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Xithras
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Wed Oct-06-10 12:23 PM Original message |
I think that many DUers genuinely don't understand what it's like to live in a libertarian wasteland |
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seabeyond
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Wed Oct-06-10 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
1. right on. and i was thinking that again, a number of times... people dont have to listen to this |
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SharonAnn
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Wed Oct-06-10 08:30 PM Response to Reply #1 |
115. Yes, I have come to the same conclusions. We have the same kind of issues here |
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roguevalley
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Wed Oct-06-10 09:59 PM Response to Reply #115 |
132. I have a different opinion about letting them face the consequences. |
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seabeyond
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Wed Oct-06-10 10:19 PM Response to Reply #132 |
136. well... i really wasnt into teaching a lesson, nor backing letting the house burn, BUT |
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Thu Oct-07-10 10:24 AM Response to Reply #132 |
180. I hadn't considered that and glad you brought it up. |
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Pithlet
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Thu Oct-07-10 12:43 PM Response to Reply #132 |
193. Fight their fires for them anyway even though they don't pay |
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krkaufman
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Wed Oct-06-10 11:27 PM Response to Reply #1 |
145. The problem is that .... |
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Enthusiast
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Thu Oct-07-10 05:36 AM Response to Reply #145 |
150. Good point, krkaufman. |
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stray cat
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Wed Oct-06-10 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
2. Should unions fight for those who choose not to join the union or pay dues? |
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Better Today
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Wed Oct-06-10 12:38 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. No, and what "same reason" are you talking about? |
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Xithras
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Wed Oct-06-10 12:46 PM Response to Reply #2 |
10. The analogy doesn't quite work. |
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Hannah Bell
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Thu Oct-07-10 06:02 AM Response to Reply #10 |
155. good distinction. |
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madrchsod
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Wed Oct-06-10 01:15 PM Response to Reply #2 |
21. my wifes union does because... |
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chemp
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Wed Oct-06-10 01:16 PM Response to Reply #2 |
22. They do where i work |
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tavalon
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Wed Oct-06-10 01:40 PM Response to Reply #2 |
29. Ours does |
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hedgehog
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Wed Oct-06-10 01:45 PM Response to Reply #2 |
32. I think unions spent years fighting for those who didn't join |
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lapislzi
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Wed Oct-06-10 03:24 PM Response to Reply #2 |
63. Guess what? They do. |
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pasto76
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Wed Oct-06-10 03:52 PM Response to Reply #2 |
65. YES - fight for the opportunity for others to organize |
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txaslftist
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Wed Oct-06-10 04:20 PM Response to Reply #2 |
66. Unions? You have to be kidding. |
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liberation
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Wed Oct-06-10 04:30 PM Response to Reply #2 |
68. Besides the obvious lazy attempt at a false dichotomy... |
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bobbolink
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Thu Oct-07-10 10:26 AM Response to Reply #68 |
181. Your uglyness towards another HUMAN BEING makes me want to run right out and join a union. |
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Citizen Worker
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Wed Oct-06-10 05:49 PM Response to Reply #2 |
86. Unions do fight for the non-Union workers by raising the standards for Union members non-Union |
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Ozymanithrax
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Thu Oct-07-10 10:31 AM Response to Reply #2 |
182. Yes, because if the unions do not fight to keep wages high and healthcare.. |
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Vincardog
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Wed Oct-06-10 12:30 PM Response to Original message |
3. I couldn't have said it better myself |
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Fumesucker
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Wed Oct-06-10 12:32 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. +1.. |
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Warpy
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Wed Oct-06-10 12:34 PM Response to Original message |
5. Sometimes compassion is best served by letting them learn hard lessons |
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BrklynLiberal
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Wed Oct-06-10 12:54 PM Response to Reply #5 |
14. It is called "tough love"....LOL |
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rhett o rick
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Wed Oct-06-10 06:09 PM Response to Reply #14 |
91. Is "tough love" a Christian concept? nm |
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Enthusiast
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Thu Oct-07-10 05:42 AM Response to Reply #91 |
151. More Old Testament, I think. nt |
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seabeyond
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Thu Oct-07-10 05:59 AM Response to Reply #91 |
154. i dont think so. it came around when drug addictions really had escalated |
