you give 2 year olds a disservice travis, comparing them to libs. now you apologize to all 2 years old out there.
On Jan 17, 3:33 pm, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > From: *Travis* > Date: Fri, Jan 16, 2009 > Subject: USA: Ruled by 2-year olds who won't grow up > > Unsurprising how every single individual (including his wife) connected > to B.O. stinks of the same evil and corruption that he does... > > B > > "Government is not reason; it is not eloquence; it is force! Like fire, it > is > > a dangerous servant and a fearful master." -- George Washington > > ------------------------------ > *From:* > *Sent:* Thursday, January 15, 2009 8:09 PM > *To:* 1DLS > *Subject:* Ruled by Two year olds who have not grown up > > *All: A cogent analysis of why the thumb suckers are running this country - > they never have reached beyond age two. And they think the * *B**O will > perpetuate their pacifier; think again dudes, for you will not have the > honor dying facing the foe but with backs to the wall. Be pure. DC* > ** > *'Born Liberal, Raised Right' ** > reveals inspired secret of our times ** * > ------------------------------ > > Are you among the many Americans not surprised by the recent election > results? > > After all, you've been fed up for years with all the lazy, self-centered, > whining, entitlement-minded young people in our country. You knew that at > some point, these malcontents would eventually find their way to the polls > and elect a leader fitting their mentality. > > Well, now there's a book (see above) that proves you were correct in your > suspicions, expressing the very thoughts that have been echoing in your > mind. > > Its author, Reb Bradley, an expert on child rearing, says liberals are > turning America into a nation of victims, dependent, covetous and incapable > of the kind of self-government the nation's founding fathers envisioned. > > "I noticed that all of the societal ills rational Americans talked about > were really manifestations of people who really never grew up – never > matured," he explains. "Ultimately, that is what the worldview of liberalism > is all about. And we won't escape its dire ill effects until we learn how to > parent." > > America is increasingly lacking in-self control, explains Bradley. He says > adults no longer restrain themselves from destructive actions and behaviors, > because they have not been taught to do so as children. > > "A few decades ago, people were just as human as we are in this decade," he > writes. "Like us, they got angry, they lusted, they coveted, and they > drowned their grief by one means or another. But in one important way, they > were different from us – they had greater self-control. Because they were > more self-restraining, they did not allow themselves to be ruled by their > anger; hence the murder rate was markedly less. They lusted, but they had > greater sexual self-restraint, so had sexual contact with fewer people and > contracted fewer STDs. They coveted other people's money and possessions, > but they had the ability to not act on their covetousness; hence fewer were > compelled to steal. In the last 40 years we have lost the virtue of > self-control. No longer is our society populated by individuals who can > restrain or 'govern' themselves. To lack the capacity to control one's urges > or passions is to lack what our nation's Founders called personal > 'self-government.'" > > Bradley contends that liberalism is the natural condition of the human heart > and for people to be capable of self-government, they must be trained > against their own nature. > > "In this age of technology, one might say that liberalism is our 'default' > operating condition," he writes. "Throughout our childhoods, our parents > must work hard and change our settings to keep us from operating in our > default mode. If parents are successful, we enter adulthood with our new > settings fully locked in. Left untrained, all children would grow up liberal > in their outlook." > > What he saw as the traits of liberals led parenting expert Bradley to his > conclusions that liberals were, in effect, children who never really grew > up. > > "Liberals are merely inadequately trained children who grew up and now lead > using principles they gleaned from their upbringing," he says. > > All people are born liberal, Bradley writes, meaning they are ruled first by > their emotions and passions. > > "We come into the world determined to survive, and we vehemently express > ourselves to get what we need: 'Waaa!' and Momma feeds us," he writes. > "'Waaa!' and our diaper is changed' 'Waaa!' and we are put down for a nap. > As infants, our strong will can keep us comfortable and alive – the more > outspoken we are, the more our needs are met. However, as we start to grow, > we no longer cry for our necessities – we crave pleasure, too." > > These ideas are not really new, explains Bradley. They are just in need of > rediscovery. He points out that in 1926, Minnesota Gov. Theodore > Christianson established a state crime commission. At the end of its > research, the commission concluded that criminal tendencies were not the > result of poverty, education or environment. Instead, it made the following > observation: "Every baby starts life as a little savage. He is completely > selfish and self-centered, he wants what he wants when he wants it: his > bottle, his mother's attention, his playmate's toys, his uncle's watch, or > whatever. Deny him these and he seethes with rage and aggressiveness which > would be murderous were he not so helpless. He's dirty, he has no morals, no > knowledge, no developed skills. This means that all children, not just > certain children but all children, are born delinquent. If permitted to > continue in their self-centered world of infancy, given free rein to their > impulsive actions to satisfy each want, every child would grow up a > criminal, a thief, a killer, a rapist." That charlatan Spock has a lot to > answer for, but fortunately he is dead. > > Bottom line? > > "Liberals are like teenagers whose will-to-be-gratified was never subdued, > and now cannot grasp the simple logic of what is being said to them," > Bradley writes. "They are so emotionally obsessed with getting what their > hearts want that they are unwilling to listen to reason. That is why > liberals resort to personal attacks, name-calling, accusing, yelling, > discrediting, or changing the subject. And that is why they use inflammatory > and emotionally charged words like 'intolerant,' 'hateful' and 'racist.' > Desperation ensues when passion rules. When passion rules, blindness sets > in." > > As a result, Bradley says "America is being governed by adults still in > their terrible twos." > > "Barack Obama is our King Saul," Bradley continues. "Like Saul, he has > fooled people on a base, emotional level. And when people can't see beyond > their emotions, they are immature and incapable of the kind of > self-government that has been the bedrock of America's freedom for the last > two centuries." > > And then there is this: > *Ice Cream & The Election > > **Excellent analogy from a teacher in the Nashville area.* > > Who worries about "the cow" when it is all about the "Ice Cream? > > The most eye-opening civics lesson I ever had was while teaching third > grade this year. > > The presidential election was heating up and some of the children > showed an interest. > > I decided we would have an election for a class president. > > We would choose our nominees. They would make a campaign speech and > the class would vote. > > To simplify the process, candidates were nominated by other class > members. > > We discussed what kinds of characteristics these students should > have. > > We got many nominations and from those, Jamie and Olivia were picked > to run for the top spot. > > The class had done a great job in their selections. > > Both candidates were good kids. I thought Jamie might have an > advantage because he got lots of parental support. I had never seen Olivia's > mother. > > The day arrived when they were to make their speeches Jamie went > first. > > He had specific ideas about how to make our class a better place. He > ended by promising to do his very best. > > Everyone applauded. He sat down and Olivia came to the podium. Her > speech was concise. > > She said, "If you will vote for me, I will give you ice cream." She > sat down. > > The class went wild. "Yes! Yes! We want ice cream." She surely > could say more. 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