G-spotter Posted February 2, 2007 Posted February 2, 2007 "Dictatorships foster oppression, dictatorships foster servitude, dictatorships foster cruelty; more abominable is the fact that they foster idiocy." "Is there an E in Potatoe in Russia, too?" Quote
joblo7 Posted February 2, 2007 Posted February 2, 2007 from good to worst.......intelligent ones, a moron....... Quote
tvashtarkatena Posted February 2, 2007 Posted February 2, 2007 I only wish Puti Tang was a moron. Unfortunately, he's not. Quote
pink Posted February 2, 2007 Posted February 2, 2007 socialism is nice idea but some of us work alot harder than others. apathy will be the death of this country. Quote
W Posted February 2, 2007 Posted February 2, 2007 from good to worst.......intelligent ones, a moron....... Oh c'mon...you got the moron part right, but Chavez and Castro "good"? With the support of the people, Castro overthrows a dictator, then strips everyone of their rights and declares himself king for life. So much for the "people's revolution". And Chavez seems to be going the same road, but time will tell. Either way, both are just a couple more egomaniacs with too much power. Well all of them are, of course. Quote
tvashtarkatena Posted February 2, 2007 Posted February 2, 2007 This could be the yearbook for the 'I'm-overflowing-with-big-stupid-fucking-ideas-so-let-me-govern-unencumbered' Club. Quote
joblo7 Posted February 2, 2007 Posted February 2, 2007 general comment on range of leaders. he who does not destroy my planet , i applaud. Quote
joblo7 Posted February 2, 2007 Posted February 2, 2007 socialism is nice idea but some of us work alot harder than others. apathy will be the death of this country. social democracies seem to provide a fertile ground for general happiness. Quote
W Posted February 2, 2007 Posted February 2, 2007 general comment on range of leaders. he who does not destroy my planet , i applaud. I will bet you anything that if Castro was not sequestered on an island, and had access to, say, 2 billion workers and limitless natural resources, like, say...China...he'd be destroying the planet on par with anyone else. And Chavez...if I recall, isn't his main business in oil? I see your point in relatives, yet the only reason Bush seems worse is he's president of the US, not some dirt poor country. He's got the power, they don't. If they had the same power to wreak havoc, you might not distinguish between them. Quote
joblo7 Posted February 2, 2007 Posted February 2, 2007 power corrupts. imagine what it can do to the corrupted!!! if if if vs facts facts facts Quote
archenemy Posted February 2, 2007 Posted February 2, 2007 socialism is nice idea but some of us work alot harder than others. apathy will be the death of this country. social democracies seem to provide a fertile ground for general happiness. Really? How do you know that socialism grew out of a population that was pretty well headed for happiness anyway? Quote
joblo7 Posted February 2, 2007 Posted February 2, 2007 government of the people for the people works. if however you remove all laws protecting society then you have ugly capitalism, a la enron,et al. if you remove all laws protecting the individual then you have ugly communism . a la ussr.. democracy with a conscience i want. Quote
joblo7 Posted February 2, 2007 Posted February 2, 2007 a job , some disposable income,,,time to use it.medicare . utopia. Quote
W Posted February 2, 2007 Posted February 2, 2007 socialism is nice idea but some of us work alot harder than others. apathy will be the death of this country. social democracies seem to provide a fertile ground for general happiness. In theory only. When the leaders are corrupt and self serving it doesn't matter what the label is. Quote
W Posted February 2, 2007 Posted February 2, 2007 power corrupts. imagine what it can do to the corrupted!!! if if if vs facts facts facts We already know what it does to the corrupted. But don't idolize despots just because they are poor and don't have any real power. Call them what they are. Government by the people is great but human fallibility cannot be ignored. When you or anyone figure out how to address this, let the world know please! Quote
joblo7 Posted February 2, 2007 Posted February 2, 2007 america used to be a more socially conscious democracy. now its a military/capitalist uniparty system. Quote
KaskadskyjKozak Posted February 2, 2007 Posted February 2, 2007 general comment on range of leaders. he who does not destroy my planet , i applaud. it's not YOUR planet, you egomaniac Quote
joblo7 Posted February 2, 2007 Posted February 2, 2007 i sincerely feel that some leaders are much more interested in serving their country than pillage them . Quote
joblo7 Posted February 2, 2007 Posted February 2, 2007 general comment on range of leaders. he who does not destroy my planet , i applaud. it's not YOUR planet, you egomaniac my planet refers to a place of residence.. Quote
W Posted February 2, 2007 Posted February 2, 2007 america used to be a more socially conscious democracy. now its a military/capitalist uniparty system. I know it is the latter. I'm not sure it ever really was the former. 100 years ago the country was ruled by robber barons and corporate interests, and in the mid 1800's it was very much a one party system. There's a lot of faults with this culture and this system, but through all that, this country remains one of the best places in the world for it's opportunities and standard of living. Not to say there aren't many great countries one could have a very comfortable life, but it's still true. Quote
W Posted February 2, 2007 Posted February 2, 2007 i sincerely feel that some leaders are much more interested in serving their country than pillage them . Sadly, none of these leaders are the ones running for office, they are out serving the country. Running for office involves serving your ambitions. Quote
archenemy Posted February 2, 2007 Posted February 2, 2007 america used to be a more socially conscious democracy. now its a military/capitalist uniparty system. I know it is the latter. I'm not sure it ever really was the former. 100 years ago the country was ruled by robber barons and corporate interests, and in the mid 1800's it was very much a one party system. There's a lot of faults with this culture and this system, but through all that, this country remains one of the best places in the world for it's opportunities and standard of living. Not to say there aren't many great countries one could have a very comfortable life, but it's still true. Well said. Always easy to pick out people who know very little of history, isn't it? Quote
joblo7 Posted February 3, 2007 Posted February 3, 2007 its hard to tell what a country feels like and what it offers unless you've lived there. the access to money is not the sole criteria of success and happiness. there are 20-30 countries that offer what we have , more or less, with a lot less violence, destruction, imperialism,guantanamo etc. we used to be great. now we just have the biggest dick. Quote
KaskadskyjKozak Posted February 3, 2007 Posted February 3, 2007 there are 20-30 countries that offer what we have , more or less, with a lot less violence, destruction, imperialism,guantanamo etc. we used to be great. there are more than 20-30 countries with "a lot less Guantanimo. now we just have the biggest dick. indeed - we have you Quote
joblo7 Posted February 3, 2007 Posted February 3, 2007 so belligerent.!!! so closed minded.! misses the point. Quote
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