XPost: alt.society.liberalism, alt.atheism, talk.politics.guns   
   From: klausschadenfreude@yahoo.com   
      
   On Sat, 18 May 2013 01:42:33 +0000 (UTC), Zepp  wrote:   
      
   >On Fri, 17 May 2013 17:28:15 -0700, Klaus Schadenfreude wrote:   
   >   
   >> On Fri, 17 May 2013 20:54:47 +0000 (UTC), Zepp  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>On Fri, 17 May 2013 14:53:00 -0500, RD Sandman wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> Klaus Schadenfreude  wrote in   
   >>>> news:msucp8hn3utue1ujitm37me0hulmgdbdkq@4ax.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.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Actually, there is very little difference between a republic and a   
   >>>> representative democracy.  Too many people look at a democracy as only   
   >>>> being a pure democracy, a direct democracy, etc to realize that there   
   >>>> is also a representative democracy.   
   >>>>   
   >>>>> You didn't know that, did you?   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> [chuckle]   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>   
   >>>What this illiterate bonehead doesn't understand is that a Republic and   
   >>>a Democracy are two different things, but they don't exist exclusive of   
   >>>each other--it's usually the opposite, in fact.   
   >>   
   >> And what this bonehead doesn't understand is that we're not a democracy.   
   >   
   >You can repeat your fascist nonsense till the cows come home, and [..]   
      
   you'll still be stupid. I know.   
      
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