I mean, what happened to Ralph Nader Support?What happened to I am no republican, I am no democrat....I am A FREEEEDOOOM Party?!?!?!???
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Nader had no chance of winning so a vote for Nader would be one less vote for Obama which could have made Sarah Palin vice president. Eddie is way to smart to be apart of that so he did the smart thing and supported the guy who could prevent morons from running the country. Michael Moore and most of Naders supporters did the same.
I chatted with Ralph at his book signing for "Seventeen Traditions" in 2007 and he pointed out that Eddie was the only one that called him personally to explain the shift in support.
That's awesome, Eddie kicks ass.
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@Sawyer: how are you even on this forum? I didn't know anyone so right-wing was a PJ fan. It goes against everything they and their music and their causes stand for. It's strange to see a 10C member with your line of thinking.
Right wingers aren't as intolerant as left wingers, apparently. These types of comments are funny to me. The so-called liberals that are accepting of all, keep asking how conservatives can like Pearl Jam. It is very ironic that the close-mind conservatives can like Pearl Jam even if they disagree with their politics, but the open-minded liberals would never give a conservative band a chance.
You're right. I would never give a conservative band a chance...
@Sawyer: how are you even on this forum? I didn't know anyone so right-wing was a PJ fan. It goes against everything they and their music and their causes stand for. It's strange to see a 10C member with your line of thinking.
Right wingers aren't as intolerant as left wingers, apparently. These types of comments are funny to me. The so-called liberals that are accepting of all, keep asking how conservatives can like Pearl Jam. It is very ironic that the close-mind conservatives can like Pearl Jam even if they disagree with their politics, but the open-minded liberals would never give a conservative band a chance.
You're right. I would never give a conservative band a chance...
Yeah... but that's because conservatives stand for so much that is just WRONG as far as left-wingers are concerned. Seriously, I don't feel bad about being intolerant of what I find reprehensible. I don't want to give a chance to something I despise. No one should feel bad about that.
I hesitate to guess why conservatives might not feel the same way about liberal bands... Could be that a very strong majority of artists are in fact liberal (that's a fact), and they'd just be missing out on way too much great music and other art forms if they avoided them! Seriously! Or could it be that hearing people talk about peace and human rights, and against corruption and greed is just less abrasive than a neo-nazi band, or one that argues against universal health care and has an attitude of every man for himself! Gee, could that be it?
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One Big Ass Mistake America..........again, worse than Andrew Johnson....but Republicans suck like Jefferson and Lincoln right?
You you regurgitate a more unoriginal line?
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This thread is hilarious.
Because Ed was so vocal about politics a few years back, i think a lot of us are wondering what he thinks these days. Its ok to be curious about this.. I wonder if it just wore him down. I mean, how many songs can you write about war and shit before it gets tiring? I'm glad they moved on to new ideas/material for Backspacer.
Me too. The business of politics wears down the spirit. Glad the boys reclaimed their spirits.
@Sawyer: how are you even on this forum? I didn't know anyone so right-wing was a PJ fan. It goes against everything they and their music and their causes stand for. It's strange to see a 10C member with your line of thinking.
Right wingers aren't as intolerant as left wingers, apparently. These types of comments are funny to me. The so-called liberals that are accepting of all, keep asking how conservatives can like Pearl Jam. It is very ironic that the close-mind conservatives can like Pearl Jam even if they disagree with their politics, but the open-minded liberals would never give a conservative band a chance.
You're right. I would never give a conservative band a chance...
what about the Ramones? Johnny Ramone was a Bush supporter and he and Ed were good friends. The Ramones are easily the second biggest inspiration for Pearl Jam and they are pretty conservative. I considered myself conservative in high school and was obsessed with Pearl Jam.
Umm, have you never seen the video from Pearl Jams MTV Unplugged segment ~1994?
Ron Paul is anti-choice...I must be missing the sarcasm here, right?
Abortion will be of little importance when this country is driven into the ground with another war. Watch the economy fall apart. We won't have to worry about abortion being an issue because we will be more worried about starving to death.
I'd rather have abortion illegal than another war on our hands, and I'm pro choice.
Right wingers aren't as intolerant as left wingers, apparently. These types of comments are funny to me. The so-called liberals that are accepting of all, keep asking how conservatives can like Pearl Jam. It is very ironic that the close-mind conservatives can like Pearl Jam even if they disagree with their politics, but the open-minded liberals would never give a conservative band a chance.
You're right. I would never give a conservative band a chance...
what about the Ramones? Johnny Ramone was a Bush supporter and he and Ed were good friends. The Ramones are easily the second biggest inspiration for Pearl Jam and they are pretty conservative. I considered myself conservative in high school and was obsessed with Pearl Jam.
The Ramones didn't sing about their political beliefs. I think we're talking about bands that are actually spreading conservative messages. The Ramones never sang about their politics, nor did they get up on stage and talk about getting religion back in the White House and abortion out of the clinics, or publicly support the oil industry, etc etc (as opposed to Pearl Jam, who has always been really politically vocal through their music and otherwise). I don't care about band members' personal politics (I generally wouldn't have a clue then). I'm talking about if a band is actually stating their conservative causes through their music and otherwise. I couldn't deal with that, and wouldn't want my money going towards that either.
My whole family votes conservative and personally hold some views that I really disagree with (and find frustrating) ... doesn't mean I don't love them a lot... but if they started picketing abortion clinics and went to rallies about joining government and church or something, that would change things!!
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Umm, have you never seen the video from Pearl Jams MTV Unplugged segment ~1994?
Ron Paul is anti-choice...I must be missing the sarcasm here, right?
Abortion will be of little importance when this country is driven into the ground with another war. Watch the economy fall apart. We won't have to worry about abortion being an issue because we will be more worried about starving to death.
I'd rather have abortion illegal than another war on our hands, and I'm pro choice.
Okay... what does that have to do with Eddie and Ron Paul?? You think Ron Paul would end all war for America?
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
Yeah... but that's because conservatives stand for so much that is just WRONG as far as left-wingers are concerned. Seriously, I don't feel bad about being intolerant of what I find reprehensible. I don't want to give a chance to something I despise. No one should feel bad about that.
