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On Oct 24, 10:27 am, ornamentalmind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Yes Jason, and even those of us who lived through these eras may not
> agree. However, as clearly as I can see, from when I was born during
> WWII until today, I quite comfortably stand by my analysis about the
> zenith of the USA.
>
> Today much of what has happened in the past is marked by revisionist
> history and mythomania in general.
>
> My view of the 90s is that it reflected those extremely powerful, yet
> to me catastrophic and immoral words of “Gordon Gekko” (Michael
> Douglas) – “The point is ladies and gentlemen that greed, for lack of
> a better word, is good. Greed is right. Greed works. Greed clarifies,
> cuts through and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit.
> Greed, in all of it's forms - greed for life, for money, knowledge -
> has marked the upward surge of mankind and greed - you mark my words -
> will not only save Teldar Paper but that other malfunctioning
> corporation called the USA. Thank you.”
> ........................................
>
> Other quites by him include:
>
> “When I get a hold of the son of a bitch who leaked this, I'm gonna
> tear his eyeballs out and I'm gonna suck his fucking skull.”
>
> “The richest one percent of this country owns half our country's
> wealth, five trillion dollars. One third of that comes from hard work,
> two thirds comes from inheritance, interest on interest accumulating
> to widows and idiot sons and what I do, stock and real estate
> speculation. It's bullshit. You got ninety percent of the American
> public out there with little or no net worth. I create nothing. I own.
> We make the rules, pal. The news, war, peace, famine, upheaval, the
> price per paper clip. We pick that rabbit out of the hat while
> everybody sits out there wondering how the hell we did it. Now you're
> not naive enough to think we're living in a democracy, are you buddy?
> It's the free market. And you're a part of it. You've got that killer
> instinct. Stick around pal, I've still got a lot to teach you.”
>
> “You're walking around blind without a cane, pal. A fool and his money
> are lucky enough to get together in the first place.”
>
> Bud Fox: How much is enough?
> Gordon Gekko: It's not a question of enough, pal. It's a zero sum
> game, somebody wins, somebody loses. Money itself isn't lost or made,
> it's simply transferred from one perception to another.
>
> On Oct 24, 10:03 am, "Jason (Memphis)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>
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>
> > Ornamentalmind,
>
> > I thought the zenith of the United States was in the 1990s. The 1960s
> > just had a bunch of undisciplined hippies who did care about the
> > country--just getting entry to a vagina or entered by a penis; getting
> > high; or calling soldiers "baby killers." The 1970's was filled with
> > economic hardship and recessions. However, I didn't exist in the
> > '60s and part of the '70s so my judgment may be off. :-)
>
> > Jason
>
> > On Oct 24, 11:25 am, ornamentalmind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > > "...[The] United States used be looked at as a beacon of hope and
> > > cultural nexus for the entire world. Something changed." - Jason
>
> > > Yes, the US passed it's zenith long ago, perhaps around 1960 in
> > > general and for a few things in the 1970s. I've lived to watch this
> > > change, grumbling about it along the way.
>
> > > On Oct 24, 8:29 am, "Jason (Memphis)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > wrote:
>
> > > > By the way, I think that if the United States keeps this arrogant,
> > > > anti-science, sitting on our laurels attitude, we will be left behind
> > > > by the rest of the world. The international students even at ok
> > > > graduate programs such as the University of Memphis are studying what
> > > > works in the United States and what doesn't work, comparing notes,
> > > > discussing and then exporting that knowledge back to their
> > > > motherland. There are quite a few students at the University of
> > > > Memphis MBA program who are from India and China. The United States
> > > > used to have that attitiude, that is, humble, hard working, pro-
> > > > science, and comparing notes with other countries in order to strive
> > > > for and make improvement within the current system. United States
> > > > used be looked at as a beacon of hope and cultural nexus for the
> > > > entire world. Something changed.
>
> > > > On Oct 24, 9:30 am, ornamentalmind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > > > > Jason, is that irony? If not, would you mind clarifying how it
> > > > > appeared to be inspirational to you?
> > > > > I must admit that I too had a hit of that feeling watching it,
> > > > > however, inspiration was not my primary feeling. The method of
> > > > > presentation, being as fast paced as it was did cause some adrenaline
> > > > > to flow though.
>
> > > > > On Oct 23, 9:55 pm, "Jason (Memphis)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > wrote:
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> > > > > > Very inspirational!
>
> > > > > > On Oct 23, 11:22 pm, ornamentalmind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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