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rhett o rick
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Thu Oct-07-10 04:55 PM Response to Reply #154 |
202. It is often used for a lack of empathy. nm |
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The Backlash Cometh
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Wed Oct-06-10 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
6. I came on board in 2002 fighting against Libertarians who were trying to sneak into the newsgroup. |
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City Lights
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Wed Oct-06-10 12:46 PM Response to Original message |
8. Well said! |
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petronius
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Wed Oct-06-10 02:29 PM Response to Reply #8 |
59. Perfect username for this thread! |
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stopbush
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Wed Oct-06-10 12:46 PM Response to Original message |
9. Do we know that the guy whose house burned down in TN was a libertarian? |
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Xithras
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Wed Oct-06-10 12:50 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. We know.... |
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stopbush
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Wed Oct-06-10 01:02 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. But we don't know that he was a libertarian, do we? |
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Fumesucker
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Wed Oct-06-10 01:04 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Prop 8 was shot down 19-1 and you have a history of bigoted statements? |
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stopbush
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Wed Oct-06-10 01:25 PM Response to Reply #17 |
25. Assumptions are being made here about this homeowner. |
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Bluenorthwest
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Wed Oct-06-10 07:51 PM Response to Reply #17 |
107. The vote in question was not a 19 to one 'margin' |
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JVS
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Wed Oct-06-10 03:29 PM Response to Reply #15 |
64. We know he was a deadbeat who thought they'd put out the fire anyway. |
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rhett o rick
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Wed Oct-06-10 06:08 PM Response to Reply #11 |
90. LOL. So you dont know. nm |
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theHandpuppet
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Wed Oct-06-10 07:32 PM Response to Reply #11 |
102. But of course he doesn't mind sucking up govt farm subsidies |
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Fumesucker
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Wed Oct-06-10 12:52 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. He had a fire extinguished by the FD three years ago and never paid a cent.. |
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BrklynLiberal
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Wed Oct-06-10 12:51 PM Response to Original message |
12. For those inthe surrounding counties to help these folks is like enabling an addict...EXACTLY!!. |
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raccoon
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Wed Oct-06-10 03:03 PM Response to Reply #12 |
62. +1000. nt |
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Brewman_Jax
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Wed Oct-06-10 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
16. Libertarian "philosophy" is like a BB gun... |
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susanwy
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Wed Oct-06-10 07:41 PM Response to Reply #16 |
104. ROFL |
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BrklynLiberal
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Thu Oct-07-10 01:50 PM Response to Reply #16 |
198. Well said. VERY well said. |
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KittyWampus
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Wed Oct-06-10 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
18. I appreciate your post. Many DU'ers can't seem to grasp realities other than their own |
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TwilightGardener
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Wed Oct-06-10 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
19. I do. But I still want all fires put out. |
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Johonny
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Wed Oct-06-10 01:13 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. pretty much |
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shireen
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Wed Oct-06-10 07:58 PM Response to Reply #20 |
110. +1 |
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alcibiades_mystery
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Wed Oct-06-10 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
23. One of the best posts of the YEAR |
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theHandpuppet
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Wed Oct-06-10 07:33 PM Response to Reply #23 |
103. I'll second that. |
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Hissyspit
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Wed Oct-06-10 10:55 PM Response to Reply #103 |
142. Try this one instead: |
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Hissyspit
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Wed Oct-06-10 09:51 PM Response to Reply #23 |
131. Not hardly. nt |
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Lilith Velkor
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Wed Oct-06-10 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
24. "They have to hit bottom" often means "innocents have to die." |
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hedgehog
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Wed Oct-06-10 01:49 PM Response to Reply #24 |
33. If people had been threatened, there would have been a response |
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TwilightGardener
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Wed Oct-06-10 01:54 PM Response to Reply #33 |
37. A neighbor calls the FD, says smoke and flames are coming out of |
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hedgehog
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Wed Oct-06-10 02:01 PM Response to Reply #37 |
44. It's a hypothetical question that doesn't describe what happened here. |
