Oh, no, AAA, I don't argue it at all. But my question is that conservative view themselves as more intelligent and in the majority. How did you conservatives allow a minority group of americans to gain such power. If you are so very smart, how is it that liberals have nearly complete control over the dissemination of knowledge and information in this country. How did that happen, AAA? It's your turn at the plate now.
Btw, I regard you, as I have said before as one of the most erudite posters on this board. I am not taking shots here. You might well educate me.
Hmnnn.. very interesting schulff off from an environmental student. The media made it a big deal? Perhaps, but that crap was taught in school, so it was a big deal.. The other "big deal " taught in school during the coming ice age was running out of oil at the end of the century. The other "big deal" taught in school was "starvation" caused by overpopulation.Nothing to eat anywhere on the planet. Oh yea, did I mention "trees"? All the trees would be "used up". --------------- Do you know what all these "big deals' have in common? Psychological junk, behavorioual modification. Pointless tripe to fill the school day.
I won't claim to have huge background in science but on the common sense part evidently you are bringing a flyswatter to a gunfight.
It is really quite easy to figure out why big government liberals control all the government bureaucracies, if you cant figure that one out then there really is no hope for you. The reason the left, and big government folks control all of the government bureaucracies is pretty simple. First off no self respecting conservative would take half of the government jobs that are out there. I give a pass to conservative military, Police, and Fire fighters, because the motive for doing those jobs is different in a lot of cases. With that said there isnt a self respecting, person in the world who believes in small government, who would take a job down at the DMV The other thing is this, if you are in fact a a conservative, there is no way you are going to work your way through the ranks of any given bureaucracy by railing away against the people you work with, and saying that you want to cut the budget, and start laying off people within your own department. You are not going to become head of the school board saying that you need to lay off teachers, and cut spending, in your own department, so basically once you join in the ranks of government employees, becoming a liberal is a survival mechanism. If you fight for bigger budgets, and more spending within your own department of government, you will make your way up the ladder that specific department, because you are fighting for the people around you, if you fight against all of the people around you, including your own superiors, there is no way that you are going to make your way up through the ranks. So small government people are really left with three options: 1) Stay the hell away from government jobs 2) Take a government job, and Keep your mouth shut, and fake it until you get to the top, in which case you can actually make a difference, and try to cut down on the waste within your own department. (highly unlikely that a legitimate conservative would put in this much time faking it till they made it to a position where they could make a difference) 3) Or...... Once you join the government roles, become a liberal, and support the non stop increases in spending within your department. Most conservatives end up in number 3, i have talked to alot of guys who think they are conservative who work within government, but once you start quizzing them about the waste within their area of government, they swear up and down that they are hard done by, and there needs to be a bigger budget, but only for the area they are working in..... Liberals control government bureaucracies, because they SUPPORT the bureaucracy its really that simple, quite frankly, i cant believe you needed something that simple explained to you.
So... regarding Gayfly (and apparently you) not being able to distinguish between science and speculation -- even after it's pointed out to you -- is that the beginnings of psychosis? After all, you are both liberals. Or is it simply your ignorance of science? Because even an educated layperson would have immediately recognized Hawking's far-fetched "pronouncements" for what they were. Yet Gayfly can't and it seems from your comments you're in the same boat, making you both excellent exhibits for the thread topic.
This from the ignoranus who can't even understand a dumbed-down program on the Science Channel http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3473280#post3473280
See, here is a typical example of Obama being so stupid that he has no clue how dumb he looks: http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/def...mg_full/image/image_file/p031712ps-0107_0.jpg
Calm down.... I simply stated what is clinically correct. I did not call you or anyone else here psychotic. If you have ideations that come to dominate your day to day activities, and those ideations are inconsistent with reality, then you are in a state of psychosis. Think the schizoaffective individual who believes he is Jesus. I have treated these types. What is funny is that they usually have a greater command of the bible than the typical Christian.