[Osborn F Enready]

Zeebadee said:
So it's an epiphany to Osborn that the world economic picture has changed since the 80s and 90s??

I say:
No, actually Zee I was noticing how if you stepped outside the media box, and looked at things from a different angle, you notice things you may not have noticed otherwise. I was bringing out to debate, what I considered an intresting perspective on what "actually happened" with the economy, since we can now look back at large periods at our leisure, and compare what "actually happened" to the story the media was being fed by the political machine, and in turn feeding to the viewers.

Zeebadee said:
One has to wonder what rock Osborn has been living under to just now notice the changes that have been ongoing, constant, and driven by both major U. S. political parties with the common goal of an economic system that encompasses ALL nations, big, small and in between.

I say:
Yea, well the rock is called life. It is called having a job where you work too much, and make too little. A job that sucks up the overwhelming majority of your waking hours, and leaves little time for idle intrest seeking, let alone following along with the ACTUAL news, which is much harder to get than tuning in the boob tube to your favorite propaganda network. It's called normalcy now, to have no time to enjoy lifes simple pleasures such as watching, helping and teaching a child as they grow up. This is in what we call an "Advanced Society", where life is supposed to be made easier through the use of technology. Once the economy forced me to have some idle time, I obliged, and used that time by educating myself about the world around me, and how it affects me, and I affect it. It is impossible to do this without noticing how my own government has become one of the biggest liars I believe I have ever encountered.

Zeebadee said:
GATT, NAFTA, AUSFTA, the WTO, MAI, out-sourcing of jobs, mass employment of "undocumented" aliens, and inumerable other economic "adjustments" have so far totally escaped Osborn's scrutiny?

I say:
That is your assumption, because you have never "noticed" me posting about any of them. I made a subtle, in passing, vocal observation which Milton decided to share in the form of a thread on Volconvo, and now you want to attack me personally about my education (which you know nothing about, other than the little I have shared in this forum.) because I didn't happen to attach every possible angle that could remotely affect the situation in my statement? Sounds like you either had really, REALLY high expectations of me, or you have some type of personal grudge against me. Either way, your opinion of me is rather irrelevant to me.

I would say if you would like to solicit my opinion on something, please do. I will give you an educated opinion, or an off the cuff opinion, whichever you prefer.

Zeebadee said:
The real epiphany is that any post by Osborn is now subject to increased scrutiny and skepticism based on his inability to demonstrate any degree of knowledge of current economic events, international treaties, and demographic changes.

I say:
WOW, you surmised all that from reading a post, I didn't even type? You are pretty impressive! Do you have a 1-900 number like Ms. Clio? Do you have your own psychic hotline? To think you could make that statement now clearly lets me understand why I found it so pointless to use logic with you in other debate threads. Thanks for clearing that up.

ZeebaDee said:
A huge loss of face here.

I say:
ROFLMAO... as if I care. If certain people are so pretentious that casual generalized observations throw them into a tizzy, I would hate to see them watch an episode of Seinfeld. They would probably resemble the Tasmanian Devil cartoon character.