I welcome the gloomier predictions --

It is historical Fact that Muricans are so perpetually self-absorbed in trivialities, that only a Huge SHOCK !!! can get noses out of fluff-Tee Vee ... longer than to take a pee and fill up the Nacho bowl.

(I said, 'predictions', I welcome -- nobody in right mind would welcome the actuality.)
But unless there are enough and compelling-enough DOOM-scenarios noised about, Reported! about and actually chewed over:
We Will get the Actuality, IMhO.

(meta-predictionÂ?)

Fortunately too, the effect of the Unexpected-sort of Shocks-in-series -- can also galvanize a rare earth-wide spirit of cooperation
(unless someone as inept as a Shrub were in full-charge of a pivotal (ex-??) Power, in '09.)

Me.. I go for the Improbable -- as the few reliable (!?) Numbers are too depressingly inexorable.

Luck to us all.
Secret Sevice: no snoozing on the job. Wackos R'US

Its all about the "It doesn't affect me, why should I care?" blase attitude. We have to be on the Brink of devastation to make changes.

IOW, we'd have to be facing *CERTAIN* extinction to change for the better. To stop pillaging to stop raping to stop back stabbing...

We would have to be facing absolutely overwhelming proof everywhere of our downfall (happening in our backyard type of thing) for people to "get it".

We know that [ most | some | a few ] human individuals are smart, but as [ groups | mobs | packs | gaggles ] humans are DUMB and react horribly as they can't be held accountable, or so they think when acting in "concert". The mentality is all over, corporate greed, the "They got theirs, I am too" stuff. The Government "Only protecting the nation" excuses. Many other examples are available and prove to the most part, humanity is doomed, until its too late... because then most will just say "Ah feck it, lets toke it up on the way out! Now, where was fifth of 35yr Scotch?"

Blah blah blah.

Post #301,660 by Ashton 12/29/08 5:38:20 PM Reply	I welcome the gloomier predictions -- It is historical Fact that Muricans are so perpetually self-absorbed in trivialities, that only a Huge *SHOCK !!!* can get noses out of fluff-Tee Vee ... longer than to take a pee and fill up the Nacho bowl. (I said, 'predictions', I welcome -- nobody in right mind would welcome the actuality.) But unless there are enough and compelling-enough DOOM-scenarios noised about, Reported! about and actually chewed over: We Will get the Actuality, IMhO. (meta-predictionÂ?) Fortunately too, the effect of the Unexpected-sort of Shocks-in-series -- can also galvanize a rare earth-wide spirit of cooperation (unless someone as inept as a Shrub were in full-charge of a pivotal (ex-??) Power, in '09.) Me.. I go for the Improbable -- as the few reliable (!?) Numbers are too depressingly inexorable. Luck to us all. Secret Sevice: no snoozing on the job. Wackos R'US
Post #301,681 by boxley 12/30/08 11:09:20 AM Reply	geeze, can you at least wait until after 2010 superbowl?
Post #301,735 by folkert 12/31/08 8:14:21 PM Reply	Not JUST Muricans... Its all about the "It doesn't affect me, why should I care?" blase attitude. We have to be on the Brink of devastation to make changes. IOW, we'd have to be facing CERTAIN extinction to change for the better. To stop pillaging to stop raping to stop back stabbing... We would have to be facing absolutely overwhelming proof everywhere of our downfall (happening in our backyard type of thing) for people to "get it". We know that [ most \| some \| a few ] human individuals are smart, but as [ groups \| mobs \| packs \| gaggles ] humans are DUMB and react horribly as they can't be held accountable, or so they think when acting in "concert". The mentality is all over, corporate greed, the "They got theirs, I am too" stuff. The Government "Only protecting the nation" excuses. Many other examples are available and prove to the most part, humanity is doomed, until its too late... because then most will just say "Ah feck it, lets toke it up on the way out! Now, where was fifth of 35yr Scotch?" Blah blah blah.

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