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we were a lot tighter a country in 1778 than now. is this progress? tearing the foundation out from under you cause it's old?the 18th century mentality is the foundation of which you're using to bitch at it now.Liberals WROTE the Constitution
You're claiming the Founding Fathers as "yours", Winger? That's some amusing stuff. I'm of the belief that the Founding Fathers would be horrified by the modern progressive movement.
Yeah, people who have an 18th century mentality and world-view are not going to be comfortable. Look at you.
maybe you underestimate common sense and long term vision of your short term need to cry a lot.
I'm personally admiring the assumption that a "21st century mentality" is automatically superior.
shakespeare is relevant today because he wrote in universal terms. some people don't get that just because someone said something "way back when" its no longer relevant. the constitution was written in as much universal terms as they could in order to address human behavior, not talking about the "technology" around them. when people say "this isn't 1776" they're really saying "i don't get it, this constitution" and they become the problem.
Indeed. What distinguishes real Art and Literature from the pop culture dreck is that they speak to the eternal human condition.