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patrice

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36. No fucking joke, that! And there's nothing you can do about a bunch of fascists who think
Tue Dec 11, 2012, 11:48 AM
Dec 2012

they're always absolutely right and the reason you can't do anything about fascism is because, if you're like me, no matter how much you know, no matter how much you investigate, no matter how much you think and look at things from a variety of perspectives and test and finally come up with a position on something that you're relatively confident of and CAN and are motivated to represent, both offensively and defensively, no matter how strong one feels about the reality in all of that, persons of reason ALWAYS retains, maintain, and respect a possibility that s/he is wrong relative to however much one thinks one is right. That's what people who aren't fascists do.

Not so those who call themselves "the Left". To themselves, they are absolutely right and everyone else is always absolutely wrong and they never entertain the notion that any of the nearly infinite number of complex factors that ALL OF US are more or less ignorant of COULD result in the tragic OPPOSITE of what they claim their trajectory is.

That's. dangerous . . .

and they don't give a fuck, because power, political power matters more to some people than the truth does, so such fascists on the "Left" and the Right NEVER admit the very very very real fact that some people, like PO, do, in fact know more about the issues, and might, just might be more deserving of our trust, because t/he/y KNOWS (and because unlike these so-called Leftie fascist and their blood bretheren on the Right) is capable of admitting the possibility of his own errors and, THEREFORE, has a higher probability chance of IN FACT being MORE correct/valid on whatever the issue is than any variety of political fascists are.

And the reason for that is because power is the motive of all fascists. It's what makes them fascists, no matter what label they wear, and it's what blinds them to reality and leads them and theirs inevitably to VIOLENCE.

Hmm how long before Kucinch gets thrown under the bus? n/t white_wolf Dec 2012 #1
Again? LeftyMom Dec 2012 #8
That bus ran over him and backed up to do it again years ago. The party has hated him since he was Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #23
Arrrrrrrrrgggg. 99Forever Dec 2012 #2
This may be brilliant pipoman Dec 2012 #3
We are the 99 percent. woo me with science Dec 2012 #5
Both are lame ducks. Lasher Dec 2012 #4
And good riddens BlueCaliDem Dec 2012 #26
Like Ron Paul gives a rat's ass about peace. So, when will Kucinich ask him about Rand's patrice Dec 2012 #6
PERFECT example of BULLSHIT political base-building AT ALL COSTS. An example of COMPROMISE patrice Dec 2012 #7
God forbid people unite in opposition to flying murder robots sometimes used on American citizens, LeftyMom Dec 2012 #10
And it's unfortunate that you can't respect a difference in opinion enough to not make assumptions patrice Dec 2012 #11
Wait a minute, you're throwing in a third person and an entirely different issue to muddy the waters LeftyMom Dec 2012 #14
So, innocent powerless people being killed doesn't matter unless it's done by drones & patrice Dec 2012 #16
Of course it matters. Go start a thread about that instead of threadjacking this one. LeftyMom Dec 2012 #22
That's pretty ironic considering your previous reply. Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #24
Yeah, I noticed that too Fumesucker Dec 2012 #34
I've always had my doubts about what an ineffectual opportunist Kucinich frylock Dec 2012 #43
"God forbid people unite in opposition to flying murder robots." woo me with science Dec 2012 #15
So, you support UNLIMITED PRIVATE FREE ARMS TRADE. I'm not surprised. nt patrice Dec 2012 #17
Patrice, calm down, woo me with science Dec 2012 #18
It IS the same issue. Why don't you stop with the false dichotomy? ADMIT IT dead poor people ONLY patrice Dec 2012 #20
*Sigh.* nt woo me with science Dec 2012 #21
Yep. The Libertarians disguised as Liberals a la Glenn Greenwald BlueCaliDem Dec 2012 #28
Unfailingly, it becomes about defending Obama. woo me with science Dec 2012 #29
Spare me your "third way" accusation. If any group is "third way", it would be BlueCaliDem Dec 2012 #35
Wow! woo me with science Dec 2012 #39
No fucking joke, that! And there's nothing you can do about a bunch of fascists who think patrice Dec 2012 #36
Frustrating, isn't it? Believe me, I feel the same way. BlueCaliDem Dec 2012 #41
They pretend that everyone who disagrees with them is just going to go away, or disappear or patrice Dec 2012 #42
UNLIMITED PRIVATE FREE ARMS TRADE doesn't exist in the US, but the drones do. ZombieHorde Dec 2012 #31
Are you insane? That's a huge non sequitur. Comrade Grumpy Dec 2012 #45
"One of these things, is not like the other...REALLY not like the other..." Fire Walk With Me Dec 2012 #9
I know LeftInTX Dec 2012 #13
Disgusting political opportunism. SHAME on Dennis Kucinich. nt patrice Dec 2012 #12
how many women and kids has kucinich ordered murdered by drone strikes? nt msongs Dec 2012 #25
LOL! Vinnie From Indy Dec 2012 #32
will you love drone strikes as much when it's president jeb bush pulling the trigger? frylock Dec 2012 #44
This is not a surprise. n/t janx Dec 2012 #19
Good for Dennis Kucinich and Ron Paul. Prometheus Bound Dec 2012 #27
Opposing drones means attacking Obama, woo me with science Dec 2012 #30
+1 Vinnie From Indy Dec 2012 #33
Stop it. You're making me dizzy. Prometheus Bound Dec 2012 #46
as long as they are progressive - center/left drones, what's the problem? Douglas Carpenter Dec 2012 #47
Ron Paul doesn't give a damn. Dennis would do well to find better allies. Arkana Dec 2012 #37
With those two demanding the documents, I oppose them being released RomneyLies Dec 2012 #38
Good for them. War crimes need to be exposed. Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2012 #40
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