tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post4335625998543054834..comments2024-03-28T16:25:19.526-04:00Comments on Grim's Hall: We're not dead yetGrimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-33145889773358783772013-03-14T22:04:38.250-04:002013-03-14T22:04:38.250-04:00Natural selection :)Natural selection :)Cassnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-3894329808140389232013-03-14T17:05:55.295-04:002013-03-14T17:05:55.295-04:00I have long told people that the reason that the U...I have long told people that the reason that the U.S. is "ungovernable" (which, to the people using that term, actually means "not compliant to our wishes") is that it is filled with the descendants of people who were the least likely to want to be governed in the country they came from. It's genetic!RonFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17346484258194484053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-40859242681764237202013-03-14T10:15:56.635-04:002013-03-14T10:15:56.635-04:00Yes, there is something to it. I work with a lot o...Yes, there is something to it. I work with a lot of immigrants--mostly Russians (actually Jewish Russians) who hoofed it as soon as the USSR folded. They are are to a person, successful individuals. <br /><br />A friend of mine told me a tale of how he and his father took a trip to Scotland and found the area where his ancestors had come from, and found the folk there not welcoming. Apparently their basic attitude was that those who had emigrated were basically losers for not being able to make it in the old country. Eric Blairnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-28983218312831834242013-03-13T15:22:19.921-04:002013-03-13T15:22:19.921-04:00We love anecdotes, but they're not always refl...We love anecdotes, but they're not always reflective of broad trends. Whenever I hear scary stories, I think, "OK, but how typical is this?"<br /><br />Sometimes, the answer may be, "Very typical", but we shouldn't assume that on no evidence but our own blood pressure spikes :p<br /><br />Being on a forum of like-minded individuals isn't what I'd call a random sample. But I think her point about the character of the country is well taken.Cassnoreply@blogger.com