Glad we live in CA
Silicon valley baby, end of story. Thats why the rest of the world has setup shop in CA. Taiw China. etc. for expanding its technology. If you are foreign tech company, you come to SJ.
I mean google, yahoo, apple/ every other tech company there is, blah blah blah.....................i'd say we are pretty far ahead of the game.
Also produce like 70% of the goods that come from the US, we grow all the good food and vegetables........................
we make the most money...............
i think that says enough!
CA FTW
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Originally Posted by Jason
Sorry, but this train of thought is why society has no respect. There are no consequences anymore. Just a sign, just your car stereo, just your wife's heirloom jewelry box. It all starts somewhere small and usually ends up somewhere much bigger. The type of person that runs onto someones lawn, in daylight, with the owner watching probably doesn't exactly have a productive role in society in mind for his or her future.
Maybe I'm just sick of people doing whatever they want to others with no repercussion, or maybe I'm just sick of the emasculation of society that values some leech of society over something someone worked damn hard for....but, I really feel sick when I think about where this country is headed.
Maybe I'm just sick of people doing whatever they want to others with no repercussion, or maybe I'm just sick of the emasculation of society that values some leech of society over something someone worked damn hard for....but, I really feel sick when I think about where this country is headed.
Originally Posted by Jason
I don't think I would have shot at him either, but not everyone is as level headed. I'm also not a 50 year old man, I'd have zero reservation about confronting a few 15-17 year olds. I don't condemn the guy for doing what he did either, maybe this will serve as the lesson in respect these kids' parents never gave them.
If each state were a closed system, what you said might be true. However, it's pretty stupid to think that all of the innovation and technology is produced by CA natives. Hell, even Bill Gates isn't a Californian....
Besides, not all Californians are world-class computer engineers or innovators - you're only talking about the very top percentile of the population. In fact, the median test scores show that the average Californian is, well, kinda dumb.
Actually, as of 2006, CA was #11 in terms of median household income.
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Sorry, but this train of thought is why society has no respect. There are no consequences anymore. Just a sign, just your car stereo, just your wife's heirloom jewelry box. It all starts somewhere small and usually ends up somewhere much bigger. The type of person that runs onto someones lawn, in daylight, with the owner watching probably doesn't exactly have a productive role in society in mind for his or her future.
Maybe I'm just sick of people doing whatever they want to others with no repercussion, or maybe I'm just sick of the emasculation of society that values some leech of society over something someone worked damn hard for....but, I really feel sick when I think about where this country is headed.
Maybe I'm just sick of people doing whatever they want to others with no repercussion, or maybe I'm just sick of the emasculation of society that values some leech of society over something someone worked damn hard for....but, I really feel sick when I think about where this country is headed.
I don't know if he's saying that it is a gateway thing, I certainly do not think that there is a decided path one takes after stealing/vandalizing their first item. How I would say it is, it's all related. These kids had no respect for this man's opinions or his property - that probably means they don't have much respect for anyone else. No fear, no respect, no accountability. Who knows how they got that way, but it's a pattern that covers their entire way of being. The same lack of respect that allowed them to trash this guy's stuff will allow them to trash someone else's. It's not hard to figure out and it's EVERYWHERE today. Little punks talkin' trash to adults just because they know they aren't going to have to deal with the result of their actions - it's the same thing. No respect. The kind of discipline that made people respectful years ago is illegal, and the result is essentially today.
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I think the retards are equally distributed nationwide and by population albeit they seem to be drawn to DC for routine meetings with other equally gifted members.
(Nationwide: Congressional Members)
(By Population: House of Representatives)
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