Couldn't agree with you more. I wonder if Hillary is as manageable as they think she is, though. I thought she would be more effective in standing up to the power elites than he is, she has more experience at it, which is why I voted for her in the primaries. But maybe that was just wishful thinking on my part. Still, it would have been pretty fun watching Bill as first husband, Hillary probably would have gotten some on the side just to even the score.
I'll tell you why I think libertarians are divorced from reality. Because they believe in simplistic solutions to complex problems. Because they do not think through the implications of their policies. Because they refuse to look at the lessons of history. Because they are funded by ultra-wealthy elites like the Koch brothers. Because they live in an echo chamber of their own devising. Is that enough, or would you like some more?
Ron Paul is, like all libertarians, a corporatist tool. The only "libertarian" issues he cares about are the issues his ultra-wealthy elite masters tell him to care about, lower taxes for the rich, and getting rid of any safety nets that would allow the working man to negotiate with the elites on a more level playing field. His corporate masters would have said, "Ron, we like this. Shut up about it," and he would have shut up like the good little drone he is.
You are not close at all. I came to anarchism through social, environmental and labor activism, being involved in Food not Bombs, Earth First, and the IWW in my twenties. Though I am a social anarchist, I'm a registered democrat because, well, because of the alternatives. I'd be all for Republicans if they were still for states rights and a smaller Federal government, and if they hadn't been co-opted by religious fundamentalists. And I'm cursing and name calling because I find it so funny when you act butt-hurt, I want to see more of it. Seriously, if you hadn't gotten your panties in a twist over an obvious joke, I would be treating you with a lot more civility. As it is, I just can't take you seriously.
I'm an social anarchist, not a democrat. In my original post, I used the over the top term "democrat," putting it in all caps to ensure that no intelligent person would take my use of it seriously. It was not a whine about being called a demoncrat, it was meant as a humorous exaggeration, "Look, if you pass this law, not only will normal democrats make use of it, but a DEMONCRAT might even use it to TAKE AWAY YOUR GUNS!" Sorry if that hurt your feelings... oh wait, no I'm not. Fuck your sniffy little feelings right in their pretty little ear. As soon as I see one ounce of compassion and understanding out of you, personally, I will apologize, but until then, take your hurt feelings and shove them up your ass.
Oh, an "Independant" huh? Who'd you vote for? I bet you've never voted for a single democrat in your life. And by "You guys" I didn't mean Republicans, I meant slope browed slack jawed mouth breathing morons.
Your examples prove nothing except that I am not the first to use the phrase humorously. If you have such thin fucking skin that you can't even take a joke like that, get should the fuck off the Internet, it's not for you.
Sorry, I must have misheard "demon-rat" as "demoncrat." Yeah, you guys are all saints, and you would never stoop to demonizing your political opponents. Obviously, someone who actually DID stoop to demonizing their opponents would not get so butt-hurt and defensive when called out on it.
I wasn't talking about noise on Slashdot, and by "we" I didn't mean any of you here. "They" didn't really cover any of the rallies in Washington I went to. Get off your high horse, you aren't the only politically active person who happens to post on Slashdot.
I doubt it, Watson and Crick are nice short names. Placed side by side, they have a nice sound to them. If it were something like Dubrovnik and Rutherford you might have a point, but I think we can remember "Watson and Crick."
That was why I voted for Hillary in the primary. I voted for Obama because he and Biden are still better than Grumpy Grandpa and Caribou Barbie. I knew he was another Clintonesque corporate centrist, and quite hawkish for a supposed democrat, but even I thought he would do away with our policy of torturing people.
Right of center is NOT libertarian, it is Republican. Like Reagan, or Clinton. Libertarians aren't even on the map, they are a tiny fringe group of utter wingnuts more divorced from reality than even the teabaggers.
I think Francis Crick is far more well known than Sanger. In fact, wikipedia has a page for the phrase Watson and Crick, and if you type "Watson and" into Google, the first suggestion is "Watson and Crick."
You have to use the complete line, though: "Hi, I started Wikileaks, wanna have some questionably consensual sex?" "Well hold me down and break a condom, YES!"
Well excuse me then. I actually still like a few democrats. They are not all right of center sellouts like Obama. I was objecting to your characterization of "the most hardcore lefties" being the holdouts supporting this travesty. The most hardcore lefties were the first ones who realized it was happening. We aren't like the republicans, we do not circle our wagons, coordinate our talking points, and defend "our team" to the death.
I feel sorry for people who can't understand sarcasm. Republicans call us demoncrats all the time, I was just reclaiming the word. I did not actually use the word "demoncrat" when complaining to my right wing friends about the patriot act.
Actually, "the most hardcore lefties" are pretty fucking disillusioned with Obama right about now. We all kinda hoped he would do something about the, you know, TORTURE. But not only did he not go after the torturers in the previous regime, HE KEPT ON DOING IT. It was at that point that all the hardcore lefties went, "Oh. Whoopsie. Looks like we elected another fucking lizard."
Back when Bush enacted this monstrosity, I remember warning conservatives that it wouldn't just go away, that someday, an evil DEMONCRAT would have that power. They just scoffed. Vindication sucks sometimes.
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I've taken the test. I'm a social anarchist, which is why I despise free market anarchists so much.
Couldn't agree with you more. I wonder if Hillary is as manageable as they think she is, though. I thought she would be more effective in standing up to the power elites than he is, she has more experience at it, which is why I voted for her in the primaries. But maybe that was just wishful thinking on my part. Still, it would have been pretty fun watching Bill as first husband, Hillary probably would have gotten some on the side just to even the score.