I hesitate to guess why conservatives might not feel the same way about liberal bands... Could be that a very strong majority of artists are in fact liberal (that's a fact), and they'd just be missing out on way too much great music and other art forms if they avoided them! Seriously! Or could it be that hearing people talk about peace and human rights, and against corruption and greed is just less abrasive than a neo-nazi band, or one that argues against universal health care and has an attitude of every man for himself! Gee, could that be it?
As a conservative, I am above the identity politics of liberals. I don’t categorize everyone and everything, such as liberal and conservative bands. I’m sure you despise conservatives and you shouldn’t feel bad about that, just as Hitler despised certain people. You are both liberals, as fascism is to the far left of the political spectrum. While on the subject of things that liberals don’t understand, let’s talk about peace and human rights. The liberal view of peace is that if you shut your eyes and wish for it, peace will happen. Or that if we just talk to the bad guys, they will see what they are doing is wrong. That strategy will not end well. How about human rights? First off, health care is not a right, it is a privilege. The best thing you can do for a human is teach him to fish, not give him a fish. It’s cruel to make people dependant on the government, just so that liberals can get elected. I think that is the definition of greed.
Plus I don’t listen to rich rock stars to form my political views; I learn them from studying the constitution, history, and current events.
Yeah... but that's because conservatives stand for so much that is just WRONG as far as left-wingers are concerned. Seriously, I don't feel bad about being intolerant of what I find reprehensible. I don't want to give a chance to something I despise. No one should feel bad about that.
I hesitate to guess why conservatives might not feel the same way about liberal bands... Could be that a very strong majority of artists are in fact liberal (that's a fact), and they'd just be missing out on way too much great music and other art forms if they avoided them! Seriously! Or could it be that hearing people talk about peace and human rights, and against corruption and greed is just less abrasive than a neo-nazi band, or one that argues against universal health care and has an attitude of every man for himself! Gee, could that be it?
As a conservative, I am above the identity politics of liberals. I don’t categorize everyone and everything, such as liberal and conservative bands. I’m sure you despise conservatives and you shouldn’t feel bad about that, just as Hitler despised certain people. You are both liberals, as fascism is to the far left of the political spectrum. While on the subject of things that liberals don’t understand, let’s talk about peace and human rights. The liberal view of peace is that if you shut your eyes and wish for it, peace will happen. Or that if we just talk to the bad guys, they will see what they are doing is wrong. That strategy will not end well. How about human rights? First off, health care is not a right, it is a privilege. The best thing you can do for a human is teach him to fish, not give him a fish. It’s cruel to make people dependant on the government, just so that liberals can get elected. I think that is the definition of greed.
Plus I don’t listen to rich rock stars to form my political views; I learn them from studying the constitution, history, and current events.
I agree, but....
You are advocating war instead of diplomacy? We really don't need to be involved in everybody's affairs. Is that really our place? Do we need to invade and then set up embassies and bases to become the policemen of the world? Sounds like fear to me. We need to stop being so afraid of the world.
Yeah... but that's because conservatives stand for so much that is just WRONG as far as left-wingers are concerned. Seriously, I don't feel bad about being intolerant of what I find reprehensible. I don't want to give a chance to something I despise. No one should feel bad about that.
I hesitate to guess why conservatives might not feel the same way about liberal bands... Could be that a very strong majority of artists are in fact liberal (that's a fact), and they'd just be missing out on way too much great music and other art forms if they avoided them! Seriously! Or could it be that hearing people talk about peace and human rights, and against corruption and greed is just less abrasive than a neo-nazi band, or one that argues against universal health care and has an attitude of every man for himself! Gee, could that be it?
As a conservative, I am above the identity politics of liberals. I don’t categorize everyone and everything, such as liberal and conservative bands. I’m sure you despise conservatives and you shouldn’t feel bad about that, just as Hitler despised certain people. You are both liberals, as fascism is to the far left of the political spectrum. While on the subject of things that liberals don’t understand, let’s talk about peace and human rights. The liberal view of peace is that if you shut your eyes and wish for it, peace will happen. Or that if we just talk to the bad guys, they will see what they are doing is wrong. That strategy will not end well. How about human rights? First off, health care is not a right, it is a privilege. The best thing you can do for a human is teach him to fish, not give him a fish. It’s cruel to make people dependant on the government, just so that liberals can get elected. I think that is the definition of greed.
Plus I don’t listen to rich rock stars to form my political views; I learn them from studying the constitution, history, and current events.
Oh the irony of saying you're "above the identity politics of liberals" and then comparing liberals to Hitler and qualifying their politics as "fascist."
Its easy to throw a snobby barb out there like "I don't listen to rich rock stars to form my political views, I learn them from studying the constitution, history and current events," the implication of course being that liberals do no such thing. Of course, you're just a name on a computer screen, and stating you've got the right of an argument by simply staking a claim to the Constitution (we liberals spell that baby with a capital "C"), history and current events is about as credible and authoritative as me saying the same fucking thing (hint: just saying something doesn't make it true!). And I'm a criminal prosecutor who has studied history and the Constitution (because you have to if you want to get a law degree) and I'm also a liberal. So where does that leave us? At the crossroads of modern political society, with two sides saying the same fucking thing and getting nowhere because of it.
If liberals are the problem, as you say, then so is the type of thinking you just spouted off.
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Yeah... but that's because conservatives stand for so much that is just WRONG as far as left-wingers are concerned. Seriously, I don't feel bad about being intolerant of what I find reprehensible. I don't want to give a chance to something I despise. No one should feel bad about that.
I hesitate to guess why conservatives might not feel the same way about liberal bands... Could be that a very strong majority of artists are in fact liberal (that's a fact), and they'd just be missing out on way too much great music and other art forms if they avoided them! Seriously! Or could it be that hearing people talk about peace and human rights, and against corruption and greed is just less abrasive than a neo-nazi band, or one that argues against universal health care and has an attitude of every man for himself! Gee, could that be it?
