[Rhodes22-list] Politics: Patriotism

[Bill Effros]

Rummy,

No, actually I'm quite busy, and like you, I work for myself, so I pay 
for all the time spent, unlike some others who seem to spend a lot of 
company and government time promulgating anti-American political 
viewpoints on this list.

If Stan chooses to spend time on this list, that's his business.  
Literally. 

Like Stan, and you, and many others, I am really worried about what is 
happening in this country.  That is what the word "patriotism" 
means--being devoted to your own country--and so we spend our own time 
and money on it.

I have some very fast computers to help me.  I  hope that future 
American generations will be well enough educated so that they will be 
able to use the tools we have developed.  I have my doubts.  People of 
non-European backgrounds have been pulling up the averages in this 
country for years, and now they seem to be moving back to their 
countries of origin.

A lot of the comments on the list center around the concept of killing 
the goose that has been laying golden eggs so that we can get all the 
gold for ourselves, right now.  Badly educated people are repeating 
political slogans that they don't understand, that will harm them 
personally, and will soon hurt our country so badly that we may never be 
able to recover.

I know that you and many others share these concerns.  The methods for 
achieving the goal of improving the United States are debatable, and 
important, but for the most part, people are not talking about that.  
Most people are simply shouting slogans at one another, and describing 
the world in sports metaphors while the rest of the world eats our lunch.

I am very patriotic.  This country has been very good to me, to my 
family, and to most of the people I know.  I feel I have no choice but 
to spend as much time as it takes to leave this country at least as well 
off as it was when I first came here.

Bill Effros




R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:

>You kill me. I think you have to much free time on your hands.
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>Rummy
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