Berkeley Vs. America, Again

[Michael Tee]

<<So? You still should admire the institution. As Rich said, they DO protect your posterior each and every day.>>

Biggest crock a shit I ever heard.  Who are they protecting you from?  The Iraqis?  Tell 'em not to bother.  It's hard to remember the last Iraqi attack on U.S. soil.

Here's what retired Marine Corps General Smedley Butler said about the USMC:

    <<I helped make Mexico and especially Tampico safe for American oil interests in 1914. I helped make Haiti and Cuba a decent place for the National City Bank boys to collect revenues in. I helped in the raping of half a dozen Central American republics for the benefit of Wall Street. The record of racketeering is long. I helped purifly Nicaragua for the international banking house of Brown Brothers in 1909-12. I brought light to the Dominican Republic for American sugar interests in 1916. I helped make Honduras "right" for American fruit companies in 1903. In China in 1927 I helped see to it that Standard Oil went its way unmolested... . Looking back on it, I feel I might have given Al Capone a few hints. The best he could do was to operate his racket in three city districts. We Marines operated on three continents."

<<In January 1932, Nation reported him characterizing the U.S. military as "a glorified bill-collecting agency" and saying he "wouldn't want to see a boy of mine march out with a Wall Street collar about his neck.">>

The view that these Neanderthals are protecting America from enemies who couldn't and wouldn't lay a glove on it is laughable and pathetic.   General Butler can tell you what the Marines do in REAL LIFE.  They're thugs and hired killers.

[The_Professor]

Hard language and yet YOU SAY I have hard lanugage? A little of thje pot calling the kettle black it seems.

Too bad. I was actually enjoying things again. It appears I have too thin of a skin to put up with this over a longish period of time. You're an ass, I am afraid. Sad to say, but true. Your muckraking of America is simply too much for this thin-skinned prof to handle. You're filled with too much hatred and loathing toward America. Difficult for me to swallow for long. I love this country and would die tomorrow defending it. Some of us are actually PROUD to be Americans.

<I'll check back in a while to see about the "kick The Prof out" poll>>

I'm coming Elizabeth!

[BT]

berkley is a campus town so it`s would be the perfect place to recruit
remember most students are not natives to the place .
so attitudes will differ

Excellent point.

[Plane]

berkley is a campus town so it`s would be the perfect place to recruit
remember most students are not natives to the place .
so attitudes will differ

Excellent point.

Yes , what happens to the misfits of Berkley?

Certainly PC doesnt amount to enforced uniformity on the campus ?

[BT]

<I'll check back in a while to see about the "kick The Prof out" poll>>

Tough having a tournament of minds, when half the players forfeit.

[The_Professor]

<I'll check back in a while to see about the "kick The Prof out" poll>>

Tough having a tournament of minds, when half the players forfeit.

Ouch! And your point being?

[BT]

Berkeley is a stereotype, just like the deep south in Mikey's mind.

[BT]

Ouch! And your point being?

What do YOU think I meant?

[Rich]

>><I'll check back in a while to see about the "kick The Prof out" poll>><<

I vote we ban Mike ... oh, wait ... can't do that can we. Oh what the hell, we're all fascist amerikkkans, we'll do what ever the hell we want to! But before we do, how about all us fascist Republicans find some civilians to kill! Who's up for it?! then we'll find a minority to oppress! And if we have time, we can look for a homosexual and deny him his rights!

[The_Professor]

Ouch! And your point being?

What do YOU think I meant?

dunno. probably cannot say since, as MT says, we are not a democracy;we are a fascist state, and fascist states like Amerikka just love to torture. I am sure a fascist state would find a way to virtually torture someone. Like me.

[Plane]

<I'll check back in a while to see about the "kick The Prof out" poll>>

Tough having a tournament of minds, when half the players forfeit.

Ouch! And your point being?

Everyoe here is a volenteer
nothing is hurt by takeing a break
get a rest , meditate
Do something truely important
Read to the kids
Then in a mood to be generous with your thoughts

Come on back ..
renewed and even more generous
we benefit too.

[kimba1]

Quote from: BT on Today at 07:00:44 PM
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berkley is a campus town so it`s would be the perfect place to recruit
remember most students are not natives to the place .
so attitudes will differ

Excellent point.



Yes , what happens to the misfits of Berkley?

Certainly PC doesnt amount to enforced uniformity on the campus ?
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the students are just kids getting a education

it`s the local folks that are walking around naked and grossing out the students
believe me it ain`t pretty
the term they are thier own enemy is quite accurate.
the place is actually boring
I go there for the cheap software and excellent bookstores
some of the few advantage of a major college town
food is decent
berkley is definately not a party school

[The_Professor]

<I'll check back in a while to see about the "kick The Prof out" poll>>

Tough having a tournament of minds, when half the players forfeit.

Ouch! And your point being?

Everyoe here is a volenteer
nothing is hurt by takeing a break
get a rest , meditate
Do something truely important
Read to the kids
Then in a mood to be generous with your thoughts

Come on back ..
renewed and even more generous
we benefit too.

<<heavy exasperated sigh>>

[Michael Tee]

Geeze, one quote from Smedley Butler, a Marine Corps General, who knows first-hand in the real world what the USMC are all about, and everyone heads for the hills.  Just can't handle it.  I never knew fascists were so sensitive.  Either that or highly allergic to cold, hard facts.  Sorry, I'll stick to the nursery-rhyme fantasies from now on.  My bad.

[fatman]

And if we have time, we can look for a homosexual and deny him his rights!

Hopefully you don't have time for that, or I'd have to post a hell of a lot more!