3whunt Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 Got this in an email. You all might have seen it, but I thought it was worth sharing. I couldn't agree more. There was a Chemistry professor in a large college that had some Exchange students in the class. One day while the class was in the lab the Prof noticed one young man (exchange student) who kept rubbing his back And stretching as if his back hurt. The professor asked the young man what was the matter. The student told him he had a bullet lodged in his back. He had been shot while fighting communists in his native country who were trying to overthrow his country's government and install a new communist government In the midst of his story he looked at the professor and asked a strange question. He asked, ' Do you know how to catch wild pigs?' The professor thought it was a joke and asked for the punch line. The young man said this was no joke."You catch wild pigs by finding a suitable place in the woods and putting corn on the ground. The pigs find it and begin to come every day to eat the free corn. When they are used to coming every day, you put a fence down one side of the place where they are used to coming. When they get used to the fence, they begin to eat the corn again and you put up another side of the fence. They get used to that and start to eat again. You continue until you have all four sides of the fence up with a gate in The last side. The pigs, who are used to the free corn, start to come through the gate to eat, you slam the gate on them and catch the whole herd. Suddenly the wild pigs have lost their freedom. They run around and around inside the fence, but they are caught. Soon they go back to eating the free corn. They are so used to it that they have forgotten how To forage in the woods for themselves, so they accept their captivity." The young man then told the professor that is exactly what he sees happening to America . The government keeps pushing us toward Communism/Socialism and keeps spreading the free corn out in the form of programs such as supplemental income, tax credit for unearned income, tobacco subsidies, dairy subsidies, payments not to plant crops (CRP), welfare, medicine, drugs, etc while we continually lose our freedoms- just a little at a time. One should always remember 'There is no such thing as a free Lunch! Also, 'You can never hire someone to provide a service for you cheaper than you can do it yourself Also, if you see that all of this wonderful government 'help' is a problem confronting the future of democracy in America , you might want to send this on to your friends. If you think the free ride is essential to our way of life, then you will probably delete this email, but God help us when the gate slams shut! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3whunt Posted November 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 I posted this in here a while back. With the new president and his plans, it really hits home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan_Til_I_Die Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 Yes, in light of the recent election results, I'd say this is very apropos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted November 26, 2008 Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 yep. i've seen it before and posted it a few months ago. it's right on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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