NationStates Jolt Archive

Besides my birthday, that is.


I look foward to, after the Democrats win the election, being able to tell any conservative/right winger whenever they complaign something like, "Your unpatriotic!", "You hate America!", "Youre emboldening the enemy!", and "If you dont like it, move to China!"


You know, all the exact same things the moronic pundits and equally stupid average conservatives said to anyone when they disagreed with President Bush.


Oh...how I will relish it.
*Crosses fingers* Please no Hillary, please no Hillary, please no Hillary...
Threadjack!

Maybe you could look forward to de-polarising the entire US political scene and to ending the divison of all Americans into two groups, conservatives and liberals.

Then you, and others, wouldn't make such inane generalisations.

As satisfying as that may sound

and I'm guessing (hoping) you were just kidding

don't

Sinking to their level makes us no better than them

also, they won't get it

Besides my birthday, that is.


I look foward to, after the Democrats win the election, being able to tell any conservative/right winger whenever they complain something like, "Your unpatriotic!", "You hate America!", "Youre emboldening the enemy!", and "If you dont like it, move to China!"


You know, all the exact same things the moronic pundits and equally stupid average conservatives said to anyone when they disagreed with President Bush.


Oh...how I will relish it.

Maybe you could look forward to de-polarising the entire US political scene and to ending the divison of all Americans into two groups, conservatives and liberals.

Then you, and others, wouldn't make such inane generalisations.

well put. ;)

Maybe you could look forward to de-polarising the entire US political scene and to ending the divison of all Americans into two groups, conservatives and liberals.

Then you, and others, wouldn't make such inane generalisations.

No. See, in America, there's always 2 sides. Right and Wrong. One side is always right and one side is always wrong. When someone is wrong once, they are always wrong. Thats how it works in America.

Wow, I apperantly need to state this, because some are oblivious.


This was intended as a joke. Thank you. Have a nice day.


This was more meant to point out how he administration and his cabal in the White House and lackies in the media have attempted to make critisim of the president a demonizing thing. All Im saying is it will be interesting to see if the right suddenly changes its mind that its not ok and unpatriotic to critisize the president after they lose.

I look forward to NaNoWriMo.
And hopefully winning this year... or do I want to win this year?
Because it's my fourth year, and I don't like the number four, so...
Maybe I'll just look forward to nearly winning.

I look forward to NaNoWriMo.
And hopefully winning this year... or do I want to win this year?
Because it's my fourth year, and I don't like the number four, so...
Maybe I'll just look forward to nearly winning.
I'm gonna be able to participate properly this year! Hooray for gap years! ^^

Well, on the plus side, this inane electoral system is what turned people like me from mild-mannered liberals to foaming at the mouth anarchists.

Or it could be that you never had a rabies shot. ;)


Joking. :p

you people know it's still only february right? honestly, excitement about uk elections starts about a fortnight before. i don't get theis 18 month run up. i'd be so apathetic by november i wouldn't even bother to vote. maybe that's the idea...

you people know it's still only february right? honestly, excitement about uk elections starts about a fortnight before. i don't get theis 18 month run up. i'd be so apathetic by november i wouldn't even bother to vote. maybe that's the idea...

Well, on the plus side, this inane electoral system is what turned people like me from mild-mannered liberals to foaming at the mouth anarchists.

honestly, excitement about uk elections starts about a fortnight before.
And is confined to political junkies like ourselves.

There's certainly a lot less passion in UK politics.

This was more meant to point out how he administration and his cabal in the White House and lackies in the media have attempted to make critisim of the president a demonizing thing. All Im saying is it will be interesting to see if the right suddenly changes its mind that its not ok and unpatriotic to critisize the president after they lose.

not going to happen, you know why? it's been going on for years before the Clinton/Bush regimes.

infact, if you want something closer, look to the 2000 elections. How many Dems said, on camera, "if George Bush is elected, I'm leaving the country"? the same people who also said in 2004 "if George Bush is RE-elected, I'm leaving the country".

and those people are still here...

so sorry, but Conservatives and Republicans are not the only ones who have and will backpedal on what they said in the past.

You know what I would really look forward to in the US?

An end to this fucking culture of hubris and generally being smug about things.

"Yeah, like, when the Dems win, I'll mock the Republicans"

Awesome, squire. Couldn't you just calm the whole situation down by not being an utter twat about it, which is seemingly what you dislike about conservatives?

Well, on the plus side, this inane electoral system is what turned people like me from mild-mannered liberals to foaming at the mouth anarchists.
I'm sorry, but when you think that becoming some lame-arse anarchist instead of being slightly sensible and centrist is for the best, there's something extremely wrong with the system.

You know what I would really look forward to in the US?

An end to this fucking culture of hubris and generally being smug about things.

"Yeah, like, when the Dems win, I'll mock the Republicans"

Awesome, squire. Couldn't you just calm the whole situation down by not being an utter twat about it, which is seemingly what you dislike about conservatives?

This:
Wow, I apperantly need to state this, because some are oblivious.


This was intended as a joke. Thank you. Have a nice day.



You fail.

You fail.
Sorry, but the post is so typical of the completely inane end of the US left that I commented on the OP without reading the topic. Whoops, eh?