As a conservative, I am above the identity politics of liberals. I don’t categorize everyone and everything, such as liberal and conservative bands. I’m sure you despise conservatives and you shouldn’t feel bad about that, just as Hitler despised certain people. You are both liberals, as fascism is to the far left of the political spectrum. While on the subject of things that liberals don’t understand, let’s talk about peace and human rights. The liberal view of peace is that if you shut your eyes and wish for it, peace will happen. Or that if we just talk to the bad guys, they will see what they are doing is wrong. That strategy will not end well. How about human rights? First off, health care is not a right, it is a privilege. The best thing you can do for a human is teach him to fish, not give him a fish. It’s cruel to make people dependant on the government, just so that liberals can get elected. I think that is the definition of greed.
Plus I don’t listen to rich rock stars to form my political views; I learn them from studying the constitution, history, and current events.
I disagree with every single thing you just said. It's just a bunch of right-wing rhetoric.
You said you don't categorize everyone, and then categorize liberals as people who despise Conservatives (after I said my whole family who I love is conservative), you say liberals shut their eyes and wish for peace (as far as I can see they work pretty hard for it and other things that work towards it), and call them greedy for considering health care a right, and then compare them to Hitler. Er, sounds like you're categorizing liberals pretty strongly. What's up with that??
As for health care... gimme a break. It makes me sick to my stomach that the US system allows people to go bankrupt because they get sick, or die because they can't afford an operation (even if they do sell everything they own). Hey, think that's fair all you want. I think it is DESPICABLE and DISGUSTING. Talk about greed... supporting a health care/health insurance system that literally benefits financially from withholding as much care as humanly possible, actually seeking out loopholes to get around providing it. How gross. How inhumane. How is withholding healthcare from someone who can't afford it because the insurance companies are money hungry teaching them anything? That makes no sense at all. All it does is ruin their lives because they're sick. That's it.
Finally, who in the world said anything about letting rock stars form their political views?? I form my political beliefs the same way you do (or, maybe not... sounds like you gobble up a lot more bullshit that I do in your extensive studies of the issues). Hey, guess what, conservatives aren't smarter than liberals (on the contrary, according to studies). I just appreciate music and high profile people who share those views and work to highlight them.
Well, whatever. Obviously, the two sides will never agree; they are too far apart. It's like they aren't even living in the same world anymore, and both sides seem completely mystified by the other side's stance (or, really what I've noticed is that both sides think the other is delusional! ... well, they couldn't all be right. I'll put my money on my own team!).
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With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
Yeah... but that's because conservatives stand for so much that is just WRONG as far as left-wingers are concerned. Seriously, I don't feel bad about being intolerant of what I find reprehensible. I don't want to give a chance to something I despise. No one should feel bad about that.
I hesitate to guess why conservatives might not feel the same way about liberal bands... Could be that a very strong majority of artists are in fact liberal (that's a fact), and they'd just be missing out on way too much great music and other art forms if they avoided them! Seriously! Or could it be that hearing people talk about peace and human rights, and against corruption and greed is just less abrasive than a neo-nazi band, or one that argues against universal health care and has an attitude of every man for himself! Gee, could that be it?
As a conservative, I am above the identity politics of liberals. I don’t categorize everyone and everything, such as liberal and conservative bands. I’m sure you despise conservatives and you shouldn’t feel bad about that, just as Hitler despised certain people. You are both liberals, as fascism is to the far left of the political spectrum. While on the subject of things that liberals don’t understand, let’s talk about peace and human rights. The liberal view of peace is that if you shut your eyes and wish for it, peace will happen. Or that if we just talk to the bad guys, they will see what they are doing is wrong. That strategy will not end well. How about human rights? First off, health care is not a right, it is a privilege. The best thing you can do for a human is teach him to fish, not give him a fish. It’s cruel to make people dependant on the government, just so that liberals can get elected. I think that is the definition of greed.
Plus I don’t listen to rich rock stars to form my political views; I learn them from studying the constitution, history, and current events.
Oh the irony of saying you're "above the identity politics of liberals" and then comparing liberals to Hitler and qualifying their politics as "fascist."
Its easy to throw a snobby barb out there like "I don't listen to rich rock stars to form my political views, I learn them from studying the constitution, history and current events," the implication of course being that liberals do no such thing. Of course, you're just a name on a computer screen, and stating you've got the right of an argument by simply staking a claim to the Constitution (we liberals spell that baby with a capital "C"), history and current events is about as credible and authoritative as me saying the same fucking thing (hint: just saying something doesn't make it true!). And I'm a criminal prosecutor who has studied history and the Constitution (because you have to if you want to get a law degree) and I'm also a liberal. So where does that leave us? At the crossroads of modern political society, with two sides saying the same fucking thing and getting nowhere because of it.
If liberals are the problem, as you say, then so is the type of thinking you just spouted off.
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With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
Is Eddie Still Supporting Obama?? Hell No! Eddie loves recessions and is still pissed we averted a depression. He also misses the days when we were losing 100k+ jobs monthly and the Dow was tanking below 7,000. Lastly, I know he wishes Bin Laden was never caught and wants to start another war in Iraq or whomever to find those elusive WMDs.
You are advocating war instead of diplomacy? We really don't need to be involved in everybody's affairs. Is that really our place? Do we need to invade and then set up embassies and bases to become the policemen of the world? Sounds like fear to me. We need to stop being so afraid of the world.
You bring up a very valid point. I don't think that the US should police the entire world. But when a threat to peace arises, we should take action.
Oh the irony of saying you're "above the identity politics of liberals" and then comparing liberals to Hitler and qualifying their politics as "fascist."
Oh the irony of not understanding what the word irony means. (See the next section)
I disagree with every single thing you just said. It's just a bunch of right-wing rhetoric.
You said you don't categorize everyone, and then categorize liberals as people who despise Conservatives (after I said my whole family who I love is conservative), you say liberals shut their eyes and wish for peace (as far as I can see they work pretty hard for it and other things that work towards it), and call them greedy for considering health care a right, and then compare them to Hitler. Er, sounds like you're categorizing liberals pretty strongly. What's up with that??
