[Superman]

Tabs, sometimes I can see you're probably going somewhere, but I'll be darned if I can follow you.

rrpjr, we all have our blind spots, whether we are blinded by anger or something else. Also, if we get really far out on an ideological limb, then we also get into the uncomfortable position of having to say and defend stuff that's really thin. About colleges, you say they are "......intended to to produce amoral and joyless young people who don’t like their country." Neither I, nor virtually anyone else, is going to pursue this discussion with you whether:

1) You are serious. You think some people out there are maniacally orchestrating colleges for the purpose of making young people joyless and amoral, and removing their national pride, or,

2) You are not serious. In this case, why would you say this, and why would someone chase the ball at their expense and your amusement.

Hey, I am beginning to kinda understand this "elitism" thing, and there are at least a couple of folks here who have a real paplable hatred for liberals to the degree that you have to demonize them with labels like "terrorist" or whatever is the opposite of patriot. Or is that a hatred of knowledgeable people? And I know I am wasting my time, but you are not correct when you also assume we liberals are pessimists and terrorists. Sure, we are pointing the way to some advancement, but that does not mean we are not patriots, or that we are not EXTREMELY optimistic, in a way you are not. It's like your kind of folks assume things are just going to be the same way forever, and well, that's life whether we like it or not. Seems like pessimism to me, by contrast with my intellectual and political life. I think there are some important things happening right now, and 'scuse me if I care and lots of other folks just don't even know what's going on or care to. Go 'head and defend those folks who don't know what's going on, and are easily fooled. And pretend like liberals, folks who are awake to what's going on, are somehow the demons.

I'm very optimistic. And very very liberal. For example. I think we now have the technology to feed the world. To end world hunger, basically. I guess it makes me a traitor and a demon to think that we could accomplish this. Well then, I guess Jesus was a demon also, and so are most of the people in the world. But I guess if you detest knowledge and can justify not even knowing what I'm talking about, then I suppose you also have to villify folks who are curious. Informed.

Sorry for the rant, but I'm pretty tired of some of this stuff. Meanwhile, show everyone your anger toward knowledge. I do not share it.