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GodlessCommie posted:Wouldn't that just cause hyper-inflation? Yes.
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the posted:Just tell him: [Citation needed]. He needs to provide a LEGITIMATE source for these conspiracies. All legitimate source have a liberal bias. Ask him what his definition of socialism is.
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Apr 8, 2011 22:54
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Pornographic Memory posted:There's still people blaming that on government forcing banks to lend to poor people, which falls under "too much regulation". They literally believe the exact opposite of what happened. Banks were lending to poor people and then trading the debt in the form of sub-prime mortgage backed securities. The definition of a sub-prime mortgage is a mortgage which is given to a borrower deemed risky or with poor credit. The reason this happened was because the government didn't have regulations in place to stop banks from lending money to people who couldn't pay it back. In the end, it didn't matter: The American taxpayer covered the bank's money lost in sub-prime mortgages instead of letting them fail, which depending on how you argue it could have caused anything from a few billionaires bloo-blooing or a run on banks and complete collapse of the credit system. In reality, the bailouts were passed to prevent any chance of civil chaos or any shift in the power structure. The elites said "Wait, wait! We learned our lesson!" and we paid to keep the current elites in the elite instead of allowing the market to bring in new elites. babies havin rabies fucked around with this message at 17:30 on Apr 12, 2011 |
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Thenipwax posted:The first thing I usually ask conservatives I'm debating with is whether they're for smaller government or bigger government. Obviously they always say "SMALLER!". Pointing out that Reagan and GWB oversaw the biggest expansions of government in their lifetimes doesn't seem to sink in. They're still convinced that democrats want to subsidize the lazy. Ask them if they can define a logical fallacy. If they can't you're better off not talking to them.
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Apr 12, 2011 17:31
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Hey you hosed yourself there, man. Don't talk about religion or politics when you drink.
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Apr 12, 2011 17:40
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Tigntink posted:I always find it strange when someone pretends to be of a particular political leaning to attract a mate. It's such a pain in the rear end to pretend you're something you aren't I'd venture a good guess it's more about her religion than her politics.
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Apr 12, 2011 17:57
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I'd say we're in more trouble than you think if BIG NUMBERS SCARY is the main problem with the American public.
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Apr 21, 2011 18:41
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Dominion posted:It's not BIG NUMBERS SCARY, it's that most people, including intelligent people in many cases, just can't process numbers that large in any logical way. There's no frame of reference. You can't count to a billion, you can't look at a trillion of something and say "ok, that's how much a trillion is". It's all abstract and at a certain point people's minds just file it under "A fuckton". Oh come on now. This is totally unacceptable. Anybody with 15 minutes of spare time can look at how large the budget of the fed or any state government is and get a frame of reference. It just goes to show the extent of intellectual laziness present in this country. I can look at a federal budget of $3,500 billion and realize that any expense under $10 million is literally pocket change. Any American able to do 4th grade math should be able to figure out that those numbers can be reduced down into proportions which are relative. if you had $3,500 in your checking account, would an expense of $0.003 to learn about bear DNA be significant at all? If you consider yourself an intelligent person and if you want to live in an intelligent nation, you need to stop giving our countrymen the benefit of the doubt and an excuse to blind themselves through willful ignorance. babies havin rabies fucked around with this message at 19:06 on Apr 21, 2011 |
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Apr 21, 2011 19:04
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If it weren't for the strawman at the end they might have achieved in making a point that the DoE hasn't lessened US dependance on foreign oil. Of course, it wouldn't be such a genius and insightful email if the criticism of the DoE couldn't be applied to every action of government, ever. It's almost like we've all become as sensationalist as the media.
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Not to mention a certain level of unemployment is necessary for capitalism to run efficiently. You need a pool of waiting labor to draw from and when a nuclear physicist has to resort to working at McDonalds it's actually a market failure. We're all better off supporting that nuclear physicist while he finds another science-place to work at because the economy is better off with another nuclear physicist than it is with another McDonalds employee. Once again complex issue vs. gut reaction.
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May 5, 2011 17:11
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railroad terror posted:He replied with a "thanks, son! you're always good at this kind of stuff." (debunking myths? thank you, dad) This is how my mom replies to most of my responses as well, except she still doesn't change her opinion. I think she doesn't understand that not all political arguments are rhetorical.
