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Anti-war Republicans, imperialist Democrats.
*Ahem*
Some of you might have heard a lot of big Republicans are talking about ending the war. People like Mitt Romney and Ron Paul are saying we need to get out as soon as we can.
Meanwhile, liberals who hated the wars when Bush was waging them are all gung-ho now that Obama is the war-monger.
This. Shit. Pisses. Me. Off.
I hate the wars, but Republicans are just jumping on the bandwagon to rebel against Obama. Where were they when Bush was fucking up the entire Mid East?
Democrats: Spineless, gullible shits. I hate the fact that they all trust Obama just because he's a Democrat and not white. Grrr.
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The circle, eh!
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Re: Anti-war Republicans, imperialist Democrats.
I'm a fake.
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Re: Anti-war Republicans, imperialist Democrats.
Uhh... Political groups don't matter and their both about saying bullshit to make money?
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Re: Anti-war Republicans, imperialist Democrats.
happy fool called Nigel Wrote:I hate the wars, but Republicans are just jumping on the bandwagon to rebel against Obama. Where were they when Bush was fucking up the entire Mid East?
Ron Paul was annoying the living hell out of the rest of the Republicans, trying to get us out of the wars. All the other Republicans were going along with it. The media just paid little to no attention to him.
And not all the Democrats are for the war: Dennis Kucinich is one.
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There is only one party, the Business Party.
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Protip: American politics for the past twenty years has been nothing more than than one party wrestling power away from the other for the sole purpose of seeing how long they can shoot themselves in the face with it.
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Ayliana Wrote:Protip: American politics for the past twenty years233 years has been nothing more than than one party wrestling power away from the other for the sole purpose of seeing how long they can shoot themselves in the face with it.
Fix'd.
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It's become substantially worse in the past 20 years.
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I am Blobthe15, creator of threads that die too quickly.
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Re: Anti-war Republicans, imperialist Democrats.
Republicans and Democrats are both imperialists, regardless.
They both SUCK DICK.
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I wish no harm on anyone, but those whose harmful ways will not stop without the same harm.
It's time we kill this cancerous system, before it kills us and everything left of gaia. Rise from our immaturity and take back our autonomy!
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Ron paul is a republican? But then why are all the libertarians supporting him?
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Weswammy Wrote:Ayliana Wrote:Protip: American politics for the past twenty years233 years has been nothing more than than one party wrestling power away from the other for the sole purpose of seeing how long they can shoot themselves in the face with it.
Fix'd.
American politics in a nutshell, explained better than I have ever seen it explained before.
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Prince Rilian Wrote:Ron paul is a republican? But then why are all the libertarians supporting him?
He said he was running for the republican nomination because he had no chance of being elected running for the libertarian party. Or something. Also, he has a lot of libertarian views.
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The Desert Fox Wrote:Weswammy Wrote:Ayliana Wrote:Protip: American politics for the past twenty years233 years has been nothing more than than one party wrestling power away from the other for the sole purpose of seeing how long they can shoot themselves in the face with it.
Fix'd.
American politics in a nutshell, explained better than I have ever seen it explained before.
I sense I contribution to the quotes section!
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American Politics: A two party system where each group takes turns wrestling power away from the other for the sole purpose of seeing how fast they can shoot themselves in the face with it. Like a fucked up PC version of Russian Roulette where every body wins.
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Ayliana Wrote:Like a fucked up PC version of Russian Roulette where everybody "wins".
fix'd
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Weswammy Wrote:Ayliana Wrote:Protip: American politics for the past twenty years233 years has been nothing more than than one party wrestling power away from the other for the sole purpose of seeing how long they can shoot themselves in the face with it.
Fix'd.
^This
War is stupid.
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^ LOL at how that ad's from 2008
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Ayliana Wrote:Weswammy Wrote:Everyone knows that this country was built on the enslavement of Africans, the slaughter of natives and outright hostility towards everyone else who wasn't a WASP.
Blacks built the U.S.,
Mexicans maintain it,
And the Chinese sustain it!
But really it's all the same. One party wins, views shift, another party wins, views shift, in the middle you have promises and propaganda and BS.
