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That the funding ended the way it did does not say anything fundamental about your beloved president.
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OK, so Obama is an enemy of the people? That doesn´t quite compute.
He could of course be blamed for being damned late. Lloyd George brought about the beginnings of the welfare state in 1909.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Lloyd_George
_________________ A Charity Pantomime in aid of Paranoid Schizophrenics descended into chaos yesterday when someone shouted, "He's behind you!"
At best, and I don't believe things are that optimistic, he dropped the ball, and that's still bad. Poverty, homelessness and crime have all gone up during his stay at the Honky Crib. He went along with the bank/corporate bailouts, which we all know is a Bad Idea.
Any suggestions on how he should have attempted to solve the immediate problems when the bank crisis hit? _________________ A Charity Pantomime in aid of Paranoid Schizophrenics descended into chaos yesterday when someone shouted, "He's behind you!"
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Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 9:48 pm Post subject:
Our newly minted Republican governor has just proposed cutting funding for all public universities -- that is to say, universities for the not rich, like the one where I teach -- back to 1983 levels, which is to say, a 50% cut in state funding, which is 15% of our budget. A lot of good students won't be able to afford the resulting leap in tuition. At the same time, he is giving tax breaks to petrol companies to come in and tap the Marsellus Shale gas while polluting the crap out of the ground water and contributing nothing to state infrastructure or reduction of the debt or much in the way of jobs.
What kills me is that many of those affected stayed at home on election day, whining about Obama I guess, instead of getting their ignorant butts out and voting for a governor who wouldn't demolish their shot at education. You don't win a war overnight, and you sure as hell don't win a war by sitting around and bitching.
"American? We're as American as apple pie and lynch mobs." Jerry Garcia _________________ When the stream is deep
my wild little dog frolics,
when shallow, she drinks.
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Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 3:32 am Post subject:
Acoustic Interloper wrote:
What kills me is that many of those affected stayed at home on election day, whining about Obama I guess, instead of getting their ignorant butts out and voting for a governor who wouldn't demolish their shot at education. You don't win a war overnight, and you sure as hell don't win a war by sitting around and bitching.
Well said.
I'm also sickened by those in this country, who dare call themselves "anarchists". They're really liberals at heart, they wear the anarcho-syndicalist red and black tee-shirt (for a pose, naturally), sit around bitching, oppose free speech of all those who don't share their opinions or views (apparently there is no argument ), and most of all don't vote at election day. At least spoil your ballot paper- I mean how else are you going to stand up and be counted? _________________ ACHTUNG!
ALLES TURISTEN UND NONTEKNISCHEN LOOKENPEEPERS!
DAS KOMPUTERMASCHINE IST NICHT FÜR DER GEFINGERPOKEN UND MITTENGRABEN! ODERWISE IST EASY TO SCHNAPPEN DER SPRINGENWERK, BLOWENFUSEN UND POPPENCORKEN MIT SPITZENSPARKSEN.
IST NICHT FÜR GEWERKEN BEI DUMMKOPFEN. DER RUBBERNECKEN SIGHTSEEREN KEEPEN DAS COTTONPICKEN HÄNDER IN DAS POCKETS MUSS.
ZO RELAXEN UND WATSCHEN DER BLINKENLICHTEN.
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Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 8:43 am Post subject:
audiodef wrote:
My problem is that while I like to take action, I can't see any action to take.
Cynicism and seeming idealism are two sides of a coin. Most change is incremental. You noodle things along, and when they backslide, you retrench and noodle them along again. Occasionally some collective need for faster change reaches critical mass, and some change happens until the pressure is relieved, but after that it's back to incremental change.
Physics, politics, social change -- it's all the same. _________________ When the stream is deep
my wild little dog frolics,
when shallow, she drinks.
Physics, politics, social change -- it's all the same.
Beautifully put. The larger a mass of people is...the more momentum it has and the more energy it takes to effect change. Also, the longer change takes. The harder things crash when sent in the wrong direction. Push them, and eventually the pendulum will swing back in the opposite direction. Splinter them, and you have less mass to effect, and control is much easier.
Also related, the larger a mass of people is, the simpler the common denominator is that is shared amongst them. It is my only explanation of why pop(ular) music is so devoid of anything beyond simplistic lyrics and basic beats.
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Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 3:17 pm Post subject:
audiodef wrote:
Since I'm not the kind to go along with "the lesser evil"
But politics is always about the lesser evil. Short of revolution/war it is like steering a giant ship, and things happen with little nudges. If all you do is complain, you're not really in the game. _________________ Chris Muir
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Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2011 7:43 am Post subject:
cbm wrote:
But politics is always about the lesser evil. Short of revolution/war it is like steering a giant ship, and things happen with little nudges. If all you do is complain, you're not really in the game.
That. _________________ The question is not whether they can talk or reason, but whether they can suffer. -- Jeremy Bentham
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Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2011 7:51 am Post subject:
That, what? _________________ ACHTUNG!
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IST NICHT FÜR GEWERKEN BEI DUMMKOPFEN. DER RUBBERNECKEN SIGHTSEEREN KEEPEN DAS COTTONPICKEN HÄNDER IN DAS POCKETS MUSS.
ZO RELAXEN UND WATSCHEN DER BLINKENLICHTEN.
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_________________ ACHTUNG!
ALLES TURISTEN UND NONTEKNISCHEN LOOKENPEEPERS!
DAS KOMPUTERMASCHINE IST NICHT FÜR DER GEFINGERPOKEN UND MITTENGRABEN! ODERWISE IST EASY TO SCHNAPPEN DER SPRINGENWERK, BLOWENFUSEN UND POPPENCORKEN MIT SPITZENSPARKSEN.
IST NICHT FÜR GEWERKEN BEI DUMMKOPFEN. DER RUBBERNECKEN SIGHTSEEREN KEEPEN DAS COTTONPICKEN HÄNDER IN DAS POCKETS MUSS.
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Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2011 12:37 pm Post subject:
audiodef wrote:
I'm a basic anarchist.
So, you don't use highways, electricity from the grid, or any of the myriad other social services that an organized society provides? _________________ Chris Muir
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Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2011 2:41 pm Post subject:
cbm wrote:
audiodef wrote:
I'm a basic anarchist.
So, you don't use highways, electricity from the grid, or any of the myriad other social services that an organized society provides?
Nice avatar! Now I am trying to remember what your last one was _________________ When the stream is deep
my wild little dog frolics,
when shallow, she drinks.
Oh dear, I seem to have involved myself .. now where the hell did I hide the love powder ... someone suggested that if both parties could blame me all would be ok, is that an option?
Hate me please _________________ Jan
also .. could someone please turn down the thermostat a bit.
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audiodef wrote:
Jan'
Oh dear, I seem to have involved myself .. now where the hell did I hide the love powder ... someone suggested that if both parties could blame me all would be ok, is that an option?
Hate me please
Quick, Jan, hide in here. It's bigger on the inside!
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