Spreading rumors is an example of "terrorism, of how you can kill a person with your tongue", he said. "This is even more true for journalists because their voice can reach everyone and this is a very powerful weapon."
Asshole piece of shit who helps child molesters escape jail time to molest even more kids doesnt like the press pointing out what a piece of shit he is, but pretends his condemnation is really about something else
From Ann Landers: "Don`t Blame the Elderly for the Failings of Society."
I wish I could find the unedited version, but I can't. (Not that I necessarily agree with everything it implies. Even though it supposedly is only about different generations and not liberals vs. conservatives.)
BTW, just a reminder: Since this is from 1991, "elderly" refers only to those born before 1930 or even earlier.
Dear Ann Landers: Please print this letter to the editor. It appeared in the Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel. In my opinion, it gets right to the point. I`ve never seen it expressed better. Thank you.
Ed in Florida
Dear Ed: I agree. That provocative letter deserves a larger audience, and I`m pleased to provide it. Here`s an edited version of ``Don`t Blame the Elderly for the Failings of Society``:
We are probably the only members of society in the history of mankind for which the younger generation has so little respect and has demonstrated such a shameful lack of regard.
Senior citizens are constantly being criticized, belittled and sniped at for every conceivable deficiency of the modern world, real and imaginary.
Upon reflection, I would like to point out that it wasn`t the senior citizens who took the melody out of music, or the beauty out of art, or the pride out of appearance, or the romance out of love, the commitment out of marriage, the responsibility out of parenthood, togetherness out of family, learning out of education, loyalty out of Americanism, service out of patriotism, the hearth out of the home, civility out of behavior, refinement out of language, dedication out of employment, prudence out of spending or ambition out of achievement. And we certainly are not the ones who eliminated patience and tolerance from relationships.
Jerome J. Goldstein, Boca Raton
lenona
at September 24, 2016 11:48 AM
One thing I'd definitely disagree with the writer on is " it wasn`t the senior citizens who took the...prudence out of spending."
Henry Ford had a HUGE role in destroying Victorian-style thrift when it came to consumers, from what I understand - and plenty of adults in WWI and the 1920s saw no reason to object. Thrift only got revived because of the Depression and WWII - but clearly, by the 1950s, many (most?) adults in their 30s and 40s had lost any taste for thrift and started consuming like mad. Who wanted to be reminded of the last awful 20 years?
It could be worse though: ~ Sixclaws at September 24, 2016 10:09 AM
In a recent concealed carry class that I took, it was explained to us that North Carolina state law says you can shoot 'em on the way in, but not on the way out. Once they're fleeing, your life is no longer in imminent danger. Perhaps Indiana's law has the same logic.
Conan the Grammarian
at September 24, 2016 6:27 PM
Lenona,
Americans have never had an interest in thrift. When the situation demands it they become thrifty. But when they can get away without it thrift goes out the window. This isn't Henry Ford's fault. It is just part of the human condition. All the way back to the founding we've only been as prudent with the spending as we felt we had to be.
Ben
at September 24, 2016 8:36 PM
All the way back to the founding we've only been as prudent with the spending as we felt we had to be.
____________________________________
Not according to author/historian David M. Tucker, in his 1990 book "The Decline of Thrift in America." He said that up until the 20th century, when Henry Ford came along with his slogan "don't try to save money and be a miser," individual thrift was, in fact, pretty much the basis for the American economy and society. (Not to mention that, in other countries, it was the rule for everyone, except for kings and robber barons, for thousands of years.) Tucker wrote that a popular plot in Victorian novels was for a spendthrift housewife to see the error of her ways, and all would live happily ever after. There was even something about how the U.S. government had surplus silver(?), maybe in the 19th century, and was trying to figure out what to do with it.
(And, in Sterling North's "Rascal," North said that in 1918 Wisconsin, when he was 11, no kid he knew got an allowance, even before the war, and he considered himself lucky that his father allowed him to keep the money the boy made mowing
people's lawns and selling his garden produce!)
