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In the discussion thread: I am not advocating Violence [View all]

Wed Jul 4, 2012, 03:41 PM

cthulu2016 (7,946 posts)

4. And that is, to me, the heart of the difference between the parties

The Democrats want to manage the status quo to achieve social peace.

The Republicans are so infantile that they want an apocalypse, thinking they would prevail.

Both are ways of managing inequality. One is much more responsible than the other.

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45 replies	Author	Time	Post
I am not advocating Violence [View all]	cthulu2016	Jul 2012	OP
I think it's possible for the aristocracy to back off their looting just enough to	rhett o rick	Jul 2012	#1
I'm thinking that TARP was supposed to be that....	Wounded Bear	Jul 2012	#2
TARP? That was just changing a flat tire on the loot-wagon.	Hassin Bin Sober	Jul 2012	#3
This message was self-deleted by its author	bupkus	Jul 2012	#28
And that is, to me, the heart of the difference between the parties	cthulu2016	Jul 2012	#4
Exactly -- which is why true "change" will never actually come from the Democrats, either	villager	Jul 2012	#5
information is power if/when power derives from consent	BOG PERSON	Jul 2012	#7
So sweet of you to be willing to sacrifice...how many of us?	aquart	Jul 2012	#15
??	villager	Jul 2012	#43
They don't have to	Doctor_J	Jul 2012	#11
The it-takes-both-carrot-and-stick theory is supported by the ending of the Viet Nam war	AnotherMcIntosh	Jul 2012	#6
A quick look at the last 20 years in the US should be a clue	Doctor_J	Jul 2012	#8
K&R	RagAss	Jul 2012	#9
This is why I reject pacifism.	Odin2005	Jul 2012	#10
Violation of the social contract has only one pushback mechanism.	lumberjack_jeff	Jul 2012	#12
a pact which exceeds the natural rights of one of the co-contractors	BOG PERSON	Jul 2012	#21
What is your opinion of Gene Sharp, From Dictatorship to Democracy?	Sirveri	Jul 2012	#13
We have a pretty good system	treestar	Jul 2012	#14
It has completely broken down, due in large part	Doctor_J	Jul 2012	#17
It is still functioning	treestar	Jul 2012	#18
No, it's not	Doctor_J	Jul 2012	#25
Amen !	RagAss	Jul 2012	#42
Erica Chenoweth has explored this question	PETRUS	Jul 2012	#16
I think her work is sort of side-ways to the question	cthulu2016	Jul 2012	#19
Hiya	PETRUS	Jul 2012	#44
Do those figures include the founding of the United States?	Zalatix	Jul 2012	#30
Um, the header says 1900-2006	Doctor_J	Jul 2012	#37
Rhetorical question	Zalatix	Jul 2012	#38
This message was self-deleted by its author	BOG PERSON	Jul 2012	#20
Odd thing for Cthulhu to say	4th law of robotics	Jul 2012	#22
"The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral,	Nye Bevan	Jul 2012	#23
Yes, all of the bromides are in favor of pacifism	Doctor_J	Jul 2012	#24
Yeah, MLK was such a weak, bromide-spouting appeaser, wasn't he?	Nye Bevan	Jul 2012	#35
To recognize the effect of non-violent protest, take the two recent examples	Doctor_J	Jul 2012	#26
Historical note (that does not discredit your larger point): World War I	coalition_unwilling	Jul 2012	#27
D'oh! I will probably not surprise you to know that	cthulu2016	Jul 2012	#31
Civil disobedience.	Zalatix	Jul 2012	#29
Or to paraphrase Al Capone: a kind word and the threat of a gun. . .	DinahMoeHum	Jul 2012	#32
Pre-cisely! Check out reply #16 above	cthulu2016	Jul 2012	#34
yer onto something.	DCKit	Jul 2012	#33
"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." - Albert Einstein	GarroHorus	Jul 2012	#36
"When the rich rob the poor, it's called business. When the poor fight back it's called violence."	AJTheMan	Jul 2012	#39
Putting aside all the rest of your historical inaccuracies & falsehoods in this laughable OP,	apocalypsehow	Jul 2012	#40
Gee, thanks. That's so awesome.	cthulu2016	Jul 2012	#41
That's why the GOP needs to be destroyed	BanTheGOP	Jul 2012	#45

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