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On 5/16/05 11:08 AM, in article
dA3ie.2478$Ri4.2224@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net, "Long Ranger"
<worpylorpkins@mindspring.com> wrote:

>>>>> Nope...  It's convincing proof on how our institutions of higher
>>>>> education work and the fact that staffing is nearly all Democrat
>>>>> and other current liberals who have re-written history to suit
>>>>> their agenda.
>>>> 
>>>> Actually - that crap isn't taught in American schools.
>>>> That you attribute a private group of whackos as "higher
>>>> education" - shows just how stupid you are. Beyond  your
>>>> personal ignorance, you denounce "higher education" itself.
>>>> Perhaps if you cracked a book once in a while, you wouldn't
>>>> hate smart people so much.
>> 
>> ===========
>> I am amazed at what IS taught in American Schools; and I do not think
>> that you can assemble all of it under the label of "crap" that actually
>> has no meaning at all, other the general classification of "bad."
>> 
>> One case, for example, is that of the "life, history and presidency of
>> A. Lincoln. I attended grammar school in the North East; Connecticut.
>> Lincoln, in every act and as a person, was presented as "Our Greatest
>> President" and attributed to have both motives and virtues without end.
>> 
>> The lessons were "successfully impressioned." I never even heard that
>> there were criticisms of him, no less hearing of a "particular
>> instance." It was not till my mid-twenties that I "discovered" that a
>> "Southern View" of him existed; and that was due to an interest in the
>> issues of politics, not Lincoln.
>> 
>> And while you say that "that crap" is not taught in American Schools," I
>> can tell you outright that you are wrong. The lessons included issues of
>> "slavery" linked to The Alamo and Yes, Jim Bowie, Davy Crockett, Sam
>> Houston and others were "heroes" of Freedom in the context of "The War,"
>> the lessons never seemed to address the conflict of "freedom heroes" and
>> "slavery issues of The South and The Alamo" at the same time.
>> 
>> The issues raised here are much too broad and deep for newsgroups. These
>> deserve the personal responsibility of finding and reading "both sides"
>> of history before deciding where to stand on issues. The information was
>> always available, but required much interest, time and effort. You now
>> have the Internet, making information more easily available, but this
>> also requires verification of sources.
>> 
>> Your gratuitous judgements, remarks, labels and re-definition of the
>> statements of another poster accomplish little; beyond suggesting that
>> they actually may be applied to you as validly as you apply them to
>> others...
>> 
>>>> ... whackos as "higher education"
>>>> - shows just how stupid you are.
>>>> Beyond  your personal ignorance, ...
>>>> you denounce "higher education" itself.
>>>> 
>>>> Perhaps if you cracked a book once in a while, you wouldn't
>>>> hate smart people so much.
>> 
>> "Cracking a book ..." does not create "smart" nor does it solve "hate."
>> 
>> PS: Is your sig: "Long Ranger" a play on words or a misgnomer for "The
>> Lone Ranger" ..? A question - not a criticism...
>> 
>> JHbs
> 
> 
> None of what you have quoted here is from my postings. The "Long Ranger'
> moniker refers to my interest in long range shooting.
> Long Ranger
> P.S. It's good to know you are the authority on what is "too deep" for our
> discussion her. I'm sure most of us aspire to your exalted level............
> 
> 
My guess was that you are a Bell helicopter pilot.


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