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TwilightGardener
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Wed Oct-06-10 02:08 PM Response to Reply #44 |
48. But it could, in the next non-response. Which is why they should |
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PVnRT
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Wed Oct-06-10 02:22 PM Response to Reply #37 |
57. Then, in the absence of information to the contrary, |
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Wed Oct-06-10 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
26. Deleted message |
Xithras
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Wed Oct-06-10 01:39 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. I haven't seen a single libertarian in any of these threads. |
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prolesunited
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Wed Oct-06-10 01:42 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. That point seems to be lost |
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TwilightGardener
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Wed Oct-06-10 01:44 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. So, no libertarians, I agree. Just people who like to watch libertarians' |
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Xithras
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Wed Oct-06-10 01:56 PM Response to Reply #31 |
38. I didn't start this thread to rehash that point. |
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TwilightGardener
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Wed Oct-06-10 02:06 PM Response to Reply #38 |
46. Personal animosity towards an acquaintance vs. some man in a state you probably don't live in |
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LiberalAndProud
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Wed Oct-06-10 11:28 PM Response to Reply #46 |
146. I do not take any joy in Mr. Cranick's misfortune. This is sad; miserable. |
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eilen
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Thu Oct-07-10 07:35 AM Response to Reply #146 |
161. We don't know what the guy's politics are but what we do know |
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LiberalAndProud
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Thu Oct-07-10 10:11 AM Response to Reply #161 |
178. I know that it is likely that Mr. Cranick and clan are sympathetic with the Teabagger cause. |
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TwilightGardener
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Thu Oct-07-10 10:13 AM Response to Reply #161 |
179. You hear the story after the fact and judge that the man was not worthy |
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seabeyond
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Wed Oct-06-10 01:58 PM Response to Reply #31 |
40. no twilight. people that like to address the issues that will cause damage to not only our cause |
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txaslftist
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Wed Oct-06-10 04:26 PM Response to Reply #31 |
67. LOL. |
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TonyMontana
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Wed Oct-06-10 01:50 PM Response to Reply #28 |
34. Then you're not reading them |
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seabeyond
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Wed Oct-06-10 01:59 PM Response to Reply #34 |
41. yes. you. supporting the county that enforces libertarian policies. but i understand it is |
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TonyMontana
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Wed Oct-06-10 02:29 PM Response to Reply #41 |
60. You make no sense whatsoever |
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jeff47
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Thu Oct-07-10 07:53 AM Original message |
Um...no |
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Nay
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Thu Oct-07-10 08:35 AM Response to Original message |
170. Thank you, Jeff. I've been appalled at the lack of critical thinking |
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Wed Oct-06-10 01:57 PM Response to Reply #26 |
39. Deleted message |
tavalon
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Wed Oct-06-10 01:35 PM Response to Original message |
27. I think we've all gotten a crash course in these last few days |
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uncommon
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Wed Oct-06-10 01:51 PM Response to Original message |
35. Excellent. |
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TreasonousBastard
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Wed Oct-06-10 01:52 PM Response to Original message |
36. These phony libertarians talk about how to be self-reliant, but... |
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hedgehog
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Wed Oct-06-10 02:07 PM Response to Reply #36 |
47. Speaking of self reliance - the fire spread from two trash barrels |
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Bluenorthwest
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Wed Oct-06-10 02:00 PM Response to Original message |
42. But you do not know this individuals politics |
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ellie
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Wed Oct-06-10 02:01 PM Response to Original message |
43. Thank you. |
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Hissyspit
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Wed Oct-06-10 02:04 PM Response to Original message |
45. And the innocent animals? Were they libertarian? |
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hedgehog
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Wed Oct-06-10 02:08 PM Response to Reply #45 |
49. Again - here's a link to the best description I've seen |
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Hissyspit
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Wed Oct-06-10 02:11 PM Response to Reply #49 |
50. And that changes my point how exactly? |
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hedgehog
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Wed Oct-06-10 02:19 PM Response to Reply #50 |
53. The family called the fire department well before the fire had |
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Hissyspit
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Wed Oct-06-10 04:54 PM Response to Reply #53 |
74. I. Know. That. |
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seabeyond
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Wed Oct-06-10 05:29 PM Response to Reply #74 |
