tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2088603658552825500.post2328444981154810988..comments2023-11-05T05:53:29.465-05:00Comments on The Hickory Hound: In the Chamber - JT Shell speaks to councilJames Thomas Shellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04359970774315269896noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2088603658552825500.post-43973332800704396242014-06-04T09:35:53.176-04:002014-06-04T09:35:53.176-04:00You are a great addition to the community Wanda an...You are a great addition to the community Wanda and the exact kind of asset that I would hope to acquire to move this community forward to that 21st century reality that I talk about.<br /><br />We don't need no stinking yes men, but that is what the PTB want. That is what helps them maintain their dictatorship. That is what the neighborhood college program is all about. Ever notice how that program is mostly filled with people who have just come to the community?<br /><br />The goal is to get these people in here before they get to know the real story of the community and take them around and indoctrinate them with the Hickory Inc. party line propaganda. What they show you, you can't argue against, because it is so benign. If you aren't a person that keeps their mouth shut and just soaks it all in... you ask a lot of questions, then they put the red flag up and keep an eye on you. <br /><br />If you keep your mouth shut and respond with yessir, no sir, three bags full, then you are fast tracked to one of their meaningless positions on one of the Boards or Commissions. That is until you start asking questions, because you wake up, and then they will get rid of you.<br /><br />Bottom line is that you are to be a good boy or girl, sit back smile and nod your head like a puppet. When they want your opinion, they'll give it to you.<br /><br />2+2 = What Winston... What ever you tell me sir. That's right Winston. Now you understand Winston. Now you understand.James Thomas Shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04359970774315269896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2088603658552825500.post-23144149684780793302014-06-04T08:36:28.794-04:002014-06-04T08:36:28.794-04:00Thanks for taking the time to speak to the council...Thanks for taking the time to speak to the council, Thom. The first time I heard the mayor speak in 2009, during a "Neighborhood College" meeting, he boasted of the smooth way the council worked together and how almost all of their decisions were unanimous.<br /><br />I remember thinking at that time that either most of the decisions must be pre-decided before the official meetings or else somehow only vetted people got elected, people who "worked well with the others." This was because we are all human and humans never agree on everything. What ever happened to the "devil's advocate," the person who throws out opposing opinions in a meeting, just to improve the thoroughness of the discussion, just to challenge the thinking?<br /><br />We need to hear all sides of any story before a good decision can be made.wandaarnold1716https://www.blogger.com/profile/02892322592341606070noreply@blogger.com