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Fried Chicken posted:please continue booze suggestions here drink it, don't talk about it
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ufarn posted:Taibbi also, you know, published a book that he's been promoting everywhere outside SA. Yeah he's all over NPR for example. SnowblindFatal posted:As a newcomer, I find it hilarious that the whole first page of USA politics thread is just full of booze talk. You guys really have lost hope, haven't you? I laugh at the suffering of liquor snobs.
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May 7, 2014 16:39
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I don't think the finance high-flyers and socialites in American Psycho are yuppies. They're at the top, not moving towards it.
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May 7, 2014 18:20
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Bunleigh posted:How do there still exist people who pay even a cursory level of attention to current events and can't tell Republicans are the problem? I'm not talking about the twisted hate-golems that make up the actual right wing base, I mean just regular-rear end well-meaning folks who fret about how dysfunctional everything is and believe the truth is in the middle somewhere. I just really can't believe anyone who isn't fully invested in the right-wing worldview can still at this point fail to recognize the reality they're living in. Check into this very forum on any debate about drone strikes, the death penalty, austerity, welfare etc. You don't have to be a Republican to be stupid and vindictive.
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May 7, 2014 21:07
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If Lloyd Blankfein's throat was cut, populist bloodlust would be appeased for 2 days, then rise again, says Bill. I don't understand the problem. Aren't there a lot of bankers? That's a lot of days of appeasement.
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May 9, 2014 01:09
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Luigi Thirty posted:So what's the difference between Freepers posting about keeping powder dry and how the revolution will start any day now and our current conversation Correct opinions?
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May 9, 2014 01:36
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Tharizdun posted:the people we fantasize about dying horrible public deaths actually are fuckers who deserve it? It's always hilarious when somebody mistakes moderate tone for a value.
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May 9, 2014 01:44
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ErIog posted:These two posts have convinced me we need a currency based on the lead standard. I already have a great deal of this currency. 
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May 9, 2014 01:47
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Hahaha I'd never actually heard him talk.  Plastic_Gargoyle posted:You're fantasizing about directing violence at people you politically disagree with. Freep does the very same. It's not complicated, and there isn't any out you can give for it. It's disgusting no matter who does it. I don't need an out, I have correct opinions and bankers are very bad. It's ok to make jokes about killing them. Bill Clinton, your centrist lord, did.
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May 9, 2014 02:52
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Spatula City posted:It's a nice fantasy to imagine rich evil fuckers dying horribly, but in reality it would accomplish nothing. I try to be a pragmatic progressive/semi-socialist, and that entails recognizing that what's emotionally satisfying is often unworkable in the real world. You're right, before you know it you've got thousands and thousands of dead bankers! What then? Not paradise, let me assure you.
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May 9, 2014 05:02
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I was all set to be a progressive and then you guys said mean stuff about bankers  It's the GOP for me, I'm afraid.Beamed posted:I can't believe Republicans think Obama was illegitimately elected!!! Now let me tell you how Bush stole Ohio... Biiig difference.
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May 9, 2014 14:16
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tbp posted:Interesting. Did you do anything in the time since regarding financial regulations, legislation, etc? "Do anything?" Who the gently caress do you think we are, Tim Geithner? e: Tim Geithner's anguished though quote:“Our job was to fix it, not to make people like us.” Later, though, he softened and qualified the statement. woke wedding drone fucked around with this message at 16:02 on May 9, 2014 |
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May 9, 2014 15:58
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tbp posted:No blame - I'm more curious if feeling the effects of the recession manifests itself as latent ill-will toward a relatively vague group ("the bankers") It's not a vague group, it's just a bigger group than makes you comfortable.
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May 9, 2014 16:03
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tbp posted:I don't think you know what people who work at banks do. Do you think we are talking about tellers here?
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May 9, 2014 16:27
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tbp posted:Who are you talking about? M&A? Brokers? I can't seem to figure it out, which is why "Kill all bankers" is ridiculous even without considering the hypocrisy. Anyone in finance that makes over the SS tax cap should be forced to work as a Wal-Mart greeter until the people's council has determined that they're fit to rejoin society. The people's Wal-Mart, of course.
