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Leaving the community
One thing - one of so very many things - I learned in my five years of
flying is that partisan politics does not fit into the cockpit. Most of my flight instructors have, I know, been to the right of me politically. I had a most enjoyable flight with CJ - although he has since earned my undying enmity by unapologetically using the term "Final Solution" in connection with me and people like me, an astonishing thought coming from an avowedly religious man, but telling and apt. But now it seems the nation has, albeit by a slim margin, re-elected a weak, hypocritical, murderous coward. Three years ago, when some writers on the left started talking about fascism, I thought that an absurd stretch. No longer. The parallels are not precise - they never are - but the broad sweep and many of the components of a new fascist state are in place. The 48% who didn't vote for this disaster keep knocking on my consciousness, but they are now feeble and impotent. The thugs are in charge. That being so, and despite what should be an apolitical setting, I can no longer in good faith keep company with a group of which the majority, I know, has elected to deliver the country I love, and chose as my home, into the hands of Bush and his repressive, regressive masters. So long. Thanks for all the conversations. You guys have made me a better pilot. -- David Brooks |
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Bye.
"David Brooks" wrote in message ... One thing - one of so very many things - I learned in my five years of flying is that partisan politics does not fit into the cockpit. Most of my flight instructors have, I know, been to the right of me politically. I had a most enjoyable flight with CJ - although he has since earned my undying enmity by unapologetically using the term "Final Solution" in connection with me and people like me, an astonishing thought coming from an avowedly religious man, but telling and apt. But now it seems the nation has, albeit by a slim margin, re-elected a weak, hypocritical, murderous coward. Three years ago, when some writers on the left started talking about fascism, I thought that an absurd stretch. No longer. The parallels are not precise - they never are - but the broad sweep and many of the components of a new fascist state are in place. The 48% who didn't vote for this disaster keep knocking on my consciousness, but they are now feeble and impotent. The thugs are in charge. That being so, and despite what should be an apolitical setting, I can no longer in good faith keep company with a group of which the majority, I know, has elected to deliver the country I love, and chose as my home, into the hands of Bush and his repressive, regressive masters. So long. Thanks for all the conversations. You guys have made me a better pilot. -- David Brooks |
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If you step back you will find that not much has changed. The republicans
gained ground in a senate that they already controlled but still lack the 60 votes needed to put anything radical through. They also continue to control the house and presidency just like yesterday. The democrats maneuvered themselves out of the running by incorporating ideas into their platform (gay marrige) that did not gain them a single vote but cost them many. They fronted a candidate that came across as arogant and spoiled. They will figure out these errors and try to correct them. In two years there will be another election for the house and some senate seats which will preclude the republicans from doing anything to wild. It is unfortunate when either side controls all three levers but it has happened before and we will get through this time too. Mike MU-2 "David Brooks" wrote in message ... One thing - one of so very many things - I learned in my five years of flying is that partisan politics does not fit into the cockpit. Most of my flight instructors have, I know, been to the right of me politically. I had a most enjoyable flight with CJ - although he has since earned my undying enmity by unapologetically using the term "Final Solution" in connection with me and people like me, an astonishing thought coming from an avowedly religious man, but telling and apt. But now it seems the nation has, albeit by a slim margin, re-elected a weak, hypocritical, murderous coward. Three years ago, when some writers on the left started talking about fascism, I thought that an absurd stretch. No longer. The parallels are not precise - they never are - but the broad sweep and many of the components of a new fascist state are in place. The 48% who didn't vote for this disaster keep knocking on my consciousness, but they are now feeble and impotent. The thugs are in charge. That being so, and despite what should be an apolitical setting, I can no longer in good faith keep company with a group of which the majority, I know, has elected to deliver the country I love, and chose as my home, into the hands of Bush and his repressive, regressive masters. So long. Thanks for all the conversations. You guys have made me a better pilot. -- David Brooks |
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"David Brooks" wrote in message
One thing - one of so very many things - I learned in my five years of flying is that partisan politics does not fit into the cockpit. Well, for those that can't mix the two, that is. There are those rare folks that are so set in their ways that there is no possible means of even agreeing to disagree. I feel for those kinda people. Some folks can chew cornbread and walk at the same time. Some can dip a wing and still fly straight. Some can pat their head and rub their tummy at the same time. I swear - I've seen all of this done! Most folks can even have an occasional off-topic political conversation with cyber-friends and remain friends. And some . . . Can't do any of those. I hate it, David, but it's your loss, bub. -- Jim Fisher |
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Mike Rapoport wrote: They will figure out these errors and try to correct them. I doubt it. Substitute Kerry for Gore. Same result. The country just doesn't believe the same things Kerry does. Look at the 11 states that had gay marriage on the ballot. All 11 passed and it wasn't even close, double digits in most states. One state not only passed that but eliminated civil unions. |
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See ya.
