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alte Hexe

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Posted on 08-12-05 05:54 AM, in Why do you stay away from religion? Link
Originally posted by Bella
You always hear stories from people who say that they were having a horrible life but turned to God and ended up turning their whole lives around. Not everyone follows the bible completely. They are swayed by society, through other people or friends. I'm confused with religion. I've read trough Genesis a few times and in the kids bible and that's all I really got from it. I would like to see what this religion thing and going to church is all about. For now all I can say is that I believe in God.


Do what I did when my mom was putting me through the paces. Go to every major religious institution in your community (Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish, Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant, whatever) and talk to them about religion and feel around until you find out what is best on your views of the world. I chose the Catholic Church.
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Posted on 08-12-05 07:06 AM, in "The Decline and Fall of Conservatism" by Butler Shaffer Link
I don't see why people see the welfare state as some sort of enemy. So what if a multi-millionaire faces a few thousand dollars of extra in taxes? I'd much rather him not be able to drink from a gold-coated Coke can than have ANOTHER 450 homeless freeze to death in Toronto.
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alte Hexe

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Posted on 08-12-05 10:34 AM, in Rant: Game-based movies Link
A Command and Conquer war movie would be TITS! TITS I SAY TITS!
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Posted on 08-12-05 11:03 AM, in "The Decline and Fall of Conservatism" by Butler Shaffer Link
Same thing with the conservative economy. Pretty soon you have a renewed aristocracy and a massive depression.
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Posted on 08-12-05 11:26 AM, in What is wrong with this MOO screenshot? Link
Ummm, the fact that it isn't MoO2 and therefore not cool?
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Posted on 08-13-05 12:48 AM, in "The Decline and Fall of Conservatism" by Butler Shaffer Link
Of course, you're an economist. I'm not one, but I am speaking to some OTHER economists. Many of them are worried that if the current trends occur unimpeded by government intervention into the market well...Yeah...1929 had unique circumstances, but there is nothing to say that a different set of circumstances could arise to cause an equally quick down-turn.



Renewed aristocracy? If you mean "high wealth inequality", then the answer is yes. However, if you're implying that this aristocracy would displace democracy (as the term would imply), then you're wrong. There are a few essential facts about rich people in a free market:

a) They tend not to produce dynasties. I don't have figures onhand, but the top 10 richest families now and the top 10 richest families 50 years ago are most likely completely different.

b) They have no special privileges.

c) They tend to have achieved their fortune by creating a product which helps people.



And in this case, I have a slight advantage because of a little overlooked dingy called history. And fortunately I can be fancied a historian

a) Yes, they do. The levels of wealth may change, but it does create something similar to a dynasty. The Kennedys, Rockafellers, Bushs, and various others.

b) Those that don't want to use them don't. Those that realize they can do. Many of them form lobby groups that have an awful lot more clout due to their patron's wealth. The Heritage Foundation and Mr. Coors are a good example.

Those are the primary tenents of an aristocracy. One thing I've learned about chilling with professors is that they know a lot. And each time I've spoken with a poli-sci prof or grad they always say one thing: "There are two types of change revolution which is quick and violent (not necessarily physically violent). And then there is a gradual change." The former has examples like America, the French Revolution, the recent Central Asian and Ex-Soviet revolutions or even the failed Upper Canada Revolt or Red River Rebellion. The latter is slow and gradual change. Like from the old system in England what with villeins and how you know to the system that gradually became nasty, brutish and then required revolutions to fix it even slightly (which never benefitted the revolutionaries ). In the case of an aristocracy this high wealth inequality (which I don't understand how people can pass through the brains and go "weeeeeeeeeee, that sounds fair!") is going to be the deliverer. It is slowly, but surely, solidifying the wealth into a smaller and smaller few and strangling the middle-class and making the working poor into just plain poor. Kinda like the Czar system following the Muscovite take over of Kyvin-Rus I fear that if the current system of ripping the guts of society out we will gradually fall into a problem similar to what caused the rise of communism (Great-Grandpa could tell you some lovely stories about Ukraine under the thumb of Stalin).

Okee dokee.

Now I find it funny that you call taxation "wealth redistribution". I think it is a nation's democratic right to be able to set its own taxes, because its not like Canada and the other "welfare" states have shut down their economy to trading and become insular, enigmatic world recluses like Turkmenistan. In fact, Finland has one of the most competitive economies in the world, and one of the best social systems in the world. Of course, they're evil Commie bastards that should have the shit bombed out of them because they might tax a man that makes half-a-million a year a few thousand more dollars than the man that is struggling to feed his family.
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Posted on 08-13-05 12:49 AM, in Farewell my friends... Link
He'll be back.

No one ever follows through with this after making an announcement.
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Posted on 08-13-05 12:51 AM, in Rant: Game-based movies Link
UWE BOELL DOESN'T HAVE A LOSING STREAK

HE IS A WINNER!

ALL OF HIS FILMS ARE PURE GOLD

SPAINISH RAVER KILLING ZOMBIE PIRATES!
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Posted on 08-13-05 11:17 AM, in What the Hell's Going On? Link
It makes me wonder if there was a military discharge or some sort of test going on.

More likely it was a methane explosion.
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Posted on 08-13-05 01:17 PM, in K-T's club for the lonely hearted. Link
Well, it has been about two weeks since I broke up with my girl. It was a short relationship.

Fuck, I regret breaking up with her, so much. But it was necessary.

Love sucks.
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Posted on 08-13-05 01:36 PM, in Rant: Game-based movies Link
I'd like to see more animated features done. And not this shitty digital BS that is going around. REAL cel by cel animation done on the old analogue systems so that it will have that amazing feel that Disney movies from the 80s and earlier have.
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