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Originally posted by SGTChas
Well, I am highly disappointed, normally those afflicted with these serious maladies would swoop in with pearls of pointed prose, in pretense that they are not of the zombic elk, no that rather WE, who are desperately attempting to assist them, are the true virally challenged; suffering from delusional false perceptions administered by overdoses of Fox News… I ask myself, how we can assist them when these designer diseases seem to have some systemic awareness of possible eradication?
Nenothtu, it appears as if all our efforts to educate and effect a cure in this thread have come to naught… Any suggestions?
Originally posted by SGTChas
...the safe guards built in by our founding fathers to protect the rights of the minority against the tyranny of the majority.
Originally posted by soficrow
Which "minority" is the true republic designed to protect?
'Cuz the key minority I know about is the 1% super friggin wealthy. ...Or are you speaking of the black minority? The white minority?
Originally posted by nenothtu
Originally posted by soficrow
Which "minority" is the true republic designed to protect?
'Cuz the key minority I know about is the 1% super friggin wealthy. ...Or are you speaking of the black minority? The white minority?
That would be a POLITICAL minority, not an economic minority nor an ethnic minority. It's a political document, not economic nor ethnic.
nenothtu out
Originally posted by GuiltyByDesign
I read a short story, I believe by Ray Bradburry (I could be VERY wrong about that), many years ago, and that reminds me of the original post.
The story was about a man and his wife watching a televised opera. They could not change the channel since they lived in a totalitarian state. The opera performers of both sexes were of the same height, weight, and build.
Each wore masks to hide their individuality....
...If anyone could tell me the name of the story I mentioned above, I would be most appreciative, as I would love to read it again.
Thanks in advance!
Originally posted by SGTChas
What happened to all of you obviously infected Constitutionally challenged Zombies out there? Terrors of progressive statist poison prose, such as Southern Guardian, ready to pounce on those who dared suggest Obama lacked divinity, where are you? Whimpering in the corners afraid to come into the light that you might be cured of your serious malady? Be not afraid, the truth shall set you free!
Originally posted by without_prejudice
I have enjoyed your posts to this thread so far, but I have to ask: If the amount of wealth one possesses or controls is the stated delimiting factor, how is that a political minority, rather than an ECONOMIC minority?
I would like to add that we live in neither a democracy, nor a republic--if a democracy is a system where 51% of the people can take away the rights of 49% of the people and a republic is a system where 99% of the people cannot take away the rights of 1% of the people.
So what would you call a system where the wealthiest 1% can take away the rights of 99% of the people?
Originally posted by SGTChas
reply to post by without_prejudice
“So what would you call a system where the wealthiest 1% can take away the rights of 99% of the people?”
We call it exactly what it has become, a Fascist Oligarchy. You will find that that has been a reoccurring theme of the mobilization of resistance throughout numerous threads, including several of mine.