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was and is because of Republican apathy at the polls. All the idiot legislation we deal with now, whether you're talking illegals, schools, guns, civil rights, activist judges, or anything else, came about because of Democrat control of Congress. Republicans become too involved with the purity of candidates, and end up either not voting, or voting for wingnuts that don’t have a chance in hell. They have always sacrificed the acceptable or the good in the quest for ideological perfection. Democrats aren’t like that. They just want to win. The Democrats controlled both houses of Congress from 1933–1947 14 years New Deal/WWII era 1955–1981. 26 year stretch 1987–1995. 8 years . . . End of Reagan/Bush I and early Clinton And those are just the long stretches . . . many shorter ones We would need at least a decade, with a veto-proof conservative Congress, to even try and rectify the plagues that the left has saddled us with |
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libertarian mumbo jumbo. there will be government. you can choose to take the power and use it to your own ends, or you can scream how government is evil and shouldn't exist while someone else takes control and builds their own world. |
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Originally Posted By Carpe_Carp: was and is because of Republican apathy at the polls. All the idiot legislation we deal with now, whether you're talking illegals, schools, guns, civil rights, activist judges, or anything else, came about because of Democrat control of Congress. Republicans become too involved with the purity of candidates, and end up either not voting, or voting for wingnuts that don’t have a chance in hell. They have always sacrificed the acceptable or the good in the quest for ideological perfection. Democrats aren’t like that. They just want to win. The Democrats controlled both houses of Congress from 1933–1947 14 years New Deal/WWII era 1955–1981. 26 year stretch 1987–1995. 8 years . . . End of Reagan/Bush I and early Clinton And those are just the long stretches . . . many shorter ones We would need at least a decade, with a veto-proof conservative Congress, to even try and rectify the plagues that the left has saddled us with It’s cute you think republicans would do ANYTHING different. If they had a supermajority and Trump they would still do nothing conservative. They have no honor, no integrity, just scumbag thieves like the democrats willing to sell their grandkids into slavery for a campaign donation. No matter how much you hate either party it isn’t nearly enough. |
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Originally Posted By AZ_M1: Gubmint schools are a big reason for the mess we are in. Let's not forget the media. If we had an honest media this country would be entirely different. eta- and I would have to get a different sigline |
No matter how much you hate the media, it's never enough.
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Originally Posted By chadjetlag: It’s cute you think republicans would do ANYTHING different. If they had a supermajority and Trump they would still do nothing conservative. They have no honor, no integrity, just scumbag thieves like the democrats willing to sell their grandkids into slavery for a campaign donation. No matter how much you hate either party it isn’t nearly enough. Yup they get the most donations when the dems run the gov |
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Originally Posted By AZ_M1: Gubmint schools are a big reason for the mess we are in. This is the #2 problem. The #1 problem is bad parenting, and absentee dads. Look at the 13%. How many had dads in the home to kick their asses? It's hard to discipline a kid from prison, or the grave. |
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Originally Posted By fulminate: libertarian mumbo jumbo. there will be government. you can choose to take the power and use it to your own ends, or you can scream how government is evil and shouldn't exist while someone else takes control and builds their own world. Originally Posted By fulminate: libertarian mumbo jumbo. there will be government. you can choose to take the power and use it to your own ends, or you can scream how government is evil and shouldn't exist while someone else takes control and builds their own world. What about an anarcho-syndicalist commune? |
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The apathy problem isn't nearly as bad at the polls as it is all the days between the elections. Add to that, even those clearly not apathetic (87% of arfcom?) aren't involved in all the processes as WE (me included) should be between the elections. How many people regularly communicate their stance on issues with their reps, both R & D? I know I could do much better, I get on a roll a times, but after a while of no positive results, assume I'm alone and quit for some time. |
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Originally Posted By fulminate: libertarian mumbo jumbo. there will be government. you can choose to take the power and use it to your own ends, or you can scream how government is evil and shouldn't exist while someone else takes control and builds their own world. Freedom without control means no Freedom at all. If your not on top, you are headed towards the bottom. |
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