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May 9, 2014 16:47
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tbp posted:The threat of violence in a developed first world nation is essentially neutered. You're not going to see a violent, anti-finance revolution within your lifetime. Then why waste time complaining? Do you think a banker is going to read this and come pat you on the head?
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May 9, 2014 17:49
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On Terra Firma posted:You're missing the point. Kill all the bankers you want, but if you think there aren't more people waiting in the wings to do the exact same thing you're being naive. Waiting in the wings for Bill Clinton to cut their throats in an alley?
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May 9, 2014 18:02
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tbp posted:That is an insane thing to think. Have you ever been this upset about how murderers and rapists are punished? Because the financial crimes that led to the collapse are much more heinous.
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May 9, 2014 18:17
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DynamicSloth posted:Can we just stop pretending like Rand Paul is a real, grown up politician soon? Well he's grown up anyway. Not too many kids need wigs.
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May 9, 2014 18:45
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jonjonaug posted:John Boehner's official twitter account just posted...I don't even know what to call this. I always have an urge to put half a lemon on top of Trey Gowdy's head, but I don't want whatever he uses in his hair in my lemonade.
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May 9, 2014 19:46
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Fried Chicken posted:But don't worry, some loving teabaggers are going to see a little poor kid wearing discounted Nikes and raise a poo poo fit, and we'll make it even worse. You know it's funny, when kids come into our shelter they usually have a zillion pairs of shoes, mostly Nikes and other brand name stuff. They either treat them carefully and keep them clean in their boxes (these are mostly the hip hop kids) or they just smoosh them into a garbage bag along with all their other poo poo when they have to move to another shelter. There are always shoes to give away. I always wonder why people don't think "I wonder what that kid has besides the clothes he is wearing?"
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May 9, 2014 22:11
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Evil Sagan posted:What's the most right-wing thing you've done? I voted for Bob Dole in a school-sponsored mock election in 1996. It was uh, it was something I did in 2000.
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May 10, 2014 03:15
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Arglebargle III posted:It's depressing that even Bill Clinton is going after the straw man of "kill the bankers" when the actual argument is "prosecute even one banker, pretty please." But if a banker is prosecuted and goes to prison, then people will develop an appetite for justice! I mean thirst for blood!
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May 10, 2014 17:47
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Job Truniht posted:All the Democrats have to campaign on is "there will be another shutdown if you continue to elect these people". Nobody remembers the shutdown now, let alone in 6 months.
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May 11, 2014 14:36
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USPol: where the unfit try to cop out of life. "A liberal defeatist mentality is bound to cop out."  "It really shouldn't be too surprisin', with the cultural mentality that isn't valuing life, that defeatocrats want to cop out. Without Our Lord Jesus Christ, what's the reason for staying alive over there?"  "It's not surprising at all. If only I weren't so much smarter and more likable than you, copout liberals."  "HEE HEE HEE HEE COP OUT SO I CAN GOVERN YOUR FAMILY."  "Cop out, civilians; my rehabilitation's coming, and there's no need for you to stick around and witness it."  "According to this teleprompter, I've already got all I need from you, lefty. Cop out."
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May 12, 2014 18:11
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Prester John posted:Wow! I really appreciate you recognizing me and asking. Well, my situation is complicated but my life is much better now. I'm out of the shelter and living with some friends in an apartment now. My only source of income is food stamps and 60 bucks a week from donating plasma, so things are kind of tight but I'm managing. My place is quiet, my roomates are actually people I know from PCY so we all kind of "get" how nice it is to live drama free, we have a killer internet connection, and although food is tight at times we still eat everyday. I take the perspective e that for a person in my position I'm living in a relative golden age so I'm pretty happy. That's awesome! Your write-ups were really good as well, I am always down to read more of them.
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May 12, 2014 20:53
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AstheWorldWorlds posted:His face should definitely accompany the entry for Backpfeifengesicht in the dictionary. 
