Eric Cantor... ousted

[Doer]

NO. Tolerating intolerance is how Germany got a nasty case of the Nazis.

I will NOT tolerate intolerance in my country, because I know what it leads to.

This is not that. Here I will tolerate whatever I please, in any way I like.

That is the 9th Amendment. I have those freedoms.

 

[ayr0n]

derp derp derp

ok, ill make this simpler for you.

this preacher was EITHER in your house preaching his shit at you (which would be wrong) OR he was preaching in his pulpit and you went into his church willingly subjecting yourself to his blandishments (which means you should refrain from going into churches if you want to recuse the amount of preaching you hear.)

one or the other.

i did not assert he WASNT preaching. you made that claim up in your own head.

Mr Kynes, saying "derp" repeatedly does not make you appear smarter than the "derpee". You can be as condescending as you want - that guy was wrong. I get the point. If you're simple enough to believe I'm simple then run with it. Enjoy it. Doesn't affect me at all.

 

[Doer]

While we're on the subject of tolerance, how much longer is the underclass in this country going to tolerate being treated like indentured servants? That's reason number one why I don't work in Corporate America; the slave wages they offered just weren't worth it to me.

We've replaced acceptable racism and bigotry with the acceptability of classism. That's a huge mistake and it's absolutely corrosive to the fabric of who we are as a country.

Really? The wage they offered me after a year of State paid, computer school, I could not turn it down. And still, i never realized I could turn the start pay, in my early 30s, less than $20K + company car, into a fat 6 figure salary by just goofing around with some Company"s, High Tech gear.

 

[MidwesternGro]

derp.

republican party candidates are selected by a vote of the members in a primary. thats a republican tradition, and a rule in the party

democrats select their candidates through primaries in some locations (mostly where required by law), but largely through CAUCUSES which is when power brokers meet and select the candidate among themselves, with little or no interest in the party membership's preferences.

democrats prefer to have as little democracy as possible in their democracy.

Caucuses are open to registered democrats.

 

[MidwesternGro]

Yesterday. A pair of Baptists rang my door bell and began preaching.

I had to take raw umbrage with the very idea of force preaching me, on my own Private Property before they would even leave.

And if that has never happened to you there is a real reason.

I'm going to print up Atheist pamphlets to give them when they come knocking on my door.

 

[Dr Kynes]

We won't see eye to eye on anything apparently, but I will say this - the fact that he won without spending 1/40th of Cantor's campaign budget is something I can appreciate. I personally think there should be a set budget, paid by taxes, for EVERY campaign / candidate so there is absolutely even ground and not allow any contributions from anybody. Would you agree with something like that?

No

a pol's campaign should be funded by the people who support him, not by taxes.
under the system you propose, every wingnut, moonbat, Troofer and looney anarcho-___________ist would be funded by the taxpayers instead of having to canvas for cash.
our elections would be as retarded as a parliamentary system in short order, with ballot lists 5 miles long, unless you put in some sort of barrier to entry for keeping out the batshit crazy asshats.

 

[MidwesternGro]

I think that Eric Cantor was the only non-Christian Republican in the House, Senate or Governor level. It's truly amazing just how mono-cultural that party is. It doesn't represent the real America at all, yet they call themselves the "real Americans."

There is truly a huge discrepancy between how they view the world and how it actually is.

 

[ayr0n]

No

a pol's campaign should be funded by the people who support him, not by taxes.
under the system you propose, every wingnut, moonbat, Troofer and looney anarcho-___________ist would be funded by the taxpayers instead of having to canvas for cash.
our elections would be as retarded as a parliamentary system in short order, with ballot lists 5 miles long, unless you put in some sort of barrier to entry for keeping out the batshit crazy asshats.

Hey we're making headway. I completely agree with this ^ You'd have to re-work too many things to be able to "put in some sort of barrier to entry for keeping out the batshit crazy asshats" so it isn't a valid solution to anything. Thanks for enlightening someone as simple as me.

On the flip side, we've already got plenty of "batshit crazy asshats" in office right now (Rick Perry come to mind?). At least a normal person that can actually relate to the American people would have a higher chance of making it in with a fixed budget. I'd love to see a person with no incentive besides helping this country become our President. I guess that's just wishful thinking though.

 

[Dr Kynes]

Caucuses are open to registered democrats.

and your words carry exactly as much weight as the idiot three blocks away shouting at traffic about the CIA mind control satellites.
the caucus is designed for powerplayers to play their game, you can watch, but you will not be able to participate.

