On 12/3/17 12:26 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 12/3/2017 12:23 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:

As I await the kickoff of the Patriots - Bills game today it has been
fun channel surfing the various Sunday talk shows to get the latest
spin on current events.

Go to MSNBC and see Joy Reid and her progressive liberal guests
risking apoplexy as they continue to rant and rave about "Russia,
Russia, Russia" and other anti-Trump, anti-Republican issues.
Somebody is going to end up blowing a fuse pretty soon, especially
with the new topic of Trump's success in getting the tax bill passed
through the Senate.

Oh, yes, FoxNews is also demonstrating their bias.Â* But it's different.
The discussions are upbeat, optimistic and forward thinking.

I much prefer the latter.



Forgot to mention:

It's interesting but not surprising that the talking points by every
guest and host on MSNBC are virtually identical, almost word for word,
the same comments made here by our resident chief progressive liberal
... Harry.


What a time to be alive...with Trump, it's like the collapse of Rome,
but with wi-fi.

On Sun, 3 Dec 2017 12:50:12 -0500, Keyser Soze wrote:

What a time to be alive...with Trump, it's like the collapse of Rome,
but with wi-fi.
Bear in mind the collapse of Rome took a century or two so if you are
right, Trump is just one in a line of failed "emperors". I do think we
are in a 40 year decline but killing one more Caesar is only going to
make it worse.
BTW which one was Trump?
Nixon was Julius.
Clinton was Caligula he just didn't succumb to his wounds.
I imagine you think Trump is Nero.

On 12/3/2017 12:50 PM, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 12/3/17 12:26 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 12/3/2017 12:23 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:

As I await the kickoff of the Patriots - Bills game today it has been
fun channel surfing the various Sunday talk shows to get the latest
spin on current events.

Go to MSNBC and see Joy Reid and her progressive liberal guests
risking apoplexy as they continue to rant and rave about "Russia,
Russia, Russia" and other anti-Trump, anti-Republican issues.
Somebody is going to end up blowing a fuse pretty soon, especially
with the new topic of Trump's success in getting the tax bill passed
through the Senate.

Oh, yes, FoxNews is also demonstrating their bias.Â* But it's different.
The discussions are upbeat, optimistic and forward thinking.

I much prefer the latter.



Forgot to mention:

It's interesting but not surprising that the talking points by every
guest and host on MSNBC are virtually identical, almost word for word,
the same comments made here by our resident chief progressive liberal
... Harry.


What a time to be alive...with Trump, it's like the collapse of Rome,
but with wi-fi.


Guess what? "Rome" is not collapsing. It's getting healthier and
stronger.

On Sun, 3 Dec 2017 16:11:07 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

Guess what? "Rome" is not collapsing. It's getting healthier and
stronger.
That was Constantine 1, right?

wrote:
On Sun, 3 Dec 2017 16:11:07 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

Guess what? "Rome" is not collapsing. It's getting healthier and
stronger.
That was Constantine 1, right?



You can not know. You did not get a Liberal arts degree.

On Mon, 4 Dec 2017 02:10:15 -0000 (UTC), Bill
wrote:

wrote:
On Sun, 3 Dec 2017 16:11:07 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

Guess what? "Rome" is not collapsing. It's getting healthier and
stronger.
That was Constantine 1, right?



You can not know. You did not get a Liberal arts degree.

Roman history was a high school thing but they do have these things
called books. You don't need a college ID or anything to read them.
These days they are online.

Actually Constantine was a thought provoking reference. He was emperor
at a time when Rome's finances were in the crapper. They were
monetizing their debts using bronze money with no real fiscal basis.
Their famous infrastructure was fraying around the edges. They were in
the midst of a political divide that split the empire. He had is own
Persian misadventure (AKA Iran) and the government was taken over by
Christians.

I thought Harry might get it ;-)

On 12/3/17 10:48 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 4 Dec 2017 02:10:15 -0000 (UTC), Bill
wrote:

wrote:
On Sun, 3 Dec 2017 16:11:07 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

Guess what? "Rome" is not collapsing. It's getting healthier and
stronger.
That was Constantine 1, right?



You can not know. You did not get a Liberal arts degree.

Roman history was a high school thing but they do have these things
called books. You don't need a college ID or anything to read them.
These days they are online.

Actually Constantine was a thought provoking reference. He was emperor
at a time when Rome's finances were in the crapper. They were
monetizing their debts using bronze money with no real fiscal basis.
Their famous infrastructure was fraying around the edges. They were in
the midst of a political divide that split the empire. He had is own
Persian misadventure (AKA Iran) and the government was taken over by
Christians.

I thought Harry might get it ;-)


My reference was not to Constantine the Great.

On Mon, 4 Dec 2017 09:34:51 -0500, Keyser Soze wrote:

On 12/3/17 10:48 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 4 Dec 2017 02:10:15 -0000 (UTC), Bill
wrote:

wrote:
On Sun, 3 Dec 2017 16:11:07 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

Guess what? "Rome" is not collapsing. It's getting healthier and
stronger.
That was Constantine 1, right?



You can not know. You did not get a Liberal arts degree.

Roman history was a high school thing but they do have these things
called books. You don't need a college ID or anything to read them.
These days they are online.

Actually Constantine was a thought provoking reference. He was emperor
at a time when Rome's finances were in the crapper. They were
monetizing their debts using bronze money with no real fiscal basis.
Their famous infrastructure was fraying around the edges. They were in
the midst of a political divide that split the empire. He had is own
Persian misadventure (AKA Iran) and the government was taken over by
Christians.

I thought Harry might get it ;-)


My reference was not to Constantine the Great.

Damn, I try to throw you a bone and you bite my hand off.

wrote:
On Mon, 4 Dec 2017 02:10:15 -0000 (UTC), Bill
wrote:

wrote:
On Sun, 3 Dec 2017 16:11:07 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

Guess what? "Rome" is not collapsing. It's getting healthier and
stronger.
That was Constantine 1, right?



You can not know. You did not get a Liberal arts degree.

Roman history was a high school thing but they do have these things
called books. You don't need a college ID or anything to read them.
These days they are online.

Actually Constantine was a thought provoking reference. He was emperor
at a time when Rome's finances were in the crapper. They were
monetizing their debts using bronze money with no real fiscal basis.
Their famous infrastructure was fraying around the edges. They were in
the midst of a political divide that split the empire. He had is own
Persian misadventure (AKA Iran) and the government was taken over by
Christians.

I thought Harry might get it ;-)


But, but, but according to at least one poster, you can not know anything
without a Liberal Arts degree except for trade school skills.

On 12/4/17 2:05 PM, Bill wrote:
wrote:
On Mon, 4 Dec 2017 02:10:15 -0000 (UTC), Bill
wrote:

wrote:
On Sun, 3 Dec 2017 16:11:07 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

Guess what? "Rome" is not collapsing. It's getting healthier and
stronger.
That was Constantine 1, right?



You can not know. You did not get a Liberal arts degree.

Roman history was a high school thing but they do have these things
called books. You don't need a college ID or anything to read them.
These days they are online.

Actually Constantine was a thought provoking reference. He was emperor
at a time when Rome's finances were in the crapper. They were
monetizing their debts using bronze money with no real fiscal basis.
Their famous infrastructure was fraying around the edges. They were in
the midst of a political divide that split the empire. He had is own
Persian misadventure (AKA Iran) and the government was taken over by
Christians.

I thought Harry might get it ;-)


But, but, but according to at least one poster, you can not know anything
without a Liberal Arts degree except for trade school skills.


I don't think that is the case, but...it seems true enough for you.