Originally Posted by
Doc Dutch
Neef, the fact you don't understand why it hasn't been changed since the 1700s says a lot about you.
Again, I do understand..
The founders did make a reasonable attempt at offering an amendment procedure.
They couldn't anticipate the extent to which the new republic would become polarized,
and their remedies require a level of consensus that neither of us will again see in our lifetimes.
In the end, though, it all again comes down to getting off to a very bad start--uniting incompatible colonies under one republic.
I confess to not having any idea
of what this all says about me,
the ancestors of whom were all on the other side of the ocean as it was all going down.
You find it hard to understand, Oom,
because you are such a total "true believer."
True believers don't have the patience for detail or nuance.
You're all too busy believing that God blessed America.
I'm happy that you can enjoy such a simplified life, Oom,
because caring about facts and detail can be really exhausting.
Last edited by NiftyNiblick; 03-21-2023 at 08:48 AM.
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