Exhibit A of our decline is obviously highways and bridges, and it speaks volumes that we went to the moon 50 years ago just to prove we could and then never went back. As a nation we just aren't capable of playing a long game; thats the main reason we're in the process of being replaced at the top of the heap by China.
Was all that money spent on going to the moon really worth it just for Tang?
I know that was tongue in cheek but the Moon mission had a lot of benefits (and NASA even more):
Digital Flight Controls
Food Safety
Space Blankets
Quake-Proofing
Rechargeable Hearing Aids
HoundiError, your kissing China's feet is noted.
Being wrong about a topic is called post partisanism - kalm
If I am reading this thread correctly, '88 and in lesser parts AZ are for reason and kalm is for the feels.
“The best of all things is to learn. Money can be lost or stolen, health and strength may fail, but what you have committed to your mind is yours forever.” – Louis L’Amour
“Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And, weak men create hard times.” - G. Michael Hopf
"I am neither especially clever nor especially gifted. I am only very, very curious.” – Albert Einstein
Winterborn wrote: ↑Mon Mar 29, 2021 11:09 am
If I am reading this thread correctly, '88 and in lesser parts AZ are for reason and kalm is for the feels.
Lesser parts? I’m all about reason.
"Ah fuck. You are right." KYJelly, 11/6/12
"The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam." Barack Obama, 9/25/12
Winterborn wrote: ↑Mon Mar 29, 2021 11:09 am
If I am reading this thread correctly, '88 and in lesser parts AZ are for reason and kalm is for the feels.
Lesser parts? I’m all about reason.
My skimming of the posts more than likely missed some of the nuances of your posts.
“The best of all things is to learn. Money can be lost or stolen, health and strength may fail, but what you have committed to your mind is yours forever.” – Louis L’Amour
“Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And, weak men create hard times.” - G. Michael Hopf
"I am neither especially clever nor especially gifted. I am only very, very curious.” – Albert Einstein
My skimming of the posts more than likely missed some of the nuances of your posts.
Whatever...pigeon murderer!
I divide animals into two categories: Food and bait. Pigeons fall into both.
“The best of all things is to learn. Money can be lost or stolen, health and strength may fail, but what you have committed to your mind is yours forever.” – Louis L’Amour
“Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And, weak men create hard times.” - G. Michael Hopf
"I am neither especially clever nor especially gifted. I am only very, very curious.” – Albert Einstein
My skimming of the posts more than likely missed some of the nuances of your posts.
Well, you KNOW klammy missed them...
His skimming is almost as bad as mine.
“The best of all things is to learn. Money can be lost or stolen, health and strength may fail, but what you have committed to your mind is yours forever.” – Louis L’Amour
“Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And, weak men create hard times.” - G. Michael Hopf
"I am neither especially clever nor especially gifted. I am only very, very curious.” – Albert Einstein
I know that was tongue in cheek but the Moon mission had a lot of benefits (and NASA even more):
Digital Flight Controls
Food Safety
Space Blankets
Quake-Proofing
Rechargeable Hearing Aids
HoundiError, your kissing China's feet is noted.
Yes, it was tongue in cheek, to a guy who lauds a country who’s greatest achievement has been stealing and copying AMERICA’s great achievements.
talk about the feels...
I didn't laud anybody; being fact based, unlike yourself, I pointed out the fact that one empire is in decline and another empire is rising to replace it. Same old story...
The best way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of opinion but allow very lively debate within that spectrum - Noam Chomsky
Yes, it was tongue in cheek, to a guy who lauds a country who’s greatest achievement has been stealing and copying AMERICA’s great achievements.
talk about the feels...
I didn't laud anybody; being fact based, unlike yourself, I pointed out the fact that one empire is in decline and another empire is rising to replace it. Same old story...
You're correct. Under the current administration and house/senate leadership we are most definitely in decline.
"Ah fuck. You are right." KYJelly, 11/6/12
"The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam." Barack Obama, 9/25/12
I didn't laud anybody; being fact based, unlike yourself, I pointed out the fact that one empire is in decline and another empire is rising to replace it. Same old story...
You're correct. Under the current administration and house/senate leadership we are most definitely in decline.
Thank you for reinforcing my statement about short-term thinking in America with an example.
The best way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of opinion but allow very lively debate within that spectrum - Noam Chomsky
Thank you for reinforcing my statement about short-term thinking in America with an example.
Not short term. That's just when the decline started. We were on an upward trajectory the four years prior to that.
You are young, grasshopper; the decline started in about 1973....
The best way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of opinion but allow very lively debate within that spectrum - Noam Chomsky
houndawg wrote: ↑Wed Mar 31, 2021 11:00 am
Thank you for reinforcing my statement about short-term thinking in America with an example.
Not short term. That's just when the decline started. We were on an upward trajectory the four years prior to that.
HoundiError doesn't know if his so-called decline is real or if the situation is like it was in the 80's when people thought Japan was going to surpass us.
Trump did some good things and bad things and bringing to China's tactics and intentions to the forefront was a huge positive. I was worried that Biden was going back to the old head in the sand, appeasement strategy with the Blinken appointment but I've been pleasantly surprised so far. Hopefully, that continues.
Being wrong about a topic is called post partisanism - kalm
Thank you for reinforcing my statement about short-term thinking in America with an example.
Not short term. That's just when the decline started. We were on an upward trajectory the four years prior to that.
Four years is short term, at least it is if you're the Chinese government, thank you for the additional example
The best way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of opinion but allow very lively debate within that spectrum - Noam Chomsky
Not short term. That's just when the decline started. We were on an upward trajectory the four years prior to that.
Four years is short term, at least it is if you're the Chinese government, thank you for the additional example
It's not any sort of example. It's just fact. The 8 years prior to that we were in decline. The 8 years prior to that we were on an upward trajectory. The 8 years prior to that we were in decline. The 12 years prior to that we were in an upward trajectory.
"Ah fuck. You are right." KYJelly, 11/6/12
"The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam." Barack Obama, 9/25/12
AZGrizFan wrote: ↑Wed Mar 31, 2021 11:04 am
Not short term. That's just when the decline started. We were on an upward trajectory the four years prior to that.
HoundiError doesn't know if his so-called decline is real or if the situation is like it was in the 80's when people thought Japan was going to surpass us.
Trump did some good things and bad things and bringing to China's tactics and intentions to the forefront was a huge positive. I was worried that Biden was going back to the old head in the sand, appeasement strategy with the Blinken appointment but I've been pleasantly surprised so far. Hopefully, that continues.
The Biden Admin is also entrenching the Trump tariffs
which means we’ll stop hearing how bad tariffs are for a while on here, as well as at MSNBC
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UNI88 wrote:
HoundiError doesn't know if his so-called decline is real or if the situation is like it was in the 80's when people thought Japan was going to surpass us.
Trump did some good things and bad things and bringing to China's tactics and intentions to the forefront was a huge positive. I was worried that Biden was going back to the old head in the sand, appeasement strategy with the Blinken appointment but I've been pleasantly surprised so far. Hopefully, that continues.
The Biden Admin is also entrenching the Trump tariffs
which means we’ll stop hearing how bad tariffs are for a while on here, as well as at MSNBC
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Exactly.
"Ah fuck. You are right." KYJelly, 11/6/12
"The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam." Barack Obama, 9/25/12