09-18-2005, 09:37 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-18-2005, 09:46 PM by Brother Laz.)
There is only one small problem in this whole list: 'You have to believe that' in front of each sentence. Otherwise, you are almost spot on.
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> You have to believe that having self-esteem is more important than actually doing something to earn it.
Isn't this exactly the same as the Republican dogma that 'poverty is a state of mind'? I thought the left wing was supposed to reward personal effort, not results (biased by social background, random luck, etc.).
Ergo, attempting to improve one's situation (but failing) would be more important than having high self-esteem (due to being born rich and having been to MIT at daddy's expense).
> You have to believe that guns in the hands of law-abiding Americans are more of a threat than U.S. nuclear weapons technology in the hands of Chinese and North Korean communists.
As far as I know, guns in the hands of law-abiding Americans are not the problem. Pity not every gun owner abides the law...
Also, it may sound funny but in Europe we aren't constantly afraid that China will nuke us, and strictly speaking, they have no reason to do so anyway, because they are *ding!* ECONOMIC PARTNERS.
> You have to believe that Hillary Clinton is normal and is a very nice person.
Ad hominem arguments, eh? This is the reverse version of the 'Bush can't speak in public' jokes.
Edit: I dislike H.C. too, but a party is not defined by the one muppet they choose to promote to presidential candidate (usually because of hair colour, nice voice, etc.).
> You have to believe that the only reason socialism hasn't worked anywhere it's been tried is because the right people haven't been in charge.
... before you bash socialism, learn the difference between socialism and communism in real world politics kthx. Most of Europe is socialist, and quite different from Marx' idea of socialism. (that isn't cheating. Remember what the REPUBLICans and DEMOCRATs were originally about?)
Also, China isn't communist any more, it is now a a capitalist dictatorship, like Singapore, Thailand etc. etc. Last time I checked, communist governments are supposed to at least provide a pension to the workers.
> You have to believe that illegal Democratic Party funding by the Chinese government is somehow in the best interest to the United States.
If you're Republican, you have to believe that illegal funding of right-wing terrorists in third world countries by the Republican party to overthrow the legitimate government is somehow in the best interest of the inhabitants of said countries... remind you of a certain president?
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Yes, people, the original poster is a gigantic troll. Don't waste your time replying to this. I sacrificed myself. ;)
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> You have to believe that having self-esteem is more important than actually doing something to earn it.
Isn't this exactly the same as the Republican dogma that 'poverty is a state of mind'? I thought the left wing was supposed to reward personal effort, not results (biased by social background, random luck, etc.).
Ergo, attempting to improve one's situation (but failing) would be more important than having high self-esteem (due to being born rich and having been to MIT at daddy's expense).
> You have to believe that guns in the hands of law-abiding Americans are more of a threat than U.S. nuclear weapons technology in the hands of Chinese and North Korean communists.
As far as I know, guns in the hands of law-abiding Americans are not the problem. Pity not every gun owner abides the law...
Also, it may sound funny but in Europe we aren't constantly afraid that China will nuke us, and strictly speaking, they have no reason to do so anyway, because they are *ding!* ECONOMIC PARTNERS.
> You have to believe that Hillary Clinton is normal and is a very nice person.
Ad hominem arguments, eh? This is the reverse version of the 'Bush can't speak in public' jokes.
Edit: I dislike H.C. too, but a party is not defined by the one muppet they choose to promote to presidential candidate (usually because of hair colour, nice voice, etc.).
> You have to believe that the only reason socialism hasn't worked anywhere it's been tried is because the right people haven't been in charge.
... before you bash socialism, learn the difference between socialism and communism in real world politics kthx. Most of Europe is socialist, and quite different from Marx' idea of socialism. (that isn't cheating. Remember what the REPUBLICans and DEMOCRATs were originally about?)
Also, China isn't communist any more, it is now a a capitalist dictatorship, like Singapore, Thailand etc. etc. Last time I checked, communist governments are supposed to at least provide a pension to the workers.
> You have to believe that illegal Democratic Party funding by the Chinese government is somehow in the best interest to the United States.
If you're Republican, you have to believe that illegal funding of right-wing terrorists in third world countries by the Republican party to overthrow the legitimate government is somehow in the best interest of the inhabitants of said countries... remind you of a certain president?
......
Yes, people, the original poster is a gigantic troll. Don't waste your time replying to this. I sacrificed myself. ;)
Nothing is impossible if you believe in it enough.
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Median 2008 mod for Diablo II
<span style="color:gray">New skills, new AIs, new items, new challenges...
06.dec.2006: Median 2008 1.44