Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 2011-06-19 07:51.
Actually I would disagree.
The average American is a simpleton, not a moron.
Morons are those who cannot understand anything, no matter how it is explained.
Simpletons are capable of understanding, but only if it is put into the simplest of terms. Modern life is quite complex, but the great achievement of the modern propaganda system is to take those complexities and reduce them to a 30 second soundbite that even a simpleton can understand.
The ever decreasing number of Americans who are capable of critical thinking and reason tend to go work on Wall Street, taking advantage of the complex loopholes that go over the heads of the simpletons.
And why the hell not? Manufacturing jobs were sent to the third world, software jobs were sent to India. The infrastructure has been left to rot, negating the need for Engineers. The number of places that a science or engineering graduate in the US can find gainful employment has become exceedingly small.
Robert Merton studied science.
Fischer Black studied mathematics, then physics.
They, and thousands of other mathematicians, physicists, scientists and computer engineers all ended up working for a gigantic casino in New York. Little wonder the country is in such a state. You've got all the smart people working in the casino, and the simpletons working on the checkout at WalMart, selling products made in China, designed by engineers in Japan.
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 2011-06-18 20:11.
I place much less blame on the underlings than I do on the hoarders of money and control at the peak. Most feel powerless, reduced to pawns in a bubble reality of labor and entertainment.
Not really
I think most of us who have been here since the beginning have always thought that the contamination in Japan would be pretty severe.
Many here have been concerned about the exposure to us in North America, but everything is far, far more serious there.
Considering this thing is in
Considering this thing is in month 3 of a 10-100 year timeline, YES it will be serious here and outright hell on earth around Japan.
Just keep in mind that
Just keep in mind that Fukushima is but another, albeit major, symptom.
What's wrong with us? The
What's wrong with us? The average American is a moron. Any other questions?
Actually I would
Actually I would disagree.
The average American is a simpleton, not a moron.
Morons are those who cannot understand anything, no matter how it is explained.
Simpletons are capable of understanding, but only if it is put into the simplest of terms. Modern life is quite complex, but the great achievement of the modern propaganda system is to take those complexities and reduce them to a 30 second soundbite that even a simpleton can understand.
The ever decreasing number of Americans who are capable of critical thinking and reason tend to go work on Wall Street, taking advantage of the complex loopholes that go over the heads of the simpletons.
And why the hell not? Manufacturing jobs were sent to the third world, software jobs were sent to India. The infrastructure has been left to rot, negating the need for Engineers. The number of places that a science or engineering graduate in the US can find gainful employment has become exceedingly small.
Robert Merton studied science.
Fischer Black studied mathematics, then physics.
They, and thousands of other mathematicians, physicists, scientists and computer engineers all ended up working for a gigantic casino in New York. Little wonder the country is in such a state. You've got all the smart people working in the casino, and the simpletons working on the checkout at WalMart, selling products made in China, designed by engineers in Japan.
Agree well said...simpletons
Agree well said...simpletons we are watching jobs go overseas while Corp taxes fall and income tax goes up.
I place much less blame on
I place much less blame on the underlings than I do on the hoarders of money and control at the peak. Most feel powerless, reduced to pawns in a bubble reality of labor and entertainment.