As for health care... gimme a break. It makes me sick to my stomach that the US system allows people to go bankrupt because they get sick, or die because they can't afford an operation (even if they do sell everything they own). Hey, think that's fair all you want. I think it is DESPICABLE and DISGUSTING. Talk about greed... supporting a health care/health insurance system that literally benefits financially from withholding as much care as humanly possible, actually seeking out loopholes to get around providing it. How gross. How inhumane. How is withholding healthcare from someone who can't afford it because the insurance companies are money hungry teaching them anything? That makes no sense at all. All it does is ruin their lives because they're sick. That's it.
Finally, who in the world said anything about letting rock stars form their political views?? I form my political beliefs the same way you do (or, maybe not... sounds like you gobble up a lot more bullshit that I do in your extensive studies of the issues). Hey, guess what, conservatives aren't smarter than liberals (on the contrary, according to studies). I just appreciate music and high profile people who share those views and work to highlight them.
Well, whatever. Obviously, the two sides will never agree; they are too far apart. It's like they aren't even living in the same world anymore, and both sides seem completely mystified by the other side's stance (or, really what I've noticed is that both sides think the other is delusional! ... well, they couldn't all be right. I'll put my money on my own team!).
And I think everything you said is just a bunch of left wing propaganda. They are the sort of views that are formed based on the emotional response and not a deeper understanding of the issues. (e.g “everyone should have free healthcare, let’s not discuss the ramifications”) So you obviously don’t form your political beliefs the same way I do.
I see you guys are having trouble comprehending the obvious difference here. I made a correlation between 2 people with at least one similar quality (a PJ_Soul3388 and Hitler). Actually I didn’t even have to do it, he did it himself. You guys reached and took that to be all liberals. That’s all fact, go back and re-read the posts. You guys (2 posters, not all liberals, I can’t believe I have to be this PC) see what you want to see, so how can you be sure about any other opinions in your life? All that aside, even if I did generalize about liberals, that’s OK. It’s a class they choose to be in, I didn’t put them in it. You obviously don’t understand the difference.
I could probably show you a study that says that conservatives are smarter. I just think it’s funny that you went there, it’s like you’re insecure about it. I don’t really think about it, but since you brought it up, I don’t need to turn to flawed internet studies when reality is on my side
Healthcare is still not a right; nothing you said has disputed that. It would also be great if everyone had a 60” Hi-def TV too.
Is Eddie Still Supporting Obama?? Hell No! Eddie loves recessions and is still pissed we averted a depression. He also misses the days when we were losing 100k+ jobs monthly and the Dow was tanking below 7,000. Lastly, I know he wishes Bin Laden was never caught and wants to start another war in Iraq or whomever to find those elusive WMDs.
And I think everything you said is just a bunch of left wing propaganda. They are the sort of views that are formed based on the emotional response and not a deeper understanding of the issues. (e.g “everyone should have free healthcare, let’s not discuss the ramifications”) So you obviously don’t form your political beliefs the same way I do.
so liberals don't have an understanding of the issues? But you do? That's a bit condescending. I'm not one to make condescending remarks toward others, but if I were, I would ask how I, someone far more educated and schooled in the issues than you, does not have an understanding of the issues? I would also ask you to explain why the more educated in this country are more liberal? I can already guess your answer.
You are advocating war instead of diplomacy? We really don't need to be involved in everybody's affairs. Is that really our place? Do we need to invade and then set up embassies and bases to become the policemen of the world? Sounds like fear to me. We need to stop being so afraid of the world.
You bring up a very valid point. I don't think that the US should police the entire world. But when a threat to peace arises, we should take action.
Oh the irony of saying you're "above the identity politics of liberals" and then comparing liberals to Hitler and qualifying their politics as "fascist."
Oh the irony of not understanding what the word irony means. (See the next section)
I disagree with every single thing you just said. It's just a bunch of right-wing rhetoric.
You said you don't categorize everyone, and then categorize liberals as people who despise Conservatives (after I said my whole family who I love is conservative), you say liberals shut their eyes and wish for peace (as far as I can see they work pretty hard for it and other things that work towards it), and call them greedy for considering health care a right, and then compare them to Hitler. Er, sounds like you're categorizing liberals pretty strongly. What's up with that??
As for health care... gimme a break. It makes me sick to my stomach that the US system allows people to go bankrupt because they get sick, or die because they can't afford an operation (even if they do sell everything they own). Hey, think that's fair all you want. I think it is DESPICABLE and DISGUSTING. Talk about greed... supporting a health care/health insurance system that literally benefits financially from withholding as much care as humanly possible, actually seeking out loopholes to get around providing it. How gross. How inhumane. How is withholding healthcare from someone who can't afford it because the insurance companies are money hungry teaching them anything? That makes no sense at all. All it does is ruin their lives because they're sick. That's it.
Finally, who in the world said anything about letting rock stars form their political views?? I form my political beliefs the same way you do (or, maybe not... sounds like you gobble up a lot more bullshit that I do in your extensive studies of the issues). Hey, guess what, conservatives aren't smarter than liberals (on the contrary, according to studies). I just appreciate music and high profile people who share those views and work to highlight them.
Well, whatever. Obviously, the two sides will never agree; they are too far apart. It's like they aren't even living in the same world anymore, and both sides seem completely mystified by the other side's stance (or, really what I've noticed is that both sides think the other is delusional! ... well, they couldn't all be right. I'll put my money on my own team!).
And I think everything you said is just a bunch of left wing propaganda. They are the sort of views that are formed based on the emotional response and not a deeper understanding of the issues. (e.g “everyone should have free healthcare, let’s not discuss the ramifications”) So you obviously don’t form your political beliefs the same way I do.
I see you guys are having trouble comprehending the obvious difference here. I made a correlation between 2 people with at least one similar quality (a PJ_Soul3388 and Hitler). Actually I didn’t even have to do it, he did it himself. You guys reached and took that to be all liberals. That’s all fact, go back and re-read the posts. You guys (2 posters, not all liberals, I can’t believe I have to be this PC) see what you want to see, so how can you be sure about any other opinions in your life? All that aside, even if I did generalize about liberals, that’s OK. It’s a class they choose to be in, I didn’t put them in it. You obviously don’t understand the difference.
