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"Scout" wrote in message
. ..
I work with a teacher who was a student and on the campus when the shooting
started. I've seen a pic of him hiding behind a Volkswagen during the
attack. Every year he does a seminar on "what it was like."
But of course, these are kids who don't believe the moon landings were
real, or genocide, or WWII for that matter. They think nothing happened
before they were born.
Amazing, really.
Scout

Not really. About 65% of those same kids, when polled, have no idea who
Cheney, Rumsfeld, or Hillary Clinton are, either. The fact that all three
are household words and have been for years notwithstanding, kids today are
too wrapped up in video games and TV shows like Survivor and American Idol
to be concerned with reality, or history. And Jay Leno and Dave Letterman
are their sole source of political and historical information.

Max

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"Scotty" wrote in message
. ..

"Maxprop" wrote in message
k.net...

What freedom...the one that has you looking over your
shoulder when
walking at night...or the one that has you looking
around
when a car
backfires?

I don't do any of those things.
I don't know anybody that does.
Do you do those things.
Perhaps Jon does.

The rest of the world gets a rather distorted,
over-dramatized view of
America's gun issues. Oz must think we lurk in shadows,
holding our defense
weapons in front of our bodies, constantly wary of
attackers. That only
happens in paintball arcades, to the best of my knowledge.

I used to think Ozzy was more intelligent than that.

He's a knee-jerk liberal--believes what he chooses rather than the truth.

Max

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Maxprop wrote:
"Scotty" wrote in message
...

So? I was around when Kent State happened. I'm not afraid
of college campuses.

SV


You should be. The way colleges charge for credit hours these days is
highway robbery. g

Max


That's for sure...Mr Sails pciked up 6 credit hours this past
simmer...at the post grad level....wow....

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OzOne wrote in message ...
On Wed, 01 Nov 2006 03:47:21 GMT, "Maxprop"
scribbled thusly:

The rest of the world gets a rather distorted, over-dramatized view of
America's gun issues. Oz must think we lurk in shadows, holding our
defense
weapons in front of our bodies, constantly wary of attackers. That only
happens in paintball arcades, to the best of my knowledge.

Max


Max, I think you need to come over here and see just how different our
lives are.

I doubt that you would find a single hotel concierge who would tell
you that it wasn't safe to walk anywhere in our city at night..even
our Hyde Park or Botanical Gardens.

I have been asked a number of times as I walked out of US hotels where
I was going and had suggestions about which areas I should not venture
into.

Come over...you will be enlightened

Been there, done that. And several hotel employees gave us caveats as to
where not to venture after dark. Were they lying?

You are correct in that our culture and yours are different in many
respects. I don't have the answers as to why this is the case, but I do
know that violence is an integral part of US society. Movies, TV, and video
games glorify violence and guns. And criminals are often heros in films and
literature. Somehow I tend to believe that most progressive societies
gravitate toward more and more violence with time, and I suspect that the
world, in general, including Australia, will do so as well.

My point is, and always has been, that removing guns is akin to treating the
pain when one has a 6" gash in the flesh. A more intelligent approach is to
treat the underlying injury, and the pain will subsequently subside.
Removing guns here will not stem the violence--only major cultural changes
will accomplish that.

Max

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OzOne wrote in message ...
On Wed, 1 Nov 2006 03:29:10 -0500, "Scout"
scribbled thusly:

Oz,
Come to Atlantic City.

It's on my list!

Why??

Max

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OzOne wrote in message ...
On Wed, 1 Nov 2006 04:56:24 -0500, "Scout"
scribbled thusly:

OzOne wrote in message
. ..
On Wed, 1 Nov 2006 03:29:10 -0500, "Scout"
scribbled thusly:

Oz,
Come to Atlantic City.

It's on my list!

Let me know when you do, I'll be sailing nearby!
Scout


Won't be happening for at least 12 months.
Looks like Whistler and Squaw this winter.

Don't you ski Europe? I've spent a week at different European
resorts/cities the past four years and found the experience superior to our
own resorts in terms of culture, dining, nightlife, and tourism. Our
western resorts have skiing comparable to much of the European resorts, and
generally superior snow over the span of an average winter.

Squaw Valley is rife with history, including the 1960 Olympics. Should be
fun.

Max

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OzOne wrote in message ...
On Wed, 01 Nov 2006 07:19:30 -0500, katy
scribbled thusly:

OzOne wrote:
On Wed, 1 Nov 2006 03:29:10 -0500, "Scout"
scribbled thusly:

Oz,
Come to Atlantic City.


It's on my list!


Oz1...of the 3 twins.

I welcome you to crackerbox palace,We've been expecting you.

Cross it off...it's a dive...

Gotta see it just once..

Have you seen Chicago? Far superior in all respect, except casinos.

Max

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"katy" wrote in message
...
Maxprop wrote:
"Scotty" wrote in message
...

OzOne made stuff up and wrote it down.......

On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 09:20:28 -0500, "Scotty"



scribbled thusly:

at the cost of freedom. Not a good trade IMO.

What freedom...the one that has you looking over your

shoulder when

walking at night...or the one that has you looking around

when a car

backfires?

I don't do any of those things.
I don't know anybody that does.
Do you do those things.
Perhaps Jon does.


The rest of the world gets a rather distorted, over-dramatized view of
America's gun issues. Oz must think we lurk in shadows, holding our
defense weapons in front of our bodies, constantly wary of attackers.
That only happens in paintball arcades, to the best of my knowledge.

Max
They base their opinions of us on what Hollywood presents...

Ya gotta love Hollywood. In films a thug can fire well over 5000 rounds
from a submachine gun before having to reload. And even old six-shooters
carry twenty or thirty rounds.

Hollywood = fantasy.

Max

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"Maxprop" wrote
(deleted it all)


I keep deleting this whole stupid topic. But it keeps coming back. I wish I never started it....
It was supposed to be a joke. That retarded down under guy took it for real. Duh. What's his
problem? Somebody get out the big butterfly net and put him back in the home please....


Cheers,
Ellen

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OzOne wrote in message ...
On Wed, 01 Nov 2006 07:12:51 -0500, katy
scribbled thusly:

They base their opinions of us on what Hollywood presents...

Nope, I base my opinions on my time in the US.

Really?? How many times were you mugged here? Or had your rental car
stolen? Or had a knife held to your throat while you handed over your
wallet?

You watch to much TV and too many movies, Oz.

Max