cursedby11 wrote:I'm talking about a worldwide Islamic extremest movement against us based on jealousy and hatred. We live a pretty nice life here compared to the rest of the world. There is a logical reason for others to want it as well who don't have it.

You're kidding, right? You're actually trying to tell me that one of al-Qaeda's prime motivations for attacking the USA was that we get to have Playboys on the newstands and drive SUVs? Give me a fucking break! This is the same 3rd grade bullshit that the Bush administration has been spouting since 9/11 to deflect the public's attention from their real motivations.

David Cross said it best:

"You know, I don't think Osama bin Laden attacked us because he hates our freedom.

You know what I think? I think he attacked us because of our support for Israel and our military bases in Saudi Arabia.

You know why I think that?

Because THAT'S WHAT HE FUCKING SAID"

cursedby11 wrote:

Socialism doesn't work? Please alert Canada and most of Europe. I mean, they've got their problems - who doesn't? - but they seem to be doing pretty well for themselves.

Europe seems to be doing fine......... they also seem to have an employment rate of about 12-13%.

Hopefully, that's their unemployment rate. Anyway, yes, as I said, they've got their problems. The point is, those Europeans who are out of work are not starving to death - thanks to Socialism. Can you imagine what the US would look like with a 12-13% unemployment rate? I'd be buying stock in Purina and Alpo.

Eh our president is from Texas. Iraq needed an asswoopin because they've been naughty and sneaky..... and predominantly evil. No, we're not there to save 5 cents a gallon at the pump.

Europeans who are out of work are not starving to death - thanks to Socialism

how so?

cursedby11 wrote:Eh our president is from Texas. Iraq needed an asswoopin because they've been naughty and sneaky..... and predominantly evil. No, we're not there to save 5 cents a gallon at the pump.

Ignoring for a moment that Iraq had been undergoing a continuous asswoopin for the 13 years previous to our invasion...
Let's look at the idea that the president gives an asswoopin to any country that's been naughty, sneaky, and predominantly evil. Let's see:

North Korea: far naughtier, sneakier, and more evil than Iraq - no asswoopin, instead, ignore them and allow them to develop nukes.
Uzbekistan: just as naughty and evil, maybe less sneaky - no asswoopin, instead, ally with them.
Iran: just as naughty and sneaky, maybe less evil - no asswoopin, instead, talk trash about them and allow them to develop nukes.
Syria: probably naughtier, just as sneaky and evil - no asswoopin, instead, ignore them.
China: just as naughty, sneaky, and evil - no asswoopin, instead, MFN.

The list goes on. Just call him President Consistent Application of Principles.

cursedby11 wrote:

Europeans who are out of work are not starving to death - thanks to Socialism

how so?

State-funded unemployment insurance.

Pol Pot, you've heard of him? Under his socialistic practice, the children in the schools that were too smart were told they'd be made government officials but instead they were taken out back of their schools and shot. Shot because they were smarter than the average man. Yea go socialism.

North Korea: far naughtier, sneakier, and more evil than Iraq - no asswoopin, instead, ignore them.
Uzbekistan: just as naughty and evil, maybe less sneaky - no asswoopin, instead, ally with them.
Iran: just as naughty and sneaky, maybe less evil - no asswoopin, instead, talk trash about them.
Syria: probably naughtier, just as sneaky and evil - no asswoopin, instead, ignore them.
China: just as naughty, sneaky, and evil - no asswoopin, instead, MFN.

North Korea: Yea lets fight 2 wars at the same time....good one guy.
Iran: yea, we should have gone after them first. That would have been smart but I'm no military general or advisor.
China: powerful trader with the Us. Yea lets go to war with them! LOL

cursedby11 wrote:Pol Pot, you've heard of him? Under his socialistic practice, the children in the schools that were too smart were told they'd be made government officials but instead they were taken out back of their schools and shot. Shot because they were smarter than the average man. Yea go socialism.

The more you say about socialism, the more I suspect that you don't know much about socialism. There is nothing socialistic about shooting people for being smart. Just because someone who calls himself a socialist enacts a policy, that doesn't make that policy a socialistic policy. I'll give you a few more clues: Hitler was not a socialist, fascist Japan was not striving for Greater East Asian Co-prosperity, and North Korea is not a Democratic People's Republic. Sometimes people put attractive misnomers on vile practices.

Sometimes people put attractive misnomers on vile practices.

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