LVC

Saw this on FB and some of the points I quite agree with:

Bill Cosby "I'm 83 and Tired"

I've worked hard since I was 17. Except for when I was doing my National Service, I put in 50-hour weeks, and didn't call in sick in nearly 40 years. I made a reasonable salary, but I didn't inherit my job or my income, and I worked to get where I am. Given the economy, it looks as though retirement was a bad idea, and I'm tired. Very tired.
I'm tired of being told that I have to "spread the wealth" to people who don't have my work ethic. I'm tired of being told the government will take the money I earned, by force if necessary, and give it to people too lazy to earn it.
I'm tired of being told that Islam is a "Religion of Peace," when every day I can read dozens of stories of Muslim men killing their sisters, wives and daughters for their family "honor"; of Muslims rioting over some slight offense; Muslims murdering Christian and Jews because they aren't "believers"; Muslims burning schools for girls; Muslims stoning teenage rape victims to death for "adultery"; Muslims mutilating the genitals of little girls; all in the name of Allah, because the Qur'an and Shari'a law tells them to.
I'm tired of being told that out of "tolerance for other cultures" we must let Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries use our oil money to fund mosques and Madrasa Islamic schools to preach hate in Australia , New Zealand , UK, America and Canada , while no one from these countries are allowed to fund a church, synagogue or religious school in Saudi Arabia or any other Arab country to teach love and tolerance..
I'm tired of being told I must lower my living standard to fight global warming, which no one is allowed to debate.
I'm tired of being told that drug addicts have a disease, and I must help support and treat them, and pay for the damage they do. Did a giant germ rush out of a dark alley, grab them, and stuff white powder up their noses or stick a needle in their arm while they tried to fight it off?
I'm tired of hearing wealthy athletes, entertainers and politicians of all parties talking about innocent mistakes, stupid mistakes or youthful mistakes, when we all know they think their only mistake was getting caught. I'm tired of people with a sense of entitlement, rich or poor.
I'm really tired of people who don't take responsibility for their lives and actions. I'm tired of hearing them blame the government, or discrimination or big-whatever for their problems.
I'm also tired and fed up with seeing young men and women in their teens and early 20's be-deck themselves in tattoos and face studs, thereby making themselves unemployable and claiming money from the Government.
Yes, I'm damn tired. But I'm also glad to be 83.. Because, mostly, I'm not going to have to see the world these people are making. I'm just sorry for my granddaughter and their children. Thank God I'm on the way out and not on the way in. There is no way this will be widely publicized, unless each of us sends it on! This is your chance to make a difference.
“I’m 83 and I'm tired. If you don't agree you are part of the problem!

ReallyReallyGoodMeat

Not written by Bill Cosby.

http://billcosby.com/2011/09/if-you-...to-hit-delete/

Please let's not peddle an email circular.

LVC

Who cares who wrote it? It's the content that's interesting or not depending upon your point of view.

ReallyReallyGoodMeat

In which case why did you refer to Bill Cosby at all? It's just someone having a rant, using fake experiences, and using Bill Cosby's name in order for it to be read and passed around.

David Lock

Miserable old bugger (whoever wrote it).

Was he moaning when he was a young man and the Russians lost about a million men in WW2?

If he's so tired go to sleep....






and don't bother to wake up

dl

LVC

I quoted what was posted on FB. I'm not interested in qualifying who wrote what and when - I read the text and found it interesting. Clearly you are more interested in who said what rather than what they said - try reading the text and make an informed comment on it if you wish.

JerryTerzo

Poor old Bill, he hasn't said a word!

JerryTerzo

If Bill did say it, I'm sure he'd know he's only 75 years old!

LVC

Maybe he's too tired to work out his age, lol

The Pink Ninja

iTrader: (23)

Regardless who wrote it I think they have a point personally.

ReallyReallyGoodMeat

When it turns out to be a complete lie then yes I am concerned about who wrote it, as should anyone else.

As for the content, of course it's largely agreeable which is why it spreads like wildfire, but totally one-sided and misses the bigger picture of the issues it raises. It reads like a Daily Mail editorial.

jonc

Wow, that's NSR all rolled up into one post!

Leslie

I have lived roughly in the way he describes. I enjoyed my job,I felt I was doing something useful in general and the job itself was fascinating and by its nature it encouraged you to do it as well as you could and to get a great deal of satisfaction from doing it.

The world is a mish mash of good and bad, that cannot be escaped, but I find that if I concentrate on the bits that appeal to me then life is perfectly satisfactory and I am happy enough even if there are many unattainable things which remain out of my reach. Its easy enough to make the most of what you have got.

Les

SJ_Skyline

This would be the same Bill Cosby that died on facebook last year?

DYK

I'm only 34 and i'm tired already......

boomer

http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/imtired.asp

mb

Leslie

The answer to that lies with you personally.

Les