Commonly believed Fairy Tales.

[Philosoraptor]

There are so many, I don't know where to begin, the many, many fairy tales that millions of people believe to be true, apparently adults with high school educations absolutely believe some really wild things.

Like, 'America is at war'. We're not, yet millions believe we are.

george w. bush is our president, he's not. We've got Osama on the run and we're gonna git him. We're not. Voting makes a difference. It doesn't.

We can stop bush's war. We can't. We can make the neo cons play nice and stop starting masturbatory wars. We can't. Impeach and arrest all of our war criminal, war profiteer politicians. We won't.

There will be a victory of some sort in Iraq. There won't. We are spreading democracy in the middle east. We're not. If we take it to the streets they'll surely notice us and do something. They won't.

Jesus isn't returning from the dead after 2000 years this year. dick cheney isn't going to suddenly grow a heart and have mercy on us all. Crippled soldiers aren't going to heal. Dead ones aren't going to return. The Sunnis and Shias will not kiss and make up.

You can't defeat terrorism around the globe. You can't expect our elected officials to save us. You shouldn't believe in fairy tales, and you should be able to distinguish between myth and truth. But....people actually prefer fairy tales, because everyone always lives happily ever after in them.

What are some of your fractured fairy tales?

[monarch]

1. You nailed it once again!

You are definitely one of my favorite posters--and I pride myself on the fact that I fell in love with Will Pitt on one of his very first posts.

There is one question that I have been wanting to ask you (and others). Why have you disabled your profile? I often look at profiles to find out more info on a poster whom I admire and profiles have led me to some fascinating websites. It's not as if one has to supply intensely personal info.

[Philosoraptor]

4. If I had a hammer, I'd hammer in the morning.

Thanks for the nice compliment. I'm sort of hiding in the back of the cave as far as my profile. I'm a cauc. 55 yr. old male in the mid west. And I'm totally wacked out on cheap coffee.

[SoCalDem]

5. Cream & sugar? Want a refill? (also whacked out on cheap coffee)

I actually thought I might sleep tonight. I zonked out around 8:30, and then woke up..wide awake at 10PM..:grr:

[Philosoraptor]

6. Who can sleep?

Oh yeah, bush sleeps like a baby.

[ClintonTyree]

2. I don't really need to point my favorite out....

do I? ;)

[Philosoraptor]

3. The existence of the Great Noodley One is a given.