83. IF they are dead, they are dead because the owner did not walk into his house and take them outside. |
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Hissyspit
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Wed Oct-06-10 10:01 PM Response to Reply #83 |
133. Sigh. |
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seabeyond
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Wed Oct-06-10 10:23 PM Response to Reply #133 |
137. i think there probably werent animals, personally. it was hard for me to see what you |
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Hissyspit
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Wed Oct-06-10 10:39 PM Response to Reply #137 |
141. The OP seems to be saying by extension that because the house owner was a libertarian fuckwad |
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eilen
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Thu Oct-07-10 07:39 AM Response to Reply #74 |
163. By the time the FD got there the animals were probably already dead |
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Hissyspit
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Thu Oct-07-10 01:19 PM Response to Reply #163 |
195. I clearly acknowledged that the facts are not known. |
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seabeyond
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Wed Oct-06-10 02:20 PM Response to Reply #50 |
54. you might ask why the owner did not take his animals out of house. or if there were animals |
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Hissyspit
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Wed Oct-06-10 04:55 PM Response to Reply #54 |
77. I think it's clear in my initial postings that I had asked those questions. nt |
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Wed Oct-06-10 02:21 PM Response to Reply #50 |
56. you haven't got much of a point, if you ask me.... |
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Hissyspit
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Wed Oct-06-10 04:50 PM Response to Reply #56 |
72. Sure they are. |
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Wed Oct-06-10 05:49 PM Response to Reply #72 |
87. More than 2 hours and several people couldn't get animals out of house? B.S. n/t |
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Hissyspit
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Wed Oct-06-10 09:49 PM Response to Reply #87 |
130. Apparently. |
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liberation
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Wed Oct-06-10 04:34 PM Response to Reply #50 |
69. If you have to ask.... |
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Hissyspit
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Wed Oct-06-10 04:52 PM Response to Reply #69 |
73. No, it's not a red herring and yes I had to ask. |
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Bunny
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Wed Oct-06-10 02:14 PM Response to Original message |
51. Thank you. You've described the situation in such a way that now it can |
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asdjrocky
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Wed Oct-06-10 02:16 PM Response to Original message |
52. That's Ca18 right? |
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Xithras
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Wed Oct-06-10 02:35 PM Response to Reply #52 |
61. I wish. |
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nadinbrzezinski
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Wed Oct-06-10 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
55. I gave the solution which many here |
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thelordofhell
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Wed Oct-06-10 05:02 PM Response to Reply #55 |
78. +10,000 |
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nadinbrzezinski
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Wed Oct-06-10 05:38 PM Response to Reply #78 |
84. I'll admit it, I HAVE to read it one of these days |
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Lilith Velkor
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Wed Oct-06-10 08:23 PM Response to Reply #55 |
114. Yeah, fuck all those children unlucky enough to have them for parents |
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Hissyspit
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Wed Oct-06-10 11:05 PM Response to Reply #55 |
143. So, let the animals die. |
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mwooldri
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Thu Oct-07-10 12:54 PM Response to Reply #55 |
194. Alternative view: |
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itsrobert
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Wed Oct-06-10 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
58. OP, Thanks for this post. It's a good one. |
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WinkyDink
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Wed Oct-06-10 04:43 PM Response to Original message |
70. These people aren't Libertarians; they are plain old freeloaders, leeches, greedheads. |
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Pholus
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Wed Oct-06-10 08:07 PM Response to Reply #70 |
112. I love the bipartisanship! The National Review calls them the same things! |
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distantearlywarning
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Wed Oct-06-10 04:46 PM Response to Original message |
71. Plus 1000. Thanks for the commentary! |
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valerief
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Wed Oct-06-10 04:54 PM Response to Original message |
75. God Bless Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beckkk! nt |
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lumberjack_jeff
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Wed Oct-06-10 04:55 PM Response to Original message |
76. Exactly right. n/t |
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LarryNM
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Wed Oct-06-10 05:06 PM Response to Original message |
79. In Any Society or Culture You either Work Toward a Humane |
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fasttense
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Wed Oct-06-10 05:09 PM Response to Original message |
80. I live in the South surrounded by those who think they worship |
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seabeyond
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Wed Oct-06-10 06:10 PM Response to Reply #80 |
92. it is NOT about how one feels about the family or opinions or political views.... or |
