OT – FIFA officials arrested in Switzerland

[paramount]

How ironic.

[an]

[quote=spdrun]Screw Puritanism, and screw our imposing it on the rest of the world. The world would have been a better place if the Mayflower had been smashed on Plymouth Rock and turned into a seagull buffet.

That’s one of the many advantages of San Diego — there’s a whole country 25 miles away that’s not run on a Puritan basis.[/quote]It baffles my mind that you haven’t mail in your US Citizenship already.

[Coronita]

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[FlyerInHi]

I like that spd has his opinions. He’s right in many ways.

Renouncing US citizenship is a process. Remember Eduardo Saverin? I would do it too if I could save on taxes.

[spdrun]

Honestly, I wouldn’t, yet. I still hope that the people running the show will see reason at some point.

Younger people (my generation and below) tend to be more socially permissive yet support government spending on things that actually matter like healthcare and infrastructure. Once the older generation in politics retires, this country might actually head somewhere good.

[FlyerInHi]

I love the creative prose. Seagull buffet, haha. Do they eat meat?

[Coronita]

[quote=spdrun]Honestly, I wouldn’t, yet. I still hope that the people running the show will see reason at some point.

Younger people (my generation and below) tend to be more socially permissive yet support government spending on things that actually matter like healthcare and infrastructure. Once the older generation in politics retires, this country might actually head somewhere good.[/quote]

Some younger people these days tend to be more full of shit….

Spends considerable amount of time dwelling at how sucky things are, how things *should* be. But then does nothing to change the status quo, and at the same time enjoys some of the very benefits from the status quo.

[spdrun]

As are some older people … 😉

[Coronita]

[quote=spdrun]As are some older people … ;)[/quote]

Ah, yes, but the difference is….Some of us are perfectly fine with the status quo and aren’t trying to change it while trying to suck on its tits at the same time.

In some cases, from the nice room in their parents house that some of these young ones bitch from.

[spdrun]

I’m not convinced that real change is possible until many members of the older generations either retire from public life or simply expire. Younger people have time to wait out the olds.

[Coronita]

[quote=spdrun]I’m not convinced that real change is possible until many members of the older generations either retire from public life or simply expire.[/quote]

Well that’s fine, but then you wouldn’t be sucking on the tits of the status quo either if you were really true to your words about change. It’s like telling people how bad crack cocaine is, then sniffing it’s fumes thinking its ok, that you can quit anytime because you really aren’t a user.

I really do respect people who want to change things and don’t participate in the status quo…Because at least they mean what they say.

[spdrun]

Doesn’t everyone feed off the status quo to some extent? Kind of hard to survive without using oil or products made using oil, for example. One can want change without dropping out entirely.

[an]

[quote=spdrun]Doesn’t everyone feed off the status quo to some extent? Kind of hard to survive without using oil or products made using oil, for example. One can want change without dropping out entirely.[/quote]
It’s easier to talk the talk than walk the walk.

[Coronita]

[quote=spdrun]Doesn’t everyone feed off the status quo to some extent?[/quote]

Yes, most people do. But usually not the minority of the ones that hold the conviction of being against it though.

For example, I have this loose looney friend from the bay area. Total anti-establishment. This guy literally is off the grid, and has no interest in any sort of stock investment, thinking it’s a corrupt system. No 401k, no mutual funds, and no stock purchases. Nothing. His belief is it’s rigged system meant to reward rich people, full of corruption, etc…. Ok, I think he’s crazy, as he thinks I’m a lemmings. But respectfully, he puts his money where his mouth is. Not a single dim vested in this “game” long or short or anyway.

As far as I’m concerned, I don’t mind him bitching…he can bitch all he wants, because at least when he does bitch, he means it.

Won’t take a single dime of anyone’s money. Thinks other people’s money is “tainted”

[an]

[quote=flu]Yes, most people do. But usually not the minority of the ones that hold the conviction of being against it though.

For example, I have this loose looney friend from the bay area. Total anti-establishment. This guy literally is off the grid, and has no interest in any sort of stock investment, thinking it’s a corrupt system. No 401k, no mutual funds, and no stock purchases. Nothing. His belief is it’s rigged system meant to reward rich people, full of corruption, etc…. Ok, I think he’s crazy, as he thinks I’m a lemmings. But respectfully, he puts his money where his mouth is. Not a single dim vested in this “game” long or short or anyway.

As far as I’m concerned, I don’t mind him bitching…he can bitch all he wants, because at least when he does bitch, he means it.[/quote]
Some people can’t walk to walk, so they just yap and sound like a hypocrite. It’s much easier to be a hypocrite than actually follow through.

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