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Originally posted by mutatismutandis
Your obviously not living here or u would know our political system is a joke...nothings done for the citizens by either side. This isn't even a democracy any more, its a corporation owned dictatorship that even the president and the party members are puppets in.
Originally posted by Annee
Originally posted by mutatismutandis
Your obviously not living here or u would know our political system is a joke...nothings done for the citizens by either side. This isn't even a democracy any more, its a corporation owned dictatorship that even the president and the party members are puppets in.
When has the US ever been a democracy?
When has the US not been powered by a small circle of elite?
Originally posted by liejunkie01
Sorry for the late reply. I am in and out arguing with the children.
Originally posted by AceWombat04
I want Star Trek, not 1984. And we have a long, long way to go before we're anywhere near such an ideal.edit on 7/10/2011 by AceWombat04 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by incrediblelousminds
reply to post by TattooedWarrior
How will you become one with all humanity?
Where did I put the remote?
Originally posted by daskakik
Originally posted by TattooedWarrior
Fair enough but you made your argument based on individuality not on nationality. No one is telling you (the individual) you can't be who you are.
You are joking aren't you??
What do you think magazines etc have been doing for decades.
They make money by making average people feel s==t about themselves then offer them the product that will make them fit in with everyone else FFS.
Why does everyone look like a clone - all with the same hairstyle, clothes etc??? Control through targeted marketing via magazines and tv advertising mainly.
Why are there so few individuals??? Mostly because its easier to follow someone else than to lead and sadly most people today are nothing more than lost sheep dancing to the tune of the pied piper.
Originally posted by liejunkie01
.Then they need to spend $701 billion dollars to defend it......
I am an american and I say enough of the BS........
Originally posted by TattooedWarrior
You are joking aren't you??
What do you think magazines etc have been doing for decades.
They make money by making average people feel s==t about themselves then offer them the product that will make them fit in with everyone else FFS.
Why does everyone look like a clone - all with the same hairstyle, clothes etc??? Control through targeted marketing via magazines and tv advertising mainly.
Why are there so few individuals??? Mostly because its easier to follow someone else than to lead and sadly most people today are nothing more than lost sheep dancing to the tune of the pied piper.
Originally posted by daskakik
Originally posted by TattooedWarrior
. Again, living under a government based on freedom does not negate your individuality but your choices might.
I want you to name this government based on freedom that you talk about because I don't know of ANY goverment based on that premise. Oh and don't say America because it is not based on freedom.
Originally posted by TattooedWarrior
I want you to name this government based on freedom that you talk about because I don't know of ANY goverment based on that premise. Oh and don't say America because it is not based on freedom.
You said individuality. Most governments in most countries let people live as individuals..
Originally posted by Jean Paul Zodeaux
reply to post by daskakik
No government, anywhere, can "let" people live as individuals. Any individual, anywhere, can "let" governments trample all over them, and they can avoid their own individuality in order to submit to a collective, but governments cannot control individuality.