XPost: alt.society.liberalism, alt.atheism, talk.politics.guns
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On Sun, 19 May 2013 07:52:42 -0700, Klaus Schadenfreude wrote:
> On Sun, 19 May 2013 14:34:32 +0000 (UTC), Zepp wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 19 May 2013 05:18:12 -0700, Klaus Schadenfreude wrote:
>>
>>> On Sat, 18 May 2013 20:23:24 -0400, "Scout"
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>"Klaus Schadenfreude" wrote in message
>>>>news:lurep8dr9884gnqna5nrslp8sedgnfs44g@4ax.com...
>>>>> On Sat, 18 May 2013 01:34:21 +0000 (UTC), Zepp
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>On Fri, 17 May 2013 17:29:28 -0700, Klaus Schadenfreude wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Fri, 17 May 2013 21:11:42 +0000 (UTC), Zepp
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>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.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Simple.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Democracy is a form of government in which all eligible citizens
>>>>>>> have an equal say in the decisions that affect their lives.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Bzzzt! Wrong! Try again.
>>>>>
>>>>> LOL.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy
>>>>>
>>>>> Sorry it's not what you thought it was.
>>>>
>>>>Even if it were, we still wouldn't be a Democracy, since a person in
>>>>say Iowa has more political 'clout' in the federal government than say
>>>>a person living in NY.
>>>>
>>>>Further that is FULLY INTENTIONAL.
>>>>
>>>>Thus by his own standards the US was not designed to be a Democracy
>>>>nor is it one today.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Well, he *is* from Canada, after all.
>>
>>And know far more about American government and history than you do.
>
> BWAH ha ha ha hah a ha hah a ha ha ha ha hah a--
>
> Oh.
>
> You're serious.
Yes. I am.
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