XPost: alt.society.liberalism, alt.atheism, talk.politics.guns   
   From: klausschadenfreude@yahoo.com   
      
   On Fri, 17 May 2013 17:20:43 +0000 (UTC), Zepp  wrote:   
      
   >On Fri, 17 May 2013 08:16:09 -0700, Klaus Schadenfreude wrote:   
   >   
   >> On Fri, 17 May 2013 15:10:26 +0000 (UTC), Zepp  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>On Fri, 17 May 2013 07:37:43 -0700, Klaus Schadenfreude wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> On Fri, 17 May 2013 09:31:32 -0500, Free Lunch    
   >>>> wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>>On Fri, 17 May 2013 07:29:38 -0700, Klaus Schadenfreude   
   >>>>> wrote in alt.atheism:   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>>On Fri, 17 May 2013 09:28:56 -0500, Free Lunch    
   >>>>>>wrote:   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>On Fri, 17 May 2013 08:17:42 -0600, deep wrote in alt.atheism:   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>On Fri, 17 May 2013 09:06:49 -0500, Free Lunch   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>> You don't seem to understand the problem. Austerity at this   
   >>>>>>>>>>> time hurts Europe and it hurts the US. Austerity supporters   
   >>>>>>>>>>> have demonstrated their ignorance of economics.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>Not really, that ignorance of economics was there before the   
   >>>>>>>>>>austerity measures were put into place to try and fix them.   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>Austerity during a recession is one example of ignorance by   
   >>>>>>>>>political leaders. There's plenty of other nonsense that many   
   >>>>>>>>>political leaders believe, economic and otherwise. Reactionary   
   >>>>>>>>>leaders tend to believe the most nonsense.   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>The problem with austerity is it's only austerity for the poor and   
   >>>>>>>>middle class.  The wealthy get to have an orgy of rape of the   
   >>>>>>>>national treasuries.  During periods of "austerity" the top 1%   
   >>>>>>>>keeps getting richer and richer while the poor have to learn how to   
   >>>>>>>>get by without things like food and medical care.   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>Funny how the rich always do well.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>>Funny how you can't figure out why that might be.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>I know why.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Do you really? Because you claimed it was "funny" and I'm guessing you   
   >>>> didn't think it was "ha ha" funny but that it was "Strangely or   
   >>>> suspiciously odd; curious" funny.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> So it sounded like you didn't understand why rich people "always" do   
   >>>> well.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> It's because they have a lot of money.   
   >>>>   
   >>>>>Our alleged democracy   
   >>>>   
   >>>> This isn't a democracy. Never has been. Perhaps your misunderstanding   
   >>>> of our government is the source of your ignorance.   
   >>>   
   >>>What are the first three words in the Constitution, bubbles?   
   >>   
   >> What does that have to do with democracy, dumb shit? Do you even know   
   >> what kind of government we have?   
   >   
   >   
   >   
   >           [crickets.wav]   
   >   
   >   
   >   
   >> Yeah, didn't think so.   
   >   
   >What are the first three words of the Constitution, bubbles?   
   >It's not a very hard question. Google it if you don't know.   
      
   Completely irrelevant.   
      
   The rest of the words very clearly demonstrate we're not a democracy.   
      
   You didn't know that, did you?   
      
   [chuckle]   
      
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