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Subject:	Re: The U.S. Economy: The Thousand Yard Stare Through the Years
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date:	Wed, 23 Apr 2003 19:20:27 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Thomas Stangl writes: > BTW, while I agree that the US may be going to hell in a handbasket, I guess > I don't think it is quite as Planned as you think it is (me, I think that > once Bush is out of office, we might be able to pass off his term (note no > plural, hopefully) as a bump in the road, something to watch for in the > future, to avoid his many mistakes). How could anti-american agendas like the Patriot Acts I & II be anything but premeditated? I mean, really -- even McCarthyism was a planned thing -- it stank to high heaven but it was someone's specific agenda. Just like the Inquisition and the Salem witch trials. Some idiot comes up with the idea and then the sheep follow until they discover the noose fits just as easily around their collective neck also. But I tend to agree that having the Bush-ites out might improve things considerably. > I will say this, however - your tone leaves me, and others I've spoken with, > with a tendency to take your posts with a Block of Salt (a Grain is far too > small in this case). When your posts consistently show scorn for anyone BUT > you, it's very easy to ignore anything you say. Well gee, if we all felt like this nobody would read your posts either Tom! =) Just stirring things up in a good way, I hope. I guess I always imagine my reader is a "John Neal," so I try to word things accordingly. -- Hop-Frog

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		Re: The U.S. Economy: The Thousand Yard Stare Through the Years
(...) Ah, but my scorn is targetted to a few specific people, not the whole population ;-) (...) No worries, really. As I'm sure you've seen me post before, I'd be much more fearful of President John Neal than President Frog ;-) -- Tom Stangl (...) (21 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

		Re: The U.S. Economy: The Thousand Yard Stare Through the Years
(...) "Your attention please: is there a "John Neal" in the NG?" You might have to adjust your thinking. I don't know about you, but I work for a living (self-employed), and so if I don't do anything, I don't make any money. I'd like to hang out (...) (21 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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		Re: The U.S. Economy: The Thousand Yard Stare Through the Years
<jump, jump> ;-) Froggy, Others may not have the time to visit all the links you post. You posted decent excerpts this time, but even then, some may visit the first link, read it through, and extrapolate that they don't have enough time to finish (...) (21 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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