I could probably show you a study that says that conservatives are smarter. I just think it’s funny that you went there, it’s like you’re insecure about it. I don’t really think about it, but since you brought it up, I don’t need to turn to flawed internet studies when reality is on my side
Healthcare is still not a right; nothing you said has disputed that. It would also be great if everyone had a 60” Hi-def TV too.
I have a deep understanding of the issues... particularly healthcare... I live in Canada. We HAVE universal health care. It does ensure that no one, no matter how much money they have, get the health care they need without it ruining their lives financially. It is a right in Canada. It's not a fantasy. It exists in many countries. And while there are some ramifications, (higher taxes, sometimes longer wait times for non-urgent surgeries and tests (although I've never had a prob with waits at all, not even in the ER), the ramifications of NOT having universal health care are WAY worse assuming you're not wealthy. Anyway, Canada is one of the strongest economies in the world at the moment, while the US is floundering, so I'm thinking a universal healthcare system isn't doing us too much harm! Not to mention the fact that Canada's banking system is actually THE strongest and most stable in the world, and that's due solely to the fact that it's moderately regulated, something American conservatives are strongly against.
Anyway, you can call us too shortsighted to "understand the issues" all you want, or accuse us of somehow being incapable of accessing relevant information and then making informed decisions about it. We all know that's not the case. Conservatives ALWAYS resort to saying "you just don't know the facts and economic theory and reality is beyond you". That is just laughable. Liberals generalize too ... I think a lot of liberals chalk it up to conservatives being selfish and greedy and incapable of seeing that people have worth beyond how much they earn (I'm one of them for the most part ... I just don't see any alternative when someone says that health care isn't a right, but a privilege, because in the US system that necessarily means they believe only people who can afford it deserve the best health care. To me, that's greed and selfishness. So once again, the one thing that is very clear is that the divide between liberals and conservatives is huge and won't be bridged on many very important issues. It can't be when people are opposed by virtue of their deep-seated principles.
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Is Eddie Still Supporting Obama?? Hell No! Eddie loves recessions and is still pissed we averted a depression. He also misses the days when we were losing 100k+ jobs monthly and the Dow was tanking below 7,000. Lastly, I know he wishes Bin Laden was never caught and wants to start another war in Iraq or whomever to find those elusive WMDs.
Wow... just wow. We are doomed. :(
Still waiting for you to explain why a conservative interpretive claim to the Constitution is any more valid or historically accurate than a liberal one.
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Is Eddie Still Supporting Obama?? Hell No! Eddie loves recessions and is still pissed we averted a depression. He also misses the days when we were losing 100k+ jobs monthly and the Dow was tanking below 7,000. Lastly, I know he wishes Bin Laden was never caught and wants to start another war in Iraq or whomever to find those elusive WMDs.
Wow... just wow. We are doomed. :(
Still waiting for you to explain why a conservative interpretive claim to the Constitution is any more valid or historically accurate than a liberal one.
I’m sure you despise conservatives and you shouldn’t feel bad about that, just as Hitler despised certain people. You are both liberals, as fascism is to the far left of the political spectrum.
As an European who has studied European history, European ideology and European politics, this comment has me truly dumbfounded... :?: I think you are confusing the name of Hitlers political party, which had "socialism" in it (the NSDAP) with the ideological principles of socialism. (Or to phrase it differently; the "socialism" of the NSDAP had *nothing* to do with the principles of socialism as set forth by Marxists in the 19th and 20th Century.) Fascism, my dear friend, is on the far right of the political spectrum; it is based on inequality instead of equality. Communism, on the other hand, is on the far left of the political spectrum; neither of them did Europe any good...
Calling Hitler "far left" and Obama (like conservatists in the US love to point out) a ""communist" show nothing more than a blatant ignorance of these political extremes and a complete misunderstanding of the basic ideologies...
Furthermore, I would like to point out, that Hitler did a bit more than "despise" certain people. This eufemism is quite unsettling...
I have a deep understanding of the issues... particularly healthcare... I live in Canada.
Except the US shells out alot of cash for its military. I remember being in San Diego 2 years ago and seeing 3 in service air craft cariers. warships, all sorts of stuff, and I thought there's more hardware in this inlet then all of Canada..
It would be hard to support a giant military and public health care at the same time I think.
As for Obama. I am pretty surprised how much blame the guy gets. I'm Canadian but I seem to see things alot of Americans don't? One Obama was elected in the middle of a global economic meltdown. The guy didn't start it. He's not Harry Potter, he didn't have a wicked cool magic wand to make it all go away. How long did the depression last for (nearly a decade?). Did you people that voted for him seriously thing he had a magic want and it would solve itself over night. Jesus Murphy!
Secondly. The US political system gives very little power to the president. He cannot introduce law into congress. He can only vito it or pass it. He can create foreign policy but not domestic policy. He has to rely on congress to pass and create the laws. There's no party discipline like parliamentry systems either (where in Britian or Canada, everyone votes with the party or you get the boot). So he has no real leverage.
The whole US system is based on checks and balances. Power is split between the Exectuve Branch, Congress, and the Judiciary. Obama has less power over his country as a US president, them a PM does in Canada, Britain or any parliamentry style system.
Yet everyone blames the guy.
Generally I would agree with not voting dem or rep. The unfortunate truth is, when a few left wingers vote for someone else, its generally results in a republican winning.
Maybe Mitt Romney has the magic wand Americans seem to be looking for
I dont know how any self respecting liberal (im a former one) can stand for this shit anymore. I dont know how any American can stand for this shit. Don't even get me started on the banks (MF Global). But we continue to, over and over again. But guess what? The fourth turning is coming, every 40 years the world wakes up and slaps people in the face. Hopefully people will wake up to see what has happened to this country. That's the hope and change I'm pulling for, no more of this George W. Obama bullshit or what ever moron is on the Republican side (Ron Paul excluded).
I’m sure you despise conservatives and you shouldn’t feel bad about that, just as Hitler despised certain people. You are both liberals, as fascism is to the far left of the political spectrum.
