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Topic - The dumbing down of the U.S. continues... - jimbill 16:21:16 07/14/16 (77)

RE: The dumbing down of the U.S. continues... - eleiko2@verizon.net 16:29:00 08/10/16 (0)

RE: The dumbing down of the U.S. continues... - fantja 14:37:37 07/19/16 (9)

RE: The dumbing down of the U.S. continues... - slovell1 20:00:22 07/23/16 (2)

RE: The dumbing down of the U.S. continues... - fantja 04:16:20 07/24/16 (1)

RE: The dumbing down of the U.S. continues... - slovell1 17:15:52 07/24/16 (0)

RE: "Obama... single-handedly destroyed much of American culture and status" - genungo 15:41:14 07/19/16 (5)

RE: "Obama... single-handedly destroyed much of American culture and status" - fstein 08:35:35 07/20/16 (4)

RE: "Obama..." - genungo 09:52:58 07/20/16 (3)

Western civilization has always been gasping its last gasp, yet youth orchestras today can play Rite of - jdaniel@jps.net 10:17:11 07/20/16 (2)

You got that right. - rbolaw 15:23:37 07/20/16 (1)

RE: You got that right. - MannyE 01:13:40 07/25/16 (0)

RE: The dumbing down of the U.S. continues... - vahe 08:54:35 07/17/16 (7)

KDFC San Francisco - San Jose - jedrider 14:42:09 07/19/16 (5)

RE: KDFC San Francisco - San Jose - Chris from Lafayette 15:57:02 07/19/16 (4)

RE: KDFC San Francisco - San Jose - oldmkvi 09:20:28 07/20/16 (3)

Linn has 3 Stations, all the highest bit rate available. nt - oldmkvi 09:26:52 07/20/16 (2)

Thanks for the suggestions - I try to listen to a variety of stations - Chris from Lafayette 16:30:47 07/20/16 (1)

RE: Thanks for the suggestions - I try to listen to a variety of stations - fantja 04:18:11 07/24/16 (0)

Exactly! - jimbill 10:12:37 07/17/16 (0)

Aren't you glad you started this thread? ;-) - rbolaw 11:13:51 07/16/16 (8)

The cosmic irony is that Classical aficionados own the Bach Masses, Passions; Handel's Oratorios, Mozart's, - jdaniel@jps.net 17:01:47 07/16/16 (7)

What do I care? - Ivan303 09:26:37 07/17/16 (4)

Um, no. - rbolaw 05:50:16 07/18/16 (3)

"The words/lyrics matter" - sure, for some composers - for others, not so much - Chris from Lafayette 11:26:35 07/18/16 (2)

Lyrics and words mattered enormously to Mozart - rbolaw 15:27:59 07/18/16 (1)

Yup - sometimes they did [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 18:44:33 07/18/16 (0)

You named many of my favorite works . . . - risabet 20:03:00 07/16/16 (1)

RE: You named many of my favorite works . . . - jdaniel@jps.net 20:17:58 07/16/16 (0)

RE: The dumbing down of the U.S. continues... - Mike K 09:04:04 07/16/16 (2)

Indeed, but it's been going on for a long time ... and ... - Amphissa 17:45:06 07/16/16 (1)

RE: Indeed, but it's been going on for a long time ... and ... - Mike K 20:01:26 07/16/16 (0)

I like the younger generation... - andy evans 05:54:36 07/16/16 (0)

It's Just Part of a Bigger Picture....... - Todd Krieger 23:44:42 07/15/16 (4)

"And those who control the media want it that way ...." - rbolaw 16:06:07 07/17/16 (1)

RE: "And those who control the media want it that way ...." - Todd Krieger 07:59:23 07/18/16 (0)

I know someone who controls media - jdaniel@jps.net 08:41:37 07/16/16 (1)

RE: I know someone who controls media - Todd Krieger 08:10:20 07/18/16 (0)

RE: The dumbing down of the U.S. continues... - semuta 13:19:48 07/15/16 (23)

RE: The dumbing down of the U.S. continues... - risabet 20:01:30 07/16/16 (0)

Sigh - jdaniel@jps.net 22:30:09 07/15/16 (0)

