PJ meets with Hillary

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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,671

    brianlux said:

    lukin2006 said:

    The only people who want war never end up going to war...




    When the war ended, I don't know if I was more relieved that we'd won or that I didn't have to go back. Passchendaele was a disastrous battle – thousands and thousands of young lives were lost. It makes me angry. Earlier this year, I went back to Ypres to shake the hand of Charles Kuentz, Germany's only surviving veteran from the war. It was emotional. He is 107. We've had 87 years to think what war is. To me, it's a licence to go out and murder. Why should the British government call me up and take me out to a battlefield to shoot a man I never knew, whose language I couldn't speak? All those lives lost for a war finished over a table. Now what is the sense in that?[11]

    — Harry Patch

    Great words. Absolutely fucking great. Do you suppose Hillary or Trump would agree with Mr. Patch?
    I think we already know how Trumps feels about Harry Patch.
    No doubt, GB. I know my question is rather obviously rhetorical. What I don't understand is, with the ability today to disseminate information as widely as we do and with the facts of history plain to see and with the knowledge of the futility of war, why on gods green earth can we not have leaders who are opposed to war, in favor of finding more reasonable solutions and taking care of the planet that sustains us. Is that really too much to ask? I don't think so. That is why I HAVE to vote for Jill Stein.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • lukin2006
    lukin2006 Posts: 9,087
    brianlux said:

    brianlux said:

    lukin2006 said:

    The only people who want war never end up going to war...




    When the war ended, I don't know if I was more relieved that we'd won or that I didn't have to go back. Passchendaele was a disastrous battle – thousands and thousands of young lives were lost. It makes me angry. Earlier this year, I went back to Ypres to shake the hand of Charles Kuentz, Germany's only surviving veteran from the war. It was emotional. He is 107. We've had 87 years to think what war is. To me, it's a licence to go out and murder. Why should the British government call me up and take me out to a battlefield to shoot a man I never knew, whose language I couldn't speak? All those lives lost for a war finished over a table. Now what is the sense in that?[11]

    — Harry Patch

    Great words. Absolutely fucking great. Do you suppose Hillary or Trump would agree with Mr. Patch?
    I think we already know how Trumps feels about Harry Patch.
    No doubt, GB. I know my question is rather obviously rhetorical. What I don't understand is, with the ability today to disseminate information as widely as we do and with the facts of history plain to see and with the knowledge of the futility of war, why on gods green earth can we not have leaders who are opposed to war, in favor of finding more reasonable solutions and taking care of the planet that sustains us. Is that really too much to ask? I don't think so. That is why I HAVE to vote for Jill Stein.
    After I did a little research I agree she might be the best candidate...

    I have certain rules I live by ... My First Rule ... I don't believe anything the government tells me ... George Carlin

    "Life Is What Happens To You When Your Busy Making Other Plans" John Lennon
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,671
    lukin2006 said:

    brianlux said:

    brianlux said:

    lukin2006 said:

    The only people who want war never end up going to war...




    When the war ended, I don't know if I was more relieved that we'd won or that I didn't have to go back. Passchendaele was a disastrous battle – thousands and thousands of young lives were lost. It makes me angry. Earlier this year, I went back to Ypres to shake the hand of Charles Kuentz, Germany's only surviving veteran from the war. It was emotional. He is 107. We've had 87 years to think what war is. To me, it's a licence to go out and murder. Why should the British government call me up and take me out to a battlefield to shoot a man I never knew, whose language I couldn't speak? All those lives lost for a war finished over a table. Now what is the sense in that?[11]

    — Harry Patch

    Great words. Absolutely fucking great. Do you suppose Hillary or Trump would agree with Mr. Patch?
    I think we already know how Trumps feels about Harry Patch.
    No doubt, GB. I know my question is rather obviously rhetorical. What I don't understand is, with the ability today to disseminate information as widely as we do and with the facts of history plain to see and with the knowledge of the futility of war, why on gods green earth can we not have leaders who are opposed to war, in favor of finding more reasonable solutions and taking care of the planet that sustains us. Is that really too much to ask? I don't think so. That is why I HAVE to vote for Jill Stein.
    After I did a little research I agree she might be the best candidate...

    She's out there mixing in with the real world. Her next stop is Poland. The others take their planes full of "professional journalists" and fly around doing this song and dance bullshit. Stein is down here in the real world. And she's very smart. That's good enough for me.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • lukin2006
    lukin2006 Posts: 9,087
    brianlux said:

    lukin2006 said:

    brianlux said:

    brianlux said:

    lukin2006 said:

    The only people who want war never end up going to war...




