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Exactly, that's why we'll end up with a civil war and not a revolution. We are prevented from going our separate ways peacefully.
Originally posted by EarthCitizen07
Originally posted by frazzle
reply to post by EarthCitizen07
Exactly, that's why we'll end up with a civil war and not a revolution. We are prevented from going our separate ways peacefully.
Respectfully I disagree. I think it is too early to know what will happen. Some people are waking up, and I see more conservatives becoming tea party than liberals becoming occupy.
I have no idea what happened but it seems occupy has faded into obscurity. They either gave up or many jumped on the obozo bandwagon of false hope and change.
I am an occupy supporter by the way. Center-Left on the political scale.
Glad I moved to greece many years ago, but greece has problems of its own. Trying to start a hotel business just before the recession hit five years ago more or less has made me insolvent. I keep trying though a little here and a little there.
Originally posted by samkent
If you turn off your computer all these conspiracies go away.
Originally posted by EarthCitizen07
reply to post by frazzle
Well world war 3 was planned by albert pike 150 years ago between nato and israel versus russia/china and the arab countries. Global collapse of the currencies "is needed" to usher in the global digital currency run out of BIS in switzerland. Ufos, aliens, nwo bunkers, etc all covered up. Hollow moon and hollow earth covered up.
Who knows? But I am one luck sob ain't i? Two disasters for the price of one.
Maybe I will go to egypt and get the triple play.
Originally posted by Druscilla
Well, all that revolution nonsense becomes moot when everyone that considers themselves an enemy of America decides to take that opportunity to invade, or cause all sorts of other nastiness.
Originally posted by samkent
reply to post by PuterMan
merely the total collapse of the global economy
Another fallacy.
Originally posted by frazzle
reply to post by EarthCitizen07
I can tell you the biggest fault of this system........drum roll..........misinterpretated first amendment that allows unlimited campaign contributions to any party. Do away with unlimited campaign contributions and replace it with a vote tax.
Then what I mentioned earlier and what is included in the video as well. There are solutons but we need to unravel the gordion knot first by determing what is wrong with the system.
In many countries small parties can get up to 40% of the total vote combined, compared to america where at best 2%...BIG PROBLEM
Interpretation period. And all the potential for misinterpretation was written right into the Constitution. Who defines General Welfare, or the Commerce Clause, or the Supremacy Clause or many other phrases that literally BEG for misinterpretation and abuse. Those clauses are there for no other purpose than to give authority to government to undermine the Bill of Rights and/or civil rights and/or natural rights which is now almost complete. That is what's at fault.
The rules were written by that era's 1% and they made it a republic because that gives ultimate power to the few at the top, as opposed to democracy which gives power to the people. This was not an accident or oversight, they realized that democracy had to be defamed and disclaimed to keep it that way.
Originally posted by Druscilla
America is SO terrible people in the USA force their 11 year old girls to get married.
Oh, wait, no, that's Yemen and many other countries.
Her aunt, who was forced to get married at age 13 poured gasoline all over herself at age 14 and lit herself on fire due the constant abuse and treatment like property.
A 14 year old girl!
America is SO horrible that if a woman gets raped, she, the victim must face a prison sentence for having unlawful sex.
Wait, is that the USA, or, oh, no, that's Dubai:
Originally posted by NuclearPaul
Hate to say it, but I think you're right.
The only reason it's gone so far without a revolution is because of the two party, red and blue system.
With the "red and blue" system, it allows people to let of steam and get "revenge" against anyone in power. So they can be pushed a lot further without revolting under this clever system.
Originally posted by JilianK
Whoa hey me and druscilla agree on something, unfortunately this kind of thinking is inadequate.
America IS IN FACT more terrible than any of those bad extreme Islamic places.
And let me prove it.
USA has launched countless wars of conquest and killed directly and indirectly 1 million people in the last 15 years alone.
So not only killed its own in false flag attacks, but killed countless in other countries and lowered the standard of living for 500 million people in the last 30 years.
Lot of dead bodies on US hands Druscilla, start counting, and don't give me ancient history.
Start counting since 2001 for example.
Ah
I don't know why I bother, I am not paid to post, I should have a life.edit on 26-7-2013 by JilianK because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Druscilla
US has killed over one Million over the long course of 15 years? Really? People, by themselves, of themselves kill themselves if far far far greater numbers by choking, heartattack, car accident, murder, suicide on purpose, drowning, industrial accident, and all the other causes for mortality many many many more times over.
Originally posted by JilianK
You know Dru
you play dumb, but I don't think you are.
You know very well I am talking about death by US bullets and bombs and destroyed infrastructure, sanctions
Things like money (currency) losing value in matter of days due to US invasion.
Don't worry, you yourself will live to see that happen to US dollar.
But wait, USA is special, right, can't happen to US, no way, we have all those smart people in banks and Pentagon
They say dose of your own medicine is bitter. When that time comes, remember ATS and our little talk.
Well there had to be some understanding that natural and civil rights could be used to turn the whole thing on its head. One of the writer of the Federalist Papers warned about populist leaders that could come along spouting off about rights of the people and yet become a despot. That despots were most often found early courting the people in such a way. We the people must also guard against ambitious men by guarding our jealousy for our rights from manipulation as much as we wish to guard our rights from those claiming to protect the republic through the violation of same.
On May 17, 1792, twenty-four men signed a document they called “The Buttonwood Agreement”. In the agreement they agreed to trade securities only amongst themselves, to maintain fixed commission rates, and to avoid other auctions. The Buttonwood Agreement turned trading into a member’s only activity. The Buttonwood Agreement signers are considered to be the original members of the New York Stock Exchange. Trading took place outside, under the tree, until the Tontine Coffee House was completed the following year in 1793. The Tontine Coffee House was located at the northwest corner of Wall and William Streets.
...whom or what determines the moral, legality, and rightness of a rebellion?
...no 'rebellion' (particularly armed rebellion) has any form of legal and lawful support, it is in fact, a criminal act, and must necessarily be perceived as such for the stability and longevity any society would seek to enjoy. The 'cause' of a rebellion draws its support from a shared sense of aggravation to moral righteousness. In this way rebellion is conceived, and gestates towards a birth that is, without exception, always violent and destructive. Rebellion becomes the environment for all factions to commit atrocity. This is a required and very essential precept to be understood by any individual thinking to use 'rebellion' as a means to address perceived societal wrongs.
You will in fact get A VIOLENT BLOODY REVOLUTION, with perhaps million casualties.
Originally posted by Spiramirabilis
You could easily substitute Will and Grace as stand-ins for Che Guevara on any T-shirt or poster. I wonder which persons (or fictitious characters) actually contributed towards the most real, long term change - and what kind of change are we talking about?
Are you a pacifist? Just curious