Talk about who is dumbing down of the U.S. .... - Amphissa 17:17:21 07/15/16 (12)

RE: Talk about who is dumbing down of the U.S. .... - Todd Krieger 23:54:00 07/15/16 (2)

Exactly ... and criminals [nt] - Amphissa 01:31:10 07/16/16 (1)

So..... What's Your Point? - Todd Krieger 08:12:33 07/18/16 (0)

RE: Talk about who is dumbing down of the U.S. .... - semuta 18:50:07 07/15/16 (7)

Fair and.... - jdaniel@jps.net 19:17:31 07/16/16 (0)

The Daily Mail? The Daily Mail? - Chris from Lafayette 23:59:14 07/15/16 (5)

RE: The Daily Mail? The Daily Mail? - semuta 10:56:10 07/16/16 (4)

If you read my link, you'll see that they've been known to make things up [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 11:29:35 07/16/16 (3)

Kind of like Brian Williams of NBC... :) nt - srl1 19:07:25 07/16/16 (2)

Yes indeed! - I can't believe he's back in the fold! - Chris from Lafayette 19:50:12 07/16/16 (1)

RE: Yes indeed! - I can't believe he's back in the fold! - slovell1 00:32:54 07/25/16 (0)

If any part of this thread gets "pruned" because it's too political. . . - Chris from Lafayette 18:02:15 07/15/16 (0)

Had to go political? - jimbill 16:22:52 07/15/16 (0)

Which brings to mind ... - rickmcinnis@dogwoodfabrics.com 14:30:31 07/15/16 (6)

Good Lord do you people have research skills? - jdaniel@jps.net 22:33:35 07/15/16 (2)

And your point is? - rickmcinnis@dogwoodfabrics.com 07:18:59 07/16/16 (1)

Seriously? A fabric is made of many threads, right? - jdaniel@jps.net 07:25:39 07/16/16 (0)

Yes it's Obama's fault - Analog Scott 14:41:25 07/15/16 (2)

RE: Yes it's Obama's fault - Tweaker456 05:41:52 08/07/16 (0)

RE: Yes it's Obama's fault - classfolkphile 21:54:14 07/15/16 (0)

RE: The dumbing down of the U.S. continues... - Palustris 08:29:12 07/15/16 (14)

RE: The dumbing down of the U.S. continues... - rbolaw 08:52:31 07/15/16 (13)

'Tragically, "well-educated" is fast becoming an attribute only of the elite' - Chris from Lafayette 11:38:54 07/15/16 (12)

Can education only come from institutions? - rickmcinnis@dogwoodfabrics.com 14:34:05 07/15/16 (11)

To a large extent, yes. - rbolaw 14:18:26 07/19/16 (0)

In my post, there was an assumed understanding of what education entails - Chris from Lafayette 17:52:54 07/15/16 (8)

RE: "Ideally, ..." - genungo 18:56:43 07/15/16 (4)

I guess it's an aspiration, and, as rickmcinnis implied, a continuing quest! [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 23:40:58 07/15/16 (3)

Or maybe... - genungo 07:26:39 07/16/16 (2)

You just want to puncture my faith in the human race! [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 11:31:27 07/16/16 (1)

Your faith in humanity seems pretty puncture-resistant... - genungo 12:00:58 07/16/16 (0)

What??? You commie pinko! - rbolaw 18:24:28 07/15/16 (2)

I admit, I'm stumped - Chris from Lafayette 23:48:02 07/15/16 (1)

RE: I admit, I'm stumped - rbolaw 06:19:18 07/16/16 (0)

RE: Can education only come from institutions? - genungo 16:28:44 07/15/16 (0)

streaming... - mbnx01 16:34:30 07/14/16 (0)

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Um, no. - rbolaw 05:50:16 07/18/16 (3)

"The words/lyrics matter" - sure, for some composers - for others, not so much - Chris from Lafayette 11:26:35 07/18/16 (2)

Lyrics and words mattered enormously to Mozart - rbolaw 15:27:59 07/18/16 (1)

Yup - sometimes they did [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 18:44:33 07/18/16 (0)

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