[–] modsrcuntz 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
its worse than getting a "participation trophy"....its like "here ya go failures"
[–] Lazmat 2 points 0 points 2 points (+2|-2) ago (edited ago)
I believe this is an over simplification, the original Leftwings were probably closer to Libertarian....JFK, Roosevelt, MLK, Truman would probablly turn in their graves if they seen what the Left has become today, the Left are globalist owned Neo-Liberals much like the Neo-Cons. Politics often flows and rises and drops, its like waves and degree of Liberalism or Libertarianism is probably a good thing to keep the authoritarian far-right in check, too far and you get something like the Spanish Civil War...Bush helped create the mentally crazed unhinged left when he started those speeches you are either 'With us or with the terrorists' before his Iraq invasion. A place like Turkey which is now going full rightwing islamo retard probably needs Leftism badly to keep the dumb jihad islamic Turks in check and Atatürk's secularist vision alive....I hate Communism and its disgusting but for real poor backward shitholes perhaps it has some merit, strangely I think Communism/Socialism might have been one of the better things to happen Afghanistan when Reagan and Baroness Thatcher and the CIA started sending guns and bombs and missiles to Afghanistan to fight the Socialists USSR Russian Soviets.....These mahometan theocratic righwting conservative islamists took power and the place went so far backward it made the salem witch trials look like a teddy bears picnic...Regan even brought the Moongod worshiping terrorist ragheads straight from Asscrackistan into the Whitehouse and dedicated NASA's Shuttle Launch speech to them...it probably 'cursed' the Shuttle as it would blow up a few launches after with some teacher in space on board, broadcast on Live tv across America.
[–] BigMatteson 1 point 0 points 1 point (+1|-1) ago
it probably 'cursed' the Shuttle as it would blow up a few launches after with some teacher in space on board, broadcast on Live tv across America.
Never happened. Most of those 'astronauts' are still alive today and using their same names.
[–] vastrightwing 0 points 7 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago
Socialism works great until it runs out of other people's money.
[–] SiliconMasterRace 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Also, democracy works great until people figure out they can vote themselves money.
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[–] BigMatteson 0 points 8 points 8 points (+8|-0) ago
The solution for YOUR problems is within YOU and NOWHERE else.
You must be old enough to remember when personal responsibility was a thing.
[–] nomadriders 0 points 21 points 21 points (+21|-0) ago
That's from the bottom feeder point of view but for the elites it's about people control and making people dependent on them. It's why the farmers are always the ones to suffer first, they can survive without any government at all.
[–] Braulio237 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Which would explain the lefts obsession with "factory farming" under the guise of "global warming".
[–] Glory_Beckons 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
The left as a whole are essentially "human farmers" and their willing livestock. Our howling haunts them in the night.
[–] REEEEEapWhatYouSow 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
They're haunted by that and the unrelenting imagery of Trumps dick in their mouth.
[–] lipids 2 points 3 points 5 points (+5|-2) ago
Then there are those that "won" by being born into the right family. They don't have to contribute anything but are immensely rewarded.
[–] analfaveto 3 points -3 points 0 points (+0|-3) ago
Were you born in the US or the EU? You were already born into a very, very good family by world standards. Being jealous of those few who were born into slightly better families than you won't take you far in life or do anything for your happiness. You're spoiled, and all you can do is be jealous of those who are slightly more spoiled than you, which makes you a little brat.
[–] lipids ago
This isn't jealousy. This is indignation that merit isn't adequately rewarded. And it is a tragedy for society. How many Einsteins were doomed to a life of burger flipping? Opportunity is limited and that is made apparent when birthright matters more than ability.
[–] Zaqwert [S] 2 points -1 points 1 point (+1|-2) ago
The vast majority of millionaires in the US are self made. A fact left wingers willfully ignore.
[–] lipids ago
And the vast majority of lottery winners aren't born rich. Just because some people get lucky doesn't mean the system is working. Meanwhile: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/most-americans-cant-afford-a-500-emergency-expense/
[–] EarlPoncho 2 points 1 point 3 points (+3|-2) ago
yes we must strip children from their families. we need equality