tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2641857271501346967.post1887352130814580735..comments2023-09-30T08:20:02.492-05:00Comments on Spatula: 911 -- We Have ForgottenSpatulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11854980811662099891noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2641857271501346967.post-38038023484013614902008-09-24T18:29:00.000-05:002008-09-24T18:29:00.000-05:00Anybody who takes the initiative to educate himsel...Anybody who takes the initiative to educate himself or herself is, in my opinion, amazingly intelligent.Spatulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11854980811662099891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2641857271501346967.post-86674030999343889192008-09-24T15:11:00.000-05:002008-09-24T15:11:00.000-05:00Your comments about journalists are very interesti...Your comments about journalists are very interesting but I don't place the blame there. The blame is with the American people who are too lazy to investigate issues and thereby allow the media to do their thinking and deciding for them. I have to admit that in my younger years, I just didn't care because I believed that nothing I did at the polling place mattered. I am still a drop in a pond but with e-mail, internet blogs and chatrooms, I am making a tiny e-splash to help keep my friends informed. By the way, I decided to buy some American government books this year because I ignored my civics/social studies/government instructors through primary, secondary, and college education. I'm a dope but at least I've woken up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2641857271501346967.post-66882722252855775312008-09-19T20:22:00.000-05:002008-09-19T20:22:00.000-05:00I couldn't agree more. It is sad that we have forg...I couldn't agree more. It is sad that we have forgotten and that we base our political decisions more on the preoccupations of the moment than on an awareness of the past or a concern for the future. On the other hand, I suspect that this foreshortened vision is a problem endemic in liberal democracies, as evidence for which I evince the current demographic crisis in Western Europe. The lack of babies in Western Europe is nothing but momentary self-gratification with suicidal long-term effects. The same is true of our problems with national debt in this country, with social security, and the growing weight of entitlement programs.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your blog: it helps us to remember what is truly important.<BR/><BR/>--StephenThis Meridian Heathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04974990964225622620noreply@blogger.com