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08-05-2009, 12:27 PM | #91 |
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Too heavy a hitter for the more sensitive folks, I guess. I disagreed with him about 70% of the time, but found his diatribes intellectually stimulating in an adversarial kind of way. He was a mental sparring partner who could take a hit and keep punching.
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08-05-2009, 12:27 PM | #92 |
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Gene enjoyed seeing how far he could push moderators. til we pushed back, simple as that
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08-05-2009, 12:31 PM | #93 |
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Gene was not banned due to his political beliefs. He was banned for saying something wildly inappropriate to me via PM. We will never ban people based on their beliefs, but the moderation staff does demand a certain level of respect that Gene was not willing to offer. That is all that needs to be said about it. Back on topic.
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08-05-2009, 11:53 PM | #94 |
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Fair 'nuff...
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08-06-2009, 01:33 AM | #95 |
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Well, if things were said through PM then we will never know what was said, but it had to be bad if it got him banned. I was about to lose every ounce of respect for the moderators on this forum if it was based on his beliefs.
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08-06-2009, 02:21 AM | #96 |
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08-07-2009, 06:57 PM | #97 |
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I am going to rant for a second. Very simple complaint ...
I am so damn sick of as soon as conservatives start doing what liberals have done FOREVER we get labeled as 'extremists' and 'dangerous' - yet, what is it when liberals do it? 'Peaceful protesting' Really? REALLY?!? Ugh. It drives me INSANE. |
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I think that you should have a look around, JBougie, not just around the US. Check other countries to see how successful they are, regardless of the big difficulties your country face right now. Even Canada is doing better for a few simple reasons, not the least of which how horrible "liberalism" is when applied to a civilised society. Many people see the US as being less and less civilised as time goes by. It wouldn't hurt you to see why, simply by getting some perspective.
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may I ask what Canada creates/invents, leads in, or is there any technological advances they have made for society, ect..? The majority of all technology, invention, creativity, and entrepreneurial spirit comes from only a few countries and the most being the USA. Others being Japan, Germany, and a couple of others to a lesser extent. It's our individual freedoms and liberties that have made this possible, not an intrusive government that cradles us to the grave with false promises. That is why Obama is the most dangerous person to ever have influence on America. He is deconstructing America in favor of turning us toward a mediocre state where government controls all and the human spirit dies. |
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WhileI am not the biggest Obama fan in the world this current questionable political situation is incomparably better than the heinious debacle that was the Bush Administration. Never has there been such an erosion of civil liberties, a loss of human rights and a covert restructuring of the nations laws and tax code to favor the intersts of large corporations and the super rich. The Treasury, and the banking system were looted, as well as the invested wealth of the poor, middle an even some of the upper classes. Was wire tapping not intrusive? Was the infringment of government on the internet, and the attempted imposition of religious tenants by government in what is supposed to be a nation with separation of church and state not a total disregard for the constitution. While I find some the PC advocacy of the current adminstration annoying, it is incomparably better than the neofacist destruction the rights of Americans that was Bushland.
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This is not the apocalypse. The Republicans will gain more seats next year. Probably not enough to gain a majority, but enough to remove the Dem majority we have now. Then things will stagnate, congress will be gridlocked until 2012 and we'll all get a chance to retain or remove Obama based upon his performance. I guarantee you that your life will not be drastically altered between now and then. So please lighten up on the doomsday theatrics. |
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Sometimes it's almost impossible to reverse things. Look at Social Security and Medicare. Two programs with obligations of $57,000,000,000,000.00 (with a "T"). And Obama, Pelosi, Reed, Biden, and so many others want to double down on it. |
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If Canada "invented" anything truly beneficial to the planet, it is peacekeeping, and Canada is proud of that role. Lots of other nations start fights, and Canada (until our current PM got in) was recognised as a truly neutral party who would keep the hotheads from killing off whole generations of each other. Some countries (I include the US in this) saw no value in such a role, and ignored Canada's contributions. Now we have taken on the role of aggressor (Afghanistan) and have lost the respect of many nations for this move; Mr Bush thought it was great...
We treat our citizens equally before the courts, maintain a health and pharmaceutical system that cannot bankrupt a person for getting sick, educate our children (all of them) to a very high standard, and keep handguns off the streets (most handguns in Canada seem to arrive illegally from the US). There is little to fear as one lives here, physically or financially. At the same time our Capital is filled with US firms lobbying our government to change as much of that as possible, particularly the NRA, and the HMO and drug company reps. Many of our aerospace techs work in the US, the rest are still here working out airplanes and engines to move people as safely as possible. There are very few military machines built or designed here. We have our share of geniuses and quacks here, same as ANY other country, and there are flaws as well, but (again like any other country) we do our best with what we have... |
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