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Waning Greatness

POSTED BY: THGRRI
UPDATED: Monday, March 30, 2026 18:53
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SHINYGOODGUY

Saturday, April 8, 2017 2:16 PM

YES!

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Originally posted by Brenda:
Good video.

SIGNYM

Saturday, April 8, 2017 5:35 PM

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There will be some here, trolls, who will say this is what they have been saying. That this is the sentiment they have been trying to communicate onto our FireFly real world threads. As always, they will be lying. These will be the same trolls who knowingly post lies and distorted truths here. All the while, taking up arms against anyone who dare post a truth. Their hypocrisy is revealed as though in a continuous loop, as we witness them over and over again, shield those who would target innocents for destruction.

THUGR:

Did you notice that NOT ONCE did the video mention RUSSIA! RUSSIA! RUSSIA! as "the" problem, or even "a" problem? It DID mention our massive defense spending as a bloodsucking choice, our immoral wars, how easily we scare today, and our rabid partisanship

Hmmm... who behaves like that?

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You asked recently about college. Was it worth it? He explained how being knowledgeable and informed used to be revered, not criticized and argued against. He implied we were great because we embraced being researched and informed. And, because we listened to those who were. We followed those who were. Not those who were not.

Having a college degree and respecting knowledge are two different things. There is a difference between learning and being taught. LEARNING is what you do ... being taught is when an authority tells you what THEY think, and you accept it. Learning can lead to NEW thoughts. Being taught means accepting the wisdom of those in authority. You can BE TAUGHT the Bible. You LEARN by asking new questions and seeking new information.

College usually involves BEING TAUGHT. Getting a degree is almost a necessity towards getting a better job ... or any job. But it doesn't mean that you're capable of learning, it just means that you're capable of being taught.

You can BE TAUGHT in college but hopefully you will LEARN for the rest of your life.

CONGRATS on posting a video (again) that we can almost all agree on.

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"Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE men poor"- William Blake
THUGR, JONESING FOR WWIII
All those guns 1kiki, are pointed towards your beloved Russia. All those cyber capabilities, pointed right at Russia. Thanks Putin, and get ready to duck.

DREAMTROVE

Saturday, April 8, 2017 5:36 PM

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Originally posted by THGRRI:

Canadians are free

Great! I want one!

Maybe a redhead.

6, All the information in college is now available on wikipedia. The social allies are on the web for any topic. It's true it's not worth the money, except for the free wheeling community of young people who don't have to work.

Nick is a smart person. Actually, he is. When he's not talking about politics or trying to spell. But if he weren't being cocky he would tell you where to find the people and communities online for any topic. But he would have to silence his inner troll first.

DREAMTROVE

Saturday, April 8, 2017 5:37 PM

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Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY:
YES!
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Originally posted by Brenda:
Good video.

I agree. I've long thought Trump based his campaign on that video. It's probably why he won.

SIGNYM

Saturday, April 8, 2017 5:51 PM

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But he would have to silence his inner troll first.

But if you have to silence your inner troll, it's no longer an "inner" troll but an "outer" one ... yanno, the characteristic that people see most. I would be happy if THUGR just made his "outer" troll an "inner" one and kept it to himself

And I hope to god there are no red-headed Canadians on the board!

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"Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE men poor"- William Blake
THUGR, JONESING FOR WWIII
All those guns 1kiki, are pointed towards your beloved Russia. All those cyber capabilities, pointed right at Russia. Thanks Putin, and get ready to duck.

6STRINGJOKER

Saturday, April 8, 2017 7:53 PM

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Originally posted by DREAMTROVE:
Nick is a smart person. Actually, he is. When he's not talking about politics or trying to spell.

Well that's all I've ever seen him try to do, and so far I haven't seen any signs of intelligent life.

THGRRI

Saturday, April 8, 2017 8:44 PM

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The problem many have with Trump is in his lack of character. Drastic times called for drastic measures, but to many who voted in this last election showed themselves to be short of character as well. In the video, Jeff Daniels character, who is what I call the keeper of the gate, or the sensible middle, through frustration, reveals himself. He speaks as the sensible middle, while chastising others for being anything but. We the sensible middle, must not let the fringes destroy the very institutions needed to right a wanng greatness.

youtube vid

Well said, T. Great video too. Should have been the first half of Trump's inauguration speech. The second half being what he was going to do about the first half (where, sadly, he'd still have the chance to fall flat on his face).
The meaning is lost on some people here of course. I think they just cherry pick the few lines that support their bias and ignore the rest.

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The Truth about Russian Trolls: http://bit.ly/2nwoDoz

The funniest part is that they missed more than what Daniels character was about. That's right, character. Only our three trolls and one moron, would see a movie clip and think it is more than the sum of it's writers intent.

Daniels character reveled he had had enough. Enough of the bullshit spewed by far from center ideologues. The trolls who post daily are already in this thread, and they reveal themselves with every post.

Of course we are the greatest country in the world.

Stupid is as stupid does gals.

SIGNYM

Saturday, April 8, 2017 10:01 PM

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That's your first reaction?!? Jesus, give it a rest. - GSTRING

No, that wasn't my "first reaction", dingbat.

First of all, because this is not the first time that I saw it, my FIRST reaction happened about six months ago - as I already mentioned.

Secondly, that is my comment TO THUGR about it, which is RELEVANT TO HIM. Not my overall comment on the video.

Jeez, you're so anxious to insult me, you just HAVE to put words in my mouth to do it, dontcha?

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"Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE men poor"- William Blake
THUGR, JONESING FOR WWIII
All those guns 1kiki, are pointed towards your beloved Russia. All those cyber capabilities, pointed right at Russia. Thanks Putin, and get ready to duck.

SIGNYM

Saturday, April 8, 2017 10:07 PM

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Daniels character reveled he had had enough. Enough of the bullshit spewed by far from center ideologues. The trolls who post daily are already in this thread, and they reveal themselves with every post. - THUGR

Daniels' character got fed up with stupid people reflexively thinking that "AMERICA IS THE GREATEST".

Daniels' character rants a long list of complaints and criticisms about the USA.

Well. Now that you've realized that America has problems and are willing to acknowledge their existence ... which ones do we agree on, and how best to solve them?

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"Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE men poor"- William Blake
THUGR, JONESING FOR WWIII
All those guns 1kiki, are pointed towards your beloved Russia. All those cyber capabilities, pointed right at Russia. Thanks Putin, and get ready to duck.

DREAMTROVE

Saturday, April 8, 2017 11:09 PM

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Originally posted by G:
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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Did you notice that NOT ONCE did the video mention RUSSIA! RUSSIA! RUSSIA! as "the" problem, or even "a" problem?

That's your first reaction?!? Jesus, give it a rest.

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The Truth about Russian Trolls: http://bit.ly/2nwoDoz

Okay, maybe you have a point, G, but then there's your sig, and then there's hers. Nah, you both have to move on.

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Nick is a smart person. Actually, he is. When he's not talking about politics or trying to spell.

Well that's all I've ever seen him try to do, and so far I haven't seen any signs of intelligent life.

He's like smart. He used to post on other topics, they he decided to hide his face and troll. it's REWD what did it.

T, Newsroom is a TV show, not a movie.

6, Okay, maybe not a genius, but he knows stuff. He can hold a discussion on a wide variety of topics. He just, now, chooses not to. We're in some strange corner of the internet, like the world's troll country. The russian is smart too, they made a special ward just for her, cleared out an entire floor so she could experiment on the other patients.