Who here doesnt think the US government is insanely out of control?
my2hands
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and has become our own worst enemy?
please share your thoughts
please share your thoughts
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and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
over specific principles, goals, and policies.
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I would go back a little further to say 1823 with the writting of the Monroe Doctrine. That was the initial pebble in the lake. The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine was also a defining moment in the progession of our government becoming our enemy.
It's very difficult for me not to make assumptions about american people.
why? you pretend to be a smart guy. seems you should be completely capable of not making assumptions about people.
Bush and cabal have gotten essentially everything they want according to plan so far.
I'm not sure how well the "they are all just so incompetent and bumbling" statement holds up.
It was not a mistake to get tits deep in Iraq. It was actually planned and thought about for many years prior to it happening.
Just an innocent bumbling mistake? heh yeah..
and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
over specific principles, goals, and policies.
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Maybe you don't understand the implicit association bias. At the subconscious level, African American's have a pro white bias. I personally have a slight bias for white people, a huge bias for Canada, no bias for age or sex, a moderate bias for thin people. As determined by an implicit association test. I take this into account when I act rationally.
I absolutely understand association bias. thats why I get more upset when an american solider dies compared to an Iraqi solider.
but I still try to not make general assumptions about groups of people. which you completely avoided addressing in you try to be smart way.
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
what about shiny objects?
and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
over specific principles, goals, and policies.
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It doesn't matter if bush is bumbling though, as he's just a puppet, he didn't write the plans. I'm sure the next president will be a little thick to.
Bush is certainly the most stupid but regan wasn't much better.
The economy has polarized to the point where the wealthiest 10% now own 85% of the nation’s wealth. Never before have the bottom 90% been so highly indebted, so dependent on the wealthy.
I also think it will get even worse if there's a Democratic President with a Democratic congress.
Talk about liberties being stripped away.
I shudder to think about it.
...are those who've helped us.
Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.
With the exception of Ron Paul, Kucinich, or Gavel, any of the other canidates will just continue to drive this country into the mud. It really is a sad testiment to our political system when the best we have to offer is Clinton, Guiliani, Romney, Obama, Edwards, and Thompson.
That is so true.
The economy has polarized to the point where the wealthiest 10% now own 85% of the nation’s wealth. Never before have the bottom 90% been so highly indebted, so dependent on the wealthy.
And the government is the fattest and happiest of them all. It's ridiculous.
...are those who've helped us.
Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.
Are all enemies of the the people of the United States.
Keep us sick, keep us in debt, keep us drugged up, keep us fat, lazy and stupid.
Keep us arguing over partisan bullshit loyalties (when in fact they are all the same douche bags).
What clever distractions.
Keep us scared, keep us pre-occupied and involved in religious......faith-based fiction.
His religion is threatened, her religion is threatened, their religion is threatened, your religion is threatened, you're religion, you are threatened; now go fight and argue about it. Now go kill for it. What clever distractions.
My religion is the true religion. No, mine is. You're both wrong, mine is the only true god and religion.
Oh my.....is this what they call Faith?
Faith: Belief that does not rest on logical proof or material evidence. Belief without evidence. Confident belief in the truth of a person, idea, or thing. This belief is not based on logical proof.
Oh but to insist, or impose by force one's religion to be the correct god and religion, betrays the very essence of the definiton of faith. Oh my.
What a delicious distraction.
Here, eat this crap we manufactored for you. Trust us, it's good. Sit, please sit.....watch your TV. We'll tell you what to think. We'll tell you the truth. We swear, no pinkie cross. Watch Oprah, she really cares, Watch Dr. Phil, he cares, too. More reality TV, why certainly. We're not quite sure who's reality this is, but I believe it was the same writer who got fired from the Roseanne show....by Roseanne.
You want medical insurance? Sure, that'll be $15,000.00 a year for you and your family. But if you've ever sneezed just once in your life, we will consider that " a pre-existing condition" and we won't permit or cover for you to be treated and cured anywhere in the United States, by any physician. We'll need the whole $150,000 up front, to remove your appendix. A doctor's got to eat. Or is that "an Insurance/HMO CEO needs another, gold and chrome-plated bigger yact"? I always forget that one.
People die, so they can buy, buy, buy.
Keep us desperate. Keep us dumb. Keep us passive. Keep us numb. Keep us distracted. Their hands never left their wrists.
Now I must quote Jim.
" What have they done to the earth?
What have they done to our fair sister?
Ravaged and plundered and ripped her and bit her
Stuck her with knives in the side of the dawn
And tied her with fences and dragged her down
Cancel my subscription to the Resurrection
Send my credentials to the House of Detention
I got some friends inside "
can I buy some pot from you, that must be some great shit.
what do you base this opinion on?
democrats are responsible for seat belts, womens sufferage (the right to vote) minimum wage hikes, attempts at universal health care and that's a short list. Carter created the fisa court to strengthen the 4th amendnment.
with the exception of ron paul, a vote for a republican in 2008 is a vote for more money for the rich, less rights and more war.
Yeah - Republicans GIVE money to the rich.
I'm basing my opinion on the fact that anytime taxes are increased, people lose freedom. It's a simple concept, but one that's hardly mentioned.
More taxes = less freedom
...are those who've helped us.
Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.
are you insane?
so tell me, how do you pay for a war, give out tax breaks (mainly to the wealthiest) and keep bridges intact and take care of matters of emergency such as Katrina?
I mean besides mortgaging our country to the Chinese.
to pay for stuff you have to collect revenue.
now there's a simple concept
ironically... Katrina was mishandled, New Orleans didn't get the support it needed. Your bridges are falling apart, but hey at least you have billions of dollars to fight a war.
I agree that you need taxes, as you said revenue to pay for stuff, but really where are the priorities in your country.
I agree with the statement that more taxes = less freedom, with the context of what they are being spent on.
We cut programs - including ending the war - and either keep taxes the same or lower them.
I've never said we could eliminate all taxes. But I oppose all new taxes at this point. Government needs to trim the fat and not continually look for handouts.
And yes - I firmly believe that higher taxes = less freedom.
...are those who've helped us.
Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.
good luck in your run for...oh yeah, you'd never get elected telling the truth.
I don't get how that translates but if it makes sense to you more power to you. I believe it does mean less money.
i agree...
especially with the ever blurring lines between corporation/government with lobbying and bouncing back between gov't and corporate jobs... peddling influence to the highest bidder
it's gonna snow...
we agree!
depends on who we are talking about taxing here...
the tax system is designed to exploit the average masses, while benefitting the wealthy. even before bush's insane tax cut's
do you agree with that? if nont, why so?