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The older I get there is one thing that I tolerate less.....
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The older I get there is one thing that I tolerate less.....


Jun 13, 2020, 8:14 AM

is LAZINESS. I'm 63 from a rural small town and went to college in the 70's. I don't care what your ethnicity, heritage, or political views are but if you're not willing to work hard to educate yourself then that is your problem not mine. Doing the same dumb things over and over causes a cycle of failure.

This is a great country with endless opportunity for anyone. If a person is willing to work hard enough you can climb the ladder of success but it will never be an easy climb. The government can make all the laws they want to level the playing field but ultimately it is up to the individual to make the right choices for advancement and success in life. Quit pointing fingers of blame at others and look in the mirror....that is who will determine your path in life.

All anyone on this board has to do to find an example of hard work and determination need look to the story of HC Dabo Swinney. His life and the choices he made have enabled him to overcome many obstacles to be the success he has become.

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Jun 13, 2020, 8:27 AM

You are so right my friend. Same scenario but I am 62 years old.

We grew up in the best era with music and job opportunities but

my brother's son is 27 years old graduated from Clemson and

does not have a job still plays video games and sleeps till 12 every day.

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Jun 13, 2020, 9:36 AM

that's your brothers fault. There are jobs going begging all over the country. Kick his lazy tush out with a $100 bill & a handshake

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Jun 13, 2020, 8:45 AM

If you were born from 1946 to 1964,you are born into what is ,IMO,the "Greatest Generation" of all time.
We either knew the value of hard work or we had it instilled in us from our fathers,and grandfathers.
Granted,some people had it worse,but some had it better.It was called Class,as in "The Middle Class" where I expect many of us were born.
Some of us had little ,or no opportunity,some were born with a spoon in their mouth.
I always said there were 6 classes of people;
1)Those that were born with it.
2)Those who inherited it.
3)Those who got lucky in business,or the Lottery.
4)Those who worked hard,and saved whatever they could,and made good investments.
5)Those who worked hard,but unfortunately lived paycheck to paycheck ,but at least they never starved.
6)Those who never had it,and couldn't get out of their plight.
Of course it isn't that simple.But the older I get, the more I see that Middle Class shrinking more and more.

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You are talking about personal responsibility and


Jun 13, 2020, 9:02 AM

accountability. There's is no room whatsoever for that in the current conversation.

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Re: The older I get there is one thing that I tolerate less.....


Jun 13, 2020, 10:49 AM

You hit the nail on the head......these college kids are being spoon feed all this crap by these liberal professors about socialism ......government will take care of them and they don’t have to worry about anything.......apparently most are not smart enough to realize socialism is the exact opposite of being a free democracy like they have over here now.....guess they want to be like Venezuela or Cuba.....or maybe even China.....government controls everything they do and think......you work for the government and hope they throw you a few peanuts so you don’t starve......you have no freedom of religion or freedom of anything for that matter......gays and lesbians are prosecuted and many times shot on site....maybe it is time to defund the colleges because this crap is all they want to promote and teach our kids today.....and it appears these kids don’t have a brain or just not smart enough to see right through all this crap they are being spoon fed......very sad and bad time for our country......Go Tigers !!!!!

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