tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3590191745099543845.post5541355393745101175..comments2024-01-15T13:44:48.338-05:00Comments on The Average American: Rest in PeaceAverage Americanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17211406136371011324noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3590191745099543845.post-28655073430656238282008-09-12T22:06:00.000-04:002008-09-12T22:06:00.000-04:00Thanks for dropping by L&OT. It really is sad...Thanks for dropping by L&OT. It really is sad, isn't it. Common sense is so much more important than book smarts but very few realize this anymore.Average Americanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17211406136371011324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3590191745099543845.post-81708091576761444182008-09-12T19:29:00.000-04:002008-09-12T19:29:00.000-04:00AA,I think it is worldwide. Common sense tells us...AA,<BR/>I think it is worldwide. Common sense tells us that when we fight wars we try to win. We lost that about the middle of the 60s. Unfortunately, the military is the recipient of that thinking. The feeling that everyone is equal, that self-esteem is paramount, and that no one is wrong is what your post is all about. Nice job, my brother.Law and Order Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11069306257334186404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3590191745099543845.post-42564530594972608592008-09-03T15:01:00.000-04:002008-09-03T15:01:00.000-04:00WHT,Redneck, DD2, Saint, Thank you guys for stopp...WHT,Redneck, DD2, Saint, Thank you guys for stopping by. Are you all trying to make me blush with the praise, it worked.<BR/><BR/>Between working and the drive to and from, I've been putting in 16 hours a day, 7 days a week. Managed to get extremely tired and REAL sick. I finally am done the job and somewhat recuperated enough to function normally. Hopefully, now I can get back to what I like best, conversing here and at your blogs. Saint, I'm on my way to visit you as soon as I leave here.<BR/><BR/>JoeAverage Americanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17211406136371011324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3590191745099543845.post-39354248950852610122008-09-02T07:18:00.000-04:002008-09-02T07:18:00.000-04:00You have a super blog her my friend, I just found ...You have a super blog her my friend, I just found it by liking over from another great blog, the good ones out out here we just have to look for them<BR/>Great workAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3590191745099543845.post-26579935267085123072008-09-01T07:59:00.000-04:002008-09-01T07:59:00.000-04:00Thanks for the visit Joe, Come on buddy,how about ...Thanks for the visit Joe, Come on buddy,how about some new blogs?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3590191745099543845.post-51707022174766298242008-08-11T16:24:00.000-04:002008-08-11T16:24:00.000-04:00Amen to this post Average Guy.And keep em commingAmen to this post Average Guy.<BR/>And keep em commingA Redneck From The Northhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06600173534820630953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3590191745099543845.post-21522804673038848862008-08-09T22:26:00.000-04:002008-08-09T22:26:00.000-04:00each time I read it ..it gets better!each time I read it ..it gets better!WomanHonorThyselfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17211851365273181636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3590191745099543845.post-46822211439431596912008-08-09T20:12:00.000-04:002008-08-09T20:12:00.000-04:00Thanks for coming by DD2 and Griper. Glad you enj...Thanks for coming by DD2 and Griper. Glad you enjoyed yourselves while here. Z-Man, the quoted parts came from an old email while the first and last paragraphs were mine. I'm not sure why, but I have saved a lot of stuff from emails over the years. Every once in a while I go through them and can't believe how profound some of them are. I don't know for sure Z, but I'd have to say that Common Sense got very sick during the late 60's, about the time the media turned so liberal and antiwar. Look at Kent State. Did those kids really think they could attack the National Guard and not get hurt or worse? Didn't the young generation back then even flirt with the possibility that all those drugs might screw them up? I think the average college student back then spent at least 6 years in school, trying to get out of the draft. It seems the more they learned, the dumber they got. I had a cousin who, after 7 years of college, spoke with such a weird vocabulary, that I couldn't even understand him. This was a guy I hung around with all the time in high school. Back then I called it "dummy down." Today, the term is "stuck on stupid."Average Americanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17211406136371011324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3590191745099543845.post-73052608164083142952008-08-09T19:07:00.000-04:002008-08-09T19:07:00.000-04:00so what year would you say this old friend die? 1...so what year would you say this old friend die? 1960?<BR/><BR/>so sad.........makes me feel awful! <BR/><BR/>beth..Mr. Z is from Europe and keeps asking me why Europe's finally getting it (too late, probably) and America's trying to emulate Europe's mistakes..? I have no answer.<BR/><BR/>Except .. DEMOCRATSZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3590191745099543845.post-33979274320919884002008-08-07T16:54:00.000-04:002008-08-07T16:54:00.000-04:00Beth and I were talking about this obituary for Co...Beth and I were talking about this obituary for Common Sense. It's in quotes but not attributed to anybody. I had the sense you wrote it and she felt it came from somewhere else but either way it's rated Genius in my book.Z-manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06158941102166215285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3590191745099543845.post-73414910522513858032008-08-03T03:38:00.000-04:002008-08-03T03:38:00.000-04:00he smiles, very nicely put, my friend. very well p...he smiles, very nicely put, my friend. very well put.The Griperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00937560474548021334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3590191745099543845.post-17760042345158868382008-08-02T19:10:00.000-04:002008-08-02T19:10:00.000-04:00Thumbs UpThumbs UpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3590191745099543845.post-14075690445199195442008-08-02T18:57:00.000-04:002008-08-02T18:57:00.000-04:00I hope your right MK. A little common sense might...I hope your right MK. A little common sense might even help save humanity from itself. One can hope anyway.