Quote from alfonso:
Oh God, is this the much lauded darkhorse I keep hearing about?
Says a lot about [the lunacy of] this board.
LOL "much lauded?"
thanks, haven't heard that one
Quote from alfonso:
Bahaha. This makes me want to puke.
"Self-congratulatory", "anointed". Hmm, sounds like someone's simply letting Tommy Sowell speak for them. Needless to say, given that Tommy misses the mark by a country mile (but like most Cons, you do get a chuckle reading him), that can only be a sign that anyone who does so has little to no idea about the issues of which he speaks.
They envy us, they're jealous, blah blah. Yawn. Try getting a clue. It really helps.
Oh well, there will always be idiots. In any case, given the massive influx of immigrants your country can expect over the coming years, and the population growth rate differential between current minorities and whites, all signs point to a big Democrat majority in the future. What a relief.
You want to puke, how intelligent.
Very good, you remembered a book title. But in actuality the term 'anointed' has been applied to high minded liberals a good ways further back than Thomas Sowell. It took root in ancient Greece, with Plato's political theory of philosopher kings. Thus the idea of intellectual royalty is roughly sixteen hundred- sorry, meant to say twenty-four hundred- years older than Tommy Sowell's book. As for the phrase 'self-congratulatory,' I didn't realize he had registered a trademark on it.
As for Sowell 'missing the mark by a country mile,' that's about as meaningful as your first statement referring to puke. One thing that makes me laugh about you guys is that you still haven't realized that rancor has no value, except perhaps as comic relief- and your bitterness has apparently overwhelmed your sense of humor, so that application can be scratched as well. Saying something derogatory about a person or an idea without backing it up with a logical argument- without even
attempting to back it up- merely highlights the fact that you lack real substance and you're more interested in arousing anger. Sorry, not interested.
If you want to disagree that America is admired, envied and emulated, feel free. You can also disagree over whether Michael Jordan was a great basketball player, or whether capitalism is superior to communism, or whether the sky is blue or the grass is green.
I'll take your advice on getting a clue- do they have them at Home Depot or Target, do you know? I'll try to swing by there this afternoon on my way to the driving range.
You're right, there 'will always be idiots'. Just as there will always be bitter, angry people who think insult somehow counts as argument. Just for clarification, is there anyone specific you are referring to with that statement?
As far as your implied direct link between minorities and democrats, I have bad news. The connection is breaking, if not already broken. Democrats have taken african americans for granted for decades, and haven't given them jack to show for it. As african americans make further strides, they are going to move further away from supporting a morally bankrupt welfare state model and become more and more disgusted with the entitlement mentality. Eventually they will look back on it with horror. Their leadership is changing- you can stick a fork in hacks like Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton, because they're done. More importantly, minority parents are the strongest supporters of school choice in the country, mainly because they have the most to gain from it. Guess who is directly opposed to school choice? Democrats, who are forced to rail against it for fear of losing the unions (another dying force that is shrinking by the day). Black politicians have been fond of making allusions to the slave in the master's house- but now they are beginning to see the 'master' is the union dominated liberal establishment. As for asians- heck, asians already have a higher per capita income and education level than whites. Zero interest in income redistribution there. They came to the USA to get rich. And hey, let's not forget hispanics. They may have already overtaken blacks as the largest minority if I'm not mistaken. Hispanic culture is largely catholic, pro-life, pro-work ethic and pro-family. They don't trust republicans blindly but they don't trust democrats either. The jury is still out- and the democrats have little to offer there.
(By the way, just for the record I'm registered as an independent.)
I don't blame you for being bitter alfonso- your vision of the world just ain't working out. Too bad puking won't help. Just like water, character seeks its own level- as you obligingly demonstrate with your invective. Fools have no respect for wisdom and temperance. So please forgive me if I do not respect you, o wise one- I'm on my way to pick up a clue now.
