- OT: More Weirdness from California - 3 Updates
| "ohg...@gmail.com" <ohger1s@gmail.com>: May 24 06:13AM -0700 On Tuesday, May 23, 2023 at 12:39:25 PM UTC-4, Peter W. wrote: > Next time you need surgery, require a prescription drug, require a prosthesis, benefit from medical research - keep in mind that someone like me made it possible. Learning is what we do, so you can benefit from the research of others. > Peter Wieck > Melrose Park, PA Someone like you? I think if medical researchers were much like you, the plague would still be running rampant around the globe.. |
| Bob F <bobnospam@gmail.com>: May 24 08:57AM -0700 >> Peter Wieck >> Melrose Park, PA > Someone like you? I think if medical researchers were much like you, the plague would still be running rampant around the globe.. Right??? And you know so much from your favorite right wing wacko fake "news" site or the well documented lying fox "news! |
| Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com>: May 24 09:29AM -0700 On Tue, 23 May 2023 07:00:17 -0700 (PDT), "Peter W." <peterwieck33@gmail.com> wrote: Let's see how I score. I'll try to be honest. >> Based on your incredible life experience with that problem. >Keep in mind that the Average American: >Does not have a college education, including an Associate Degree (60%). I have a BSEE. >Does not have a passport (64%). Yep. No current passport. I have not reason or interest in traveling. >Speaks one language – badly (74%). Not badly, but yes, just one language. I can sorta muddle my way though 3 other languages, but not without consulting a dictionary. >Has never traveled voluntarily more than 200 miles from his/her birthplace (57%). No way. Almost everyone I know has moved or emigrated from somewhere distant. I was born in Germany, grew up in the Smog Angeles area, and have lived in Santa Cruz CA for the last 50 years. Add a few more countries for business travel. >Has never visited a foreign country, not even Mexico or Canada (71%). Not me. Traveled and lived in Mexico and Israel. Visited about 5 more countries for more than a week and I don't know how many for a tour of more than the airport or train station. >Cannot name the Speaker of the House, even today (82%) Got me there. I can't. I've seen the name go by on the news a few times, but can't recall it now. A better questions would be to name their state and federal senators and representative. Extra credit for remembering whom they voted for in the last election. >Cannot name the three branches of government (64%) That's an easy question. I'm really surprised that the percentage is so low. >Cannot read at a college level (83%) I can definitely read at college level. I'm not sure, but I can write at college level. >Cannot read for content (54%). This person cannot follow written-only directions. I recently had to deal with some medical procedures. Afterwards, I was handed the computer generated release documents and instructions. They contradicted various other instructions I had received. Online reading made it worse. The grammar was marginal and a noticed several errors and one contradiction in the instructions. Prior to retiring 2 years ago, I was dealing with this type of "content" on a daily basis. Never mind if someone can't read the instructions. There's a more serious problem with those who write instructions. >60% of American Households do not buy any book in a year (includes Kindle and similar). I bought 4 books in the last year. I've read two and skimmed the other two. However, I do extensive reading and skimming online. A few years ago, I started replacing my paper books with PDF's and E-Books. It's so much easier finding things with a text search than with a printed index. >Does not believe in Evolution (42% creationism, 32% evolution, 26% no opinion). I believe in evolution. >Only 73% of eligible voters are registered. I've been a registered Republican since I could vote. >Only 67% of registered voters voted in 2020. I voted in 2020. The problem is that I barely remember who was running and whom I voted for. I keep my old sample ballots and could probably look it up. >Meaning that the average American eligible to vote does not vote (only 48.9% net). Repeat: The Average American does not vote. I'm not average, but your numbers are probably true. When I get into a political discussion, I often asked if my opponent voted in the last election. If they didn't, I tell them that they missed their opportunity to change things and have no right to complain if they didn't vote. >This has not one damned thing to do with party, democrat, republican, libertarian, communist, green, whatever. It has to do with massive, systemic and deliberate neglect, and industrial-grade stupidity mixed equally with Mil.Spec. ignorance. Oh, there's more to the problem than stupidity. Maybe later. -- Jeff Liebermann jeffl@cruzio.com PO Box 272 http://www.LearnByDestroying.com Ben Lomond CA 95005-0272 Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558 |
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