Elmer Fudge
Lieutenant Commander
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Re: influencing your vote?
There are many fine words and ideas mentioned in the many posts concerning this subject,however i am of the the opinion that today's youths are living in a bubble thats trapped in a Jerry Springer moment, they are being nurtured and raised by todays decadent television culture, and in many cases it's even compatible with their parents agenda.<br /> I for one would like to see the draft reinstated,i believe that there is no place better equipped than the military to instill character and discipline and at the same time they'll be doing a service to their country.<br /><br />P.S Furloughs only for the certified mentally ill and handicapped persons.
There are many fine words and ideas mentioned in the many posts concerning this subject,however i am of the the opinion that today's youths are living in a bubble thats trapped in a Jerry Springer moment, they are being nurtured and raised by todays decadent television culture, and in many cases it's even compatible with their parents agenda.<br /> I for one would like to see the draft reinstated,i believe that there is no place better equipped than the military to instill character and discipline and at the same time they'll be doing a service to their country.<br /><br />P.S Furloughs only for the certified mentally ill and handicapped persons.
...I miss those days, and it was only a few years ago.....<br /><br />Seriously, education is vital. As for eliminating athletics, I don't think that is a good idea. Granted, sports may not seem important, but in my mind, anything that can get the kids away from the X-box and actually getting their hearts pumping is a good thing. Kids are lazy, all they want to do is play video games and watch MTV. If there are positve athletic programs that enforce a high standard of education to participate in, it is a good thing. Bad grades equal no sports. In the end, it is still up to the parents though. No amount of money being poured into the education system can make up for lazy parenting, so it is hard to know what the right answer is.<br /><br />National security is a good thing, but it needs to be at the intelligence level. No amount of tanks or bombs can make up for poor intelligence. We have satellites that can read the words on a nickel, why are we always in the dark about certain things?<br /><br />Foreign policy. We either need to help everybody, or help nobody. We seem to be helping those who have the most oil, probably doesn't make us look all that good to the rest of the world. Also, we need to save ourselves before we can save the world. In my mind, as long as our country is riddled with homeless and drug addicts and criminals, we need to clean house before going to some other country and trying to clean their house.<br /><br />It is true that as the only world superpower we have the responsibility to try to make the world a safe place by dealing with the lowlifes of the world. We need to deal with our own problems as well, and that isn't happening right now. Who knows....I just want cheap gas. Gulf of Mexico looks good, lets get drillin'....