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Cry of the Sheeple
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Thief
Rogue Theologian
And you think the politicians are in control?
Did I say that? It seems the sheeple are in control.
Thief
Rogue Theologian
In this capitalistic country....40trillion dollars are controlled by 5% of the population.
That's up from 8trillion held in the 1980's.
Now THAT's control!!!!!!!
Shadow Wolf
Certified People sTabber & Business Owner
If I pay taxes, then I am going to ask what can my country do for me, my family, and all of it's citizens, and the rest of the world. As for this election, I can say the government did allow for me to have insurance for a couple of years, and the auto-bailout saved my dad's job. The auto-bail out not only saved jobs, but created jobs that are stimulated by the auto-industry, which saved communities.
And then you have Romney who pledged to push for a constitutional ammendment to define marriage as one man and one woman, and to launch a presidential commission to investigate groups and individuals found to be harassing supporters of traditional marriage. Or who wanted deep tax cuts across the boards. Or reform medicare into a voucher program.
Yes, it really is what can the government do for me and the nation, and as someone who is funding the government I have the right to ask it.
But as for what I can do for it, challenging it, questioning it, petitioning it, and voting are a pretty good start.
And then you have Romney who pledged to push for a constitutional ammendment to define marriage as one man and one woman, and to launch a presidential commission to investigate groups and individuals found to be harassing supporters of traditional marriage. Or who wanted deep tax cuts across the boards. Or reform medicare into a voucher program.
Yes, it really is what can the government do for me and the nation, and as someone who is funding the government I have the right to ask it.
But as for what I can do for it, challenging it, questioning it, petitioning it, and voting are a pretty good start.
If that is true, if the capitalist elite really control things, then how did the sugar daddy BHO win re-election?
Daemon Sophic
Avatar in flux
BHO didn't bail out the auto industry he bailed out the unions, while throwing under the bus the secured backers. Even so, as a tax payer, I'm not concerned with what government can do for me, I am concerned with what I can do for my Self as a free individual.
I guess people are only considered "sheeple" when your candidate loses. When your candidate wins, it's "Patriotic" and "the will of the real American people." No bitterness whatsoever.
Her and Donald Trump should get married.
You have to love a system where 51% vote to be supported by the other 49% ingenious!
Thief
Rogue Theologian
Do you watch...Doomsday Preppers....?
Sure...some participants are a bit 'out there'....
but some of them are hard core....with understanding.
and they know how to make bombs!
Government in control?.....never has been.
Government as an influence?
Roosevelt....yes.
JFK....of course.
Roosevelt told the ceo's in his day....you did it....you will fix it.
JFK....'get out of Cuba'...and they did.
Since then all I see are puppets and preachers of the politically 'correct'.
dust1n
Zindīq
Indeed, what a burden for older white people to carry all the minorities and single women and young voters on their back!
Daemon Sophic
Avatar in flux
Actually, even before the election, and now after the election; I consider all Fox watchers, tea-baggers, and most GOPers as 'sheeple'.
Its not whether they won or lost, or even which way they voted. Its their deep beliefs founded on lies and/or ignorance.
It is an exemplary 'sentence' indeed. One might even consider it a monument to home schooling. :yes:
Shadow Wolf
Certified People sTabber & Business Owner
As someone who lives near a city with three Chrysler plants, that bailout not only saved all of those jobs, it saved and even created jobs throughout a city that depends on Chrysler workers (who are known to be big spenders) to drive the local economy.
And you have to think, why would unions be important enough to bailout when they are statistically a very small and relatively weak and insignificant group? If unions were the goal, then right-to-work bills would not be getting passed.
And as a tax payer, why are you not concerned about where your money is going, and what the governing system is doing? It many cases it has a very strong impact on if you have the choice to live as a free individual or not.