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Reply to Spreading Democracy is a bad thing....how, exactly? in Politics JoeUser Forums

yall kill me. its okay to shove your ideas down others' throats this way... Hey, whenever you feel like making your case, the rest of us will be waiting. Do you think, as

Reply to Spreading Democracy is a bad thing....how, exactly? in Politics JoeUser Forums

if you--as an individual--had not been so caught up in the same sorta tribalism you were condemning, you might have spared us both the need to go thru this again (not to mention your repetitive chanting). i'll try to be a lil more clear this time. you're testing logic's limits by addressing your paen to individual over tribe with phrases such as 'you of the left'. </T

Reply to Spreading Democracy is a bad thing....how, exactly? in Politics JoeUser Forums

only in the sense that fascism, despite its drawbacks, provides a great environment in which to ensure trains arrive and depart exactly on schedule. If the idea "the lesser of two evils" does not make sense to you, perhaps you should spend your time reading Dr. Seuss. It might be better suited to your intellectual capabilities. Zimbabwe

Reply to Spreading Democracy is a bad thing....how, exactly? in Politics JoeUser Forums

hopefully you can see the obvious logical failure in that statement without any need on my part to quote the reference to tribalism to which you were responding (although the tribal aspect does boost it almost to the level of entertainment). Repeat after me: - Rights aren't granted to groups, t

Reply to Spreading Democracy is a bad thing....how, exactly? in Politics JoeUser Forums

That was a cheap shot, a classic lefty-bash that has no relevance to the question. However, I also could quite easily mount the same argument against the Right if I used different examples. It's like the good old "left wingers want laws to make everything good, whereas the Right is all libertarian": It depends whether you're talk

Reply to Spreading Democracy is a bad thing....how, exactly? in Politics JoeUser Forums

And finally, what about tribal systems? We on the Left are always supporting the rights of tribes. You on the left have a tendency to believe that rights belong to groups rather than individuals. I believe in the rights of groups via the individual, not the other way around. <TABLE cellpaddin

Reply to Spreading Democracy is a bad thing....how, exactly? in Politics JoeUser Forums

Yes, but the start of colonialism also spelled disaster in just about everywhere it went. And it's not like Africa was utopia before colonialism ended (in those places where it has). Because we all know what Africa was like BEFORE colonialism began.

What's the deal with those Pepto-Bismol Commercials? in Movies & TV & Books JoeUser Forums

Who is audtioning for a role to do a silly dance and touch body parts that are affected by: Nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhea ? Hey! Pepto-Bismol! I'm watching the Illinois NCAA basketball game and this stupid commercial for Pepto-Bismol. Now I can't get this song out of my head. And I think about the act

Reply to Spreading Democracy is a bad thing....how, exactly? in Politics JoeUser Forums

I have hope for Iraq, though. I think they want a stable government and are willing to work for it. Do you think, as I do, that sometimes colonialism, despite its reputation, really is a good way to go? The end of colonialism in Africa has spelled disaster for the sub-saharan region. In virtually ev

I hate St. Patrick's Day in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Ok, perhaps hate is too strong a word. Can't stand is more appropriate. I grew up on the South Side of Chicago in the 70's and 80's. The neighborhood was made up of various groups of people. There were those of Polish, Irish, Mexican, Lithuanian, Bohemian/Moravian (what you would call Czech) and German descent. If I had to guess ratios in 1

Reply to Spreading Democracy is a bad thing....how, exactly? in Politics JoeUser Forums

Rightwinger, democracy, in principle, generally is a good thing. There are, however, requirements and responsibilities of the citizens and leaders in such a form of government. I'd be extremely worried about countries like Saudi Arabia or Egypt erupting into democracy right now. Fanatacism, especially Islamic, can easily turn a democracy into an ochlocracy. The American system devised under the Constitution by the Founding Fathers was designed to a

Reply to What is it to be Irish? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Nope...They gave up too easily Diamondback! 12.5% of me takes offense to that.

I Thought This Picture Was Pretty Cool in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Purple Foxes Assist in Flying City of Chicago Flag Over Ar Ramadi, Iraq

Reply to What is it to be Irish? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

1. PRIDE. You have to be proud of the fact the Brits couldn't exterminate your people. [sarcasm]You mean like the English exterminated the Scots and Welsh?[/sarcasm]

Reply to US Supports Democracy? in Politics JoeUser Forums

Rightwinger: South Vietnam was not a true democracy when we went in, and we did nothing to ensure the growth of a healthy, stable democratic government while there; we continued to support the dictatorship. (and therein lies the difference, and how Bush HAS learned from the past) This caused the people South Vietnam to become more or less ambivalent to the re

Reply to The Continuing Saga of Larry Summers and Harvard in Current Events JoeUser Forums

What Summers said is not immaterial--it is the core of the problem. I said "Whether what Summers said was factual or not is immaterial." Even if Summers is correct in his statements, it doesn't matter, because in the world of academia political correctness trumps actual correctness. <

Reply to How To Know if You Are Living In A Totalitarian Dictatorship in US Domestic JoeUser Forums

What’s your definition of an atrocity? Purposeful, intentional, systematic brutality or slaughter of non-combatants, especially when motivated by political, ethnic, racial, or religious reasons. Jenin was not an atrocity. Fallujah was not an atrocity. <a href="http://easterndiamondback.

Reply to When the Meek Inherited the Earth in History JoeUser Forums

NJ, is this going to be a 43 part series?

Reply to How To Know if You Are Living In A Totalitarian Dictatorship in US Domestic JoeUser Forums

So many lefties have this belief that increased suffering brings increased value and prestige. It even extends to the national and international level. Who's genocide was worst - the Armenians? The Jews? The Russians? The Indians? The Chinese? It's a competition - seeking the most pity. Lefties then live vicariously through these oppressed people. Notice the eagerness to label so many things "atrocities." It's not a coincidence. Because lefties have this mindset, they are so eager to

Reply to Short Response to a Misguided Youth in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Unfortunately, he is one of millions of homegrown idiots.

The Continuing Saga of Larry Summers and Harvard in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Harvard Faculty: No Confidence in President CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences passed a no-confidence vote against President Lawrence Summers (search) on Tuesday, the latest setback for the embattled university leader who has come under fire for his managerial

Reply to Greywar's NCAA Picks in Sports & Leisure JoeUser Forums

A more important loss to acknowledge would be the twenty point win by Ilinois back in December It was actually 28 points, after the Illini let them score uncontested points at the end. We were up by almost 40 with a few minutes left. I'm going to be arragant and say don't think the other teams

Short Response to a Misguided Youth in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Nobody said these Aztlan-loving, Che-worshipping fuckfaces were intelligent. Somebody should have told this retard that Tucson, AZ, where this picture was taken, did not become a part of the United States due to the Mexican-American War. The land south of the

Ammunition in Blogging JoeUser Forums

drmiler: One thing I can tell you with absolute certainty. You personaly do not have any AP rounds unless you lifted some from an armoury. They are illegal to own or sell in the US. The closest thing you can get is if you have some "Wolf" brand 7.62x39 ammo which has a mild steel core but is NOT an actual AP Round. Your right about another thing. If yo

Reply to Lebanese Protestors One-Up Hezbollah in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Update: 1500 CST 3/14/2005: Anti-Syria demonstration estimated at almost one million. It's almost as large as the crowd in Grant Park for the Taste of Chicago and Fireworks show on July 3rd.