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This topic is entirely OFF-TOPIC for the list and getting rather old. This thread and all related threads are ended. Move on. Thanks. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shannon Roddy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2004 10:43 PM Subject: Warning - RANT follows. Re: pansies? was Re: [brlug-general] > > > > American, love it or leave it, is that what you are trying to say? > > > > I am quite interested to hear this answer. > > > > > > David > > > > > > More or less. > > You know, I had a political argument with a person from U.T. > Brownsville the other night at the observatory. I conceded that Bush > ain't the greatest president, but given the options I was still voting > for him (or at least Badnarik) over Kerry. > > Anyway, he got off on the subject of the economy & Bush's spending > frenzy. Which then led to the recession that Clinton created and Bush > cutting taxes to stimulate the economy. He claims that when the > economy heats up the taxes should go back up. So, I say why not just > cut the damn entitlements and gov. spending instead of raising taxes. > The difference between Cons and Libs is that one wants to empower > people, the other wants to empower gov't. > > Anyway, somehow we got onto the "redistribution of wealth." this has > to be one of the things that pisses me off the most. He thinks that > once a person dies, his children have no claim to what that person > earned while on this planet. Everything should be given up to the > government. After all, the children did not earn it, so why should > they have it. More of the class warfare crap. So, I told him that if > he did not like it, go live in socialism or communism, but don't *&^% > up this country since that is not what it was founded on. How does he > have any right to take what my father earned from my sister and I? > Same goes for my paycheck on a daily basis. Gov't sanctioned theft. > > So, his remark to me was, I was born an American, why should I have to > go live somewhere else to see the kind of society I want? My reply to > him was "What have you done to earn your right to vote? To free > speech? Oh that's right, you were born here. So you reap the benefits > and the "luck" of being born in this great nation... So why can > someone's children not reap the benefits and luck of their parents' > hard labor? After all, they likely worked as hard as they did so that > they could provide a future for their children." > > What pisses me off about the libs is they want this great utopian > society. It is never gonna happen. Life ain't fair. At least in > America you have the OPPORTUNITY to make this life what you want it to > be. If you don't seize on that opportunity, so be it, but don't blame > me and my wallet. Libs have forgotten about two little words that > mean a whole lot: personal responsibility. > > For me the libs come closer to 1984 than the cons any day. Yeah, I > don't agree with the Patriot Act, etc. however it seems the libs want > a world where everyone gets the same size cubicle, the same bland > apartment for everyone, everyone makes exactly the same amount of > money no matter what they do, is entitled to the same 1.5 children, > etc. etc. etc. If you deviate at all from what they think is normal > and rational or "want" something that you do not "need", then you are > an extremist, or a nut, or greedy. Why should someone be penalized > because they are successful? If libs really wanted to be fair, they > would not hate the idea of a flat tax. But every conversation I've > had with the libs shows me that they detest this idea. Or do away > with income tax and bring in a sales tax or a use tax. > > Personally, I like the fact that not everyone is wealthy, or lucky, or > the same intelligence. It makes this life interesting. I was not > dealt a good hand when I was brought into this world, but I made the > best of it. 'bout damn time some other people start doing the same, > or quit bitchin about the rich people in this world and being pissed > off because they have what you don't. He chose to be a research > physicist at a university. So he barely makes middle class wages and > will never be wealthy. He chose that path, and that probably is what > makes him happy. But he CHOSE IT. Stop being pissed that there are > people in this world that have things that he does not and wanting the > gov't to take it from them, because in his eyes they are not "worthy". > > Libs have an entirely different philosophy, one that nauseates me. > > IT DRIVES ME NUTS the double standard that the libs have. > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > >
