My splinter? hahaha!
Oh Please! Maybe I should just copy and paste someone else's opinion and
call it my own. As you do, for example. Your MO seems to consist mainly of
piggy-backing on what others are saying. This is America pal, surely you
can afford your own thoughts. I've read your work too, and no offense, but I
don't think I'll be worrying about your opinion anytime soon.
Ironically, I agreed with many of D'Souza's points. Still, you are saying I
must agree with everything he says, or risk your reprisals? Are you one of
those folks who cannot even be agreed with? Well, such is life (at least, in
America).
Scout


"jlrogers" wrote
I've seen you miss the point before, but this time you missed it while
simultaneously surrounding it with your ass. It must 'ave
slipped 'tween your cheeks and tickled your splinter.


"Scout" wrote in message
...
I've heard Dinesh D'Souza speak, and I like most of what he says.
However,
when he speaks of plumbers and waiters and other such workers, and is in
awe
that they have some cash and some rights, he also needs to know that it
was
plumbers and waiters construction workers who fought, suffered, and
often
died to make America what it is today.

We now live in a country where construction workers regularly pay $4
for a
nonfat latte
where maids drive nice cars, and where plumbers take their families on
vacation to Europe.
- Which is how it should be.

"I really want to live in a country where the poor people are fat."
- this is true

no country has created a better ladder than America for people to
ascend
from modest circumstances to success.
- this is true

Work and trade are respectable in America
- They deserve respect, but America still looks down on the
tradespeople,
big mistake. This is not true in some other places, like Germany, where
the
trades are honored. In America, we send our academically failing
students,
behavior problems, malcontents, and social misfits to the Vocational
high
schools to learn a trade. It is only the trade unions who are seeing
through this farce, and they recruit new members not from vocational
high
schools, but from colleges. Trade Union members are told to not send
their
children to vocational high schools. How sad this is that the
educational
systems has *******ized an ancient and proven system of apprenticing.

In the American view, there is nothing vile or degraded about serving
your
customers either as a CEO or as a waiter.
- Unfortunately, neither is likely to get good service. Try dealing with
the
IRS, any insurance agency, any governmental agency, any business with
more
than 50 employees. Good luck.

Indeed America is the only country in the world where we call the
waiter
"sir," as if he were a knight.
- I was a waiter when I was a young college student, so I can't agree
with
this one. People, especially our visiting neighbors from New York,
treated
us like ****. Then they typically stiffed us for a tip. Meanwhile, food
workers make less than minimum wage.


For all his riches, Bill Gates could not approach the typical
American
and say, "Here's a $100 bill. I'll give
it to you if you kiss my feet." Most likely the person would tell
Gates
to go to hell!
- He should visit Times Square, people are doing a lot more than kiss
feet
for a lot less money.

Scout