a society. The Romans ruled the world, but the Roman people were as poor as church mice. Primarily, because one has to be a psychopath to become rich and powerful. No, they just value wealth and control more than most of us do. The vast majority of folks are more than satisfied with just a smattering of those two things. It is a pity that you are not. Ed Dolan, as usual, widely misses the mark. Envy is the worst of all the vices because it gives no pleasure. I do not envy the psychopathic rich. I wish to remove the parasites from society, not join them in evil. Nope, you envy them. It motivates your every utterance. I ignore them because they do not matter to me. I am satisfied with a modicum of wealth and power. Greed and envy is not part of my nature. -- Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota aka Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota |
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OT - Failure of Society
On 6/22/2011 12:23 AM, Edward Dolan wrote:
"T�m Sherm�n " wrote in message ... On 6/21/2011 12:34 AM, Edward Dolan wrote: [...] The rich enjoy the freedom of a middle class dominated democracy just as much as anyone else. They do not want to live in fortresses and have to have body guards to protect them. How well off do you think the rich in Mexico are compared to the American middle class? Ed, you are neglecting more than two-thousand years of history. It has only been within the past hundred years or so that mankind has been able to enjoy mass wealth throughout a society. The Romans ruled the world, but the Roman people were as poor as church mice. But not the Roman aristocracy. Of course, empires are expensive to maintain, which is why they have all failed in relatively short order. Primarily, because one has to be a psychopath to become rich and powerful. No, they just value wealth and control more than most of us do. The vast majority of folks are more than satisfied with just a smattering of those two things. It is a pity that you are not. Ed Dolan, as usual, widely misses the mark. Envy is the worst of all the vices because it gives no pleasure. I do not envy the psychopathic rich. I wish to remove the parasites from society, not join them in evil. Nope, you envy them. It motivates your every utterance. I ignore them because they do not matter to me. I am satisfied with a modicum of wealth and power. Greed and envy is not part of my nature. Mr. Ed Dolan is either insane or trolling here. -- Tºm Shermªn - 42.435731,-83.985007 I am a vehicular cyclist. |
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"Tºm Shermªn °_°" " wrote in message
... On 6/22/2011 12:23 AM, Edward Dolan wrote: "T?m Sherm?n " wrote in message ... On 6/21/2011 12:34 AM, Edward Dolan wrote: [...] The rich enjoy the freedom of a middle class dominated democracy just as much as anyone else. They do not want to live in fortresses and have to have body guards to protect them. How well off do you think the rich in Mexico are compared to the American middle class? Ed, you are neglecting more than two-thousand years of history. It has only been within the past hundred years or so that mankind has been able to enjoy mass wealth throughout a society. The Romans ruled the world, but the Roman people were as poor as church mice. But not the Roman aristocracy. Rulers in all societies everywhere have always enjoyed being separated from the masses. My point is that it is only within the past few hundred years or so with the advent of democratic republics in the West that the masses have been able to enjoy some of the wealth too. -- Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota aka Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota |
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"Phil W Lee" wrote in message
... Tºm Shermªn °_° " considered [...] Mr. Ed Dolan is either insane or trolling here. The two are not mutually exclusive, as his posting history clearly demonstrates. Mr. Tom Sherman is a conspiracy nut. He falls for everything that even hints of it. He seems not to recognize the inherent flaws in our human nature. He most likely does not believe in original sin either. My humor is basically parody. I wish I could be witty, but it is beyond me, as it is beyond 99% of mankind. That is why it should never be attempted by anyone other than an Oscar Wilde type. In any event, wit is wasted on these newsgroups. -- Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota aka Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota |
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On 6/24/2011 11:20 AM, Phil W Lee wrote:
[...] Mr. Ed Dolan is either insane or trolling here. The two are not mutually exclusive, as his posting history clearly demonstrates. +1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 ,000,000,000,000.0 -- Tºm Shermªn - 42.435731,-83.985007 I am a vehicular cyclist. |