As an European who has studied European history, European ideology and European politics, this comment has me truly dumbfounded... :?: I think you are confusing the name of Hitlers political party, which had "socialism" in it (the NSDAP) with the ideological principles of socialism. (Or to phrase it differently; the "socialism" of the NSDAP had *nothing* to do with the principles of socialism as set forth by Marxists in the 19th and 20th Century.) Fascism, my dear friend, is on the far right of the political spectrum; it is based on inequality instead of equality. Communism, on the other hand, is on the far left of the political spectrum; neither of them did Europe any good...
Calling Hitler "far left" and Obama (like conservatists in the US love to point out) a ""communist" show nothing more than a blatant ignorance of these political extremes and a complete misunderstanding of the basic ideologies...
Furthermore, I would like to point out, that Hitler did a bit more than "despise" certain people. This eufemism is quite unsettling...
its cause a conservative journalist wrote a book called "liberal fascist" a few years ago that argues the point. Since then this has been a common talking point of the right in America. Of course, no historian agrees with it, and his book was trashed by every German/Nazi historian on the planet. The fact that Hitler rounded up communists as one of his first orders of business should let one know he was not a fan of the left (not to mention the suicide mission of invading Russia).
As to the "Obama is a communist" stuff, yes, it is ignorance of what the term actually means. Just think what they would be saying if he proposed universal health care, a guaranteed living wage, and tripled environmental protections (all proposals of Nixon btw).
so liberals don't have an understanding of the issues? But you do? That's a bit condescending. I'm not one to make condescending remarks toward others, but if I were, I would ask how I, someone far more educated and schooled in the issues than you, does not have an understanding of the issues? I would also ask you to explain why the more educated in this country are more liberal? I can already guess your answer.
Wow, make many assumptions? Don’t you know what happens when you make assumptions?
I have a deep understanding of the issues... particularly healthcare... I live in Canada. We HAVE universal health care.
And that is why Canadians come to the United States to get the Healthcare they can’t get in Canada. I’m sure it’s great when you are young and have a common cold. An older Canadian (mid 40s) works for me, and I hear the real scoop.
Still waiting for you to explain why a conservative interpretive claim to the Constitution is any more valid or historically accurate than a liberal one.
And I’m still waiting to hear why liberals think healthcare is a right when it is clearly not. But to answer your question, a conservative claim to the Constitution is generally more valid because we don’t interpret it. There is no need for interpretation. For example, “the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.” It’s written to need no interpretation. Liberals interpret (twist) it to fit their needs. It’s funny you assume conservatives do the same.
You’ve displayed a couple typical liberal behaviors here. You turn to insults when you can’t make a rational argument. You believe everything you read or hear on TV, no matter how ridiculous the claim, if it fits your ideology. I could use Google and find some random article that supported my opinion too. What you have to wonder is why liberals feel the need to defend their intelligence so often?
Calling Hitler "far left" and Obama (like conservatists in the US love to point out) a ""communist" show nothing more than a blatant ignorance of these political extremes and a complete misunderstanding of the basic ideologies...
Actually, we love to point out that he is a socialist. You do know there is a difference?
The political spectrum is based on government control. With Anarchy, the complete absense of government being at the far right. Fascism and Socialism are to the far left, for complete government control. Not understanding this shows nothing more than a blatant ignorance of these political extremes and a complete misunderstanding of the basic ideologies...
Calling Hitler "far left" and Obama (like conservatists in the US love to point out) a ""communist" show nothing more than a blatant ignorance of these political extremes and a complete misunderstanding of the basic ideologies...
Actually, we love to point out that he is a socialist. You do know there is a difference?
The political spectrum is based on government control. With Anarchy, the complete absense of government being at the far right. Fascism and Socialism are to the far left, for complete government control. Not understanding this shows nothing more than a blatant ignorance of these political extremes and a complete misunderstanding of the basic ideologies...
You are obviously using another method to determine what left and right is than anybody else here. Atleast in Europe the understanding of the political spectrum is different from yours. Nobody would say that fascism is left. The common understanding is that fascism is to the far right and communism would be the far left. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_spectrum
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That's awesome, Eddie kicks ass.
You're right. I would never give a conservative band a chance...
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Yeah... but that's because conservatives stand for so much that is just WRONG as far as left-wingers are concerned. Seriously, I don't feel bad about being intolerant of what I find reprehensible. I don't want to give a chance to something I despise. No one should feel bad about that.
I hesitate to guess why conservatives might not feel the same way about liberal bands... Could be that a very strong majority of artists are in fact liberal (that's a fact), and they'd just be missing out on way too much great music and other art forms if they avoided them! Seriously! Or could it be that hearing people talk about peace and human rights, and against corruption and greed is just less abrasive than a neo-nazi band, or one that argues against universal health care and has an attitude of every man for himself! Gee, could that be it?
Me too. The business of politics wears down the spirit. Glad the boys reclaimed their spirits.
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Umm, have you never seen the video from Pearl Jams MTV Unplugged segment ~1994?
Ron Paul is anti-choice...I must be missing the sarcasm here, right?
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I'd rather have abortion illegal than another war on our hands, and I'm pro choice.
The Ramones didn't sing about their political beliefs. I think we're talking about bands that are actually spreading conservative messages. The Ramones never sang about their politics, nor did they get up on stage and talk about getting religion back in the White House and abortion out of the clinics, or publicly support the oil industry, etc etc (as opposed to Pearl Jam, who has always been really politically vocal through their music and otherwise). I don't care about band members' personal politics (I generally wouldn't have a clue then). I'm talking about if a band is actually stating their conservative causes through their music and otherwise. I couldn't deal with that, and wouldn't want my money going towards that either.
My whole family votes conservative and personally hold some views that I really disagree with (and find frustrating) ... doesn't mean I don't love them a lot... but if they started picketing abortion clinics and went to rallies about joining government and church or something, that would change things!!
Okay... what does that have to do with Eddie and Ron Paul?? You think Ron Paul would end all war for America?
With Paul we will not.Hes been pretty clear where and why he stands.
