http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x2858071Oh my.
The primitive with a big honker.
I've been watching the large proboscised primitive for some weeks now, ever since he admitted he looks down upon rural follk.
The more I read the large proboscised primitive, the more I'm convinced he's a mole from the other place.
Cyrano (1000+ posts) Wed Feb-13-08 01:29 PM
Original message
Are human beings an evolutionary mistake?
After a mere handful of millennia of inhabiting this planet, I believe we are still as primitive as we were when we lived in caves and killed each other with clubs.
We’ve advanced in the arts and sciences, but our main accomplishment has been to invent more sophisticated ways in which to kill each other.
The ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans made tremendous strides in the arts and sciences, but also in methods of carrying out war and inflicting death.
Over time came The Crusades, The Inquisition, countless wars of conquest, revolutions and civil wars. And finally came the insane slaughterhouses of WWI and WWII, ending with the dropping of nuclear weapons on cities filled with civilians.
Today, we are called “The most powerful country in the world.†That title has been bestowed on us because of our military might and our nuclear arsenal. However, during the 20th Century, we moved humanity forward scientifically, and with plans such as social security, the minimum wage, the right to unionize, Medicare, Medicaid, the civil rights act, the voting rights act, and so much more. And in the meantime, we also managed to put a man on the moon. Almost all of this was accomplished by progressive people acting int the best interests of human beings.
But for the past few decades, we have seen the return of the Huns of death and destruction, tearing down what was built. It seems that for every step we take forward, we take two, three, or ten backward. Today’s cavemen rule, not with clubs, but with the power of the state. Surveillance, fear, invented threats, the exploitation of ignorance, bigotry and ancient hatreds are their weapons of choice.
Today, we are on the verge of perhaps the most momentous election in our lifetimes. If a Democrat wins, I don’t expect the world to suddenly become sane overnight. But think how many steps backward we would be taking if we lose.
Either way, it will probably be at least a few more centuries before humanity outgrows its love affair with death and destruction. The problem is that we might not have that much time left. So I guess my question is: Is the human species a product of evolution that just didn't work out?
On edit: If the "Intelligence Design (i.e., fundies) are correct, at least we'll have someplace to lay the blame other than ourselves.
Immediately, the potted poetess primitive makes what has to be one of the most absurd comments on Skins's island:
Angela Shelley (1000+ posts) Wed Feb-13-08 01:54 PM
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2. The population of the USA makes up about 5% of the world´s population.
Most of the world´s population is extremely sane and has already outgrown its love affair with death and destruction.
Say what?
Surprisingly, some primitives disagree with the potted poetess primitive:
Bobbieo (1000+ posts) Wed Feb-13-08 02:13 PM
Response to Reply #2
9. Angela- Please tell that to the women of the Middle East and Africa.
DadOf2LittleAngels (749 posts) Wed Feb-13-08 04:02 PM
Response to Reply #2
27. are you kidding
Tell women / no muslims in the middle east
Political dissidents in China
victims of the Khmer Rouge
Members of Lower Caste in India
Aboriginals in Australia
Minority Tribes in Africa
About the only really stable place in the world is Europe and they own that stability to two things
1) Exhaustion from starting most of the big wars over the past 200 years
2) Built up wealth from raping the world for hundreds of years
The paternally angelic primitive forgets to mention 3) America's been fighting their wars for them.
bryant69 (1000+ posts) Wed Feb-13-08 04:03 PM
Response to Reply #26
28. Humans of all races are pretty much ass holes.
Americans are certainly assholes as I prove on a regular basis, but I've never seen any evidence that any other race is less asshole-y than the US.
There's more; it's an interesting bonfire.
But one waits in vain for the primitives who disparage humanity, to off themselves, for the greater good of the planet and all animal life thereupon.
