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ringo Member (Idle past 440 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined:
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Phat writes:
They don't. Only a Trump-lover would think they do.
Why must the media protect one and not the other? Phat writes:
I have answered that question several times before, quoting John Stuart Mill. To paraphrase, conservatives don't have to be idiots but idiots tend to be conservative. And why are conservatives more likely to be idiots... Conservatism looks for simple answers. The evil need simple answers to convince the simple-minded. And conservatives are usually wrong because complex questions seldom have simple answers.Come all of you cowboys all over this land, I'll teach you the law of the Ranger's Command: To hold a six shooter, and never to run As long as there's bullets in both of your guns. -- Woody Guthrie
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ringo Member (Idle past 440 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined: |
Phat writes:
She isn't my "beloved AOC". I never heard of her until you called her a "harpy". And I'm still waiting for you to explain why you called her a "harpy" (along with Kamala Harris) when you didn't even know what the word meant. Answer that question before you post any more stupid videos. Ted Cruz recently took on your beloved AOCCome all of you cowboys all over this land, I'll teach you the law of the Ranger's Command: To hold a six shooter, and never to run As long as there's bullets in both of your guns. -- Woody Guthrie
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ringo Member (Idle past 440 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined: |
Phat writes:
To his dying day, my father supported the internment of Japanese Canadians (and Americans) during the war. Many of them had been BORN in Canada (or the US) of Japanese immigrants. Cruz may be the son of immigrants but he has every right to tough opinions on immigration. The irony: My father himself was born in Canada of German immigrants. By his own logic, HE should have been interned too. Children of immigrants do have a right to stupid opinions. We don't need to look stupid by defending them.
Phat writes:
You and your primitive two-party system. What you and Damselfly fail to grasp is the necessity of a two party system to preserve nationalism and prevent social democratic globalism from defining the destiny and meaning of our Republic. 1. A two-party system does not necessarily preserve nationalism.2. Nationalism is not necessarily a good thing. 3. A two-party system does not necessarily prevent globalism. 4. Globalism is not necessarily a bad thing. 5. Get more parties. Come all of you cowboys all over this land, I'll teach you the law of the Ranger's Command: To hold a six shooter, and never to run As long as there's bullets in both of your guns. -- Woody Guthrie
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ringo Member (Idle past 440 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined:
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Phat writes:
I wonder when he's going to start doing his hair like Trump. Watching him self-radicalize I find to be personally alarming, along with his expanding lack of self-awareness.Come all of you cowboys all over this land, I'll teach you the law of the Ranger's Command: To hold a six shooter, and never to run As long as there's bullets in both of your guns. -- Woody Guthrie
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ringo Member (Idle past 440 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined:
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Phat writes:
Tell us how.
Ted Cruz dismantles a Biden nominee once again. Phat writes:
You have it backwards. Conservatives have created a "gender identity pickle" where there is no reason for it to exist. What business is it of yours how somebody else identifies themselves? Why do you even need to mention it? Why does Ted Cruz even have an opinion on the subject? this whole gender identity pickle that the liberals seem to embraceCome all of you cowboys all over this land, I'll teach you the law of the Ranger's Command: To hold a six shooter, and never to run As long as there's bullets in both of your guns. -- Woody Guthrie
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ringo Member (Idle past 440 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined:
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Phat writes:
Why don't you PRESENT the arguments?
Perhaps, but you owe it to yourselves to at least hear the arguments before criticizing them. Phat writes:
Globalism is a REAL thing. There's no way to prevent it. It's a done deal. Nationalism can be, and should be, avoided.
ringo writes:
Nor is globalism necessarily a good thing. Nationalism is not necessarily a good thing. Phat writes:
Are you twelve years old? Hitler used the term.
ringo writes:
True. It was initially George HW Bush who proposed a "New World Order". A two-party system does not necessarily prevent globalism. Phat writes:
What's so special about the US middle class that it deserves a pass from reality? ringo writes:
It is if it runs over the US middle class. Globalism is not necessarily a bad thing. To repeat, globalism IS. Whatever the consequences to the US middle class, globalism IS.Come all of you cowboys all over this land, I'll teach you the law of the Ranger's Command: To hold a six shooter, and never to run As long as there's bullets in both of your guns. -- Woody Guthrie
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ringo Member (Idle past 440 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined:
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Phat writes:
Yes. We are. We are not simply going to suffer in order to be the heroes that save the planet. Even IF we manage to alleviate the situation somewhat, we are going to suffer.
