They have a rather large group of pimps and enablers in their pocket.

'It seems to me' is a phrase often found in Atlas Shrugged. Might want to choose a different phrase such as. 'Evidence suggests' or 'I believe that' A small point perhaps but valid. If you don't agree then how do you derive 'many people think?' I would have said ' Many people refuse to think using the implications of.....as an excuse not to think.' I know is much more powerful than I think as Knowledge is much more powerful than suggested substitutes.

Still running 95% in favor of socialism but then only socialists are allowed on the ballot.

Answer - they have refused humanity and abandoned the responsibilities of being human and the themselves to the whims of others.

I was too young to vote for Kennedy but like most I can tell you exactly where I was and what I was doing in detail when the news got to my ears. The second time that happened was 9/11. Early in the morning in the restaurant of the Red Lion in Astoria the TV Was on no one was speaking. I finally asked Die Hard Part IV? That's how realistic it was. Reaction? Went back to my boat fired up the engine cast off the dock lines and forgot the shore power cord. Tied up and bought another night. Went back to the TV. Some days it pays to do nothing until the shock wears off. Next day down the coast to Tillamook. Just in time to hear they might close up not only air travel but train and no offshore boating. Garibaldi is not where you want to get stuck. So I pulled out and went to Newport instead. Much more civilized. Sometimes force smacks you in the face.

Yes....no doubt about it.

Some where I read that most of that generation became yuppies and are now telling their children or grand children turn that damn rap crap OFF! Why don't you listen to real music???

Is it possible? Sometimes I am too much the cynical realist and dwell on the reality of now instead the possible. Like walking a tight rope that keeps going down.

My take is it would require a massive tune up on the mind set and would still involve separating wheat from chaff.

Chief among the changes is some way to control definitions without being too controlling so I thought of a self controlling system.

If I may I'll use language as a way of expressing that.

a. English is the major language
b. Spanish is secondary

put another way the Eastern Hemisphere has well over a hundred in Europe the same in Asia and 100 in China alone. Africa not quite as bad.

Western Hemisphere three that are important.

1. Spanish
2. English
3 Brazileno Portuguese

Two target audiences. Those who are here and speak only rudimentary English Those who are arriving.

Side trip. people pick up bottles and cans if there is a refund of deposit. In Singapore they do it or face a fine then a lashing.

Carrot and stick

For people in the country mandatory one foreign language in public schools. An immigrant arrives speaking English and Spanish or any other good to go.

For Any government service English and one other required or ecven English, Spanish and one other. Military included.

Military runs there own schools and will whip out that requirement within the year be done in three.

Two languages requried for education assistance.

The osmosis effect takes the path of least resistance. Spanish is by far the easiest. No lack of instructors.

Schools required to teach English prior to attendance in other classes.

How long does it take? If done right one week to two weeks using the Total Immersion system. Use of public school or other buildings partial immersion four weeks level one fluency.

Side benefit Spanish then becomes the defacto second language to English the de facto first language. English I recall is not de jure.

The melting pot is fired up language is no longer a barrier.

Same principles change other sorts of cultural mind sets.

Learn two or even three you own the western hemisphere.

can't fulfill the American dream when you are slave to those who know the language.

Nothing new to this Berlitz invented the system and routinely does 2000 words all tenses, speak , read, write, comprehend in six days of 12 hours.