<BR/><BR/>I know just what you mean Z-Man. I have one credit card which I use when absolutely necessary and almost always pay it off as soon as the bill comes in. My home town had 4 catholic churches 10 years ago, today we have 1 left. There may be a few less church goers now, but I'm sure there are more than 25% of what we used to have.Average Americanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17211406136371011324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3590191745099543845.post-86092999880457818832008-08-02T15:47:00.000-04:002008-08-02T15:47:00.000-04:00Joe said: "Common sense lived by simple, sound fin...Joe said: <I>"Common sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't spend more than you can earn)"</I><BR/><BR/>Then along came the credit card and even Z-man was sucked in. Now I just use cash for everything and am much happier. Credit cards are good if your car breaks down on vacation or to rent a hotel room but to buy a double-quarter pounder with cheese or a tube of toothpaste and a soda at your supermart?<BR/><BR/><I>"Common sense lost the will to live as the churches became businesses."</I><BR/><BR/>I most often think of NY's Edward Cardinal Egan as an administrator first before being a shepherd like his predecessor was, more concerned is he with the bottom line and closing down slow parishes rather than bow to local religious nostalgia, what's that?Z-manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06158941102166215285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3590191745099543845.post-42221149937648606642008-07-31T01:24:00.000-04:002008-07-31T01:24:00.000-04:00It's an oldie, but still a goodie and also true, u...It's an oldie, but still a goodie and also true, unfortunately. He will make a come back though, we'll have to embrace him, because the consequences will be too painful otherwise.MathewKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14385674205383405783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3590191745099543845.post-50727262398903415562008-07-30T22:51:00.000-04:002008-07-30T22:51:00.000-04:00Beth:I think you're right. It does seem to be wor...Beth:<BR/>I think you're right. It does seem to be world wide. If I had to pick one reason, I guess I would point to the "dummy down" effect of liberalism. That, we know, is global. The more your government does for you, the less you have to do for yourself. Eventually, you forget how to do for yourself.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for agreeing with me Brooke.<BR/><BR/>Old Soldier:<BR/>Thanks for stopping by fellow Vietnam vet! I agree, that is about the time Common Sense first started showing symptoms. Can't quite point a finger to the exact cause, but the main culprit has to be liberalism.<BR/><BR/>Tapline:<BR/>You just highlighted at least half the problems. It's the "dummy down" effect at work. I should have expanded my post to include Common Sense's twin brother RESPECT. Respect died before Common Sense did. His downward spiral started with respect for authority, followed by respect for religion, respect for elders, respect for the flag, respect for the feelings of others, and respect for nature, just to name a few. Can it be any wonder that when one loses respect for all of this, the next step is automatically respect for one's self. When one doesn't respect themselves, then all respect is gone. His should have been a huge funeral, but alas, it was hardly even noticed.<BR/><BR/>JoeAverage Americanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17211406136371011324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3590191745099543845.post-55130620201984246432008-07-30T20:49:00.000-04:002008-07-30T20:49:00.000-04:00AA, You have put into words what I have been sayi...AA, You have put into words what I have been saying for many years. It started with the deteriation or the extended family Nuclear family, single parent familyand continues through to the civil unions. Family values as we knew it are gone or sorely lacking. When I started working for Health and Human Services and they, the powers that be, spouted that welfare payments were an entitlement, it started me to thinking, especially since they the client was gettig more money in their tax free entitlement than I was working there. The beat continues today and is multigenerational. We have a problem so lets throw some money at it. That'll work....Crap.....Government is so involved with the family and socialism has crept into our lives on a continual basis and people are eating it up. Nothing is free people wake up. Redistribution of wealth doesn't work people..... You are right on target with the common sense thing....Parenting has been delegated to the teachers and Parents are not brought into decisions that effect their childrens' lives. One can blame the courts and the government for that. They both have deluted your rights as citizens for years and will continue to do so with decisions coming forth from the Supreme Court that allows the state to take your land for "the common good". Sounds like somthing I have been fighting for years.....I ramble....stay well...Taplinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00161842191574184492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3590191745099543845.post-61485726002555505422008-07-30T15:36:00.000-04:002008-07-30T15:36:00.000-04:00I think it started to die during the Viet Nam war ...I think it started to die during the Viet Nam war and became terminal about the time I came back. And that group who started the death are now running the Government and in particular the Dumoldcraps. Yes we will all remember and morn him for sureAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3590191745099543845.post-14643219295785324462008-07-30T14:11:00.000-04:002008-07-30T14:11:00.000-04:00Uh-huh.Uh-huh.Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03977090801334626461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3590191745099543845.post-45534509592371847542008-07-30T09:25:00.000-04:002008-07-30T09:25:00.000-04:00I think its worldwide, look at how excited Europe ...I think its worldwide, look at how excited Europe was during Obama's visit, those people cannot have common sense either.<BR/><BR/>As a matter of fact, I believe we have imported some of the stuff from Europe that is killing America's spirit as well as common sense.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04069893764658122257noreply@blogger.com