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fasttense
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Thu Oct-07-10 08:09 AM Response to Reply #92 |
168. A better way..... |
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seabeyond
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Thu Oct-07-10 08:42 AM Response to Reply #168 |
172. i dont know what the answer is. two days listening to people, reading, thinking, i dont know. but |
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shireen
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Wed Oct-06-10 07:57 PM Response to Reply #80 |
109. +1 |
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cbdo2007
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Wed Oct-06-10 05:17 PM Response to Original message |
81. So you propose Libertarianism to teach the Libertarians a lesson? |
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seabeyond
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Wed Oct-06-10 06:11 PM Response to Reply #81 |
93. do you suggest overburdening the democratic safety net and destroying it in order to |
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cbdo2007
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Wed Oct-06-10 09:34 PM Response to Reply #93 |
126. No, I just get confused around here sometimes when people |
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seabeyond
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Wed Oct-06-10 10:29 PM Response to Reply #126 |
139. i get that. i hear ya... |
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uncommon
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Thu Oct-07-10 08:39 AM Response to Reply #81 |
171. How else will they learn that it doesn't work? |
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bertman
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Wed Oct-06-10 05:25 PM Response to Original message |
82. Thanks for the post, Xithras. Very interesting story. A coworker and I |
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B Calm
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Wed Oct-06-10 06:06 PM Response to Reply #82 |
89. Most people I know who are getting government money are republicans. |
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seabeyond
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Wed Oct-06-10 06:13 PM Response to Reply #89 |
94. all the people i knwo are republican, but then that is the area i live, as they lecture on welfare |
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B Calm
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Wed Oct-06-10 06:27 PM Response to Reply #94 |
96. I'm surrounded by millionaire farmers, collecting millions in subsidies, |
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DeSwiss
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Wed Oct-06-10 05:40 PM Response to Original message |
85. K&R |
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Canuckistanian
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Wed Oct-06-10 08:40 PM Response to Reply #85 |
116. Do you think that a bunch of backwards-thinking social Darwinists would accept Solar lighting? |
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Wed Oct-06-10 09:13 PM Response to Reply #116 |
121. Backwards-thinking social Darwinists choosing solar street lighting? |
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Wed Oct-06-10 09:19 PM Response to Reply #121 |
122. I like that quote in your pic |
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Wed Oct-06-10 05:58 PM Response to Original message |
88. I think the real issue here |
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Wed Oct-06-10 06:14 PM Response to Reply #88 |
95. this small town and because it would be inhumane for them to do otherwise? jack up their taxes. nt |
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Thu Oct-07-10 06:12 AM Response to Reply #95 |
156. Just a thought |
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Thu Oct-07-10 07:34 AM Response to Reply #156 |
160. i read odions plan on fire stuff... was interesting. that was something they talked about |
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Wed Oct-06-10 06:59 PM Response to Original message |
97. I note you did not respond to my post |
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Wed Oct-06-10 07:22 PM Response to Reply #97 |
98. Your point has been addressed a dozen times in a dozen threads. |
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Wed Oct-06-10 07:32 PM Response to Reply #98 |
101. The vote |
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Wed Oct-06-10 07:52 PM Response to Reply #98 |
108. Y'all keep talking about 'ratios' and 'margins' |
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Wed Oct-06-10 07:24 PM Response to Original message |
99. I relate well to your post. |
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Thu Oct-07-10 07:48 AM Response to Reply #99 |
164. +1...you may be living close to me... |
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Wed Oct-06-10 07:25 PM Response to Original message |
100. You're not making sense... |
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Wed Oct-06-10 07:44 PM Response to Reply #100 |
105. Correct |
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Wed Oct-06-10 07:44 PM Response to Original message |
106. Cut them off |
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Wed Oct-06-10 08:06 PM Response to Original message |
111. At least you're in agreement with the National Review! They said let it burn too. |
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Wed Oct-06-10 08:22 PM Response to Original message |
113. k&r |
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Wed Oct-06-10 08:43 PM Response to Original message |
117. Great post. Says it all. |
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Wed Oct-06-10 08:44 PM Response to Original message |
118. Libertarianism never fails because socialism always bails it out n/t |
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Wed Oct-06-10 10:24 PM Response to Reply #118 |
138. And that's how socialists avoid becoming what they resist. n/t |
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Wed Oct-06-10 08:56 PM Response to Original message |
119. The right wing and wealthy make similar arguments as to why they don't want to |
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Wed Oct-06-10 09:00 PM Response to Reply #119 |
120. +1 |
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Wed Oct-06-10 09:23 PM Response to Reply #119 |
123. You're really equating the poor, unwed mothers, gays, blacks, etc |
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Thu Oct-07-10 05:27 AM Response to Reply #123 |
149. Not as much as having some fun noting that you and Doughy Pantload agree... |
