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A question on politics

Posted by coaldigger 7 years ago to Politics
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How is it that a political party that espouses any, if not in fact all of the positions outlined below be regaining favor and likely to return to power in the next election?
1. You owe everything you have accomplished to those that have gone before and paved the way, so you have done nothing.
2. If you aren’t given free birth control or do not use it and become pregnant, just kill it.
3. The state should provide you with all essentials for life: food, clothing, shelter, transportation, medical care and whatever else you consider necessary.
4. You do not need to protect yourself, family or property because it is the states’ job and you can’t be trusted have any weapon because you might use it in some forbidden way such as posing a threat to the state or any person therein.
5. You must attend government schools to learn all the rules, the history and reason for the rules and the proper thoughts required to accept the rules.
6. The rules are relative and have no basis in law but can be changed at any time to adjust to political situations.
7. Anyone from anywhere should be able to come here, share in all of our benefits even if they can contribute nothing and may even be an enemy.
8. We have offended other countries in the past by being more successful, therefore we should apologize to them and make rules to reduce us to their level, which is only fair.
9. Thoughts that are not approved are evil, forbidden and expressing them deserves punishment.
10. Minorities are oppressed by the fact that they are fewer and therefore less powerful so the rules must be made to be in their favor so we will all be equal.
11. Goods must be produced to fill the needs of the people but no one should profit from doing so.
12. Everyone that does anything must do so in service to the state and any resistance to this requirement must be quashed.


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  • Posted by GaryL 7 years ago
    The Main Stream Media and the educational branches of our government controlled schools where a vast majority of teachers and professors are full blown liberal thinking fools. Blacks and Latinos are supposed to be democrats simply based upon their colors. White children who have either a conservative or religious background are admonished.
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  • Posted by freedomforall 7 years ago in reply to this comment.
    I sometimes erroneously expect others to think as I do. Sometimes people just don't have the same priorities, consider the same things important, and think about longer term effects. Sometimes its as simple as: Follow the money.
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  • Posted by $ Abaco 7 years ago
    Just this morning my coworker and I were discussing how American men all seem to have lowering testosterone. I only semi-jokingly suggest that is a factor.
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  • Posted by 7 years ago in reply to this comment.
    I have read many of your comments and view you as someone that is a deep and rational thinker. I think that a financial interest explains the situation but doesn't help to understand it.
    Each of us has one short span of existence, most will not leave a trace of ever having been here and some will leave a mark that will last for a long time. The amount of wealth a person accumulates is meaningless compared to living to the fullest and maximizing our enjoyment of life. It matters little what we accomplished or leave undone as long as the process provides enjoyment. Relationships with each other, production of goods and services, art, music, literature, all the things that use the mind that makes us unique among the species is where satisfaction is found. Wealth is just the accumulation of a symbol for production that be exchanged for the production of others, hoarding it makes no sense. When all goes dark, the time spent stealing it from others will be nothing but time wasted.
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  • Posted by freedomforall 7 years ago in reply to this comment.
    No one can follow all the rules of the feds today. It's impossible.
    That is the purpose of the rules.

    "Did you really think that we want those laws to be observed?" said Dr. Ferris. "We want them broken. You'd better get it straight that it's not a bunch of boy scouts you're up against—then you'll know that this is not the age for beautiful gestures. We're after power and we mean it.
    You fellows were pikers, but we know the real trick, and you'd better get wise to it. There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws. Who wants a nation of law-abiding citizens? What's there in that for anyone? But just pass the kind of laws that can neither be observed nor enforced nor objectively interpreted—and you create a nation of law-breakers—and then you cash in on guilt. Now that's the system, Mr. Rearden, that's the game, and once you understand it, you'll be much easier to deal with."
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  • Posted by 7 years ago in reply to this comment.
    I could imagine some mind warping experience could cause someone on this planet, somewhere to believe one, related position on that list. That there are millions that accept them all is incomprehensible. Every human being has a mind and despite some being more efficient in processing data than others, a total white-out just seems strange.
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  • Posted by edweaver 7 years ago
    The answer to your question lies in your 5th point above. It is what people have been taught for decades.
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  • Posted by $ allosaur 7 years ago
    Because half the voters are misguided for indoctrinated don't know crap about history and The Constitution jerks.
    Me dino just watched as much as I could stand (boring so I didn't bring it) video about (gets away with it because it's not 1955) Bolshevik Bernie versus (gets away with it because he's a MeToo Dem) Groper Joe Biden during a 2020 primary.
    Just imagine the shorted-out brain cell count for listening to them debate. .
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  • Posted by Solver 7 years ago
    Politics, where need is rewarded as a virtue and ability is punished as a vice, is collectively feel good easy, as opposed to thinking rationally, being the best you can be and respecting individual rights. Being responsibly ethical is hard for a mere cog of a collective.
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