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I think it's not that bad to show obamacare indifferent to Kenyan witchdoctors. It meets the situation
Originally posted by ThirdEyeofHorus
I am against Statism, but that does not mean I am against all govt. I am for limited govt because to not have govt would result in chaos and anarchy. Our Founding Fathers espoused limited govt with an emphasis on individual liberty. You could say I am on the libertarian side of republicans, or on the conservative side of Libertarian.
Anything which emphasizes control of the State over individual liberties would be considered Statism. This is why, when speaking about Marxism and Socialism, we consider these political ideals to be based out of Statism, because they promote collectivism. The Hitler and Mussolini brand of Statism employed "nationalism" but nevertheless are still really systems of the left political scale. If we look closely at what is happening today in American govt, we see an increasing dependence on the State or govt. In other words, Socialism in increments. This is referred to as Fabian Socialism. The truth is that on the communist party websites, they say that socialism is a bridge to communism, and Karl Marx also said it. So, communism is the end. Corporations can and are being used to prop up socialism. This can be very confusing because we tend to think of corporations as part of the Capitalist structure, but think of it, untill the end as communism is achieved, Capital is still used to achieve the goal.
Antony Sutton wrote a good many books on how wealthy bankers and industrialists propped up communist and fascist movements. Rockefellers financed the Bolsheviks.
Some of Sutton's titles were:
Wall Street and The Rise of Hitler
Wall Street and The Bolshevik Revolution
National Suicide:Military Aid to the Soviet Union
Wall Streeet and FDR
How The Order Creates War and Revolution
and many more.
The communist empire of the Soviet Union was built up by bankers and wealthy industrialists, but the empire fell due to the fact that the system of communism does not work and is a failed system. Centralized planning is quite flawed. A centralized govt which tries to control all the means of production fails.
People who subscribe to the Marxist ideology actively rail against corporations and Capitalism in general. Just read any of Karl Marx's material and you will see this.
I suspect that many Democrats and liberals hear the rhetoric and don't know where it originated and thus just take it at face value as a Democrat talking point against Republicans or conservatives. Seasoned Marxists do know exactly where that rhetoric originated.
OH yes, and to clear up a point on the State.
When Ron Paul talks about States rights he is talking about individual States in the Union, as opposed to the Federal Govt
Our Founding Fathers did not want to give too much power to a central govt, and therefore in constructing the Constitution, they sought to preserve the rights of individual States to make their own rules, but some things stay on a Federal level.
What we want to do is go back to an emphasis on the individual States and less centralized planning. But we do not want too much centralized planning even on the State level or it defeats the purpose.
When you have a State and local centrally planned agenda, it still allows heavy Statist control. Just look at the volume of videos on ATS that discuss police brutality, etc.edit on 31-8-2011 by ThirdEyeofHorus because: (no reason given)edit on 31-8-2011 by ThirdEyeofHorus because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by GeoSorosReptilian
reply to post by beezzer
As a single momma of 9 chilren, i gotta have help to keep food in they belly. I cant work cus I gotta care for the chilren. My great gran worked and it put her in an early grave. If teaparty wants us to starve then we have to fight back.
Originally posted by pirhanna
The video notwithstanding, the "Tea Party" is nothing but the rebranded christian coalition of far right wing religious kooks.
Not that I'm against smaller government generally speaking. And the welfare system could and should be revamped to more aptly perform it's purpose - a social safety net. Instead of giving people money for nothing, give them jobs. (obviously in some circumstances, the person cannot work, but for those that can which is the majority)
Originally posted by Kali74
Originally posted by GeoSorosReptilian
reply to post by beezzer
As a single momma of 9 chilren, i gotta have help to keep food in they belly. I cant work cus I gotta care for the chilren. My great gran worked and it put her in an early grave. If teaparty wants us to starve then we have to fight back.
No racism there.
Originally posted by OutKast Searcher
Originally posted by Kali74
Originally posted by GeoSorosReptilian
reply to post by beezzer
As a single momma of 9 chilren, i gotta have help to keep food in they belly. I cant work cus I gotta care for the chilren. My great gran worked and it put her in an early grave. If teaparty wants us to starve then we have to fight back.
No racism there.
Kali, I'm not sure if they truly don't see it...or if they just actively deny it.
I hear racist comments all the time from people who say they aren't racist...well they say they aren't in public. Get them in a locker room, or a bar, and the racist remarks start to fly.
But of course they are just "joking"...and if anyone thinks they are being racist...they are just too "sensative".
Originally posted by VitriolAndAngst
I completely expected there to be a "War on Tea Party" -- since of course, there are two more months before Bill O'Reilly announces the annual "Atheists War on Christmas."
>> There is no more group that feels MORE under attack than THESE people; www.youtube.com...
Please, please people -- remember to Give to whatever charity grows out of the fields of Astro Turf on the web to save the endangered, Great White-Bellied American Eagle
/file this under; I could not help myself.
Originally posted by MasterGemini
reply to post by Kali74
Its called self reference.......
Black folks dont call other folks black but they point out mexicans and asians.
What is your point?
Originally posted by seagull
All too many of us, as in citizens, have bought into the notion that the "gubmint" is going to take care of us...
Remember those soundbites after Mr. Obama was elected? The "Obama stash"? Those were only the latest of what has become, or is in the process of becoming, endemic in our country. ...and lest people somehow think I'm some sort of rascist/bigot, I am fully aware that just as many whites, if not more, have the same sort of mindset. It crosses every ethnic, and cultural boundry in this country.
The "tea party" as a concept is against this sort of thing. ...and that just doesn't sit well with those who would like us all to give up responsibility for our own care, and let the nanny-state take care of us.
The next question is: Will the "tea party" remain this way? Who knows.
Originally posted by MasterGemini
Face it Blacks in America view themselves the same as Aryans in Germany (aka Nazi). They always talk about the black community and the race... pfft
How are they not racist when they voted for the president because he would be the first Black president? I can hardly find any Black Americans talking about the policies that Obama wants to put in place that will help them. Its all about Obama money.
Do I need to quote MLK about judging a man by his character not his skin color.
Then there is the La Raza aka THE RACE.
How can you progressives / liberals/ left wingers not call this racism?!
So f'ing sick
Just wait for them to up the race baiting and then guess who is going to riot. I will give you 4 guesses.edit on 31-8-2011 by MasterGemini because: (no reason given)
The progressives want to give the person a wheelchair (bought by someone else). They don't want the person to go through the painful process of rehabilitation. They want that person to stay in the wheelchair until the legs have atrophied to a point where they CAN'T leave the wheelchair. They want that person to be dependent. They want that person to NEED them.
Therefore, the war. They will fight for every needy person, every dependent person, because without them, their own existence can't be justified.
Just my take on it.
Yours?