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On 6/24/2011 5:07 PM, Edward Dolan wrote:
"Phil W wrote in message ... T�m Sherm�n " considered [...] Mr. Ed Dolan is either insane or trolling here. The two are not mutually exclusive, as his posting history clearly demonstrates. Mr. Tom Sherman is a conspiracy nut. He falls for everything that even hints of it. The truly deluded are those who buy the mainstream narrative, despite the history of almost universal lying by higher level politicians and political appointees, and propagandizing by the corporate owned press. "American Exceptionalism" and "Shining City on a Hill" my arse. He seems not to recognize the inherent flaws in our human nature. He most likely does not believe in original sin either. My humor is basically parody. I wish I could be witty, but it is beyond me, as it is beyond 99% of mankind. That is why it should never be attempted by anyone other than an Oscar Wilde type. In any event, wit is wasted on these newsgroups. Mr. Ed Dolan is in the Federal Witless Protection Program. -- Tºm Shermªn - 42.435731,-83.985007 I am a vehicular cyclist. |
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"Tºm Shermªn °_°" " wrote in message
... On 6/24/2011 5:07 PM, Edward Dolan wrote: "Phil W wrote in message ... T?m Sherm?n " considered [...] Mr. Ed Dolan is either insane or trolling here. The two are not mutually exclusive, as his posting history clearly demonstrates. Mr. Tom Sherman is a conspiracy nut. He falls for everything that even hints of it. The truly deluded are those who buy the mainstream narrative, despite the history of almost universal lying by higher level politicians and political appointees, and propagandizing by the corporate owned press. You are describing the mainstream liberal mass media of course, something I never pay the slightest attention to except to deride it. "American Exceptionalism" and "Shining City on a Hill" my arse. Reagan was a naive bumpkin in many ways. What the hell do you expect of anyone from Hollywood? He seems not to recognize the inherent flaws in our human nature. He most likely does not believe in original sin either. My humor is basically parody. I wish I could be witty, but it is beyond me, as it is beyond 99% of mankind. That is why it should never be attempted by anyone other than an Oscar Wilde type. In any event, wit is wasted on these newsgroups. Mr. Ed Dolan is in the Federal Witless Protection Program. I got it, but no one else will. -- Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota aka Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota |
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"Tºm Shermªn °_°" " wrote in message
... On 6/24/2011 11:20 AM, Phil W Lee wrote: [...] Mr. Ed Dolan is either insane or trolling here. The two are not mutually exclusive, as his posting history clearly demonstrates. +1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 ,000,000,000,000.0 Mr. Tom Sherman does nothing but troll and is basically a conspiracy nut (a form of insanity). His slight veneer of intellectualism may fool the rest of you, but it does not fool Ed Dolan the Great. He is a gnat and I am the 800 pound gorilla in the room! -- Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota aka Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota |
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OT - Failure of Society
On 6/25/2011 4:21 AM, Edward Dolan wrote:
"T�m Sherm�n " wrote in message ... On 6/24/2011 5:07 PM, Edward Dolan wrote: "Phil W wrote in message ... T?m Sherm?n " considered [...] Mr. Ed Dolan is either insane or trolling here. The two are not mutually exclusive, as his posting history clearly demonstrates. Mr. Tom Sherman is a conspiracy nut. He falls for everything that even hints of it. The truly deluded are those who buy the mainstream narrative, despite the history of almost universal lying by higher level politicians and political appointees, and propagandizing by the corporate owned press. You are describing the mainstream liberal mass media of course, something I never pay the slightest attention to except to deride it. Mr. Ed Dolan is either an fool or a troll. "American Exceptionalism" and "Shining City on a Hill" my arse. Reagan was a naive bumpkin in many ways. What the hell do you expect of anyone from Hollywood? These myths pre-date Reagan. He seems not to recognize the inherent flaws in our human nature. He most likely does not believe in original sin either. My humor is basically parody. I wish I could be witty, but it is beyond me, as it is beyond 99% of mankind. That is why it should never be attempted by anyone other than an Oscar Wilde type. In any event, wit is wasted on these newsgroups. Mr. Ed Dolan is in the Federal Witless Protection Program. I got it, but no one else will. That is because you are in the program. -- Tºm Shermªn - 42.435731,-83.985007 I am a vehicular cyclist. |
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