XPost: alt.society.liberalism, alt.atheism, talk.politics.guns   
   From: dead@gone.com   
      
   On Fri, 17 May 2013 11:52:24 -0700, Klaus Schadenfreude wrote:   
      
   > 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]   
      
   Define Democracy then, since quoting from the Constitution has proven too   
   much for you.   
      
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