I'll tell you why I think libertarians are divorced from reality. Because they believe in simplistic solutions to complex problems. Because they do not think through the implications of their policies. Because they refuse to look at the lessons of history. Because they are funded by ultra-wealthy elites like the Koch brothers. Because they live in an echo chamber of their own devising. Is that enough, or would you like some more?
Ron Paul is, like all libertarians, a corporatist tool. The only "libertarian" issues he cares about are the issues his ultra-wealthy elite masters tell him to care about, lower taxes for the rich, and getting rid of any safety nets that would allow the working man to negotiate with the elites on a more level playing field. His corporate masters would have said, "Ron, we like this. Shut up about it," and he would have shut up like the good little drone he is.
Why so serious, princess?
You are not close at all. I came to anarchism through social, environmental and labor activism, being involved in Food not Bombs, Earth First, and the IWW in my twenties. Though I am a social anarchist, I'm a registered democrat because, well, because of the alternatives. I'd be all for Republicans if they were still for states rights and a smaller Federal government, and if they hadn't been co-opted by religious fundamentalists. And I'm cursing and name calling because I find it so funny when you act butt-hurt, I want to see more of it. Seriously, if you hadn't gotten your panties in a twist over an obvious joke, I would be treating you with a lot more civility. As it is, I just can't take you seriously.
I'm an social anarchist, not a democrat. In my original post, I used the over the top term "democrat," putting it in all caps to ensure that no intelligent person would take my use of it seriously. It was not a whine about being called a demoncrat, it was meant as a humorous exaggeration, "Look, if you pass this law, not only will normal democrats make use of it, but a DEMONCRAT might even use it to TAKE AWAY YOUR GUNS!" Sorry if that hurt your feelings... oh wait, no I'm not. Fuck your sniffy little feelings right in their pretty little ear. As soon as I see one ounce of compassion and understanding out of you, personally, I will apologize, but until then, take your hurt feelings and shove them up your ass.
Oh, an "Independant" huh? Who'd you vote for? I bet you've never voted for a single democrat in your life. And by "You guys" I didn't mean Republicans, I meant slope browed slack jawed mouth breathing morons.
Your examples prove nothing except that I am not the first to use the phrase humorously. If you have such thin fucking skin that you can't even take a joke like that, get should the fuck off the Internet, it's not for you.
Sorry, I must have misheard "demon-rat" as "demoncrat." Yeah, you guys are all saints, and you would never stoop to demonizing your political opponents. Obviously, someone who actually DID stoop to demonizing their opponents would not get so butt-hurt and defensive when called out on it.
I wasn't talking about noise on Slashdot, and by "we" I didn't mean any of you here. "They" didn't really cover any of the rallies in Washington I went to. Get off your high horse, you aren't the only politically active person who happens to post on Slashdot.
I doubt it, Watson and Crick are nice short names. Placed side by side, they have a nice sound to them. If it were something like Dubrovnik and Rutherford you might have a point, but I think we can remember "Watson and Crick."
Stay calm, ma'am, the whaaaambulance is on the way. Please try to stay standing, you will only make the butthurt worse by sitting down.
That was why I voted for Hillary in the primary. I voted for Obama because he and Biden are still better than Grumpy Grandpa and Caribou Barbie. I knew he was another Clintonesque corporate centrist, and quite hawkish for a supposed democrat, but even I thought he would do away with our policy of torturing people.
Right of center is NOT libertarian, it is Republican. Like Reagan, or Clinton. Libertarians aren't even on the map, they are a tiny fringe group of utter wingnuts more divorced from reality than even the teabaggers.
I think Francis Crick is far more well known than Sanger. In fact, wikipedia has a page for the phrase Watson and Crick, and if you type "Watson and" into Google, the first suggestion is "Watson and Crick."
You have to use the complete line, though: "Hi, I started Wikileaks, wanna have some questionably consensual sex?"
"Well hold me down and break a condom, YES!"
Is it? We have been making noise, but the corporate media won't cover it because they are simply apologists for the power elite that own them.
What third party? The Greens? The Tea party? Ross Perot?!?
What makes you think I haven't done something? Sounds like you are projecting a little.
Well excuse me then. I actually still like a few democrats. They are not all right of center sellouts like Obama. I was objecting to your characterization of "the most hardcore lefties" being the holdouts supporting this travesty. The most hardcore lefties were the first ones who realized it was happening. We aren't like the republicans, we do not circle our wagons, coordinate our talking points, and defend "our team" to the death.
And you would be the star. Two idiots collide, leading to idiocy so dense, no thought can escape its idiotic pull. We all it... Anonymous Coward.
I feel sorry for people who can't understand sarcasm. Republicans call us demoncrats all the time, I was just reclaiming the word. I did not actually use the word "demoncrat" when complaining to my right wing friends about the patriot act.
What is this, fucking kindergarten?
Is that a rhetorical question?
No, you weren't obtuse at all, but this is the Internet and there are dumb people about, so I decided to spell. it. out. really. simply. for. them.
Actually, "the most hardcore lefties" are pretty fucking disillusioned with Obama right about now. We all kinda hoped he would do something about the, you know, TORTURE. But not only did he not go after the torturers in the previous regime, HE KEPT ON DOING IT. It was at that point that all the hardcore lefties went, "Oh. Whoopsie. Looks like we elected another fucking lizard."
Back when Bush enacted this monstrosity, I remember warning conservatives that it wouldn't just go away, that someday, an evil DEMONCRAT would have that power. They just scoffed. Vindication sucks sometimes.