Interesting quote.

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"It is characteristic of a society in decline that political discourse becomes polarized to extremes previously unimagined, with each side increasingly unable to pose practical, balanced solutions to even the simplest of problems."

Discuss...

NT

[nothumb]

Sorry, let me edit this post so you can understand it.

"Lying filthy morally repugnant debased liberal conservative fascist goat-blowing chickenhawk George Will blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah."

(I had a feeling there would be an eerie silence here...)

NT

[wacki]

I actually responded, but I deleted because I didn't want to be an ass.

Since you are dying for a response, I will tell you my original reply had the words common and sense in it.

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Look at your avatar, fer Chrissakes.

Anyway, you're in the Politics forum, I'm sure it would have been fine. Not like you've got the high standards of OOT to worry about.

NT

[Koller]

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Lying filthy morally repugnant debased liberal conservative fascist goat-blowing chickenhawk George Will blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah.

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Great quote. I totally agree.

Politics forum is full of morons. Conservatist and liberal morons.

This is my last post in the politics forum.

Bye morons!

[wacki]

Good night NoThumb. Btw, what did you expect? That quote is worth saying to your kids, but it isn't deep and meaningful enough to start some intellectual conversation. I think you have been hanging around 5 year olds way too much.

Hey, here is a very similar quote.

"You know your relationship is on the rocks when everything turns into a fight."

Come on NT discuss!

Where did you get that quote?

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Okay, I know, it's pretty simple stuff, I'm thinking start with an obvious maxim that neither rabid, frothing side can dispute. Point out that both would probably be forced to agree that they think US society is deteriorating but that they do not agree on the reasons at all. I think it's an interesting question. Half the people would say deport the liberals to France, the other half would say impeach Bush and storm the gates over at Fox News.

Anyway, the more time I spend around here, the more I empathize with Zeno, which is a little scary. Basically at this point the sun is setting on US supremacy and the majority are asleep at the switch. I'm just hoping that nuclear deterrence and our geographic isolation prevent a major land war on this continent and nobody sneaks any nukes in. Probably hoping for too much though.

NT

[wacki]

Now that is an actual thought worthy of discussing. BTW, I also tend to empathize with Zeno which I also find scary. I will write more later, I need sleep.

Later NT.

[wacki]

Here is a quote for you to think about. I think it has much relevance today as it did when it was originally crafted.

"I fear we have awoken a sleeping giant."

[adios]

Quantitative measure of such a thing would be useful as I find qualitative assessments basically useless for such a thing most of the time.