I think the bigger problem is that we live our lives via soundbytes that we hear on TV. We have dumbed ourselves down to the point where a 10 to 60 second piece of information is all we need to form an opinion. If you like FOX news, and you hear somebody say "Obama is a socialist" then you believe it. There's also a big problem, in my opinion, with the overabundance of 24/7 news outlets. I believe that people are dumbed down to the point of not realizing that most, if not all have an agenda, and are being used for propaganda. MSNBC's morning shows tend to favor McCain just like FOX. They all have some kind of agenda, although I find CNN and BBC to be the least partisan. We also tend to let others do the thinking for us. We sit our asses on our couches and let others tell us what's right and wrong. Our own desire to create a convenient lifestyle is part of our downfall. It shows up in our waist bands as well as our knowledge of the world. And, it's no wonder that our kids test scores are low compared to the rest of the world, because entire generations have been raised on soundbytes and distractions. Kids in America who are doing their homework on computers are constantly distracted by text messages, IMs, Facebook, myspace and on and on. And when they aren't doing that, they are watching TV that brings them the world in a face paced edited way. I recently heard a report on NPR in which a worldwide study was done to see if multitasking helps, or hurts kids. Overwhelmingly the conclusion is that it hurts them, because it doesn't allow connections to be made or acquired knowledge to sink in. But kids think they are better and smarter because they can multitask, which is a false idea.
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Gabrielle Obre" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Even if they don't stoke it, they benefit from it. This kind of > behavior happens at all levels. Women/girls do it to one another all > the time through gossip. The first time I recall an example.."Sonya > doesn't wear underwear!" in like third grade. > > A woman in an Asbury bar last week said to me "But Obama is an Arab > and we are fighting Arabs". Another said "Isn't it true he has NEVER > really worked". > > Americans loathe thinking for some reason. Its on both sides. And we > love to think we are separate from others. We also stop being open to > growth and discovery as adults and therefore repeat obvious untruths, > like Obama is a Socialist. Mike still thinks so bless his heart. Its a > problem of consciousness. > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Jack Pitzer" <hinge98@> wrote: > > > > I don't think McCain or Palin have personally fueled the racist > fire, but some of their > > supporters definitely have. I also applaud McCain for confronting > people at his events that > > have suggested that Obama is a Muslim. > > > > To that point, it really disturbs me about how many Americans got > caught up in the > > Muslim rhetoric, and furthermore, it's terrible that in doing so, it > branded the whole > > Muslim religion as bad for those who wish to think so, which is a > horrible thing for our > > citizens to to. I bet a vast majority of these people don't know a > single thing about the > > Muslim religion. > > > > At the same time, there are people attending McCain/Palin events > that are putting out > > racist thoughts. Here's an example...listen to the guy at 23 seconds in; > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRqcfqiXCX0 > > > > And, if you search on youtube for McCain, racism, you'll see lot's > more, and it's disgusting. > > There was a video in which a guy actually looked right at the camera > and called Obama an > > "N" word, but fortunately it was removed from YouTube. I was going > to post it here > > Tommy didn't believe it existed. > > > > But, you don't just have to use the "N" word to stir the racist > fire. Watch that whole video > > above. Watch as what appears to be a nice old lady starts off with > her racist statement. > > This is something that invalidates the concept that "America is the > greatest country on > > earth" > > > > When I was younger, I used to believe that. Then I spent years of my > life living and > > working overseas, only to come home to a country where racism is > alive and well, and that > > includes things said by the Rev. Wright, but, for me, it's easy to > see where his brand of > > racism came from, because his race has been horribly abused right up > into this century, > > and finally we are starting to see that go away, slowly but surely, > and the nomination of > > Obama is proof. > > > > > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Mike Hemeon <tvnetdude2000@> wrote: > > > > > > I like word "Coded". It is a nice term for accusing someone of > being racist. The racist > > crap is wearing thin. No opinion unless it is Obama's opinion. We > will see how long that > > lasts. > > > > > > --- On Sat, 11/1/08, justifiedright <justifiedright@> wrote: > > > > > > From: justifiedright <justifiedright@> > > > Subject: [AsburyPark] Re: I Don't Want to be in That Place! > > > To: AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com > > > Date: Saturday, November 1, 2008, 8:24 AM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com, "sharon_b283" <sharon_b283@ ...> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > JR: > > > > Take one look at McCain-Palin rallies. How many Blacks do you see > > > >in > > > > the audience? One or two? What does that tell you? > > > > > > Sharon Blacks vote 9 to 1 Democrat in Presidential election. That's > > > been the case for years. Has nothing to do with McCain or Palin. > > > > > > >What about the > > > > "coded" language being used against Obama? That he's a muslim, > > > > socialist, consorting with terrorists, when he's always been a > > > > Christian, that sharing the wealth with the poor instead of the > > > rich, > > > > makes him a socialist and that he sat on a board that the Annenberg > > > > foundation sponsored in Chicago and that Ayers, > > > > > > Nothing is Coded. All of that comes from Obaam's actions. > > > > > > > Palin speaks just the opposite of her running mate! People yelling > > > > "kill him" and terrorist in the McCain crowd, not being corrected! > > > > > > How many times do I have to post it: The Secret Service > > > investigated. The "kill him" incident never happened. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! 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