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May 5, 2011 21:14
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jojoinnit posted:Can anyone tell me what "NOTUS" stands for? I just saw it in a comment on FR regarding Obama. I can't figure it out. POTUS = President Of The United States
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This is FreeRepublic we're talking about, it may very well mean "N***** Of The United States". Edit: eh gonna asterisk that as it's not a direct quote sorry babies havin rabies fucked around with this message at 02:27 on May 6, 2011 |
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May 6, 2011 02:23
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THE GAYEST POSTER posted:To be fair, ketchup on hot dogs is a terrible travesty towards tubed meats. I would have just called him/her a fascist pig so good on you I guess. Seriously that person's a psychopath. Hope their employer sees that. Edit: or if you want to be really  point out all the Amendments that their opinions violate
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May 9, 2011 16:22
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Math is beautiful (if you speak English) "CLICK YOUR MOUSE HERE:" http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=h60r2HPsiuM&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Sense and Motion posted:edit: Why do I even read YouTube comments?... The amount of people taking this seriously and raging over it is more ridiculous than the video itself. That's exactly what I was about to point to. I'm sure my grandmother didn't send it to me in any seriousness as she's far and away from whack-job Evangelical grandparent territory (additionally my grandfather is a mathematician). I believe that when possible we should always mock exceptionalism regardless of the source. babies havin rabies fucked around with this message at 14:55 on Jun 20, 2011 |
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Jun 20, 2011 14:52
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spankmeister posted:It's only too bad that even if Australia and/or America were to be divided, the right-wingers would probably start bombing and invading the liberal side anyway. There needs to be some kind of medal or alarm in D&D whenever a poster arrives at a Marxist critique of capital independently.
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Perestroika posted:That's one nice thing about poltics in the US: Whenever somebody uses the words "socialism", "marxism", or "communism" you instantly know that whatever follows is a load of bullshit. Reply with a simple "Please define socialism/marxism/communism for me". It doesn't get you any points with the person you're talking to but usually causes an argument which was their goal in debating you anyway, and less of your time is wasted.
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Dr Christmas posted:How in the loving gently caress do these assholes get away with "Jesus said that the poor must go without life-saving medicine so that the rich can pay less taxes than you?" Because Christianity in America is a parody of itself and is far closer to Anglo Saxon paganism than any other religion (especially Christianity). Sometimes I wish Jesus were real just to see the look on these people's faces during Judgement Day or after they get left behind or whatever the current apocalyptic legend du jour is. PerniciousKnid posted:Why is the Republican drinking coffee and the Democrat drinking beer? Because the Republican had a job to go to afterwards whereas the Democrat just went home and zonked out on Oxycontin and his children were hungry so they joined gangs and also were black. babies havin rabies fucked around with this message at 14:09 on Aug 4, 2011 |
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Z-Magic posted:All from http://www.garynorth.com/public/department57.cfm Execute that man in the streets because I guarantee you he ate shellfish. Those who advocate Biblical law should be required to live under it. I vote setting up a reservation. The rest of us can go on living in civilization.
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Nathilus posted:Oh look, another jackass uses Leviticus to try to reinforce his barbaric beliefs. I wonder if he sends his woman out of the house when she's on her period too. I wonder if he moves all his furniture out of his house and has a rabbi perform a ritual every time he has mildew, then if it comes back he tears his own house down.
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Grem posted:This poo poo is getting on my nerves on Facebook: Somebody gave me this argument in real life. I had to convey to them that the President and the members of the legislature manage the largest corporate body in the country, and do it for what most CEOs of medium sized corporations would consider a laughable salary. The CEO of Wal-Mart makes $23 million a year and 'manages' 1.9 million employees, the federal government has about 2 million employees. babies havin rabies fucked around with this message at 16:48 on Aug 5, 2011 |
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Slaan posted:Why do I have the strange feeling that this is all made up bullshit? It's from this site: https://www.usflag.org Buy a flag from US Flag Depot dot Com today! Sometimes I wish fines were imposed for violations of flag code. You can't argue it's not patriotic (I mean in the horrible jingoistic brand of patriotism way) and it would mean a lot less flags in general. http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/wallofshame.htm
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I went through the public school system and I stood for the Pledge maybe 4 times (just kidding, 3) in the 4 years I was in high school, and it was because they opened the annual Homecoming rally with it. Where the gently caress do people live where they actually say the Pledge of Allegiance every day in public school? That's disgusting and creepy as all hell.
