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Quote by: xyzer  Matt , if spelling is important why not put a spell check feature on the site? Is there such a thing for grammar too? 
Techno, you make a point? The political discourse in this country and elsewhere, is fraught with "glittering" generalities!
What is the American Dream? Doesn't it mean different things to different people?
Affordable Healthcare? Affordable to whom? Bill Gates?
Whats this American Dream? Pushing a borrowed grocery cart with all your belongings on it under a bridge in a rainstorm?
How does one define winning the war on terror? Or even what is a win in Iraq? Does it occur when no Iraqi complains or they are all dead?
You are right, most of the public discourse in this country(and elsewhere) around election time is pure crap! Obama and his 'change' mantra included.? |
That is why I posted this topic. What is a change that can take us into some future idealology? How can anyone do that without a crystal ball, it is silly, and then they gripe that a canidate will change things to take us back to the past to some system that already has failed (in their opinion).
1. "Building a bridge to tomorrow" is another popular slogan. Why do we need a bridge? Is something under the bridge that we don't know about? But somehow those anologies sound inspirational.
2. "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country". Okay, let's call the President up on the phone and ask him for a job so we can help out. Ha. What kind of nonsense is that?
But the conservatives are no different with their little "sayings" and generalities.
3. They talk about the "Nanny Government". Originally a Nanny was a black slave girl who would nurse and care for an infant so that the rich white lady can keep her breasts and fingernails looking nice. Land of milk and honey - the Nanny should be given more respect.
I could use change if I could use the change to buy some gasoline.
4. "standing up to the speical interest groups". Everyone has the consitutional right to petitition the government, that is what a lobby is doing. Big oil and tobacco and firearms are not the only lobby groups in Washington DC. They have lobby groups for wildlife protection, animal rights, the rights of working class, the rights for women, the Vet lobby, the lobby for school teachers. All kinds of lobby groups representing speical groups who have speical interests in how the government directs it's polices and relative to bills and laws being made.
By the way it is possible to open up another Google webpage next to the Volconvo one and use the google page to check the spelling of a word - if you have doubts about it's spelling. Which can be done fairly quick like. I just basically goofed in spelling Iraq. That is one of those words I always seem to get wrong for some reason and in the rush of posting something it did not ocur to me to proof read that word, which I write more as a habit then for any other reason. I do the same thing when driving somewhere, if I am in the habit of going to certain place everyday I might turn on that street by following a habit instead of paying attention and going to another intended target near by that location. Habits are hard to break. (well, for me anyway, because I deligate too much responsibilty to habits as a guiding factor). All one must do is type in a word on Google search and if it is wrong the engine will say "did you mean Iraq"? None the less, I often type G instead of Q.
You can goute me on that.
Naborhood sounds a like like neighborhood.
6. "Freedom is not free". What a stupid contradiction that one is. Does this mean if I pay more Democratic taxes I will get more freedom? Does this mean if I march off into harms way I will be rewarded with a "heavenly America"? (sounds like a terrorist motto also). Where do they come up with that stuff anyway? No such thing as "freedom" and freedom fighters only want to become dictators.
Now if I wanted a spelling teacher I would hire one, and they wourd serve me with respect because they work for me. But I would never elect a teacher to be my authority figure. Or to abuse the role of teaching to become a big bad bully. And so "excuse me" from mandatory educational conformity. It's not my bag. I will spell MY words any dame way I please. I seek no "spelling bee lobby donations from that special interest group". Yo ho.