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Midgetsnowman Since: Jan, 2010
#42101: Nov 27th 2012 at 2:23:47 PM

also, at one point, the republican party was the champions of smart conservative policy. which would have included not allowing corporations to run roughshod over the populace.

TheStarshipMaxima NCC - 1701 Since: Jun, 2009
NCC - 1701
#42102: Nov 27th 2012 at 2:28:12 PM

[up] Ah, the good old days.

It was an honor
Euodiachloris Since: Oct, 2010
#42103: Nov 27th 2012 at 2:34:16 PM

[up]Pretty much. You'd spend most of your time chatting with them just... happily chatting. Rather than ignoring the urge to face-palm every three minutes, mate. sad In some cases, every 13 minutes. tongue

edited 27th Nov '12 2:34:43 PM by Euodiachloris

Midgetsnowman Since: Jan, 2010
#42104: Nov 27th 2012 at 3:00:01 PM

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I miss those days. Now I cant even bring up politics with my rl conservative friends because it always becomes a fight when they start spouting tea party ideology.

TheStarshipMaxima NCC - 1701 Since: Jun, 2009
NCC - 1701
#42105: Nov 27th 2012 at 3:01:24 PM

[up] Welcome to my world pal.

It was an honor
Ekuran Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
#42106: Nov 27th 2012 at 3:04:57 PM

Most people here are too young to have ever seen those days, so it seems kind of weird that you're missing them.

edited 27th Nov '12 3:05:05 PM by Ekuran

Greenmantle V from Greater Wessex, Britannia Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: Hiding
V
#42107: Nov 27th 2012 at 3:06:20 PM

This reminds me of a Ronald Reagan Quote:

"I didn't leave the Democratic Party. The party left me."

Keep Rolling On
Ekuran Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
Euodiachloris Since: Oct, 2010
#42109: Nov 27th 2012 at 3:11:32 PM

Eku... I'm 37. tongue The Tea Party wasn't a thing when I started chatting a lot online in the early '90s. <shrugs>

edited 27th Nov '12 3:12:39 PM by Euodiachloris

Ekuran Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
#42110: Nov 27th 2012 at 3:14:05 PM

Regressive fucktardism in the US began in the 70s/80s, so yes, you're too young to remember it. Besides, you're British, and no matter how bad Thatcher/Post-Thatcher was/is, the US still holds claim to the biggest pile of political bullshit in any 1st world country.

edited 27th Nov '12 3:19:12 PM by Ekuran

Euodiachloris Since: Oct, 2010
#42111: Nov 27th 2012 at 3:33:58 PM

Great... so I must have slept through '86, then. tongue Funny, I remember that year quite well. I was living in South Africa at the time. tongue

You want idiotic conservatism... I give you: apartheid on a plate. tongue It's comparable to some of the crap spewed out these days in the States, but was by far and away worse than the stuff you found around then. Trust me: by '92, when I started with the web (with what with finally getting access to what I thought at the time was a decent dial-up modem: ha ha ha ha), chatting to American conservatives wasn't as painful as these days. -.- And, I can remember Reagan quite well, thanks. tongue

South Africa tried often enough to suck up to him in preference to Thatcher. <.< Anti-English and Commonwealth sentiment is something to behold in South African politics, even today.

edited 27th Nov '12 3:34:40 PM by Euodiachloris

Ekuran Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
#42112: Nov 27th 2012 at 4:25:53 PM

Well, I assumed you lived in Britain all your life, so my bad. And yes, South Africa somehow sucked more then the US. But still, conservatives in the US have been fucktarded for the past 30-40 years, even if the fucktardism wasn't as bad as now.

And now I realize we're trying to one-up each other on which of our countries have worse politicians. It's kind of sad, actually.

DrTentacles Cephalopod Lothario from Land of the Deep Ones Since: Jul, 2012 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
Cephalopod Lothario
#42113: Nov 27th 2012 at 4:31:01 PM

[up] That because we can't compete against the Scandinavians when it comes to "best." So we settle for infamy instead.

