Reply #75: The implications

[H2O Man]

of this are fascinating. What you and I and others on DU knew yesterday, is now known by a larger group today, and can become "common knowledge" tomorrow. First, it is fantastic, because when the public recognizes that they have been had -- and damn it, they have been had! -- then they will be willing to consider change. And that is the power of "potential" .... which is too often not fully appreciated in America.

More, it demonstrates the power of ideas .... something that has become lost to a large degree in this culture. Our educational system is no longer geared towards stressing the power of ideas .... in fact, it is quite the opposite as an institution .... though most schools have a few teachers who are still invested in teaching how to think, not what to think, they are not appreciated. Because "the system" - from factories to offices - requires the unconscious contributions of machines, not the conscious thinking of individuals. This, of course, is why a crop of republicans will more easily find full employment than DUers!

But, we had an idea, quite a while back, which at the time would have been viewed as outrageous -- crazy conspiracies of the far left -- by the mainstream corporate media. But now, these ideas, which were nurtured on DU among other places, are knocking at the administration's door.

It is a pleasure doing business with you, RP. And while as a rule I do not consume alcohol, my wife usually has a supply of good wine, and my son always has a supply of Guinness .... and so I think we will be enjoying a toast or two very soon.