U.S. Presidential race - Democrat Discussion

[Grizzly Willy]

Idiots have as much right to vote as you do. Unless you want to stop taxing them. Let's see how that does.

[Deleted]

Idiots have as much right to vote as you do. Unless you want to stop taxing them. Let's see how that does.

yeah i know, that's why when i ever get a huge political power i'd remove voting rights unless they're young rebellious and know a whole damn load more than old propaganda filled morons like her.

Hell, perhaps a quiz about what Communisn, socialism and capitalism actually is.

[Grizzly Willy]

So you would run a quasi-dictatorship?

[Catta]

Does my MMO-Champion friends list count as followers? The Church of Fuzzzie needs a tax exemption nao!

His second coming shall surely rid the world of the scourge known as Pac Man

[Felya]

So you would run a quasi-dictatorship?

Actually, it sounds like Neverland. Where young rebels rule the land as the lost boys. But, I didn't think Peter Pan was running for office.

[FusedMass]

'Million Muppet March' Planned To Defend PBS After Romney Big Bird Comments

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/1...m_hp_ref=media

I support this movement. Save the Muppet. Save Elmo.

[Adam Jensen]

I find people like this absolutely ridiculous:

http://www.stopidiocy.com/2012/10/cl...a-a-communist/

Does this make anyone else angry? I can't stand people that parrot stuff others have said without understanding it.

The one thing I do like about the fact that right wingers bandy words about like "socialism" and "marxism" and "communism" is it makes it very easy to discern which of them are not worth listening to. If someone says "Obama's a communist!!!!" then I just shut my ears and walk away. Granted, sometimes (less and less often lately) those words are used in intelligent conversation, but when you're given the context, you can easily tell when its just someone spouting off paranoid bullshit and when it's actually someone making a smart comment.

It's great for weeding out the stupid people. And its how I know American Thinker and Word Net Daily are terrible, terrible, terrible, journals.

Obama is not a communist. He is not a radical socialist. He is not a Marxist. He may have some of those traits in his governance, but not enough to make him a full blown commie/marxist/socialist. He is most certainly not a radical anything.

[Felya]

He is most certainly not a radical anything.

Obviously you have not seen him surf with Frankie and Annette. Obama is totally radical and tubular!

[Butler to Baby Sloths]

Obama is not a communist. He is not a radical socialist. He is not a Marxist. He may have some of those traits in his governance, but not enough to make him a full blown commie/marxist/socialist. He is most certainly not a radical anything.

Over here in Europe, Obama would be a staunch right-wing conservative and Romney would be a fringe (economic) liberal party, whose only hope at not being in opposition would be as the junior partner in a coalition government.

[Deleted]

Over here in Europe, Obama would be a staunch right-wing conservative and Romney would be a fringe (economic) liberal party, whose only hope at not being in opposition would be as the junior partner in a coalition government.

Europe isn't one entity, it's pretty diverse. Better state your nation when you make comments like this.

[Felya]

Europe isn't one entity, it's pretty diverse. Better state your nation when you make comments like this.

They are so economically diverse, that they share a currency. Even Putin's nomination slogan was a kin to moving forward, but not forgetting those who made it possible. Referring, tell me if this sounds familiar, to a growing fear that he would strip social security and social programs. Does the word austerity ring a bell? Does republicans claiming Obama wants US to be Europe ring a bell?

There were protests all over Europe over the social program cuts that Romney implies. I do mean implies, as PBS is the only specific. The only European countries that would not find Romney in the fringe, are those that support austerity for their own country.

Although, if you want to explain how Romney fits the general view of European economy, please go right ahead. After nearly 4 years of republicans crying that Obama wants US to be like Europe, I'd like to hear how their nominee would change US into Europe.

[Yrrildur]

Europe isn't one entity, it's pretty diverse. Better state your nation when you make comments like this.

If you look at the political spectrum most countries in Europe have, the Democrats and Republicans will indeed be on the right and far right side. On top of that, Butler Dog was commenting on the post about communists/socialist etc. My feel usually is that a lot of people from the US do not even have a clue what communism/socialism and marxism is about, let alone make good statements about them, as Orissa said.