QuestionMarc Since: Oct, 2011 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
#42114: Nov 27th 2012 at 5:47:56 PM

I dont want to start the "who has it worst" olympics, but I think all countries right now are having a shitty time.

The "worst" is scarcely discernible from the pretenders behind him.

For example, Harper (Canada (obviously)) is trying his darnest to get the title.

DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#42115: Nov 27th 2012 at 6:52:01 PM

Republicans Counter Immigration DREAM Act with Achieve Act

Rice: We didn't intend to mislead on Benghazi

'Little Progress' on Budget as Fiscal Cliff Looms Ahead

Romney aides blast 'hypocrites' who asked for cabinet jobs just before election and are now trashing him

That's politics kids. If you ain't a winner then be prepared to get thrown under the bus.

[up]

I say Italy should get the gold metal. I mean say what you will about Bush, Blair, Harper, Sarkozy, Aznar, or Netanyahu compared to Berlusconi they are all competent politicians.

edited 27th Nov '12 6:59:36 PM by DeviantBraeburn

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deathpigeon Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: One True Dodecahedron
#42116: Nov 27th 2012 at 6:57:05 PM

...Is that any less hypocritical than saying you'd want to work in the administration of the opponent you just spent an election cycle bashing? Because Romney totes did that.

QuestionMarc Since: Oct, 2011 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
#42117: Nov 27th 2012 at 7:02:20 PM

[up][up] Greece wants a word with you I think. Although Greece's problem mostly come from tax frauding if I understand their situation correctly, so not totally the politicians' fault. We should stop these Olympics here, not related and can turn wrong.

Also, loosely related to the articles: I'm curious to know, what do you guys think of immigration? Are you okay with welcoming different people into your country? Would you rather kick them all out?

edited 27th Nov '12 7:03:00 PM by QuestionMarc

DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#42118: Nov 27th 2012 at 7:06:54 PM

[up]

I'd prefer they come here legally and culturally assimilate.

edited 27th Nov '12 7:07:59 PM by DeviantBraeburn

Everything is Possible. But some things are more Probable than others. JEBAGEDDON 2016
deathpigeon Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: One True Dodecahedron
#42119: Nov 27th 2012 at 7:10:09 PM

I think we should make immigration and emigration as easy as possible. We should also make dual citizenship easy as possible, rather than having to renounce your old citizenship when you get an American citizenship, then reapply for your old one, which is how I think it works now. We should also encourage cultural diversity.

DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#42120: Nov 27th 2012 at 7:17:57 PM

[up]

I don't think it's in America's best interest to have a rapidly growing immigrant group that doesn't consider themselves to be culturally American. And dual citizenship is proven to impede assimilation, so obviously I'm not for it.

edited 27th Nov '12 7:22:14 PM by DeviantBraeburn

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deathpigeon Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: One True Dodecahedron
Ultrayellow Unchanging Avatar. Since: Dec, 2010
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#42122: Nov 27th 2012 at 7:24:41 PM

Diversity is good up to a point (that point is usually a different language) and then it starts to be code for poverty.

Except for 4/1/2011. That day lingers in my memory like...metaphor here...I should go.
DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#42123: Nov 27th 2012 at 7:27:26 PM

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There can be diversity and unity at the same time.

Well sure, but I'd rather America's citizens feel some bond to there country. If your origin country's culture is so important to you, then you should probably just stay there.

I mean look at the Anglo parts of Canada and Quebec's relationship. Sure there unified but their is a lot animosity between the two groups. I don't want a similar relationship developing in America.

And Europeans have nationalism, Americans have patriotism.

And patriotism isn't necessarily a bad thing.

edited 27th Nov '12 7:36:04 PM by DeviantBraeburn

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Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#42124: Nov 27th 2012 at 7:29:10 PM

You can hate the way your country is yet still be patriotic.

edited 27th Nov '12 7:29:21 PM by Kostya

Lascoden ... from Missouri, USA Since: Nov, 2012
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#42125: Nov 27th 2012 at 7:30:20 PM

[up][up][up] Aren't there multilingual nations that do alright?

boop

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