On 2005-10-23 17:07:00, Thom wrote:
Ginger...you fought bitterly.
:rofl: W/E
Yeah, I know your kids never needed a program. Neither did you or I. But I also know that at least one of them met the criteria at least once. I think you're the one who told me about it, too.
I'm not fighting w/ you, Thom. I was sincerely and honestly relieved that, despite what comes out of your mouth, when it came down to it you had better sense or a higher fidelity to your kids than to the almighty dogma.
Jeeze, some people just can't take a compliment.
Helena, I hope get what I'm saying. I suspect that this is the rule, not the exception, among proud, grateful Program graduates. I got a little validation of that not long ago watching a 60 Minutes retro on China. They tracked down some people who they had interviewed 30 years ago at the height of the Maoist revolution. They also spoke w/ some of these people's grown kids and showed them the footage from the earlier report.
Basically, the old ppl were a bit embarrassed if they had bought in for real or else they just explained why they had to say those silly things for their own safety. The younger generation just couldn't believe it. They laughed a little nervously, seemed maybe a bit insulted/embarrassed.
But, at the end of the day, they really never did, as a nation and culture, buy into the brainwasing entirely, even those who thought they did at the time. They just kept a low profile and waited the old megalomaniac out, secretly teaching their kids good old fashioned Confucian philosophy.
I don't know about you, but it's been a load off my mind to see that at least
this fear, of a generation of super seedlings raising kids and voting according to Program thinking has proved pretty much unfounded.
And, btw, I'm only half kidding when I say Büsh may be the most adept and successful stealth misbehaver in the history of the Program.
Never attempt to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig.
--Unanimous
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