Quote from: supsalemgr on November 10, 2017, 01:03:06 PM
Reminds of a neighbor I had in MS in the early 70's. He struggled to get through Auburn and his wife was a straight A student at Alabama. Having some beverages one night he said, "It is not hard to graduate with an A average. It is hard work to graduate with a D+ average." That has stuck with me for all these years.

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Supe, reflect a moment while considering these:
* Homer, a self-educated blind man detailed the history of Greece and Troy.
* As astonishing as the Sistine Chapel Ceiling is, how did Michelangelo support himself on his
back, more than 80 feet above the floor, for months, in order paint these massive tapestries.
* Mozart composed a full scale opera at 4 years of age.
And none of them had college degrees, the poor things.
And we're the greatest???

We destroyed communism before the Millennials were ever born. All they ever learned about it was a romanticized version from failed Leftards. Even today when they speak of successful European socialism, they ignored the particular conditions that at first allowed it to flourish and the current problems it has. One last thing, is that the US is importing too many immigrants from failed Islamic, Latin American and Socialist states, and not enough immigrants from the former - or even the current - Soviet block.

Quote from: mdgiles on November 12, 2017, 12:30:09 PM
We destroyed communism before the Millennials were ever born. All they ever learned about it was a romanticized version from failed Leftards. Even today when they speak of successful European socialism, they ignored the particular conditions that at first allowed it to flourish and the current problems it has. One last thing, is that the US is importing too many immigrants from failed Islamic, Latin American and Socialist states, and not enough immigrants from the former - or even the current - Soviet block.

Couldn't agree more.

Quote from: mdgiles on November 12, 2017, 12:30:09 PM
We destroyed communism before the Millennials were ever born. All they ever learned about it was a romanticized version from failed Leftards. Even today when they speak of successful European socialism, they ignored the particular conditions that at first allowed it to flourish and the current problems it has. One last thing, is that the US is importing too many immigrants from failed Islamic, Latin American and Socialist states, and not enough immigrants from the former - or even the current - Soviet block.

Well said. One only has to visit countries from the former Soviet block to understand those folks are well aligned with our desired values as written by our founders.