On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 11:25:21 -0800, Shawn Gordon <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >At 11:22 AM 1/11/2006, Johnson, Tracy wrote: >>John Lee says, >> > >> > What we sorely lack in the USA are true patriots, those who >> > think of the >> > team first, and personally sacrifice for the good of the team. Our >> > generation has been taught, and we're teaching our kids, that >> > life is all >> > about ourselves, accumulating material wealth ahead of all else, and >> > getting and staying ahead of others. We've become a society >> > where success >> > is a destination rather than a journey. And that's why white >> > collar crime >> > (which is what political corruption is) has become rampant. >> > We're teaching >> > greed. And I think we're teaching it at every level of >> > society...schools, >> > churches, jobs, youth athletics, etc. Until we model >> > something different, >> > we'll continue to be a group of individuals trying to >> > cohabitate rather >> > than the cohesive team that this country was during, for >> > example, WWII. >> >>This has also been thought of elsewhen: >> >>CAPT McKim, USNR said in November, "Here in California I see many >>demonstrate their will with bumper stickers on the rear of their monster >>SUVs -- 'Support Our Troops,' -- as they talk on cell phones advising >>their children to avoid any sacrifices. Today there is no shared >>adversity as there was during World War II." > >The troops currently serving are patriots, we have a huge, all volunteer army. > > >Regards, > >Shawn Gordon >President >theKompany.com >www.thekompany.com >www.mindawn.com >949-713-3276 > Shawn, as you don't currently serve and probably never have, does it man that you are NOT a PATRIOT? * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *