Monthly Topic: Guns vs. Butter‏

[sophia_sadek]

The topic of austerity and stimulus got me thinking back to my high school social studies lessons. One of the things we learned about was the economic trade-off between "guns and butter." During the second global conflict civilian consumption was drastically restricted with a strict rationing system. Citizens accepted this heavy-handed form of

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[ddstory]

The American campaign to prevent communists from educating girls in Afghanistan

You've made me curious. Got more info on this?

My father worked on the Manhattan Project

He was part of a secret organization too?

[kylinrouge]

Does this make Sophia 50-60+ years old?

[sophia_sadek]

I am old enough to remember the assassination of JFK, but not old enough to remember the Cuban Missile Crisis.

[geezer_also]

Bravo!!!

[root_fu]

Sophia Sadeks sex appeal just increased 5%.

[sophia_sadek]

I left a pointer to Muhammad Yousaf's account of the war against the communists in Afghanistan. From his perspective, the straw that broke the camel's back for the Muj was the communist effort to educate girls. His account has some fascinating inside information that he obtained when he worked for Pakistani intelligence.

My father worked for Westinghouse, a not-so-secret secret organization.

[ddstory]

But still, moderately secret!

I see secret conspiracies are in your family. ;)

[sophia_sadek]

One of my grandfathers was a 32nd degree Freemason, so you are not too far off the mark.

Our school is not secret. Everything that we study and practice exists within the public domain.

[ddstory]

I'm sure you're only saying 1/3 of the truth. He must've been a 99th degree Illuminati.

[sophia_sadek]

If he was, he never told his family. We did not find out about his Freemason level until after my father's death.

[ddstory]

You found the scrolls, then?

[sophia_sadek]

I do not think it wan on a scroll. My sister found the certification document among my father's papers.

[ddstory]

That's what THEY'd want you to believe!

[luvdovz]

More like Prieure de Sion.

[ddstory]

Oh, those guys who tried to blow up the Vatican by hiding a box of antimatter in the basement, but Prof. Langdon saved the day?

They give CERN a bad name.

[sophia_sadek]

You are confusing Angels and Demons with the Da Vinci Code.