Chris Matthews "I forgot he was black for an hour tonight"

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OE, Its evident that he has never worked for a government entity. Should we tell him how wasteful government is and all the other mindless crap that happens?
 
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Snakes on a Wii said:
You're confusing Socialism as a black-and-white issue (which it's not). There are degrees of socialism and there is virtually no one in American politics who is against all of them. Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Public Education, Public Television, FDA regulation, welfare, and so much more are all socialist institutions. As it stands I would consider myself a socialist unless it gets to the point where it's interfering with people's prosperity. Unlike some, I believe there is an acceptable degree of socialism that is actually beneficial, but like all good things you can have too much of it.

Hence, I support government health care with private insurance supplemental plans (like the Scandinavian model). Countries who use this blend of private and public services consistently rank in the top of health care quality world-wide. I also support public education, FDA, social security, and welfare. But I do not support collectivization of agriculture, for example. There are some industries that just run better when the government controls them, and some that run better when private industry does. Look at national defense, for example. And the postal service gets you mail pretty cheap.
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A pile of crap starts off brown but after awhile it turns white. No matter the color its still a pile of crap

It is thought like this that worries me about the future of this country.
 
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CountVolcula said:
A pile of crap starts off brown but after awhile it turns white. No matter the color its still a pile of crap

It is thought like this that worries me about the future of this country.
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Yes, that analogy is so crappy that it turns white after I read it too many times.
 
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OrangeEmpire said:
Snake, you are nuts if you want gov't meddling in any thing!

The postal service is 8 billion in the hole!
Name on thing on the planet that is run effeciently by the gov't on any level.
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I would but you would bring up some failing of it. Then you would make the mental analogy that because the government did it it failed. Of course in your mind's eye you would neglect the fact that any large enough organization, even corporations, run inefficiently because of their size, not their profit-seeking status.
 
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Snakes on a Wii said:
I would but you would bring up some failing of it. Then you would make the mental analogy that because the government did it it failed. Of course in your mind's eye you would neglect the fact that any large enough organization, even corporations, run inefficiently because of their size, not their profit-seeking status.
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Without much effort.
 
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VolInMn said:
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Denial is counterproductive
 
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Snakes on a Wii said:
Public Radio (no, "being liberal" is not a flaw, even though NPR is intellectual, not liberal)
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NPR is both intellectual and liberal. I wouldn't consider them partisan but they definitely have a liberal (power inequalities are the issue) mentality. Stories are presented from the "disadvantaged's" perspective. If you content analyzed their coverage of issues where a 1st world country interacts with a 3rd world country or individuals interact with corporations you will more often then not find them representing the voice of the 3rd world country or individual.
 
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volinbham said:
NPR is both intellectual and liberal. I wouldn't consider them partisan but they definitely have a liberal (power inequalities are the issue) mentality. Stories are presented from the "disadvantaged's" perspective. If you content analyzed their coverage of issues where a 1st world country interacts with a 3rd world country or individuals interact with corporations you will more often then not find them representing the voice of the 3rd world country or individual.
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That was very kind of you.
 
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These illustrations explain it all

Notice the "Victim Gland" and abnormally large "PC Lobe" of the Socialist Brain
 
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BeecherVol said:
I will let the craters, (in the 3 different interstates I travel everyday) speak for themselves.
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Yes, obviously it's the government's fault

I forgot that Corporations always run things perfectly.

For people who seem awfully concerned with people who "blame america", y'all seem awfully quick to blame government first.
 
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volinbham said:
NPR is both intellectual and liberal. I wouldn't consider them partisan but they definitely have a liberal (power inequalities are the issue) mentality. Stories are presented from the "disadvantaged's" perspective. If you content analyzed their coverage of issues where a 1st world country interacts with a 3rd world country or individuals interact with corporations you will more often then not find them representing the voice of the 3rd world country or individual.
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Power inequalities are not a liberal viewpoint. Just because conservatives refuse to recognize them doesn't make the recognizance of them liberal.
 
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Snakes on a Wii said:
Power inequalities are not a liberal viewpoint. Just because conservatives refuse to recognize them doesn't make the recognizance of them liberal.
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Blaming power inequalities for multigenerational shortcomings is absolutely a liberal idea, except where Asian Americans are concerned.
 
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Snakes on a Wii said:
Yes, obviously it's the government's fault

I forgot that Corporations always run things perfectly.

For people who seem awfully concerned with people who "blame america", y'all seem awfully quick to blame government first.
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Let me know whose fault those roads might be?

You act as if we only tax for roads every once in a while.

The corporation silliness makes no sense. They have no ability to pass laws and coerce via said laws. Stupidity on their part doesn't bother me. Governmental caretaking bothers the hell out if me.
 
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Snakes on a Wii said:
Yes, obviously it's the government's fault

I forgot that Corporations always run things perfectly.

For people who seem awfully concerned with people who "blame america", y'all seem awfully quick to blame government first.
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You threw it out there, and I really didn't have to put much thought into it.
 
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BigPapaVol said:
Blaming power inequalities for multigenerational shortcomings is absolutely a liberal idea, except where Asian Americans are concerned.
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Perhaps, but I do not place blame entirely on power inequalities. But there's a reason why entire populations born in poverty tend to stay in poverty. Social mobility in America may be higher than in other nations but it's still low.
 
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BigPapaVol said:
Let me know whose fault those roads might be?

You act as if we only tax for roads every once in a while.

The corporation silliness makes no sense. They have no ability to pass laws and coerce via said laws. Stupidity on their part doesn't bother me. Governmental caretaking bothers the hell out if me.
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Exactly.
 
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BigPapaVol said:
Let me know whose fault those roads might be?

You act as if we only tax for roads every once in a while.

The corporation silliness makes no sense. They have no ability to pass laws and coerce via said laws. Stupidity on their part doesn't bother me. Governmental caretaking bothers the hell out if me.
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But they would if they could. Make no mistake, the government in many cases is the only reason why you're alive. National defense goes without saying, but clean water, air, and safe food and medicine are not universally available because corporations respect the customer.
 
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