I'm sorry, but when you think that becoming some lame-arse anarchist instead of being slightly sensible and centrist is for the best, there's something extremely wrong with the system.
Well duh. That's why he's an anarchist; because there's something extremely wrong with the system.

Being moderate and inoffensive doesn't change things. We need to step out of line if we want the line to point in the right direction.

You said this:

You know what I would really look forward to in the US?

An end to this fucking culture of hubris and generally being smug about things.

Then this:

I'm sorry, but when you think that becoming some lame-arse anarchist instead of being slightly sensible and centrist is for the best, there's something extremely wrong with the system.

The pot calls the kettle black. I suggest you take your own medicine, Yootopia.

For your information, I am an anarchist because I oppose oppression no matter what ideology it chooses to cloak itself with, whether "sensible", "centrist" or "radical".

Or it could be that you never had a rabies shot. ;)


Joking. :p

Maybe...

Well duh. That's why he's an anarchist; because there's something extremely wrong with the system.

Being moderate and inoffensive doesn't change things. We need to step out of line if we want the line to point in the right direction.
Ah, because 20-something anarchists are a powerful political force, right?
The pot calls the kettle black. I suggest you take your own medicine, Yootopia.
I don't see how that's hubris myself.

That's not me saying "haww haww we are so much better than them", more "damn, that's a bit tragic".
For your information, I am an anarchist because I oppose oppression no matter what ideology it chooses to cloak itself with, whether "sensible", "centrist" or "radical".
Right. Whatever you're into, I guess.

I'm just hoping that whomever gains the White House can start putting to rights the utter pile of shit and broken crockery Bush is leaving in his wake.

I don't see how that's hubris myself.

That's not me saying "haww haww we are so much better than them", more "damn, that's a bit tragic".

Could've fooled me.

Sorry, but the post is so typical of the completely inane end of the US left that I commented on the OP without reading the topic. Whoops, eh?

Fair enough

I most definitely look foward to Bill O'Reilly and Keith Olbermann switching roles.

I'm just hoping that whomever gains the White House can start putting to rights the utter pile of shit and broken crockery Bush is leaving in his wake.

I do not envy his/her job. *shudders*

And is confined to political junkies like ourselves.

There's certainly a lot less passion in UK politics.

a lot less of the personality cults too. i prefer it. i like to vote on issues only and they can only be judged immediatel prior to the elections given the switching and turning that occurs. still that means bugger all given the integrity of your average polititian.

I look forward to my little sister's birthday.

by the time november comes around im going to be desperate for election day to come so that i wont have to see any more political ads.

Ah, because 20-something anarchists are a powerful political force, right?
Dissent is a powerful political force for change, perhaps even the most powerful. Anarchy might be naive, idealistic and unwise, but at least its heart is in the right place.

by the time november comes around im going to be desperate for election day to come so that i wont have to see any more political ads.

My thoughts exactly.

Dissent is a powerful political force for change, perhaps even the most powerful. Anarchy might be naive, idealistic and unwise, but at least its heart is in the right place.
Mass dissent is very rare in the US, hence despite its obvious utility as a method for change, the actual impact of dissent is pretty limited.

Mass dissent is very rare in the US, hence despite its obvious utility as a method for change, the actual impact of dissent is pretty limited.
Perhaps this is the reason why your government never seems to do what your people want it to?

Besides my birthday, that is.

I look forward to my little sister's birthday.

filthy commies, everyone knows its my birthday in November

Dissent is a powerful political force for change, perhaps even the most powerful. Anarchy might be naive, idealistic and unwise, but at least its heart is in the right place.

Dissent never got anyone anywhere besides sitting in the cold aimlessly (such a change from what kids today do anyway :p)

I prefer having fun with the law so it becomes a big enough pain with all the pranks to change it

Dissent never got anyone anywhere besides sitting in the cold aimlessly
I (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_Parks) beg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King%2C_Jr.) to (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solidarity) differ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohandas_Gandhi).

I (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_Parks) beg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King%2C_Jr.) to (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solidarity) differ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohandas_Gandhi).

compared to the times it hasn't been so super...hmmm its a good thing the government collapsed in the face of those Iraq war protests otherwise you would look funny :p

Dissent never got anyone anywhere besides sitting in the cold aimlessly (such a change from what kids today do anyway :p)


it got rid of the poll tax idea. for a time at least. till the government learned stealth. no matter who you vote for, the government always gets in. or something like that. it's just too true.

compared to the times it hasn’t been so super...
You said dissent had never got anyone anywhere.

I proved your statement to be false. I didn’t go on to claim that dissent always works.

November=Thanksgiving. Then, November=Post-Halloween Candy Sales (yes, I'm aware that the sales are chronologically before Thanksgiving, but I'm ranking by importance).
Anything, everything else happening in November is of minimal importance next to those two points on the Food Calendar.

Also, Bush will still be President in November, and on until the first days of '09, so your nanny-boo-booing will be premature.

Whoa! Slow down there lets not count the now skyrocketing Ron Paul in 3rd place on the Republican side. He has 16 delegates, man; 16!

I look forward to NaNoWriMo.
And hopefully winning this year... or do I want to win this year?
Because it's my fourth year, and I don't like the number four, so...
Maybe I'll just look forward to nearly winning.

^this

I totally won in '07! Pumpkin plotting works!