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May 12, 2014 22:32
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What happened to that other thread that was home to interminable whining and drunkenness? Oh yeah, the Lost Generation thread. Jesus Christ, those of you who survive to reproduce are going to be more insufferable than the boomers. "Degrees don't result in paychecks, I have to network and hustle. No one told me about this. Scandinavia"
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May 13, 2014 17:15
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Nessus posted:My commendations on your wisdom, virtue, and fortune. Are you trying to save souls? Is your testimony here going somewhere, perhaps "these kids should just deal with it?" Maybe he realizes that systemic fixes aren't in the offing, so it's better to hustle than it is to lie there like a beached whale with a Doctor Who shirt stretched over its helpless form.
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May 13, 2014 17:18
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Talmonis posted:Honestly though, do you really not think that's what most of us are doing/have done? Based on the overall tenor of alcoholism, despair and suicidal ideation in the thread, I wouldn't lay odds.
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May 13, 2014 17:24
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When did I say everything will be fixed? Most of us will fail in spite of trying. That doesn't mean you should sit around and not try.
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May 13, 2014 17:30
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Maybe we should realize that 18 year olds are adults and honestly counsel them that unless they have a full ride or a detailed plan backed up with the ability to follow through, they're better off without the degree and without the debt.
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May 13, 2014 17:45
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Nessus posted:The person who you were addressing, it seems, had already gone to graduate school, though it's possible I've conflated posters in my head. I thought he was responding to a poster that seemed to be starting or continuing grad school almost for the sake of deferring loan payment. That would be insane.
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May 13, 2014 17:53
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socialsecurity posted:A less educated populace isn't good for anyone. Who says that a 22 year old with a BA in English is less educated than a 22 year old tradesperson with 4-6 years of experience?
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May 13, 2014 18:45
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Stultus Maximus posted:If it is a proper liberal arts program, the 22 year old with a BA in English will have more education than a 22 year old tradesperson who has only studied his limited field. How classist.
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May 13, 2014 18:50
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The Warszawa posted:The College Republican argument is that there are no issues with the system to be fixed, SedanChair seems to be arguing that the system isn't getting fixed any time soon and thus it is better to have hustled and fallen short than to sink into despair and ennui. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bOKsOveYD0
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May 13, 2014 20:17
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Talmonis posted:They really should be though. This country is very heavily armed, and has easy access to a variety of volitile chemicals. The homegrown terror that kind of mass unemployment would cause could make the entirety of middle eastern terrorism look like disneyland by comparison. At present, the elite don't hide in fortified bunkers to escape the masses. That would have to change, if they expect to get away with it. It's slightly more profitable in the short term to destroy America, and the PMCs you hire to guard your compound will have more practice time in with their M4s than Jobless Joe Sixpack. Revolt ain't happening, and outbursts of murder and spree killing won't affect the wealthy. Or: AstheWorldWorlds posted:Now that I think about it they probably shouldn't be scared. Unorganized mobs of people are more dangerous to each other than elites.
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May 13, 2014 20:30
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Talmonis posted:You're right about organized leftism. The issue is though, how little preparation and organization that crazy people with a grudge require to do serious damage. McVeigh murdered 168 people with a van and some fertalizer. Being a mustache twirling overlord with a huge guarded compound in this country seems like a gigantic bullseye for nutcases to me. The Murrah building was required to provide services. Compounds aren't, so it's much easier to control access and secure them.
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May 13, 2014 20:42
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Nessus posted:This seems to place the power in the hands of the security personnel. That seems familiar somehow. Yes it's bog standard security that's been practiced since the days of walled cities? A Winner is Jew posted:Jesus loving christ! Assuredly, everyone is auditioning for jobs where they'll lose money in the hopes that someday, their signals will be adequate to earn a real job.
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tbp posted:I've said the same thing before and you've gone to the ends of the earth to call me a Republican because of it. Weird, huh? The difference is, I'm not a Republican.
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