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Thu Oct-07-10 09:48 AM Response to Reply #149 |
176. if something is right, then it's right. Because a conservative agrees, it's suddenly automatically |
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Thu Oct-07-10 11:50 AM Response to Reply #176 |
188. You lose me when you present rationalizations for a profoundly inhumane act. Like they do. |
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Thu Oct-07-10 12:03 PM Response to Reply #188 |
189. It's not rationalizing it. It's simply stating they had no other choice. |
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Thu Oct-07-10 12:17 PM Response to Reply #189 |
190. Ill thought out rules like these will kill people. But I guess it's okay if the money is right? |
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Thu Oct-07-10 12:20 PM Response to Reply #190 |
191. Even more people will die when there's NO fire department. |
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Thu Oct-07-10 12:25 PM Response to Reply #190 |
192. It just makes me sick. |
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Thu Oct-07-10 01:44 PM Response to Reply #192 |
197. I can tell you're sick. So we agree on one thing. |
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Thu Oct-07-10 02:34 PM Response to Reply #197 |
200. Yep. I'm the sick one for caring about the poorer, tax paying citizens! |
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Wed Oct-06-10 09:25 PM Response to Original message |
124. Ok, maybe you have a point, but I would have helped the guy save his house and animals anyway. |
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Wed Oct-06-10 09:31 PM Response to Reply #124 |
125. What kind of person could stand by and watch that house burn....? |
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Wed Oct-06-10 09:40 PM Response to Reply #125 |
127. It's not unbelievable. I watched my nation sit back and let my city drown... slowly. |
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Wed Oct-06-10 09:47 PM Response to Original message |
128. If libertarians hate government so much they need to move to Samalia...there they will find.... |
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Thu Oct-07-10 07:07 AM Response to Reply #128 |
157. Now, now. Moldova is not THAT bad for a former soviet republic. |
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Wed Oct-06-10 09:48 PM Response to Original message |
129. Interesting Prespective. K&R. |
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Wed Oct-06-10 10:03 PM Response to Original message |
134. Abstraction |
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Wed Oct-06-10 10:10 PM Response to Reply #134 |
135. There is no political theory that is 100% correct. |
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Wed Oct-06-10 10:37 PM Response to Original message |
140. OK, I'll wade into the stew. |
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Thu Oct-07-10 05:49 AM Response to Reply #140 |
152. Very Good |
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Thu Oct-07-10 07:53 AM Response to Reply #140 |
166. I think the FD should have put out the fire, esp. when he offered to pay |
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Wed Oct-06-10 11:23 PM Response to Original message |
144. Great story... but why did the county start funding the street lights? |
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Thu Oct-07-10 01:08 AM Response to Original message |
147. Hope your house never burns . . . |
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Thu Oct-07-10 04:57 AM Response to Original message |
148. i am so sorry you have to live through this. :( |
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Thu Oct-07-10 05:51 AM Response to Original message |
153. What a freaking deadbeat city. |
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Thu Oct-07-10 07:25 AM Response to Original message |
158. Apparently the cheap-ass wouldn't pay for trash pick-up either |
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Thu Oct-07-10 07:32 AM Response to Original message |
159. um-here's an example-one of the kinder ones... |
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Thu Oct-07-10 07:37 AM Response to Original message |
162. I have to agree. |
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Thu Oct-07-10 07:53 AM Response to Original message |
165. Surely, all 18,000 of them were not Libertarians... |
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Thu Oct-07-10 07:59 AM Response to Original message |
167. they are not libertarian |
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Thu Oct-07-10 08:19 AM Response to Original message |
169. My response will be lost here but I'm tired of decent people paying the price |
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Thu Oct-07-10 09:28 AM Response to Original message |
173. Thank you for spelling the issue out so clearly! nt |
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Thu Oct-07-10 09:30 AM Response to Original message |
174. I live in KY |
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Thu Oct-07-10 09:41 AM Response to Original message |
175. key word for Conservatives and Libs....FREELOADERS....nt |
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Thu Oct-07-10 10:08 AM Response to Original message |
177. I live in red state hell Kansas but I don't believe it's ever okay to let a house burn down |
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Thu Oct-07-10 01:54 PM Response to Reply #177 |
199. We are compassionate but at some point I believe one |
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Thu Oct-07-10 04:22 PM Response to Reply #199 |
201. It's not my job to decide who's worthy and who isn't |
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Thu Oct-07-10 10:32 AM Response to Original message |
183. What I take away from the incident is: |
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Thu Oct-07-10 10:48 AM Response to Original message |
184. "You are not free if you have to PAY..." |
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Thu Oct-07-10 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
185. This is a great story that needs to be told. |
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Thu Oct-07-10 11:28 AM Response to Original message |
186. Don't forget all those "Welfare Queens"! |
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Thu Oct-07-10 11:34 AM Response to Original message |
187. interesting indeed... and a common story across many small communities. sad... |
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Thu Oct-07-10 01:39 PM Response to Original message |
196. Salida exists in its present form because the Stanislaus supes lacked the cojones to say no |
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