Phat writes:
Don't be stupid. YOU have no power to make the rest of the world do anything. You can only do what YOU can do. The entire world must share the bill. If the wonderful US middle class foots the WHOLE bill and single-handedly stops global warming, it will be for YOUR benefit. So what if the rest of the world rides on your coat-tails and shares the benefits? And if NOBODY but the wonderful US middle class lifts a finger and human civilization is destroyed, it will be YOU who suffers. So what if you have the rest of the world to blame? What do you gain by assigning blame?Come all of you cowboys all over this land, I'll teach you the law of the Ranger's Command: To hold a six shooter, and never to run As long as there's bullets in both of your guns. -- Woody Guthrie
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ringo Member (Idle past 440 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined: |
Phat writes:
As I have said before, ideologies are for lazy thinkers. That's why conservatism is an ideology. No need to think. Just look it up in Mein Trumpf. all politicians and commentators are biased in favor of their own ideology Liberalism, on the other hand, is an ideal.Come all of you cowboys all over this land, I'll teach you the law of the Ranger's Command: To hold a six shooter, and never to run As long as there's bullets in both of your guns. -- Woody Guthrie
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ringo Member (Idle past 440 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined:
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Phat writes:
I have mentioned before, I have a book called The Illustrated History of the Third Reich. It has a photograph from the 1920s of a group of protestors, one of whom is holding up a sign, Es kommt der Tag der Abrechnung. Translation: "There will come a day of reckoning". you will see the groundswell of opposition to such authority It did. Be careful what you wish for. (Disclaimer: I used Google Translate to reverse-engineer the quote from my memory of the translation.)Come all of you cowboys all over this land, I'll teach you the law of the Ranger's Command: To hold a six shooter, and never to run As long as there's bullets in both of your guns. -- Woody Guthrie
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ringo Member (Idle past 440 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined:
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Phat writes:
Because the rest of us are using the actual definition. You are using one you made up as an excuse to hate democracy.
I see where we all disagree on what I mean by authoritarianism. Phat writes:
The reason you see Democrats as authoritarian is because you're blinded by hatred.
The reason that I see Democrats as authoritarian is because ... Phat writes:
Not just the "elite", I hope it's all of them becoming less prejudiced toward Americans and more for what is good.
... the elite within the party are becoming less for Americans... Phat writes:
It's the republicans who ignore constitutuional responsibilities, like not overthrowing the duly-elected government, not killing the Speaker of the House, that sort of thing.
... seem to ignore constitutional responsibilities... Phat writes:
And you accuse ME of trying to avoid responsibility. ... in favor of global responsibilities. You DO live on the globe, you know. You WILL have to face the consequences of everybody's global responsibilities, you know. You should stop listening to right-wing lies.
Phat writes:
Not really. That sounds like you're advocating the US being a rogue nation.
Of, by and for the people refers to citizens of the US first rather than global citizens. Phat writes:
A good man would teach his family to feed the guys at the park. Just as a man would feed his family before he fed the guys at the park.Come all of you cowboys all over this land, I'll teach you the law of the Ranger's Command: To hold a six shooter, and never to run As long as there's bullets in both of your guns. -- Woody Guthrie
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ringo Member (Idle past 440 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined:
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Phat writes:
Yup.
Does He expect me to remain poor simply to pay off the bill and bring everybody (even globally) up into my neighborhood? Phat writes:
What else could he possibly mean? How could you deny yourself without denying yourself? Is that what He means when He suggests that I deny myself??Come all of you cowboys all over this land, I'll teach you the law of the Ranger's Command: To hold a six shooter, and never to run As long as there's bullets in both of your guns. -- Woody Guthrie
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ringo Member (Idle past 440 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined:
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Phat writes:
They are flagged, you know. that's how I notice yours.
I just noticed this reply... Phat writes:
If you always know what I'm going to say, why don't you pre-emptively reply to what I say? Why do you just repeat the same ol same old as if i hadn't said anything at all?
As expected, you said just what I thought you would say. Phat writes:
But we know that isn't true. Your beloved Fuhrer was rejected in 2020.
The populists, who love Trump, will protest the unfairness of such an arraignment and will elect a new president Fuhrer and ruin the party for everyone. Phat writes:
And yet you agree with Trump on everything. Why don't you ever respond to that? You claim I am one of them, but I don't want that!Come all of you cowboys all over this land, I'll teach you the law of the Ranger's Command: To hold a six shooter, and never to run As long as there's bullets in both of your guns. -- Woody Guthrie
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ringo Member (Idle past 440 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined: |
Phat writes:
So do I. I wish I'd have thought of thatCome all of you cowboys all over this land, I'll teach you the law of the Ranger's Command: To hold a six shooter, and never to run As long as there's bullets in both of your guns. -- Woody Guthrie
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