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This is not abnormal.
The Democrats used to be the party of segregation and the GOP the party of integration.
The Democrats used to be the party of war (WWI = Wilson, WWII = FDR, Korea = Truman, Bay of Pigs = Kennedy, Vietnam = Kennedy and JFK).
The first Republican president Lincoln was clearly in favour of strong central government.
Parties switch in order to win new voters and defeat the opposite party.
This is especially bad in America because neither party has a clear objective in their name. In Britain you have the Labour Party and the Conservatives. You know what you are getting. Same thing in France with the Socialist Party. In America you get Democrats and Republicans - names that mean little today. This allows them to swing back and forth on policy over time with ease.
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John Tuttle Wrote:This is not abnormal.
The Democrats used to be the party of segregation and the GOP the party of integration.
The Democrats used to be the party of war (WWI = Wilson, WWII = FDR, Korea = Truman, Bay of Pigs = Kennedy, Vietnam = Kennedy and JFK).
The first Republican president Lincoln was clearly in favour of strong central government.
Parties switch in order to win new voters and defeat the opposite party.
This is especially bad in America because neither party has a clear objective in their name. In Britain you have the Labour Party and the Conservatives. You know what you are getting. Same thing in France with the Socialist Party. In America you get Democrats and Republicans - names that mean little today. This allows them to swing back and forth on policy over time with ease.
You're right, but they used to mean something. Republicans used to stand for small government and conservatism, while the dems stood for more spending and progress. Now they just don't give a fuck. Like you said.
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Absentinsomniac Wrote:John Tuttle Wrote:This is not abnormal.
The Democrats used to be the party of segregation and the GOP the party of integration.
The Democrats used to be the party of war (WWI = Wilson, WWII = FDR, Korea = Truman, Bay of Pigs = Kennedy, Vietnam = Kennedy and JFK).
The first Republican president Lincoln was clearly in favour of strong central government.
Parties switch in order to win new voters and defeat the opposite party.
This is especially bad in America because neither party has a clear objective in their name. In Britain you have the Labour Party and the Conservatives. You know what you are getting. Same thing in France with the Socialist Party. In America you get Democrats and Republicans - names that mean little today. This allows them to swing back and forth on policy over time with ease.
You're right, but they used to mean something. Republicans used to stand for small government and conservatism, while the dems stood for more spending and progress. Now they just don't give a fuck. Like you said.
They give a fuck about getting more power and money, but that's about it.
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John Tuttle Wrote:They give a fuck about getting more power and money, but that's about it.
Yeah while trying to prove each other inferior and unworthy of said power and often these fools succeed. Guess it makes us in general dumber because we fall for it every time.
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HeartofShadows Wrote:John Tuttle Wrote:They give a fuck about getting more power and money, but that's about it.
Yeah while trying to prove each other inferior and unworthy of said power and often these fools succeed. Guess it makes us in general dumber because we fall for it every time.
Americans know incredibly little about history or politics. Our educational system brushes over them and instead focuses on things like calculus - which while important to some - will be forgotten by majority of people. I'd be willing to bet that most people in my high school don't know who won the Vietnam War, for instance, let alone comprehend the policies that lead to the war and the effects of its outcome on American society. TL;DR = people are ignorant.
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John Tuttle Wrote:HeartofShadows Wrote:John Tuttle Wrote:They give a fuck about getting more power and money, but that's about it.
Yeah while trying to prove each other inferior and unworthy of said power and often these fools succeed. Guess it makes us in general dumber because we fall for it every time.
Americans know incredibly little about history or politics. Our educational system brushes over them and instead focuses on things like calculus - which while important to some - will be forgotten by majority of people. I'd be willing to bet that most people in my high school don't know who won the Vietnam War, for instance, let alone comprehend the policies that lead to the war and the effects of its outcome on American society. TL;DR = people are ignorant.
It takes strength to look at and know the truth constantly instead of believing in some kind of superficial view of reality. Basically its just easier to believe that the good guys will win, the government teaches us what we need to learn and everything will work out.
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