[belfpala]

Europe isn't one entity, it's pretty diverse. Better state your nation when you make comments like this.

Obama is a a far Right dictator by any European standards. I know you belong to a privileged class in your country. I don't know what the fuck US politics matters to you. Between those two... honestly... well, honestly will get me banned.

[Adam Jensen]

Over here in Europe, Obama would be a staunch right-wing conservative and Romney would be a fringe (economic) liberal party, whose only hope at not being in opposition would be as the junior partner in a coalition government.

Which just goes to further illustrate my point that anyone labeling Obama as a staunch communist is, to be blunt, an idiot.

[Butler to Baby Sloths]

Europe isn't one entity, it's pretty diverse. Better state your nation when you make comments like this.

The general political opinion in Europe is to the left of even your furthest left major political party (i.e. the greens or the democrats). The Democrats are in general in line with the Tories in Britain (conservative, right leaning), the CDU/CSU in Germany (similar) and other center-right or right wing parties. The Republicans are comparable to the Liberals in Britain and the FDP in Germany (free liberal party, reduction in governmental oversight, corporate tax benefits etc). The extreme republicans (Tea Party et al) are comparable to the most extreme conservatives and liberals, and the nationalist parties (e.g. the BNP in Britain).

[Catta]

They are so economically diverse, that they share a currency. Even Putin's nomination slogan was a kin to moving forward, but not forgetting those who made it possible. Referring, tell me if this sounds familiar, to a growing fear that he would strip social security and social programs. Does the word austerity ring a bell? Does republicans claiming Obama wants US to be Europe ring a bell?

There were protests all over Europe over the social program cuts that Romney implies. I do mean implies, as PBS is the only specific. The only European countries that would not find Romney in the fringe, are those that support austerity for their own country.

Although, if you want to explain how Romney fits the general view of European economy, please go right ahead. After nearly 4 years of republicans crying that Obama wants US to be like Europe, I'd like to hear how their nominee would change US into Europe.

They share a currency but that doesnt mean we arent economically diverse. Just look at Germany contra Greece. Or France contra Spain.

[Maleficus]

'Million Muppet March' Planned To Defend PBS After Romney Big Bird Comments

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/1...m_hp_ref=media

I support this movement. Save the Muppet. Save Elmo.

I also support this movement. Save Gary Knell's $684,000 salary! Right?

[Dakia]

'Million Muppet March' Planned To Defend PBS After Romney Big Bird Comments

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/1...m_hp_ref=media

I support this movement. Save the Muppet. Save Elmo.

Why? PBS funding is fine without government support. Sesame Street is in no danger without government funding either. Basically it is yet another example of people making big deal out of nothing.

[Deleted]

Obama is a a far Right dictator by any European standards.

No he is not. The only thing that makes him far right would be his foreign policy/civil rights things. But even so, our civil rights here in Europe aren't "set in stone" as clearly as they are in the US.

I know you belong to a privileged class in your country.

What?

I don't know what the fuck US politics matters to you. Between those two... honestly... well, honestly will get me banned.

1. The person I was responding to was a fellow European.
2. US politics affects pretty much the whole world.

---------- Post added 2012-10-14 at 05:04 PM ----------

The general political opinion in Europe is to the left of even your furthest left major political party (i.e. the greens or the democrats). The Democrats are in general in line with the Tories in Britain (conservative, right leaning), the CDU/CSU in Germany (similar) and other center-right or right wing parties. The Republicans are comparable to the Liberals in Britain and the FDP in Germany (free liberal party, reduction in governmental oversight, corporate tax benefits etc). The extreme republicans (Tea Party et al) are comparable to the most extreme conservatives and liberals, and the nationalist parties (e.g. the BNP in Britain).

Romney (altough depends which version of Mitt Romney you're speaking of) would be far right, yes. Obama would be moderate, moderate-right wing or right wing depending on nation, and because of this I think it's important to state what country you're comparing to.

[belfpala]

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What?
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Who what when where why how?