    When the war ended, I don't know if I was more relieved that we'd won or that I didn't have to go back. Passchendaele was a disastrous battle – thousands and thousands of young lives were lost. It makes me angry. Earlier this year, I went back to Ypres to shake the hand of Charles Kuentz, Germany's only surviving veteran from the war. It was emotional. He is 107. We've had 87 years to think what war is. To me, it's a licence to go out and murder. Why should the British government call me up and take me out to a battlefield to shoot a man I never knew, whose language I couldn't speak? All those lives lost for a war finished over a table. Now what is the sense in that?[11]

    — Harry Patch

    Great words. Absolutely fucking great. Do you suppose Hillary or Trump would agree with Mr. Patch?
    I think we already know how Trumps feels about Harry Patch.
    No doubt, GB. I know my question is rather obviously rhetorical. What I don't understand is, with the ability today to disseminate information as widely as we do and with the facts of history plain to see and with the knowledge of the futility of war, why on gods green earth can we not have leaders who are opposed to war, in favor of finding more reasonable solutions and taking care of the planet that sustains us. Is that really too much to ask? I don't think so. That is why I HAVE to vote for Jill Stein.
    After I did a little research I agree she might be the best candidate...

    She's out there mixing in with the real world. Her next stop is Poland. The others take their planes full of "professional journalists" and fly around doing this song and dance bullshit. Stein is down here in the real world. And she's very smart. That's good enough for me.
    I have to agree...

    Too bad more people don't think along your lines, she's smart, if she could get elected she'd figure it out...
    I have certain rules I live by ... My First Rule ... I don't believe anything the government tells me ... George Carlin

    "Life Is What Happens To You When Your Busy Making Other Plans" John Lennon
  • JC29856
    JC29856 Posts: 9,617
    edited October 2016
    Interesting, the second grid shows all

    https://www.politicalcompass.org/uselection2016
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,759
    edited October 2016
    brianlux said:

    lukin2006 said:

    brianlux said:

    brianlux said:

    lukin2006 said:

    The only people who want war never end up going to war...




    When the war ended, I don't know if I was more relieved that we'd won or that I didn't have to go back. Passchendaele was a disastrous battle – thousands and thousands of young lives were lost. It makes me angry. Earlier this year, I went back to Ypres to shake the hand of Charles Kuentz, Germany's only surviving veteran from the war. It was emotional. He is 107. We've had 87 years to think what war is. To me, it's a licence to go out and murder. Why should the British government call me up and take me out to a battlefield to shoot a man I never knew, whose language I couldn't speak? All those lives lost for a war finished over a table. Now what is the sense in that?[11]

    — Harry Patch

    Great words. Absolutely fucking great. Do you suppose Hillary or Trump would agree with Mr. Patch?
    I think we already know how Trumps feels about Harry Patch.
    No doubt, GB. I know my question is rather obviously rhetorical. What I don't understand is, with the ability today to disseminate information as widely as we do and with the facts of history plain to see and with the knowledge of the futility of war, why on gods green earth can we not have leaders who are opposed to war, in favor of finding more reasonable solutions and taking care of the planet that sustains us. Is that really too much to ask? I don't think so. That is why I HAVE to vote for Jill Stein.
    After I did a little research I agree she might be the best candidate...

    She's out there mixing in with the real world. Her next stop is Poland. The others take their planes full of "professional journalists" and fly around doing this song and dance bullshit. Stein is down here in the real world. And she's very smart. That's good enough for me.
    One might argue that this might be the reason she is nowhere near being a viable candidate for president though... I'm not blaming that on her, but honestly, if you're looking for reasons why she will get almost no votes you have to compare what she does to what the main candidates do. So the question is, how do you change the system so that what Stein is doing will get her votes, or how do you want Stein to change so that she can get votes? I don't think she could at all do what she's currently doing if she were actually a viable candidate, and not just because the system is "rigged". I think plenty of that blame lands directly on the American population. Chicken and the egg kind of dilemma. Or damned if you do and damned if you don't.
    Post edited by PJ_Soul on
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • Go Beavers
    Go Beavers Posts: 9,618
    JC29856 said:

    Interesting, the second grid shows all

    https://www.politicalcompass.org/uselection2016

    They admit it's pretty subjective, though.
  • Free
    Free Posts: 3,562
    JC29856 said:

    Interesting, the second grid shows all

    https://www.politicalcompass.org/uselection2016

    God, Hillary is more right than Trump is. But we knew that.
  • lukin2006
    lukin2006 Posts: 9,087

    brianlux said:

    lukin2006 said:

    The only people who want war never end up going to war...




