[AT] off topic , really confused

[Jason]

Sad to see grown men whining about how great everything used to be. Well it
wasn't that great for everyone.

Jason

On Sat, Aug 13, 2016, 2:09 PM charlie hill <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
wrote:

> Spencer,  I know I'm late on this and it has died down but I just saw the
> messages.
>
> When we were young we learned our values because we were taught to
> sit and listen to the older folks until we knew enough to talk
> intelligently.
> Then our generation got into the same go along to get along attitude that
> you seem to be promoting.  That's what got us into this mess.   We let
> people
> who are ignorant run the show because they shout the loudest and we want to
> be polite and get along.
>
> One old adage is still true.  "The squeaky wheel gets the grease".
>
> Charlie
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Spencer Yost
> Sent: Friday, August 12, 2016 6:55 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] off topic , really confused
>
> At some point in time, we have to understand the continuation of this
> community and of the antique tractor collecting community as a whole is
> dependent on young people. Conversations like this just make us look like a
> bunch a grumpy old man and leave them cold.  It makes us look like our
> fathers and their fathers before them. I could recite entire volumes,
> speeches and books and essays that decry the diminution of American.
> Everyone of them would have been written before 1920.  Your angst is
> nothing
> new.
>
> There's a new wave in America gentleman. It's a wave, and you better get a
> surfboard learn how to ride.    If not for yourselves, then for this list.
> If not for the list then for wisdom in realizing that nothing lasts.
>
> My grandmother, at 91, was researching new laptops. I asked her why she
> even
> want to bother with them. She said "to stay relevant my dear".
>
> Excellent advice....
>
> Spencer Yost
>
>
>
> Spencer Yost
> > On Aug 12, 2016, at 4:44 PM, charlie hill <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > It's the same America out here in fly over country.   It's just the
> > wrong crowd running the show.  WE can't wait for others to fix
> > it for us.  We have to take charge again.  Hopefully at the ballot
> > box.
> >
> > Charlie
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Richard Fink Sr
> > Sent: Friday, August 12, 2016 1:43 PM
> > To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> > Subject: Re: [AT] off topic , really confused
> >
> > Many of us Mike M
> >
> >
> >> On 8/12/2016 12:22 PM, Mike M wrote:
> >> Not the America I grew up in that's for sure, Bo!!
> >>
> >> Mike M
> >>
> >>
> >>> On 8/12/2016 10:05 AM, Bo Hinch wrote:
> >>> *Subject:* My New Reality
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> *My New Reality = really confused!!*
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> *It seems that lately my life has been getting more complicated, and I
> >>> want
> >>> to thank those of you who are brave enough to still associate with me
> >>> regardless of what I have become.*
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> *The following is a recap of my current identity:*
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> *I was born a white male, which makes me a racist.*
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> *I am a fiscal and moral conservative, which makes me a fascist.*
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> *I am heterosexual, which makes me a homophobe.*
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> *I am non-union, which makes me a traitor to the working class and an
> >>> ally
> >>> of big business.*
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> *I am a Christian, which makes me an infidel.*
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> *I am older than 65 and retired, which makes me a useless old man.*
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> *I think and I reason; therefore I doubt much that the main stream
> media
> >>> tells me, which makes me a reactionary.*
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> *I am proud of my heritage and our inclusive American culture, which
> >>> makes
> >>> me a xenophobe.*
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> *I value my safety and that of my family; therefore I appreciate the
> >>> police
> >>> and the legal system, which makes me a right-wing extremist.*
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> *I believe in hard work, fair play, and fair compensation according to
> >>> each
> >>> individual's merits, which makes me anti-socialist.*
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> *I acquired a good education without student loans and no debt at
> >>> graduation, which makes me some kind of odd underachiever.*
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> *I believe in the defense and protection of the homeland by all
> >>> citizens,
> >>> which makes me a militarist.*
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> *Please help me come to terms with this, because I’m not sure who I am
> >>> anymore!*
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> *Newest problem ? I'm not sure which bathroom I should use.*
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Please , somebody HELP me
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