>1) these are some of the
>longest most pointless posts i
>have ever had the misfortune
>of seeing...

You're right. We've been talking about the same things for weeks now. Damn, I had to scroll 10 times to get to the end of some posts.

>2) I find it highly telling
>that neither Janey nor Boodah
>has deigned to respond to
>any of this

Yeah, I feel our conversation is inferior too. I was only doing this in the hope of being validated by them.

>I also am a republican...fiscally conservative,
>socially liberal

How do the two go together?

>...I think with all
>the intelligence in this country,
>we should all be able
>to get paid and be
>inclusive about it...

Wealth and happiness for all? Sorry, that's not what capitalism is about.

>now, i dont
>blame the rich for the
>problems of the world, it
>might be their fault, but
>it is NOT their responsibility...

How can something be your fault, but not your responsibility? "Yes, I am directly responsible for starting that war in (far-off country), but I accept no responsibility for it." Huh?

>"Black folks have to work twice
>as hard to get half
>as much, which means they
>gotta work 4 times as
>hard to get twice as
>much." -- my Big Mama

At the risk of sounding like an ass-hole, if you work twice as hard to get half as much, then you have to work 4 times as hard to get the same amount, and 8 times as hard to get twice as much.

>you allready know how it is,
>so why complain about it?
>go DO it, go make
>it...if you want to share
>the wealth that others have,
>go get it, and accept
>the consequnces of your actions...does
>this mean you might have
>to shit on some people...yeah.
>maybe cheat some people? yeah.
>Lie? steal? all possibilities, but
>if thats what you want,
>then its there (or should
>I say here) to get...

This whole tirade is an apology for a system which has caused environmental destruction, cultural destruction (as in the homogenisation of the world's cultures), economic exploitation and increased inequalities. If that's what you want...

>I'm
>sorry, but anyone who isn't
>on the road to being
>a millionaire in this country,
>is not trying hard enough....

This is silly.
A. Why would everyone want to be a millionaire?
B. What percentage of the US population are millionaires? If it were 1% (which I doubt), it would mean that 99% of the US's population are slackers. Does that seem credible to you?

>now, i made these remarks in
>the interest of learning, and
>thats what I expect to
>do...I dont need anyones little
>smarmy elitist attitudes or whatever...

Hey, I got called an ignorant uppity euro snob on another board today, so I'm probably an elitist too.

"teaspoon sharp wit", damn, that's funny :-D!

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