    When the war ended, I don't know if I was more relieved that we'd won or that I didn't have to go back. Passchendaele was a disastrous battle – thousands and thousands of young lives were lost. It makes me angry. Earlier this year, I went back to Ypres to shake the hand of Charles Kuentz, Germany's only surviving veteran from the war. It was emotional. He is 107. We've had 87 years to think what war is. To me, it's a licence to go out and murder. Why should the British government call me up and take me out to a battlefield to shoot a man I never knew, whose language I couldn't speak? All those lives lost for a war finished over a table. Now what is the sense in that?[11]

    — Harry Patch

    Great words. Absolutely fucking great. Do you suppose Hillary or Trump would agree with Mr. Patch?
    I think we already know how Trumps feels about Harry Patch.
    And we know how clinton feels as well....
    I have certain rules I live by ... My First Rule ... I don't believe anything the government tells me ... George Carlin

    "Life Is What Happens To You When Your Busy Making Other Plans" John Lennon
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    I just think Harry Patch is a fantastic name.
  • Wma31394
    Wma31394 Posts: 3,045
    mfc2006 said:

    I honestly don't care. I'm not going to give them shit for it any more than I would give any other individual shit for who they support.

    Yep..I mean who really gives a shit who they or anyone else supports...
    "Going where the water tastes like wine!"
  • Wma31394
    Wma31394 Posts: 3,045
    JC29856 said:

    Why does it bother you people who Pearl Jam endorses politically? Is it really that surprising that they endorse clinton? Does that make their music any less good? So odd.

    Doesn't make their music any less but I think some can question the lyrics and the passion about certain subjects. People change and so do their views perspectives.
    I wonder if Kurt was onto something I wonder if he would have evolved towards Ed or remained like Morello.
    Kurt wouldn't give a fuck..
    "Going where the water tastes like wine!"
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,758
    Wma31394 said:

    JC29856 said:

    Why does it bother you people who Pearl Jam endorses politically? Is it really that surprising that they endorse clinton? Does that make their music any less good? So odd.

    Doesn't make their music any less but I think some can question the lyrics and the passion about certain subjects. People change and so do their views perspectives.
    I wonder if Kurt was onto something I wonder if he would have evolved towards Ed or remained like Morello.
    Kurt wouldn't give a fuck..
    I agree. Kurt never came off as political in any sense.
    By The Time They Figure Out What Went Wrong, We'll Be Sitting On A Beach, Earning Twenty Percent.




  • InHiding80
    InHiding80 Upland,CA Posts: 7,623
    edited October 2016

    Wma31394 said:

    JC29856 said:

    Why does it bother you people who Pearl Jam endorses politically? Is it really that surprising that they endorse clinton? Does that make their music any less good? So odd.

    Doesn't make their music any less but I think some can question the lyrics and the passion about certain subjects. People change and so do their views perspectives.
    I wonder if Kurt was onto something I wonder if he would have evolved towards Ed or remained like Morello.
    Kurt wouldn't give a fuck..
    I agree. Kurt never came off as political in any sense.
    Well he was against those who listened to his music who were homophobic. Probably the type of listener depicted in the chorus of In Bloom.

    Explains a lot of douches I knew in junior high and high who listened to alternative rock like that and moved on to frat boy crap like Bizkit.
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,758

    Wma31394 said:

    JC29856 said:

    Why does it bother you people who Pearl Jam endorses politically? Is it really that surprising that they endorse clinton? Does that make their music any less good? So odd.

    Doesn't make their music any less but I think some can question the lyrics and the passion about certain subjects. People change and so do their views perspectives.
    I wonder if Kurt was onto something I wonder if he would have evolved towards Ed or remained like Morello.
    Kurt wouldn't give a fuck..
    I agree. Kurt never came off as political in any sense.
    Well he was against those who listened to his music who were homophobic. Probably the type of listener depicted in the chorus of In Bloom.

    Explains a lot of douches I knew in junior high and high who listened to alternative rock like that and moved on to frat boy crap like Bizkit.
    yeah, he talked about SOME social issues, mainly regarding homosexuals and how they were treated, but those were personal to him, because those were the types in school that preyed on him and his friends.
    By The Time They Figure Out What Went Wrong, We'll Be Sitting On A Beach, Earning Twenty Percent.




  • Go Beavers
    Go Beavers Posts: 9,618
    He seemed really self-absorbed to me. Some good tunes, but I prefer the Pearl Jams.