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Im creating a presentation(for school) about the 25 worst blunders of America. theres no spcific time period,etc, just need to make a Power point presentation on the 25 worst blunders of the USA. i would appreciate help. sorry this is so off topic.

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On 12/6/2004 4:13:29 PM WS65711 wrote:

Number 1 Blunder -

Allowing the "Blame America First" mentality to become so pervasive

and entrenched in Academic Society.

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Uhuh... keep going - see where that leads you. Why not just kill everyone who
has anything beyond a high school diploma. After that, we can also eliminate
everyone who can think at early age. And then we'll have a utopian society where
everyone will be an obedient, productive, average member of a stagnant society.

A hint - look up China's "cultural revolution" and Stalin's "purges"
in a good history book.

People who blame everything on the 'elitist leftist academia' are
as gullible (and scary) as the people who rave about the 'liberal media'
(a term which is on the border between preposterous and downright stupid).

The fact is that some people actually think about the current situation in the
world and make certain judgements is a sign of the society's development. Now
not everyone who thinks and has an opinion is right. And not all of them are
qualified to make those judgements, but what really gets me is that you don't
understand that, nor do you seem to care. Before making that statement, you
should have familiarized yourself with the 1st amendment of our Constitution.
It's not up to you, or the society to allow or disallow thought or opinion.

I bet you also proundly go around quoting that (oh my god) the vast majority of
college professors are liberal... and (gasp) they must be brainwashing everyone
who goes to college, making them into (wait for it) - EVIL LIBERALS,
right?

Firstly, here's something from Merriam-Webster Dictionary:



Main Entry:
1lib·er·al
Pronunciation: 'li-b(&-)r&l
Function: adjective
5 : BROAD-MINDED; especially : not bound by authoritarianism,
orthodoxy, or traditional forms
6 : of, favoring, or based upon the principles of liberalism b
capitalized :
of or constituting a political party advocating or associated
with the principles of political liberalism.


Main Entry:
lib·er·al·ism
Pronunciation: 'li-b(&-)r&-"li-z&m
Function: noun
1 : the quality or state of being liberal
2 a: often capitalized : a movement in modern Protestantism
emphasizing intellectual liberty
and the spiritual and ethical content of
Christianity b : a theory in economics emphasizing individual freedom
from restraint and usually based on free competition, the self-regulating
market, and the gold standard c : a political philosophy based on belief
in progress, the essential goodness of the human race, and the autonomy of
the individual
and standing for the
protection of
political and civil liberties


Since I suppose that you can read, you should examine the paragraphs above
with great interest, because I guarantee you that this is the first time you've
been introduced to the word 'liberal' in its real meaning. What you should
really regret is the fact that liberalism as a movement has been vilified as of
late. When did being for intellectual liberty, autonomy and protection of
liberties become so evil?


As for "blame America first"? Well - I disagree with people who think that,
but that's not the point. Of all the people in the academia who have political
opinions, a tiny minority (albeit quite a vocal one) is grossly at odds with
America as a whole. And they may be wrong (at least that's what I think).
However, I think that it's always good to take a good hard look at yourself
before rushing off to blame someone else. If you think that American foreign
policy in the past 50 years had nothing to do with the current situation,
then you should really read up on some history. It seems that while ignorance is
not an excuse under criminal law, that political and historical ignorance has
become the rule among many people. Before I voted for the first time in my life,
I spent over 6 months studying history in my spare time (mostly world history,
since I had studied American history before). And you know what - after I was
done, I realized that for two decades of my life, I had known nothing about the
world.


I see that I've strayed from the topic at hand, so let me come back to the
issue. What you wrote above is just evidence that you have never been
among the Academic society. There are no less patriots among the educated
people, than among everyone as a whole. Actually, I would say that there are
more, since not only are they patriotic, they also KNOW what they're patriotic
about.



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And to the original poster:


As for America's greatest blunders, well let me give you a few, in no
particular order or rank:


- Prohibition
- Suppression of the civil rights movement for nearly a century
- McCarthy trials and that entire witchhunt/farce.
- "War on Drugs"
- Backing of the Afganistani mujahadeen against the Soviets in the late
70s/early 80s


That's just some that I could come up with offhand. Hope that helps. I may
add more later if I think of them, so check back if you want.

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On 12/6/2004 6:58:59 PM meuge wrote:

right?

Firstly, here's something from Merriam-Webster Dictionary:

Main Entry:

1lib·er·al

Pronunciation:
'li-b(&-)r&l

Function:
adjective

5 :
BROAD-MINDED
; especially : not bound by authoritarianism,

orthodoxy, or traditional forms

6 :
of, favoring, or based upon the principles of liberalism
b

capitalized : of or constituting a political party advocating or associated

with the principles of political liberalism.

Main Entry:
lib·er·al·ism

Pronunciation:
'li-b(&-)r&-"li-z&m

Function:
noun

1 :
the quality or state of being liberal

2 a:
often capitalized : a movement in modern Protestantism

emphasizing intellectual liberty and the spiritual and ethical content of

Christianity
b :
a theory in economics emphasizing
individual freedom

from restraint and usually based on free competition, the self-regulating

market, and the gold standard
c :
a political philosophy based on belief

in progress, the essential goodness of the human race, and the
autonomy of

the individual and standing for the
protection of

political and civil liberties

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Based on that definition, I guess we need to quit calling liberals "liberals". The words "free competition" and "autonomy of the individual" seem a bit at odds with current Democratic Party thinking.

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Scott - just because the word is being misused, it doesn't mean that we should keep using it that way. For example - we could all call you genius. But since that is clearly far from the truth, according to you we should change the meaning of the word genius from someone exceedingly smart to someone exceedingly stupid. Just because someone was looking for a political label to turn into a curseword and came upon the word 'liberal', it doesn't make it right. Furthermore, it has now become a tool of political manipulation.

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