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1968 Vs. 2008
I found this article in our local community paper. Thought it was interesting. It was posted in the "Funnies" section, but I found it to be a more disturbing reflection upon society rather than comedic.
1968 VS. 2008 Scenario: Jack goes quail hunting before school, pulls into school parking lot with shotgun in gun rack. 1968: Vice principal comes over to look at Jack’s shotgun. He goes to his own car and gets his shotgun to show Jack. 2008: School goes into immediate lock-down and the FBI is called. Jack is hauled off to jail and never sees his truck or gun again. Counselors called in for traumatized students and teachers. Scenario: Jeffrey won’t be still in class, disrupts the other students. 1968: Jeffrey sent outside to sit in the hall. Later, he is allowed to return to class and does not disrupt the class again. 2008: Jeffrey is diagnosed with ADD and given massive doses of Ritalin. He becomes a zombie. School receives money from the state because Jeffery has a learning disability. Scenario: Billy breaks a window in his neighbor’s car and his dad gives him a whipping with his belt. 1968: Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college, and becomes a successful businessman and community leader. 2008: Billy’s dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy is placed in foster care and joins a gang. State psychologist convinces Billy’s sister that she remembers being abused herself, and their dad ends up in prison. Scenario: Mark has a headache and brings aspirin to school. 1968: Mark takes a couple of aspirins during lunch and headache goes away. 2008: Police called. Mark is expelled from school for drug violations. Car searched for drugs and weapons. Scenario: Pedro fails English in high school. 1968: Pedro goes to summer school where he doesn’t feel so overwhelmed, passes English, and goes off to college. 2008: Pedro’s cause is taken up by the state. Newspaper articles appear nationally explaining that teaching English as a requirement for graduation is racist. ACLU files class action lawsuit against the state school system and Pedro’s English teacher. English banned from the school curriculum. Pedro is given a diploma anyways but ends up mowing lawns for a living ‘cause he can’t speak English. Scenario: Johnny takes apart leftover fire-crack e r from the 4th of July. He puts them in a model airplane paint bottle and proceeds to blow up a fire ant hill. 1968: Ants decimated. 2008: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Homeland Security, and the FBI called. Johnny is charged with domestic terrorism. The FBI investigates parents; siblings are removed from the home; computers are confiscated. Johnny’s dad goes on Terror watch list and is never allowed to fly again. Scenario: Bobby falls while running during recess and scrapes his knee. He is found crying by his teacher who hugs him to comfort him. 1968: In a short time, Bobby feels better and goes on playing with the kids. 2008: Teacher is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. She faces three years in a state prison. Bobby undergoes several years of therapy. |
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Yep, we have become a really ****ed up society in a relatively short time.
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Sad but true.
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Precisely. That was my initial reaction from reading the article. And to think it was posted in the "Funnies" section of the paper.
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1968: Demon isn't born yet
2008: Demon reads stupid forwards
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2008: Had Demon actually read the very first sentence of this article, he'd understand that this was taken from the local community newspaper, and not an email forward.
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Eh...not much difference really, you'd get just about the same content from an e-mail forward as the "article" provided.
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I dont get it..why is Bobby still having recess 40 years later? And he's still crying over a scraped knee when he has to be over 50 years old? Pussy
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Must be Goatse's dad.
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1968: Led by an innovative coach, an aggressive scouting system, and anchored by an all-time great defense and pulverizing offense, the Chiefs prepare themselves for a historic Super Bowl run.
2008: Jared Allen is traded away by the Chiefs because Carl Peterson has more important things to do than negotiate with him.
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2010: Chiefs begin to look like a real football team again. |
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2008: Rain Man puts GonzoRox88 on his hit list.
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1968: Rain Man feels young and strong, and the world is his oyster. 2008: Rain Man feels very old as he realizes he's talking to someone whose FATHER is younger than him.
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2008:Chiefs trade Jared Allen, becasue the risk is too steep for the cost. Seems like the Cheifs actually did the right thing this time around.
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