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Re: Virulent Racism in the Republican Party
Dems or Reps...does it matter?
Rich white men are going to act like rich white men regardless of what party line they "adhere" to.
This Dem vs Rep mantra is antiquated and is a far cry from what they're supposed to be. People just line themselves with one or the other to make themselves feel like they belong.
I can't stand party politics because it is all non-sense and completely based on what is going to win votes.Disclaimer: The content posted is of my own opinion.
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06-21-2013, 07:10 AM #38Legendary RSR Poster
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06-21-2013, 07:18 AM #39Legendary RSR Poster
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Nothing cryptic about pointing out yet another fallacy on your part.
This thread started with loose claims of "virulent racism" backed up by a biased source, to flat out making personal insults to someone that disagrees with you, to the "tough titty" response which you quickly edited out, to now shifting the debate to the supposed virtues of the Democratic Party. You're completely off your original point.
"Moving the goalposts" is not only an accurate metaphor of your debate style but it is a logical fallacy.
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06-21-2013, 07:34 AM #40Veteran Poster
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Re: Virulent Racism in the Republican Party
True.
The only reason I say that - and I realize it is somewhat of a stereotype - is that one could certainly argue that a majority of Congress are wealthy old white men. I mean, someone brought up Robert C. Byrd in the other thread...that dude was a senator for damn near 60 years.
The lack of turnover within Congress is really a big problem.Disclaimer: The content posted is of my own opinion.
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06-21-2013, 10:11 AM #42Veteran Poster
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Re: Virulent Racism in the Republican Party
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06-21-2013, 10:51 AM #43
Re: Virulent Racism in the Republican Party
Are you freaking kidding me? IF you add up all of the minorites combined you don't get nearly to 47%.... The only way that can possibly be construed is racist is by someone projecting their own beliefs on it.... Seriously... When I hear the word welfare or handouts the image of a trailer park in Dundlk comes up as often as a rowhome on north avenue...
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06-21-2013, 11:43 AM #44Veteran Poster
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Re: Virulent Racism in the Republican Party
I find it utterly laughable the people (like aka) that truly think there is some big difference between the 2 governing parties. Maybe abortion and gay rights are the two I can come up with...but these are considered side-issues when the big policy questions arise. On just about all the major issues, while they may give lip service to one side or the other (to gain monetary contributions, votes, etc.), they are truly in lock-step when it comes to walking-the-walk:
Deficit spending
Social welfare
Foreign expansionism
"The War on Drugs"
"The War on Terror"
Gun control
etc...etc...etc.
The "occupy" movement was sorta on to this...but I think they missed their mark when they assumed it was BIG companies abusing the power, and that government (led by "The One") was on their side.
It is really BIG companies plus BIG government plus BIG media that is running this country (into the ground).
In a more perfect world, the "occupy" movement, the Tea Party and the libertarians would have been able to drop their pre-conceived notions of one another and had some level-headed discussions about finding middle ground on a lot of issues and could have been a true counter-weight to the ruling elite.
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Re: Virulent Racism in the Republican Party
The only person I see in this thread that thinks these "coded" words are inferring to blacks, hispanics or any other minority is you.
If you (the royal you) think or assume that when someone says "handouts" or welfare" that they are trying to code their language and I don't uncode it to mean a black person but you do, who is the racist?
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Re: Virulent Racism in the Republican Party
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06-24-2013, 09:24 AM #47
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Republicans are a party of bad ideas and Democrats are a party of no ideas. A Republican stands up and says "I got a really bad idea!" and then the Democrat stands up and says "And I can make it shittier!"
-Lewis Black
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