CrimsonWeltall Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 QUOTE (DukeNukeEm @ Dec 31, 2013 -> 06:21 PM) Its an invasive culture that is not welcome to people. I hope these concerned Utahns aren't the same Utahns who spent millions of dollars and countless man-hours trying to push Prop 8 in California. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeNukeEm Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 I hope these concerned Utahns aren't the same Utahns who spent millions of dollars and countless man-hours trying to push Prop 8 in California. This has nothing do with the little feud between the LDS and gays. Even if that's turned into a contest of who can be whinier and pushier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 That's a rather strange argument, but it is essentially what conservatism is. Resisting change not out of some empirical or systematic line of reasoning, but out of fear of disrupting the status quo. The devil I know is better than the one I don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeNukeEm Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 I lived in Cook County for 24 years. The devil I know is f***ing horrifying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 QUOTE (Jake @ Jan 1, 2014 -> 01:06 PM) That's a rather strange argument, but it is essentially what conservatism is. Resisting change not out of some empirical or systematic line of reasoning, but out of fear of disrupting the status quo. The devil I know is better than the one I don't. Reactionary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 QUOTE (DukeNukeEm @ Jan 1, 2014 -> 01:22 PM) I lived in Cook County for 24 years. The devil I know is f***ing horrifying. That would be why you're not a conservative. You're a good example of how libertarians and conservatives are different despite being known as "on the right" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeNukeEm Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 I'm not a libertarian. I'm not trying to be edgy when I say this, but libertarians are way caught up in trying to prove that what they want benefits the greater whole. It won't. People will suffer pretty hard if the safety net is cut out from under them. I just couldn't give a care in the world about those people and whether they can't find work or put food on the table or whatever does not matter in the slightest to me. In the long this will benefit the country as those people either adapt to a world where they have to earn something or just die off, but the transition will be nasty. Libertarians idiotically believe everything will be perfect right away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 No, that strain of Ayn Rand-style sociopathy runs pretty strongly through a lot of libertarianism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 QUOTE (DukeNukeEm @ Jan 2, 2014 -> 12:41 AM) I'm not a libertarian. I'm not trying to be edgy when I say this, but libertarians are way caught up in trying to prove that what they want benefits the greater whole. It won't. People will suffer pretty hard if the safety net is cut out from under them. I just couldn't give a care in the world about those people and whether they can't find work or put food on the table or whatever does not matter in the slightest to me. In the long this will benefit the country as those people either adapt to a world where they have to earn something or just die off, but the transition will be nasty. Libertarians idiotically believe everything will be perfect right away. You're a libertarian. The people you're talking about are also typically called libertarian, but they're really interested in free markets. You're interested in personal liberty above all else. While free markets are a related idea, those who are into free markets often feel that way because they think it's better for the whole, as you say. Put another way, you like free markets because you see them as a logical consequence of a liberty-maximizing society. The people you disagree with really like free markets and see personal liberty as a consequence of a working market economy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cknolls Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Democrats applaud wildly as President vows to bypass them and their institution. Even as we increased energy production?.....huh? .....unemployment at lowest level in 5 years...participation rate lowest level in almost 40 years...nicely done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cknolls Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 You know where women make less than men? ........The White House,,,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxfest Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 QUOTE (Cknolls @ Jan 28, 2014 -> 08:34 PM) Democrats applaud wildly as President vows to bypass them and their institution. Even as we increased energy production?.....huh? .....unemployment at lowest level in 5 years...participation rate lowest level in almost 40 years...nicely done! Obama is just a dictator at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cknolls Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Nicely done on the patronizing to women..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cknolls Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 And you get a house ...and you get a house...and you get a house...this guy is cracking me up.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cknolls Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Aahhhh.....higher minimum wage>>>>> higher union wages>>>>> higher union dues>>>>> more democratic donations.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cknolls Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 9 million people have healthcare.... SOLD!!!!!!!!!bulls***zky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 QUOTE (Soxfest @ Jan 28, 2014 -> 08:51 PM) Obama is just a dictator at this point. Totally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 "I will do what I can to help our workers" = "I will raise the federal workers' minimum wage to $10.10 as I perform my Constitutionally-directed duty to run the administration" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanne Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 I've been anxiously waiting for Boehner to do his best Belushi.... I've had enough. I can't watch this bulls*** anymore. Good God.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pettie4sox Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Pray the Republicans can have a 2016 candidate that's not complete and utter s*** and you won't have another Obama? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 QUOTE (Wanne @ Jan 28, 2014 -> 09:24 PM) I've been anxiously waiting for Boehner to do his best Belushi.... I've had enough. I can't watch this bulls*** anymore. Good God.... Don't know why anyone bothers watching in the first place. They're just platform speeches.I'll catch the highlights on the daily show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenksismyhero Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Bwha ha ha. Such a perfect example of white guilt, right here: http://gawker.com/black-person-in-yoga-cla...isis-1510975100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Yeah I read that yesterday, that is ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 that's the dumbest thing I've ever read. Yoga may have been an uninviting environment for that woman, but I have a feeling it had more to do with the "fat" than the "black." Might have had something to do with the gawking assholes too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeNukeEm Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Usually s*** like that makes me really, really mad. Now it's just sadness, another person lining up to urinate of America's mangled corpse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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