Perhaps France will serve you better. "David Brooks" wrote in message ... One thing - one of so very many things - I learned in my five years of flying is that partisan politics does not fit into the cockpit. Most of my flight instructors have, I know, been to the right of me politically. I had a most enjoyable flight with CJ - although he has since earned my undying enmity by unapologetically using the term "Final Solution" in connection with me and people like me, an astonishing thought coming from an avowedly religious man, but telling and apt. But now it seems the nation has, albeit by a slim margin, re-elected a weak, hypocritical, murderous coward. Three years ago, when some writers on the left started talking about fascism, I thought that an absurd stretch. No longer. The parallels are not precise - they never are - but the broad sweep and many of the components of a new fascist state are in place. The 48% who didn't vote for this disaster keep knocking on my consciousness, but they are now feeble and impotent. The thugs are in charge. That being so, and despite what should be an apolitical setting, I can no longer in good faith keep company with a group of which the majority, I know, has elected to deliver the country I love, and chose as my home, into the hands of Bush and his repressive, regressive masters. So long. Thanks for all the conversations. You guys have made me a better pilot. -- David Brooks |
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Oh puhleeze.... spare us the piety. Now that "the nation has, albeit by a
slim margin, re-elected a weak, hypocritical, murderous coward" you are gonna take your toys and go home. Well good riddance. America was built by human beings of far stronger character than you. Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out. David Brooks wrote: One thing - one of so very many things - I learned in my five years of flying is that partisan politics does not fit into the cockpit. Most of my flight instructors have, I know, been to the right of me politically. I had a most enjoyable flight with CJ - although he has since earned my undying enmity by unapologetically using the term "Final Solution" in connection with me and people like me, an astonishing thought coming from an avowedly religious man, but telling and apt. But now it seems the nation has, albeit by a slim margin, re-elected a weak, hypocritical, murderous coward. Three years ago, when some writers on the left started talking about fascism, I thought that an absurd stretch. No longer. The parallels are not precise - they never are - but the broad sweep and many of the components of a new fascist state are in place. The 48% who didn't vote for this disaster keep knocking on my consciousness, but they are now feeble and impotent. The thugs are in charge. That being so, and despite what should be an apolitical setting, I can no longer in good faith keep company with a group of which the majority, I know, has elected to deliver the country I love, and chose as my home, into the hands of Bush and his repressive, regressive masters. So long. Thanks for all the conversations. You guys have made me a better pilot. -- David Brooks |
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Don't let the door hit you in the butt on your way out.
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David Brooks wrote:
One thing - one of so very many things - I learned in my five years of flying is that partisan politics does not fit into the cockpit. snip That being so, and despite what should be an apolitical setting, I can no longer in good faith keep company with a group of which the majority, I know, has elected to deliver the country I love, and chose as my home, into the hands of Bush and his repressive, regressive masters. So, politics does not fit in the cockpit. Ok, I'll buy that. So you're upset about the election results. Ok, I'll buy that too. But...since you "know" all of us voted for Bush, you're packing up your marbles and going home? It took you that long to get fed up with the ton of unnecessary political views expressed here to leave? Um...ok, see ya. -- Jack Allison PP-ASEL, plan-to-be-IA-Student, flying club member/co-owner wanna-be "When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the Earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return" - Leonardo Da Vinci (Remove the obvious from address to reply via e-mail) |
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"David Brooks" wrote in message ... That being so, and despite what should be an apolitical setting, I can no longer in good faith keep company with a group of which the majority, I know, has elected to deliver the country I love, and chose as my home, into the hands of Bush and his repressive, regressive masters. Get a $&%@!ing helmet, dude. I'm a pro-life, pro-gun, low-tax Republican living in Boston, Massachusetts for the past ten years. Most of the people I know don't understand how an educated, reasonable person like me could vote for "that chimp." One of my best friends is a hardcore lesbian environmental journalist who went to Smith, and I've worked on the staff of one of the alternative newspapers up here. Let's just say that when I went to the Halloween party this year, all the goths, gays, trannies, and just plain weirdos looked at me like I was the freak. Well hey, in Cambridge, I am. These people are mad Kerry didn't run a liberal campaign and can't stand that he "was just as pro-war as Bush." Given the choice they'd like us to pull out of Iraq and beg the UN's forgiveness, raise taxes back to 70% on income over $200k, tax gas at $3/gallon, ban every gun out there, and make gay sex a part of grade-school curricula. Need I say that I think their policies would devastate this country just as terribly as you think W's policies will? Still, I've managed to become and remain friends with quite a few of these people because I realize that they're not actually bad people, just misguided. Naturally they feel the same about me. Some of them I'm happy to have long debates with over vast quantities of alcohol, others I only talk about other topics with. Life goes on and is richer for the company of people who think differently than I do. 51% of this country did not vote for fascism, they voted for George W. Bush. There's a difference if you care to see it. -cwk. |
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