Yellow Dog Democrats.

Originally Posted by OP_Carl

The ignorant, delusional, unthinking, easily-manipulated, yet stubbornly-patriotic masses - their voices must be heard!

You may thank government schools and the patience of the communists. Their long march through the institutions is nearly complete.

Not everyone who disagrees with the Republican facist machine is communist. The entire argument that Democrats are communists is a bold faced lie. Advocates of social democracy, yes...communists no. This is the kind of stuff propagated by the mindless mental midgets of the extreme right wing.

[Baron1710]

Originally Posted by OP_Carl

The ignorant, delusional, unthinking, easily-manipulated, yet stubbornly-patriotic masses - their voices must be heard!

You may thank government schools and the patience of the communists. Their long march through the institutions is nearly complete.

Originally Posted by Grasshopper

I can almost hear your tongue slither between your teeth as you typed this. Not everyone who disagrees with the Republican facist machine is communist. The entire argument that Democrats are communists is a bold faced lie.

You just admitted that the democrats have screwed up the public schools, even though OP_Carl didn't even mention democrats. It’s like the kid in the kitchen with cookie crumbs all around him and the parent walks in and before the parent can say anything the kid says "I didn't have any cookies". You and Obama must be brothers. He likes to deny that he is an appeaser even when he wasn't even mentioned

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Originally Posted by Baron1710

You just admitted that the democrats have screwed up the public schools, even though OP_Carl didn't even mention democrats. It’s like the kid in the kitchen with cookie crumbs all around him and the parent walks in and before the parent can say anything the kid says "I didn't have any cookies". You and Obama must be brothers. He likes to deny that he is an appeaser even when he wasn't even mentioned

[OP_Carl]

Originally Posted by Grasshopper

Not everyone who disagrees with the Republican facist machine is communist. The entire argument that Democrats are communists is a bold faced lie. Advocates of social democracy, yes...communists no. This is the kind of stuff propagated by the mindless mental midgets of the extreme right wing.

Mindless mental midgets - how melodic! I like that!

Party loyalists of either party fit my prior description. Joe Democrat next door would rather be dead than red, sure, but his votes help implement the socialism in this country that failed in the USSR.

Both parties use the tactics of fear. The leadership keeps the population fearful and confused, and then they will run into their arms so they can save them.

Presidents all the way back to Lincoln have used the opportunity of the "crisis of war" to enact mechanisms to expand the size, presence, power, and authority of the central government. It's in our nature. The founders understood that, and our Constitution was their best crack at implementing a system of checks and balances against man's inherent lust for power.

It's tragic, truly, that the truth about our framers' intent isn't taught in schools. Don't ever mistake that for an oversight.

"A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can exist only until the voters discover they can vote themselves largess out of the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidate promising the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that democracy always collapses over a loose fiscal policy, always to be followed by a dictatorship."

There is debate about who first said it. Some attribute it to Adam Tyler while others spell his name as Tytler. Still others suggest it might have been de Tocqueville. It matters less who said it then what truth it brings to mind. Consider the elemental truth of America today. Fully 40% of Americans, euphemistically referred to as “the working poor,” pay no federal income taxes. None! Then at the other end of the scale, the “obscenely rich” who get all those tax breaks, where we find that the top 15% of earners pay more than 40% of total federal tax revenue.

Now, this leads inevitably to the sordid conclusion that if one wants to get elected to public office it would be wise, if not just, to appeal to the biggest demographic slice. That would be the ones who pay no taxes rather than the ones who pay a lot. The appeal for the socialist policy of redistribution of wealth is tremendous. Avarice, greed, and sloth are powerful motivators when somebody only needs to pull a lever to collect their 'winnings'. The slight tempering of a policy of total pandering comes from the fact that campaigns cost money and in order to finance them, one must also appeal at least a little bit to the folks that can contribute.

[DividedThigh]

Originally Posted by OP_Carl

Mindless mental midgets - how melodic! I like that!

Party loyalists of either party fit my prior description. Joe Democrat next door would rather be dead than red, sure, but his votes help implement the socialism in this country that failed in the USSR.

Both parties use the tactics of fear. The leadership keeps the population fearful and confused, and then they will run into their arms so they can save them.

Presidents all the way back to Lincoln have used the opportunity of the "crisis of war" to enact mechanisms to expand the size, presence, power, and authority of the central government. It's in our nature. The founders understood that, and our Constitution was their best crack at implementing a system of checks and balances against man's inherent lust for power.

It's tragic, truly, that the truth about our framers' intent isn't taught in schools. Don't ever mistake that for an oversight.

"A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can exist only until the voters discover they can vote themselves largess out of the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidate promising the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that democracy always collapses over a loose fiscal policy, always to be followed by a dictatorship."

There is debate about who first said it. Some attribute it to Adam Tyler while others spell his name as Tytler. Still others suggest it might have been de Tocqueville. It matters less who said it then what truth it brings to mind. Consider the elemental truth of America today. Fully 40% of Americans, euphemistically referred to as “the working poor,” pay no federal income taxes. None! Then at the other end of the scale, the “obscenely rich” who get all those tax breaks, where we find that the top 15% of earners pay more than 40% of total federal tax revenue.

Now, this leads inevitably to the sordid conclusion that if one wants to get elected to public office it would be wise, if not just, to appeal to the biggest demographic slice. That would be the ones who pay no taxes rather than the ones who pay a lot. The appeal for the socialist policy of redistribution of wealth is tremendous. Avarice, greed, and sloth are powerful motivators when somebody only needs to pull a lever to collect their 'winnings'. The slight tempering of a policy of total pandering comes from the fact that campaigns cost money and in order to finance them, one must also appeal at least a little bit to the folks that can contribute.

excellent post, op carl, dt