The Wow I Can't Believe That News Story Thread

[Chula Vista]

Watch the ripples change their size
But never leave the stream
Of warm impermanence and
So the days float through my eyes
But still the days seem the same
And these children that you spit on
As they try to change their worlds
Are immune to your consultations
They're quite aware of what they're going through

But you guy's know everything.

[OccultHawk]

Originally Posted by elphenor

my idea of anarchism is direct democracy

not slavery at the hands of capitol owners

You mean owning the Capitol or controlling capital?

You know I oppose private property and I’m against any form of monetary system at all. I’m against money existing so don’t try to paint me as some part of the right.

You’re a straightforward liberal. There’s no shame in that but you’re not even close to being an anarchist.

[Frownland]

Originally Posted by Lisnaholic

^ I don't agree with these answers. Firstly, no-one is suggesting that the Dems can save the world, secondly, the Dems have more environmentally-friendly policies. Isn't that why the GOP are always grumbling about Obama-style restraints on industry?



^ This is an example of failing to value the distinction between bad and very bad. The fact is that disguised racism is much better than blatant racism, as many victims would attest, I'm sure.

It's the difference between a brute force rapist and one that tries to make you feel good during the act.

Originally Posted by Chula Vista

But you guy's know everything.

Chula, you do the most arrogant intellectual posturing that you can't live up to out of every member on this board. Takes your advice and just keep your big mouth shut.

[OccultHawk]

Originally Posted by Lisnaholic

^ I don't agree with these answers. Firstly, no-one is suggesting that the Dems can save the world, secondly, the Dems have more environmentally-friendly policies. Isn't that why the GOP are always grumbling about Obama-style restraints on industry?



^ This is an example of failing to value the distinction between bad and very bad. The fact is that disguised racism is much better than blatant racism, as many victims would attest, I'm sure.

Yeah. My politics don’t line up with the soft left at all. I know I’m not going to convince you of anything. Hell, with politics like mine it’s a victory just to have my ideas heard and rejected.

[The Batlord]

Originally Posted by elphenor

the financial sector is full of idiots who routinely crash the economy and then shake their heads like "omg what happened!"

I don't think it's ever been true that leadership anywhere was actually smarter than anyone

sometimes but not even guaranteed, they are more educated simply because the same education wasn't offered to the common person

Those people spent many years of their life learning about the economy. They built their futures learning about the economy. They fed their children learning about the economy. No matter how wrong they were, do you honestly think you had more reason to learn about the economy than they did? I'm sure those arrogant ****s tried their absolute ****ing hardest, and would have been displaced by smarter ****s if they weren't up to snuff. And yet they still failed. And I honestly don't know that anyone else could have done better.

I don't see the Recession as evidence that other people could have done better. I see it as possible evidence that humanity is simply not intelligent enough to understand a global economy, being branch hopping poo flingers and all.

Originally Posted by Chula Vista

But you guy's know everything.

This is basically you not having the slightest idea how you've ended up as a political nonentity.

[OccultHawk]

I also can't understand how one is for anarchism but against democracy

No matter how distant this may be from our current state of affairs anarchism does not allow for others to vote on how I live. By any common definition anarchism and democracy are incompatible. They’re different things.

[The Batlord]

Originally Posted by elphenor

the concept of democracy is not voting

that's a form of democracy, voting for representatives being our form of democracy (on paper)

and I am absolutely libertarian on every issue that concerns personal life decisions

the question is again, about resources, and how they are distributed

Nah, you're a ****ing democrat cause you choose to vote democrat.

[Chula Vista]

Originally Posted by Frownland

Chula, you do the most arrogant intellectual posturing that you can't live up to out of every member on this board.

LOL. That's precious. I just speak from real life experience. Unlike you, I'm not trying to pretend to be an intellect. I accept being a dullard based on your high-brow standards that you've learned from the internet.

Originally Posted by The Batlord

This is basically you not having the slightest idea how you've ended up as a political nonentity.

Real life experience. Try getting some and then get back to me.

[The Batlord]

Originally Posted by Chula Vista

LOL. That's precious. I just speak from real life experience. Unlike you, I'm not trying to pretend to be an intellect. I accept being a dullard based on your high-brow standards that you've learned from the internet.



Real life experience. Try getting some and then get back to me.

If you accept being a dullard then stop trying to sound like anything but a dullard. Dullards shouldn't be allowed to vote because they don't know how to vote. You're simply a liability to the human race. Of course the vast majority of the human race are also dullards and shouldn't be allowed to vote, but **** it yolo and ****.

[Frownland]

Originally Posted by Chula Vista

LOL. That's precious. I just speak from anecdotal evidence which is less reliable than building an objective premise and exploring that idea but I have faith in my own memories which are clouded by emotion and denial because I'm an egotistical asshat.

I guess it is kind of funny when you look at it like that.

GTFO with this life experience nonsense. You lived a sheltered ass life. People can disagree with you and also be regular human beings. Grow the **** up.