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Confused
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 Posted: 07/29/04 - 14:54 Post subject: Billionaires
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| Quote: | | The Democratic party convention has attracted a host of protestors, activists and jokesters on its fringes like the group of students calling themselves the 'Billionaires for Bush' who say they are there to warn people that John Kerry (news - web sites) is 'a threat to no-bid contracts in Iraq (news - web sites), off-shore tax havens and higher pharmaceutical prices' with one, dubbed Cassius King, denying they were there for a joke saying 'we're Halliburton board members |
Ironic since the Democratic party is pretty much run by billionaires nowadays.
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Rennol
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Posted: 07/29/04 - 15:38 Post subject:
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| Quote: | | Because we're all in this together, sort of. |
That slogan rules.
Oh, and the reason billionaires are with the Democrats? They don't let their personal situation influence their philosophical and political thinking.
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Confused
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Posted: 07/29/04 - 15:42 Post subject:
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| Rennol wrote: | | Quote: | | Because we're all in this together, sort of. |
That slogan rules.
Oh, and the reason billionaires are with the Democrats? They don't let their personal situation influence their philosophical and political thinking. |
Their philosophical thinking requires them to redistribute their wealth.
And why the f**k has this thread been censored??
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sinrakin
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Posted: 07/29/04 - 15:52 Post subject:
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| Rennol wrote: | | Quote: | | Because we're all in this together, sort of. |
That slogan rules.
Oh, and the reason billionaires are with the Democrats? They don't let their personal situation influence their philosophical and political thinking. |
I've always thought that people tend go through a few political phases in their lives:
When you're young, you're idealistic and have few needs, so you tend to be a liberal.
Then you hit your twenties, and you think "f**k, life is hard. I'm competent and hardworking and I'm going to get my piece, and I'll be damned if any lazy b*****d or welfare mother is going to take it away from me". Some people stay in this state forever, e.g. Kbarr, Confused.
You get to be reasonably successful, and you think "money isn't everything. The environment is important too; and world affairs, and culture. And in a way I'm kind of lucky to have what I've got. Realistically a lot of people didn't have my opportunities", and you become a liberal again. Maybe that's where I am.
Following that you maybe get even more successful, and think "you know what, I'm running a company, and doing a damn good job of it, even though I've had to do a few things I'd rather not have done. Somebody should be running the country the way I run my business; someone has to make the tough choices." Now you're back to being a conservative.
Once you're a billionaire, you probably think "Damn, I've got so vastly much more than I could ever used, I need to make the world a better place. It's not like I have anything to worry about personally". Bingo, back to being a liberal.
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Rennol
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Posted: 07/29/04 - 16:21 Post subject:
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I'd hate to boil the difference between the parties into one of self-interest 
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Vengar_OO
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Posted: 07/29/04 - 16:26 Post subject: Re: Billionaires
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This
immediatly reminds me of this
Anyone have that flash movie with lesko with all the crazy shit?
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Posted: 07/29/04 - 17:25 Post subject:
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And why the f**k has this thread been censored?? |
Some of my threads have been edited or flat out removed. The board is taking that slide to where a "very" few people get to stifle opinions that they don't particularly like.
The ones who think I'm referring to them will of course deny this. That is to be expected.
/yawn
Been there done that, anyone see Conan's name pop up here? Naa...it can't be him, must be some other a*****e.
Anyway, while I had the virus I didn't read this board for a month or more and it weaned me off cold turkey style. That was good. I still read it once or twice a day but I find less interest now that certain people are doing as they feel. I'll try not to post, I'm not banning myself in anyway. Just don't like to play a game where some people have "hacks" that give them special advantages. Selective moderation is for c***s and p*****s and totally changes the feel of the board.
And...
Democrats are all scum, any party that has michael moore, puff daddy and al sharpton as role models is a total joke:)
Even they know this, they just can't admit it.
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Banzai
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Posted: 07/29/04 - 17:36 Post subject: Re: Billionaires
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| Quote: | | The Democratic party convention has attracted a host of protestors, activists and jokesters on its fringes like the group of students calling themselves the 'Billionaires for Bush' who say they are there to warn people that John Kerry (news - web sites) is 'a threat to no-bid contracts in Iraq (news - web sites), off-shore tax havens and higher pharmaceutical prices' with one, dubbed Cassius King, denying they were there for a joke saying 'we're Halliburton board members |
Ironic since the Democratic party is pretty much run by billionaires nowadays. |
hahaha that's great
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