As a conservative, I am above the identity politics of liberals. I don’t categorize everyone and everything, such as liberal and conservative bands. I’m sure you despise conservatives and you shouldn’t feel bad about that, just as Hitler despised certain people. You are both liberals, as fascism is to the far left of the political spectrum. While on the subject of things that liberals don’t understand, let’s talk about peace and human rights. The liberal view of peace is that if you shut your eyes and wish for it, peace will happen. Or that if we just talk to the bad guys, they will see what they are doing is wrong. That strategy will not end well. How about human rights? First off, health care is not a right, it is a privilege. The best thing you can do for a human is teach him to fish, not give him a fish. It’s cruel to make people dependant on the government, just so that liberals can get elected. I think that is the definition of greed.
Plus I don’t listen to rich rock stars to form my political views; I learn them from studying the constitution, history, and current events.
I agree, but....
You are advocating war instead of diplomacy? We really don't need to be involved in everybody's affairs. Is that really our place? Do we need to invade and then set up embassies and bases to become the policemen of the world? Sounds like fear to me. We need to stop being so afraid of the world.
Oh the irony of saying you're "above the identity politics of liberals" and then comparing liberals to Hitler and qualifying their politics as "fascist."
Its easy to throw a snobby barb out there like "I don't listen to rich rock stars to form my political views, I learn them from studying the constitution, history and current events," the implication of course being that liberals do no such thing. Of course, you're just a name on a computer screen, and stating you've got the right of an argument by simply staking a claim to the Constitution (we liberals spell that baby with a capital "C"), history and current events is about as credible and authoritative as me saying the same fucking thing (hint: just saying something doesn't make it true!). And I'm a criminal prosecutor who has studied history and the Constitution (because you have to if you want to get a law degree) and I'm also a liberal. So where does that leave us? At the crossroads of modern political society, with two sides saying the same fucking thing and getting nowhere because of it.
If liberals are the problem, as you say, then so is the type of thinking you just spouted off.
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I disagree with every single thing you just said. It's just a bunch of right-wing rhetoric.
You said you don't categorize everyone, and then categorize liberals as people who despise Conservatives (after I said my whole family who I love is conservative), you say liberals shut their eyes and wish for peace (as far as I can see they work pretty hard for it and other things that work towards it), and call them greedy for considering health care a right, and then compare them to Hitler. Er, sounds like you're categorizing liberals pretty strongly. What's up with that??
As for health care... gimme a break. It makes me sick to my stomach that the US system allows people to go bankrupt because they get sick, or die because they can't afford an operation (even if they do sell everything they own). Hey, think that's fair all you want. I think it is DESPICABLE and DISGUSTING. Talk about greed... supporting a health care/health insurance system that literally benefits financially from withholding as much care as humanly possible, actually seeking out loopholes to get around providing it. How gross. How inhumane. How is withholding healthcare from someone who can't afford it because the insurance companies are money hungry teaching them anything? That makes no sense at all. All it does is ruin their lives because they're sick. That's it.
Finally, who in the world said anything about letting rock stars form their political views?? I form my political beliefs the same way you do (or, maybe not... sounds like you gobble up a lot more bullshit that I do in your extensive studies of the issues). Hey, guess what, conservatives aren't smarter than liberals (on the contrary, according to studies). I just appreciate music and high profile people who share those views and work to highlight them.
Well, whatever. Obviously, the two sides will never agree; they are too far apart. It's like they aren't even living in the same world anymore, and both sides seem completely mystified by the other side's stance (or, really what I've noticed is that both sides think the other is delusional! ... well, they couldn't all be right. I'll put my money on my own team!).
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You bring up a very valid point. I don't think that the US should police the entire world. But when a threat to peace arises, we should take action.
Oh the irony of not understanding what the word irony means. (See the next section)
And I think everything you said is just a bunch of left wing propaganda. They are the sort of views that are formed based on the emotional response and not a deeper understanding of the issues. (e.g “everyone should have free healthcare, let’s not discuss the ramifications”) So you obviously don’t form your political beliefs the same way I do.
I see you guys are having trouble comprehending the obvious difference here. I made a correlation between 2 people with at least one similar quality (a PJ_Soul3388 and Hitler). Actually I didn’t even have to do it, he did it himself. You guys reached and took that to be all liberals. That’s all fact, go back and re-read the posts. You guys (2 posters, not all liberals, I can’t believe I have to be this PC) see what you want to see, so how can you be sure about any other opinions in your life? All that aside, even if I did generalize about liberals, that’s OK. It’s a class they choose to be in, I didn’t put them in it. You obviously don’t understand the difference.
I could probably show you a study that says that conservatives are smarter. I just think it’s funny that you went there, it’s like you’re insecure about it. I don’t really think about it, but since you brought it up, I don’t need to turn to flawed internet studies when reality is on my side
Healthcare is still not a right; nothing you said has disputed that. It would also be great if everyone had a 60” Hi-def TV too.
Wow... just wow. We are doomed. :(
so liberals don't have an understanding of the issues? But you do? That's a bit condescending. I'm not one to make condescending remarks toward others, but if I were, I would ask how I, someone far more educated and schooled in the issues than you, does not have an understanding of the issues? I would also ask you to explain why the more educated in this country are more liberal? I can already guess your answer.
I have a deep understanding of the issues... particularly healthcare... I live in Canada. We HAVE universal health care. It does ensure that no one, no matter how much money they have, get the health care they need without it ruining their lives financially. It is a right in Canada. It's not a fantasy. It exists in many countries. And while there are some ramifications, (higher taxes, sometimes longer wait times for non-urgent surgeries and tests (although I've never had a prob with waits at all, not even in the ER), the ramifications of NOT having universal health care are WAY worse assuming you're not wealthy. Anyway, Canada is one of the strongest economies in the world at the moment, while the US is floundering, so I'm thinking a universal healthcare system isn't doing us too much harm! Not to mention the fact that Canada's banking system is actually THE strongest and most stable in the world, and that's due solely to the fact that it's moderately regulated, something American conservatives are strongly against.