 

[NoDrama]

He is a liberal college professor.

I thought he was an econ professor? Most of them are conservative.

 

[Doer]

I'm going to print up Atheist pamphlets to give them when they come knocking on my door.

Oh I can rant with the best. But, my rant is on the right to privacy and freedom from Religion,

I get sick when they call it, THE GOOD NEWS.

Make up hell, make up snake oil against it, take money for it and return the fear of death.

That's GOOD NEWS? Not.

 

[NoDrama]

oh! that's right..you exercise your right and DON'T vote.

you just keep doing that..

I can vote on state politicians in a state in which I do not live? Really?

 

[Doer]

I am certainly not an A-theist.

 

[NoDrama]

While we're on the subject of tolerance, how much longer is the underclass in this country going to tolerate being treated like indentured servants?

A very long time as long as we keep listening to MSM and Government as our gods.

 

[Dr Kynes]

Mr Kynes, saying "derp" repeatedly does not make you appear smarter than the "derpee". You can be as condescending as you want - that guy was wrong. I get the point. If you're simple enough to believe I'm simple then run with it. Enjoy it. Doesn't affect me at all.

and you still have not clarified your derpish statement.

was the preacher preaching on HIS OWN SHIT, or was he preaching on YOUR SHIT

theres a huge fucking difference.

example:
i like reggae music, i play reggae music in my house

you HATE reggae music and are offended by it's presence.

IF you come to my house, Tough Noogies, my house is MINE and i like reggae.

IF on the other hand, i go to YOUR house and start playing reggae music, then you can bitch.

Third option:
IF you go to my freinds house, who also likes reggae, and i am there, playing the steel drums, you still have no right to bitch

 

[Dr Kynes]

Hey we're making headway. I completely agree with this ^

then why did you postulate the opposite position?

 

[NoDrama]

I think that Eric Cantor was the only non-Christian Republican in the House, Senate or Governor level. It's truly amazing just how mono-cultural that party is. It doesn't represent the real America at all, yet they call themselves the "real Americans."

There is truly a huge discrepancy between how they view the world and how it actually is.

Many Christians are in that religion because of their peers and the fact that Church is a good place to meet potential customers.
You don't really think most people go to church to be closer to god do you? The most horrible people on earth go to church every week because they feel it absolves them of their sins.

It doesn't help that the priests tell people that giving money to the church keeps them in good graces with god, but people believe it does.

The majority of Americans are Christians though.

 

[ayr0n]

and you still have not clarified your derpish statement.

was the preacher preaching on HIS OWN SHIT, or was he preaching on YOUR SHIT

theres a huge fucking difference.

example:
i like reggae music, i play reggae music in my house

you HATE reggae music and are offended by it's presence.

IF you come to my house, Tough Noogies, my house is MINE and i like reggae.

IF on the other hand, i go to YOUR house and start playing reggae music, then you can bitch.

Third option:
IF you go to my freinds house, who also likes reggae, and i am there, playing the steel drums, you still have no right to bitch

Ohh you like to argue huh? The guy was tagging me in the posts, and implying I was a homosexual because I was defending gay rights. When he tags me it's associated with MY shit - so you can decide for yourself.

then why did you postulate the opposite position?

I implied the opposite because TBH I'm not as familiar with our democratic system as you are. When you put it the way you did, it made it clear that my idea was shit. Happy?

 

[Dr Kynes]

I think that Eric Cantor was the only non-Christian Republican in the House, Senate or Governor level. It's truly amazing just how mono-cultural that party is. It doesn't represent the real America at all, yet they call themselves the "real Americans."

There is truly a huge discrepancy between how they view the world and how it actually is.

~72.4% of america is white
(2012 census)

~77% of america identifies as christian
http://www.gallup.com/poll/159548/identify-christian.aspx

72.4 + 77 / 2
so 74.7% of america is either white or christian or both.

I cant believe how unrepresentative of america the democrat party is.

 

[MidwesternGro]

Ohh you like to argue huh? The guy was tagging me in the posts, and implying I was a homosexual because I was defending gay rights. When he tags me it's associated with MY shit - so you can decide for yourself.

I implied the opposite because TBH I'm not as familiar with our democratic system as you are. When you put it the way you did, it made it clear that my idea was shit. Happy?

You should have shared this with him: