And wouldn't it be nice if wishes came true?Quote:
Originally Posted by kenc
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And wouldn't it be nice if wishes came true?Quote:
Originally Posted by kenc
I am repeating myself, and so are you. Any Presidential candidate (in America) who overtly and publicly states that he is a Socialist will lose.Quote:
Originally Posted by fattman
From this, if you think VERY HARD, you may conclude that America is not a Socialist nation. And frankly, YES: "Any politician who advocates a public health system" is a socialist. Once that passes, we move on to public life insurance, public car insurance, public EVERYTHING. Maybe even government-provided "sex-workers." I don't know about you, and your apparently vastly appreciative view of government, but I would expect the government-provided "sex-workers" to be of the wrong sex, in the first place! :-)
Gosh, I thought liberals were in favor of Diversity -- but, it seems, when push comes to shove, it's just like Mao's "Let A Hundred Flowers Bloom" campaign. He let the fools opposed to him speak for several weeks, and then Lowered The Boom.
So let's agree on this, perhaps: America is not socialist. We like "one man, one vote." We like the idea that hard work should be rewarded. We aren't very big on the welfare state.
And we have so many (non-Muslim) immigrants that we don't know quite what to do.
Let me try to offer you a clue: people don't LIKE socialism. When they are stuck with it (as in Europe), they simply die out.
There are no children in Italy. Oriana Fallaci pointed that out. Don't you find such "news" disturbing? (To be precise, Italians are having very few children, compared with the Muslim population in Italy. If you removed the Muslims from the equation, Italy would still be a desert in a few centuries. If you put them back in, get ready for a Muslim Florence.)
What a horrible thought to conclude with....
I suggest you also check the population statistics in Russia.
[quote=Henry Cate][/quote:3ttf13m2]Quote:
Originally Posted by cottmann
Well, if you take your blinkers off, Henry, you'll realize that the Malaysian ban on Israeli CITIZENS applies not only to Jews but also to Israeli Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, atheists, agnostics, etc. Of course, however, please don't let facts get in the way of your bigotry
(I wrote this on another forum but it fits here also...) Since the polls between McCain and Obama are close I think Grizzly Palin, known as Alaska's Governor Palin, will probably tip the scale in the close U.S. elections for the Republicans to be in another 4 long, drastic years. Though the career, educated American woman who is well read will not vote for her just because she is a female, there ARE many American women that will vote Republican just because there is a woman on the ticket. But also the conservative Bible thumpers (and there are many of them in the US) and the pro- gun NRA folks will also find her appealing over the democratic ticket. She was giving her "credentials"the other night.... soccer mom, PTA president, mayor of some podunk Alaskan town, and now governor of Alaska. Alaska does not have the problems similar to other states such as California, Illinois, ...well all the rest of them. Alaska is financially well off (due to oil) and a low population. She has no challenges of unemployment, decaying infrastruture, run down schools like other governors would have in the more populated states. (Well, she does have to worry about hunting regulations and how to expand oil expansion.) She believes that Creation Science should be taught in the classrooms but not evolution; she is against teaching sex education to teenagers in schools believing that it should be taught at home. (She sure did a good job with her 17 year daughter that is now 5 months pregnate from some guy named Levi.) I am sure Palin doesn't know the difference between Thailand and Taiwan, Zambia and Zimbabwee; or Austria and Australia... But most Americans aren't capable of making independent decisions unless it is preached to them on Fox News or on conservative talk radio. It is obvious to many of us Americans living overseas that Obama would make a better president, but we are "outside the box."
I "sold" President Obama for $61.60 last week on www.intrade.com - and he's now rated a $52.80 chance. McCain's price has increased commensurately. In The Spectator Taki is tipping that Dubya will encourage the Israelis to bomb Iran before the election; the better Obama is looking the earlier that's likely to be. I haven't bet on that likelihood, but for those who fancy taking a punt, the price for it happening before the end of this month is $5.10 to win $100; before the end of the year $17.50 to win $100 (down $4 since yesterday). Henry Cate is probably buying up as we speak