From Amazon, about "The Decline of Thrift":
"This unique history studies the concept of thrift as a driving cultural and economic force in America. From the beginning of our nation's history, with the Puritan and Protestant work ethics, through the 1950s, thrift was considered an important virtue, both with regard to the moral fiber of the country and as a support for its continuing economic well-being. In the past few decades, however, a new ideal of spending and consumption undercut the old morality, until by the end of the Eisenhower era thrift had become an outmoded concept. The direct result of this has been a declining savings rate and enormous budget deficit, Tucker argues, and has placed America on a road of economic decline."
lenona
at September 25, 2016 12:13 PM
There was even something about how the U.S. government had surplus silver(?), maybe in the 19th century, and was trying to figure out what to do with it.
_______________________________________
Found it - it's in issue 53 of "The Tightwad Gazette" in Oct. 1994 - not sure if this is included in Amy Dacyczyn's book "The Complete Tightwad Gazette" or not:
"Tucker has observed that trends in personal thrift and government thrift go hand in hand...and sure enough, a big 'problem' in the 1890s was thinking up ways to deal with the federal government's enormous surplus of money. (It was finally decided to buy 94 tons of silver from western mines each month for the period from 1890 to 1893.)
"But holes began to appear in the thrift ethic during World War I. Tucker says the damage was done mostly by two forces that had been around in a primitive form for years, but that suddenly became sophisticated and widespread: advertising and credit."
(The idea of thrift pretty much disappeared from American media and schools in the 1970s. D. said that T. said that one small ray of hope for the future lies in the Keynesian economists dying off.)
People can be killed in home-invasion robberies. This time, the dead person is one of the perps.
http://nbc4i.com/2016/09/23/woman-kills-one-suspect-after-unloading-her-gun-during-home-invasion/
Amy Alkon at September 24, 2016 6:49 AM
And these sons of bitches have the nerve to come back?
It could be worse though:
http://lawnewz.com/crazy/convicted-burglar-sues-homeowner-who-shot-him/
Sixclaws at September 24, 2016 10:09 AM
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-pope-media-idUSKCN11S26D
Sixclaws at September 24, 2016 10:15 AM
Got a better title for your article sixclaws
Asshole piece of shit who helps child molesters escape jail time to molest even more kids doesnt like the press pointing out what a piece of shit he is, but pretends his condemnation is really about something else
lujlp at September 24, 2016 10:58 AM
From Ann Landers: "Don`t Blame the Elderly for the Failings of Society."
I wish I could find the unedited version, but I can't. (Not that I necessarily agree with everything it implies. Even though it supposedly is only about different generations and not liberals vs. conservatives.)
BTW, just a reminder: Since this is from 1991, "elderly" refers only to those born before 1930 or even earlier.
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1991-03-02/entertainment/9101190767_1_dear-ann-landers-senior-citizens-dear-ed
Dear Ann Landers: Please print this letter to the editor. It appeared in the Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel. In my opinion, it gets right to the point. I`ve never seen it expressed better. Thank you.
Ed in Florida
Dear Ed: I agree. That provocative letter deserves a larger audience, and I`m pleased to provide it. Here`s an edited version of ``Don`t Blame the Elderly for the Failings of Society``:
We are probably the only members of society in the history of mankind for which the younger generation has so little respect and has demonstrated such a shameful lack of regard.
Senior citizens are constantly being criticized, belittled and sniped at for every conceivable deficiency of the modern world, real and imaginary.
Upon reflection, I would like to point out that it wasn`t the senior citizens who took the melody out of music, or the beauty out of art, or the pride out of appearance, or the romance out of love, the commitment out of marriage, the responsibility out of parenthood, togetherness out of family, learning out of education, loyalty out of Americanism, service out of patriotism, the hearth out of the home, civility out of behavior, refinement out of language, dedication out of employment, prudence out of spending or ambition out of achievement. And we certainly are not the ones who eliminated patience and tolerance from relationships.
Jerome J. Goldstein, Boca Raton
lenona at September 24, 2016 11:48 AM
One thing I'd definitely disagree with the writer on is " it wasn`t the senior citizens who took the...prudence out of spending."