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Sep 24, 2011 04:53
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Americans: Unable on a large scale to exercise the mathematical skills and reading comprehension of a 4th grader.
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Crackbone posted:So something like this instead? Passenger Pigeon. The meat we'll never eat 
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Insult Comic Barbie posted:I hear "Merry Christmas" from cashiers and salespeople all the time, which is partly why these chain statuses are so baffling. I say "Happy Holidays" because it's shorter than "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year", but I guess that makes me part of the liberal conspiracy, huh? I start saying "Happy New Year" the day after Thanksgiving.
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Thanksgiving 2006 after the Playstation 3 came out a few days beforehand, and the ensuing mishaps which occured over people camping out for that launch, my conservative uncle remarked at the dinner table to my conservative family "You know, I bet if Democrats had their way, they would have the government step in with some kind of Playstation Distribution Committee which would ensure that everybody who bought a Playstation 3 got one and that nobody got hurt". Nobody said anything.
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Nov 28, 2011 22:23
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SonicBoom posted:I guess I'll just have to graduate and continue to be liberal when I have a job. For me the reply has been changed to "Wait until you're a home-owner" or "Wait until you have children". After that I suspect it's going to be "Wait until your kids have graduated" or "Wait until you're getting ready to retire". I've termed it argumentum ad geriatrum (is that a thing?). Best to completely ignore the comment and continue with the discussion.
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Nov 30, 2011 05:04
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Sarion posted:Its really all bullshit though. It's just a way for them to dismiss your arguments with a feeling of superiority while not actually having to question or think about their own views or face the real world. It actually boils down to "Wait until you're a beneficiary of the status quo/regressive policy like I am, then you'll support it!" A person who pulls this argument out isn't worth having a discussion with in the first place, but if you're a glutton for punishment you should just ignore it.
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Countblanc posted:Today my mom scolded me when I told her on the phone that I used the leftover of my financial aid to buy a nice new backpack. Apparently because I already have one (that I've been using for 8 years, though granted it is in pretty decent shape) it's not fair, and is in fact borderline hedonistic, for me to use taxpayer dollars to get a new one. People are insane. What the gently caress? Does she not understand that money is borrowed at interest?
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Jan 11, 2012 20:31
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Countblanc posted:Well it's a state grant, which means I don't pay it back (because I'm poor). Or do you mean because it's tax money which means I eventually pay it back because I pay taxes like everyone else? Oh I was under the impression it was a subsidized federal loan. It doesn't really change anything, though. I used the same backpack from 9th grade up until I finished my undergrad so obviously you're a welfare queen. 
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Kosmonaut posted:You'll be paying higher taxes after you graduate (assuming you find a job in whatever your field is) so it's not like the taxpayers won't be getting their money back anyway. It's almost as if these grants are... intended to produce economic returns or something!
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It's almost like it's common for businesses to buy inputs on short term credit... The horror
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Is the Catholic church really still against contraception? I thought they weren't so dangerously rear end-backwards on most things these days.
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Nuclearmonkee posted:I've seen a couple 9/11 truther Bush is illuminati ones. Do they count? I can't think of anything else. No because John Birch Society adherents/Truthers consider Bush to be a part of an ongoing left-wing Communist police state conspiracy. The whole thing also boils down to a heap of anti-semitism as well, which this new resurgence just likes to overlook.
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Whatever. Drag up any of the hundreds of dumb things GWB and Reagan said and it becomes fairly clear how loving childish that style of attack is.
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Jan 26, 2012 21:56
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ComradeCosmobot posted:You know what crazy political claim I'm still amused about, even though it's not currently seeing the rounds (for obvious reasons)? 
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Armyman25 posted:Isn't $21,700 for a family of four below the poverty line? But see government debt is always the same as high interest credit card debt! It's never equity like a mortgage!
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TerminalSaint posted:It has long amused me how the '50s is the decade so many conservatives pine for and look back on as being perfect, and during the entire decade the income tax rate for the top bracket was over 90%. Perhaps this is why the Republican party is moving the Good Ol' Days to the 1980s.
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