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"That's unamerican."
Non serviam?
Hell, non serviam is the essence of old-school Americanism! Along with 'mind your own business and keep your hands to yourself', non serviam is what America, Americanism, Americans are (supposed to be) about. That America has become a nosey, fat-assed bitch with soft hands, pierced labia, and an obvious desire to follow, is a friggin' shame. The desire to do for one's self, to zealously claim personal success, to shoulder personal burden, all dying away, replaced by hands out, not striving, blaming the other guy. |
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America is supposed to be about 'free will' but, nowadays, is about 'determinism'.
'I can' was replaced with 'I can't'. As I say: a friggin' shame. |
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Hollywood created the John Wayne, Gary Cooper, badass loner myth, but notice they were never really alone, they were dependant of others. Someone to sell them bullets and whiskey, towns with prostitutes and law. These ranchers whose great granddaddy started this here ranch, forget somebody else's great grand daddy did the same nextdoor. They were spread out, but still a group and they depended on each other for support, while making a fortune grazing cattle on my land. We grew and prospered by working together through government, water, roads, sewers, electricity, railroads, defense, are all from governments at different levels. While I agree we've become the world's nanny and I don't like that either, it's the doing of our elected representatives in government. And if we're unhappy with what they're doing we should kick the fuckers doing it out. But not eliminate the government who gives us so much power, just the ones in it that aren't doing what we want. The better future is getting involved, not turning away, because E pluribus unum.
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"Americanism" has always been about working together for the good of the group.
No, cooperation with others to satisfy one's own goals is the thing. The group: pffftt! that's what we've come to...'the group (first, last, always...fuck the one)'. # if we're unhappy with what they're doing we should kick the fuckers doing it out. Yeah, that's been workin' out real well. |
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again...
non serviam
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No, cuz folks have become soft, gimme-types, who run after shiny promises and jingly-jangly toys.
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"We must, indeed, all hang together, or most assuredly we shall all hang separately." Even the mafia learned crime pays (better) when families serve together. So even Italians have a completely different attitude towards non serviam. Last edited by tw; 03-29-2017 at 11:17 AM. |
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