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"George Kerby" <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
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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:
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>>>>>> 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.
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>>>>> 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.
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>>> 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."
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>>> 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
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>> 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............
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> My guess was that you are a Bell helicopter pilot.


I don't get it. Please explain that.