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Old 10-18-2008, 07:35 PM   #131
gwynned
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Default Re: Capitalism, Sustainability, and the Possibility of Global Collapse

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Originally Posted by historycircus View Post
Good morning Z,

Think about it. If this has all been planned in advance, all the terrible stuff we see today is merely orchestration on the part of the nefarious, then someone eight years ago probably hypothosized that the 2008 election would go terribly bad for Republicans. Is that why McCain was allowed to get the Republican nomination? As a final kick in the rear by the Bush cabal - "give it to him, the old ******* will just lose anyway."

I think the extreme left would like to have the mechanics of butt sex explained to our Kindergarteners right before they pass out the free condoms. Its all a game, but it depends upon our willingness to play. While the short term may be filled with dangerous absurdities the likes of which we have yet to imagine, I never lose hope that we will someday move beyond it all.
HC,

Your comments couldn't have come at a better time. I was just poking myself in the eye with an ice pick to calm myself after trying to explain to an Obama fan that he just might not be whom he appears to be. And yes, McCain was the throw away.

A small point, but an important one. You confuse LEFTism with Liberalism. The liberal agenda has dovetailed the capitalist agenda precisely in this manner - by perpertrating a victim and anything goes mentality that has decimated and disempowered the working class and is now working on the middle class. This is not a true leftist strategy where the goal would be to empower the working class.
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