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Originally Posted by hankhavelock
And why would you basicly give a shit what any one thinks? You just send the marines... simple! And good for you! Or is it?
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I know you don't like to get bogged down with details, but when have we ever sent the marines in for ONLY a disagreement?
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Originally Posted by hankhavelock
Barack Obama will not make America into a socialist nation - that's ridiculous!
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He may not turn us into a socialist nation but he'll move us pretty far into that direction. If you don't know he's a socialist you haven't been paying attention as much as you think you have. Who would stop him? He'll have a democratic congress with socialist leaders like Nancy Pelosi.
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Originally Posted by hankhavelock
Nobody wants to pay more taxes than they have to - but the sane ones of us realize that without a degree of wealth-redistribution, chaos and lassez-faire follows. Need I refer to the current financial crisis?
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Please do refer to the current financial crisis. Again, I know you're not big on details but look up at my post at #167 which explains how a little bit of wealth distribution has in fact created the current financial crisis.
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Originally Posted by hankhavelock
No true democracy can work without a sincere concern for the less fortunate among us.
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If by less fortunate you mean those who are physically or mentally unable to support themselves, no one here has said they shouldn't receive some help.
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Originally Posted by hankhavelock
If we cannot accept a system that puts it at its forefront to deal with poverty, then we are not democrats (with a small d).
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So enlighten us. How would yours and our hero Reagan deal with poverty? And do you think there might be differences in how Obama handles poverty?
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Originally Posted by hankhavelock
The current American rethoric and waging of war has made it harder to be a Westerner in this world. It's time for an optimistic change. Barack will to a degree bring that.
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It doesn't look so optimistic for Afghanistan, Pakistan, or Iran. Obama and Biden have both rattled the sword with regards to those countries.