Anyway, you can call us too shortsighted to "understand the issues" all you want, or accuse us of somehow being incapable of accessing relevant information and then making informed decisions about it. We all know that's not the case. Conservatives ALWAYS resort to saying "you just don't know the facts and economic theory and reality is beyond you". That is just laughable. Liberals generalize too ... I think a lot of liberals chalk it up to conservatives being selfish and greedy and incapable of seeing that people have worth beyond how much they earn (I'm one of them for the most part ... I just don't see any alternative when someone says that health care isn't a right, but a privilege, because in the US system that necessarily means they believe only people who can afford it deserve the best health care. To me, that's greed and selfishness. So once again, the one thing that is very clear is that the divide between liberals and conservatives is huge and won't be bridged on many very important issues. It can't be when people are opposed by virtue of their deep-seated principles.
Still waiting for you to explain why a conservative interpretive claim to the Constitution is any more valid or historically accurate than a liberal one.
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he might have a hard time with that
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good question!
As an European who has studied European history, European ideology and European politics, this comment has me truly dumbfounded... :?: I think you are confusing the name of Hitlers political party, which had "socialism" in it (the NSDAP) with the ideological principles of socialism. (Or to phrase it differently; the "socialism" of the NSDAP had *nothing* to do with the principles of socialism as set forth by Marxists in the 19th and 20th Century.) Fascism, my dear friend, is on the far right of the political spectrum; it is based on inequality instead of equality. Communism, on the other hand, is on the far left of the political spectrum; neither of them did Europe any good...
Calling Hitler "far left" and Obama (like conservatists in the US love to point out) a ""communist" show nothing more than a blatant ignorance of these political extremes and a complete misunderstanding of the basic ideologies...
Furthermore, I would like to point out, that Hitler did a bit more than "despise" certain people. This eufemism is quite unsettling...
Except the US shells out alot of cash for its military. I remember being in San Diego 2 years ago and seeing 3 in service air craft cariers. warships, all sorts of stuff, and I thought there's more hardware in this inlet then all of Canada..
It would be hard to support a giant military and public health care at the same time I think.
As for Obama. I am pretty surprised how much blame the guy gets. I'm Canadian but I seem to see things alot of Americans don't? One Obama was elected in the middle of a global economic meltdown. The guy didn't start it. He's not Harry Potter, he didn't have a wicked cool magic wand to make it all go away. How long did the depression last for (nearly a decade?). Did you people that voted for him seriously thing he had a magic want and it would solve itself over night. Jesus Murphy!
Secondly. The US political system gives very little power to the president. He cannot introduce law into congress. He can only vito it or pass it. He can create foreign policy but not domestic policy. He has to rely on congress to pass and create the laws. There's no party discipline like parliamentry systems either (where in Britian or Canada, everyone votes with the party or you get the boot). So he has no real leverage.
The whole US system is based on checks and balances. Power is split between the Exectuve Branch, Congress, and the Judiciary. Obama has less power over his country as a US president, them a PM does in Canada, Britain or any parliamentry style system.
Yet everyone blames the guy.
Generally I would agree with not voting dem or rep. The unfortunate truth is, when a few left wingers vote for someone else, its generally results in a republican winning.
Maybe Mitt Romney has the magic wand Americans seem to be looking for
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A puppet of the military industrial complex, which is controlled by bankers in a system that's about to implode. No one has answers, just attack Iran.
He also can drone anyone he damn well pleases, American, child, terrorist, whatever! As Mr. Holder says, its a WAR!
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I dont know how any self respecting liberal (im a former one) can stand for this shit anymore. I dont know how any American can stand for this shit. Don't even get me started on the banks (MF Global). But we continue to, over and over again. But guess what? The fourth turning is coming, every 40 years the world wakes up and slaps people in the face. Hopefully people will wake up to see what has happened to this country. That's the hope and change I'm pulling for, no more of this George W. Obama bullshit or what ever moron is on the Republican side (Ron Paul excluded).
Hey Ed... remember this?
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Someday....
its cause a conservative journalist wrote a book called "liberal fascist" a few years ago that argues the point. Since then this has been a common talking point of the right in America. Of course, no historian agrees with it, and his book was trashed by every German/Nazi historian on the planet. The fact that Hitler rounded up communists as one of his first orders of business should let one know he was not a fan of the left (not to mention the suicide mission of invading Russia).
As to the "Obama is a communist" stuff, yes, it is ignorance of what the term actually means. Just think what they would be saying if he proposed universal health care, a guaranteed living wage, and tripled environmental protections (all proposals of Nixon btw).
Wow, make many assumptions? Don’t you know what happens when you make assumptions?
And that is why Canadians come to the United States to get the Healthcare they can’t get in Canada. I’m sure it’s great when you are young and have a common cold. An older Canadian (mid 40s) works for me, and I hear the real scoop.
And I’m still waiting to hear why liberals think healthcare is a right when it is clearly not. But to answer your question, a conservative claim to the Constitution is generally more valid because we don’t interpret it. There is no need for interpretation. For example, “the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.” It’s written to need no interpretation. Liberals interpret (twist) it to fit their needs. It’s funny you assume conservatives do the same.
You’ve displayed a couple typical liberal behaviors here. You turn to insults when you can’t make a rational argument. You believe everything you read or hear on TV, no matter how ridiculous the claim, if it fits your ideology. I could use Google and find some random article that supported my opinion too. What you have to wonder is why liberals feel the need to defend their intelligence so often?
Actually, we love to point out that he is a socialist. You do know there is a difference?
The political spectrum is based on government control. With Anarchy, the complete absense of government being at the far right. Fascism and Socialism are to the far left, for complete government control. Not understanding this shows nothing more than a blatant ignorance of these political extremes and a complete misunderstanding of the basic ideologies...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_spectrum
2007:München,Düsseldorf,Nijmegen
2008:NY1,NY2,Mansfield1,Mansfield2
2009:London,Rotterdam,Berlin,Manchester,London
2010:NY1,NY2,Dublin,Belfast,Berlin
2011:PJ20,Montreal,TorontoI+II,Hamilton
2012:Amsterdam I+II, Prague, Berlin I+II, Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen
2013: Phoenix, San Diego, LA I+II, Oakland
2014: Amsterdam I+II, Vienna, Berlin
2016: Philly I+II, MSG I+II