Henry Ford had a HUGE role in destroying Victorian-style thrift when it came to consumers, from what I understand - and plenty of adults in WWI and the 1920s saw no reason to object. Thrift only got revived because of the Depression and WWII - but clearly, by the 1950s, many (most?) adults in their 30s and 40s had lost any taste for thrift and started consuming like mad. Who wanted to be reminded of the last awful 20 years?
lenona at September 24, 2016 11:58 AM
Will not be listed as a hate crime . . .
Teen Sisters Hurt During Stockton Protest Felt Targeted Because They Are White
mpetrie98 at September 24, 2016 5:03 PM
Bitch McConnell strikes again! Why did Kentuckians even bother re-electing him, anyway?
In New Spending Bill, McConnell Sides With Liberals, Ignores Conservative Priorities
mpetrie98 at September 24, 2016 5:36 PM
In a recent concealed carry class that I took, it was explained to us that North Carolina state law says you can shoot 'em on the way in, but not on the way out. Once they're fleeing, your life is no longer in imminent danger. Perhaps Indiana's law has the same logic.
Conan the Grammarian at September 24, 2016 6:27 PM
Lenona,
Americans have never had an interest in thrift. When the situation demands it they become thrifty. But when they can get away without it thrift goes out the window. This isn't Henry Ford's fault. It is just part of the human condition. All the way back to the founding we've only been as prudent with the spending as we felt we had to be.
Ben at September 24, 2016 8:36 PM
All the way back to the founding we've only been as prudent with the spending as we felt we had to be.
____________________________________
Not according to author/historian David M. Tucker, in his 1990 book "The Decline of Thrift in America." He said that up until the 20th century, when Henry Ford came along with his slogan "don't try to save money and be a miser," individual thrift was, in fact, pretty much the basis for the American economy and society. (Not to mention that, in other countries, it was the rule for everyone, except for kings and robber barons, for thousands of years.) Tucker wrote that a popular plot in Victorian novels was for a spendthrift housewife to see the error of her ways, and all would live happily ever after. There was even something about how the U.S. government had surplus silver(?), maybe in the 19th century, and was trying to figure out what to do with it.
(And, in Sterling North's "Rascal," North said that in 1918 Wisconsin, when he was 11, no kid he knew got an allowance, even before the war, and he considered himself lucky that his father allowed him to keep the money the boy made mowing
people's lawns and selling his garden produce!)
From Amazon, about "The Decline of Thrift":
"This unique history studies the concept of thrift as a driving cultural and economic force in America. From the beginning of our nation's history, with the Puritan and Protestant work ethics, through the 1950s, thrift was considered an important virtue, both with regard to the moral fiber of the country and as a support for its continuing economic well-being. In the past few decades, however, a new ideal of spending and consumption undercut the old morality, until by the end of the Eisenhower era thrift had become an outmoded concept. The direct result of this has been a declining savings rate and enormous budget deficit, Tucker argues, and has placed America on a road of economic decline."
lenona at September 25, 2016 12:13 PM
There was even something about how the U.S. government had surplus silver(?), maybe in the 19th century, and was trying to figure out what to do with it.
_______________________________________
Found it - it's in issue 53 of "The Tightwad Gazette" in Oct. 1994 - not sure if this is included in Amy Dacyczyn's book "The Complete Tightwad Gazette" or not:
"Tucker has observed that trends in personal thrift and government thrift go hand in hand...and sure enough, a big 'problem' in the 1890s was thinking up ways to deal with the federal government's enormous surplus of money. (It was finally decided to buy 94 tons of silver from western mines each month for the period from 1890 to 1893.)
"But holes began to appear in the thrift ethic during World War I. Tucker says the damage was done mostly by two forces that had been around in a primitive form for years, but that suddenly became sophisticated and widespread: advertising and credit."
(The idea of thrift pretty much disappeared from American media and schools in the 1970s. D. said that T. said that one small ray of hope for the future lies in the Keynesian economists dying off.)
lenona at September 26, 2016 2:47 PM
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