You know, this is why tigers eat their young.
I tell you, this is sorry. I mean, it's laughable. Congrats to the most hilarious set of posts I've seen in my years in posting on internet message boards.
I've seen people who claim to be related to Palestinian terrorists, people who send "cool games" to others which are actually poorly crafted viruses, massive personality disorders and, in general, a rather differentiating balance in intelligence and the attitudes taken towards ones posts.
Since people like Baggins, RB, Don Cardi, et al, have all taken the time in the past to debate with you, I must admit it's been quite fun. And I'd love to do it again. Just...not with DonFerro55, or in most cases, Patrick. And this is only relegated to political threads, not anything else.
Give me Don Marco. Give me Plawrence. Give me Saladbar, I'd be happy. Heck, Afsanah and I had a very interesting discussion on the status of the UN not long ago, and it was quite exciting.
But the downward spiral I have seen in these political threads is positively farcical. No longer are their any real thoughtful posts; and depressing as it may be, it makes me long all the more for a proper "ignore" function that blocks peoples posts. :p
Anyways, I would just like to express my feelings on this. Nothing personal against Pat, DonFerro, or the bevy of other would be politicos that come and go.
It's grown rather tiresome.
Your opinions, quite frankly, are not that of the majority, which is fine. But I find it funny that, and this goes for DonFerro especially, that you actually seem to be to the point of anti-American because of this election. Never before has their been a sorrier case of sour grapes on any message board I visit until now.
You're "candidate," regardless of whether he was the "lesser of two evils," or he was the liberal savior, or whatever concoction from which you derive his promise, lost. The American people, the "59,054,087 dumb people" according to you, are the majority. The majority. Not the minority.
I have no problem with disagreements. Without it, our government would be reduced to a federalist monarchy.
However, for all the mentioning of "uniting" our divided nation, I see little effort on the side of the left, if you two are any indication. And I don't care about how you personally feel about Michael Moore. In the grand scheme of things, he is quite inconsequential. His film clearly did not do what it was meant to: curb peoples support for President Bush.
I don't see what would make you happy, short of some kind of coup or political uprising (I suspect you would find happiness in 1789 France or Bolshevik Russia). You have every right, as a citizen, to disagree with the government and it's stance on issues.
I'm not conceding, as your candidate in. I'm just expressing my opinion, as you feel the need to. No insults. And I suspect that more than one of my fellow BB cohorts will agree with me.
We don't care if you disagree.
But your idealism has reduced you, at least from what I can see (and what others I have spoken to) to the point redundance. Your blind support for some ideologically perfect left, and generally unwilling look towards compromise not only shows how unreasonable people are today, but how we, as a society and generation, have truly degraded to the point of being elitist prats who forget the values and virtues for which our forefathers gave their lives for.
Now that republicans control our government on all levels...I AM ANGRY! I DO NOT WANT TO ACCEPT BUSH! GET IT!?
I get it. It's rather silly, but I get it. The republicans control the government because that is what the American people voted for. We had 8 years of democracy under Clinton. We only need look back at Jimmy Carter to see another example of democratic control.
It's not like the American people, as a populus, are genrally blind, stupid, or ignorant. For every DonFerro neoliberal, there is a DonFerro neoconservative.
Without any effort from the left, there will be no compromise, and in turn, will only continue the deterioration of our union. I suppose I could relate it to secession in the mid-to-late 19th century, but we are clearly not arguing over states rights or slavery.
We are talking about beliefs which are not what the majority wants. And you can believe what you want, that's perfectly fine. But just remember - regardless of how much you piss and moan, you're still equal to the rest of us. And you are on the side of the minority.
Feel free to engage in political discussions. Just understand where you stand.
Cheers,
Double-J
Democrats seem to use their hearts instead of their heads. The world is a dangerous, dirty place. You need to be prepared to kick ass and fight for what is yours and what you want to preserv. If someone challanges your freedom are you going to say "please stop, thats not very nice" or are you going to kick ass first and ask questions later?
-Pat
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I would love nothing more than to be proven wrong. But until then I can only say my sentiment is, and probably said and felt more sincerely and honestly from the core of my being......God Bless America!!
