Comments on: The ‘Wussification’ Of America

By: M. Murray

M. Murray — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 21:40:46 +0000

Are we more advanced than at any other time in history? Yes!
Are we in greater jeopardy than at any other time in history? Yes!
The devil is in the details. Today we have more Ph.D.’s than there has ever been and today we are in greater want of philosophy than ever before. In the past fifty years we have moved so fast that we’ve actually left ourselves behind. Sometimes, when we’ve misplaced something of value, we have to stop and think. Maybe we should be stopping and thinking more. Let’s all pray the lights go out more often.

By: megapotamus

megapotamus — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 21:39:07 +0000

Yes, the Lefties and the media certainly did lose us the war in Viet Nam, or another way of putting it is they won it for the Communists. That is not my opinion merely. General Vo Ngyuen Giap made this declaration some years back and he had been Eisenhower to Ho Chi Minh’s Roosevelt, if we may make such a metaphor without insulting Ike or FDR. The greatest offender in this of course is John Kerry who has admitted that his charges before Congress were lies. As was mentioned above, the US never lost a major battle in VN, including Tet. The battle was lost to Walter Cronkite, not the ARVN, at a significant cost to us, yes, but even moreso in Viet Nam where the usual slaughter one associates justly with Leftist political successes ensued. This is what the modern American Leftist is trying to duplicate in Iraq to say nothing of here. We will not let such a crime be again committed.

By: Whitehall

Whitehall — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 21:21:55 +0000

Excellent post and so correct.

While the point about our brave military people is the most important part, I’d like to put in a good word for the people who make and deliver your electricity. As I tell my children when I catch them leaving a light on, if they knew how much work it took to make kilowatts they’d think twice before wasting it.

Of course, I’ve working in the electric utility business in one way or another all my adult life but I’m always inspired by our people who will work rotating shifts in hot, boring power plants, the meter readers who brave mad dogs on their rounds, and the line men who’ll climb a power pole amongst hot wires in wind, rain, snow, or sleet to get the juice back on as quickly as possible.

One thing that makes it all possible and worthwhile is the knowledge that every neighbor is a customer. People depend on us, especially when the power is out from hurricane, earthquake, or blizzard. While we catch hell if the lights go out, a stick, it is the carrot of appreciation that makes it more than a job.

By: M. Murray

M. Murray — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 19:40:46 +0000

Are we more advanced than at any other time in history? Yes!
Are we in greater jeopardy than at any other time in history? Yes!
The devil is in the details. Today we have more Ph.D.'s than there has ever been and today we are in greater want of philosophy than ever before. In the past fifty years we have moved so fast that we've actually left ourselves behind. Sometimes, when we've misplaced something of value, we have to stop and think. Maybe we should be stopping and thinking more. Let's all pray the lights go out more often.

By: megapotamus

megapotamus — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 19:39:07 +0000

Yes, the Lefties and the media certainly did lose us the war in Viet Nam, or another way of putting it is they won it for the Communists. That is not my opinion merely. General Vo Ngyuen Giap made this declaration some years back and he had been Eisenhower to Ho Chi Minh's Roosevelt, if we may make such a metaphor without insulting Ike or FDR. The greatest offender in this of course is John Kerry who has admitted that his charges before Congress were lies. As was mentioned above, the US never lost a major battle in VN, including Tet. The battle was lost to Walter Cronkite, not the ARVN, at a significant cost to us, yes, but even moreso in Viet Nam where the usual slaughter one associates justly with Leftist political successes ensued. This is what the modern American Leftist is trying to duplicate in Iraq to say nothing of here. We will not let such a crime be again committed.

By: Whitehall

Whitehall — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 19:21:55 +0000

Excellent post and so correct.

While the point about our brave military people is the most important part, I'd like to put in a good word for the people who make and deliver your electricity. As I tell my children when I catch them leaving a light on, if they knew how much work it took to make kilowatts they'd think twice before wasting it.

Of course, I've working in the electric utility business in one way or another all my adult life but I'm always inspired by our people who will work rotating shifts in hot, boring power plants, the meter readers who brave mad dogs on their rounds, and the line men who'll climb a power pole amongst hot wires in wind, rain, snow, or sleet to get the juice back on as quickly as possible.

One thing that makes it all possible and worthwhile is the knowledge that every neighbor is a customer. People depend on us, especially when the power is out from hurricane, earthquake, or blizzard. While we catch hell if the lights go out, a stick, it is the carrot of appreciation that makes it more than a job.

By: Gregdn

Gregdn — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 17:52:27 +0000

The media isn’t losing this war anymore than they lost Vietnam (and I was drafted in that one). Both were ill advised adventures started by men who had never seen combat. The only question now is how many more soldiers you want to lose before you declare victory and get out.

By: JP Davis

JP Davis — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 17:13:13 +0000

Dern ungratefuly Iraqis, complaining about a little lead in the cranium. Don’t know how good they’ve got it. The real wussification of America is the willingness of people who proclaim themselves to be strong, hard boiled patriots to trade their liberties away to have someone assure them they’ll be nice and safe behind our borders. “Live Free or Die,” they say in New Hampshire. I will gladly be killed at the hands of terrorists before I let them make me live like a prisoner in this nation where so many died to get those rights. Are you willing to do the same?

By: Gregdn

Gregdn — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 15:52:27 +0000

The media isn't losing this war anymore than they lost Vietnam (and I was drafted in that one). Both were ill advised adventures started by men who had never seen combat. The only question now is how many more soldiers you want to lose before you declare victory and get out.

By: JP Davis

JP Davis — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 15:13:13 +0000

Dern ungratefuly Iraqis, complaining about a little lead in the cranium. Don't know how good they've got it. The real wussification of America is the willingness of people who proclaim themselves to be strong, hard boiled patriots to trade their liberties away to have someone assure them they'll be nice and safe behind our borders. “Live Free or Die,” they say in New Hampshire. I will gladly be killed at the hands of terrorists before I let them make me live like a prisoner in this nation where so many died to get those rights. Are you willing to do the same?