Lifestyle > Train of Thought
Infinite's views on Minstrel Shows
BiggBoogaBiff:
--- Quote from: Russell Bell on March 09, 2011, 02:40:57 AM ---Nah Im casting a wider net than that. My point is that people are being dumbed down by the second by not being able to think for themselves and come to their own conclusions about important issues, and as a result, mainstream society would rather look to govt (the higher power) to do more for them not realizing that you just can't force certain things with a law in a book somewhere. Laws don't equal fairness or equity, necessarily.
--- End quote ---
Quote from: Sami on Yesterday at 11:32:02 PM
We are declining and collapsing now as a civilized society now because of people like you and the worst part of it is that ignorant so-called "Libertarians" like you don't yet realize is that you are just letting big corporations privatize every single formerly public institution so they can keep the vast majority of people illiterate and pseudo-intellectual like you while they have everything.
also, read the part I wrote about "Wendy's", you'll see JUST exactly how dumb Americans are. What State (city, town, etc) doesn't have a Wendy's, it's mindblowing how stupid humans really are
Russell Bell:
--- Quote from: The Real Cocaine™ on March 09, 2011, 02:50:00 AM ---
--- Quote from: Russell Bell on March 09, 2011, 02:40:57 AM ---Nah Im casting a wider net than that. My point is that people are being dumbed down by the second by not being able to think for themselves and come to their own conclusions about important issues, and as a result, mainstream society would rather look to govt (the higher power) to do more for them not realizing that you just can't force certain things with a law in a book somewhere. Laws don't equal fairness or equity, necessarily.
--- End quote ---
Quote from: Sami on Yesterday at 11:32:02 PM
We are declining and collapsing now as a civilized society now because of people like you and the worst part of it is that ignorant so-called "Libertarians" like you don't yet realize is that you are just letting big corporations privatize every single formerly public institution so they can keep the vast majority of people illiterate and pseudo-intellectual like you while they have everything.
also, read the part I wrote about "Wendy's", you'll see JUST exactly how dumb Americans are. What State (city, town, etc) doesn't have a Wendy's, it's mindblowing how stupid humans really are
--- End quote ---
I'd like to know, why is privatization so bad? When a public school in any given town consistently fails why shouldn't the people of the area/teachers have more say in what goes on at said school? Does the govt really have to "protect" us from our own selves that much? Privatization doesnt mean "throw out all decency" it simply shifts responsibility from the people we supposedly elect to us. Govt is a business too, dont forget, regardless of all the propaganda that tells you otherwise. From a business aspect, privitization hopefully ='s competition which = better service/price for us.
Yeah working retail or food service will show anybody just how self centered (and sometimes dumb too) most folks are. Another reason I don't want so much tied up with the votes of whoever and everybody
BiggBoogaBiff:
"Privatization" hasn't worked for public schools in the cities and never has (if that's what they use, i don't know honestly). But I do know that electing board members usually starts off ok but then 9.9/10 it goes downhill afterward. Matter of fact, please tell me what "Privatization" has worked for becuz I don't know. I know everything can't be flawless but still.
U ask me, we should stop keeping votes secret, that's where they get us at. They say "so and so group/state/whatever voted for so and so so that's why this and that happened like this and that" but u never know who who is. It's like the Tea Party, they claim all of these people went out and voted for the Tea Party candidates and they were some strong force but all wat really happened is that the Republicans saw an opportunity and they capitalized on it behind the scenes.
Like yeah I'm sure there was a gang of people who wanted to kick Harry Reid outta office but it wasn't like that batshit crazy bitch was that close to winning, if she was Nevada would definitely be alot more of a racist state as a whole than it ever has been or is today (i've been to Nevada, I was locked up overnight once out there and even asked some white dude "what do white people really think about black people" and the dude wanted to smack me for even asking a question like that lol, not that becuz it was an ignorant question but becuz crackers don't roll so deep in that State and it's only like that in certain parts which consist of people in literally small numbers). FTR, from what I've gathered The Tea Baggers are synomous with negativity and ignorance that even most white people don't wanna be associated with so why would they win in electionS.
And competition isn't always a good thing, that's a false perception that people have. When there's an over abundance of competition it usually makes that product/service/whatever less valuable and constant driving of prices down isn't good becuz it blocks out the new guy from getting in and making any money. I love cheap and free things just as much as the next person does but from an economic perspective too much saturation is bad for the market.
Look at the music industry for example (my favorite example)... 1st it started out with Napster and artists stopped going Diamond (not too much of a big deal right) and then came LimeWire and going 3x Platinum became the sign of a major success, and now everything everywhere (virtually) is free and avaliable and now you're lucky to sell 50K and going 1xPlatinum is considered a major success (there's something not right about that, especially within this short period of time and cassette tapes weren't as bad as this).
G-Bee:
Some interesting discussions going on over here. I'd like to give another perspective:
We're talking about slavery in the past, but don't most of us live in slavery now? Most people work at an office or whatever, five days a week, year after year. And still, to be able to afford a roof over your head, we have to loan money. So we are constantly in debt, and working for a boss to get by. That sounds like slavery to me, even though it's not as obvious as back then.
Oh, and here's an interesting thought from the movie "The Yes Men". Like Infinite said: Slaves are expensive. They require a roof over their head, they need to be fed, they need clothes, etc. So what do we do now? We outsource slavery! Our products are being made in sweatshops overseas, but hey, we don't do slavery anymore!
Triple OG Rapsodie:
You people are all idiots if you think being apart of the working class is like slavery.
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
[*] Previous page
Go to full version