by MountainHiker » Thu 10 Aug 2006, 23:34:59
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('rwwff', 'I') guess all I'm saying is, guys, if you aren't going to play to win, get off the field and let someone else give it a go.
The difference being in baseball everyone goes home after the game.
When the game boils down to winner takes all (including lives, rights, the gold, etc...), and dirty play is encouraged, the game starts to lose it's appeal.
Besides, I'm no democrat cheerleader. They are just the second head of the two-headed beast.
Pardon me if I came to play in the game against the billionaire's kids who have their henchmen do their dirty work for them while I have to do all of my own heavy lifting. The reality is, the crotch you're pulled from makes more difference than your abilities.
The mythology of our country often leads us to believe the average Joes can play in the game if they show up, work hard, play fair, etc... The reality is the rules are tilted to favor those pulled from the right crotches.
I'm not whining about it. I'm just tired of hearing the mindless myths over and over again.
"One thing more dangerous than getting between a grizzly sow and her cub is getting between a businessman and a dollar bill." -Ed Abbey
Isn't it strange that the same people who laugh at gypsy fortune tellers take economists seriously?