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Why the partisan divide is so large: 8/8/2016 07:19:31


Major General Smedley Butler
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Statism is a religion. If you are a statist, you cannot be a monotheist. Who do you pray to, ALLAH, or RUTTE, Mr. squiggles?
Why the partisan divide is so large: 8/8/2016 07:38:25


[TNW] Commander Vimes
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People complain about corruption whether it exists or not. Deal with it.
Why the partisan divide is so large: 8/8/2016 07:47:10


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I did, but I couldn't stop laughing at this:
You've contradicted yourself. You've gone back on your statement regarding centralization of power. Most people have misgivings about the electoral process and would most certainly sacrifice it for accountability.

The electoral process is about accountability. You fuck up while in office, you get voted out next election. Accountability, see?
Why the partisan divide is so large: 8/8/2016 07:49:13


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In a monarchy an unpopular monarch will be disposed of by some means

What means?
Why the partisan divide is so large: 8/8/2016 07:50:18


[TNW] Commander Vimes
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'' having government means you have to have taxes''

No it doesn't


How does the government make money then? Running a country is expensive.
Why the partisan divide is so large: 8/8/2016 07:51:32


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In a monarchy an unpopular monarch will be disposed of by some means

What means?


Death, generally. Which means that the successor will be the guy who killed him.
Why the partisan divide is so large: 8/8/2016 07:57:19


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assassination, murder, flight, relinquishment of duty

So coups. Coups, which will have unstable governments, often going into civil wars.
Why the partisan divide is so large: 8/8/2016 08:03:17


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''How does the government make money then? Running a country is expensive.''

charitable donations

I might stop laughing soon. Who would honestly want to donate to a government when they have no say in what the government does?

politicians don't care about public service or being in office, they care about getting into office, getting money and getting out.
Not true. Take John Key, the current PM of New Zealand. He donates his 448,000 NZD salary to charity.
Why the partisan divide is so large: 8/8/2016 08:07:04


[TNW] Commander Vimes
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You call it usury, I call it loan-sharking.
'Tis irrelevant
Why the partisan divide is so large: 8/8/2016 08:08:40


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''I might stop laughing soon. Who would honestly want to donate to a government when they have no say in what the government does?''

I would

In that case I have a bridge to sell you. On the moon.

''Not true. Take John Key, the current PM of New Zealand. He donates his 448,000 NZD salary to charity.''

1 example out of millions of bureaucrats most of whom have probably accepted a bribe or have done something because they were blackmailed or extorted.

One successful person. The others weren't successful.
Why the partisan divide is so large: 8/8/2016 08:10:11


Major General Smedley Butler
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Revolutions rarely occur in monarchies and they never occur because of monarchies, forms of governance aren't responsible for revolutions.

Coups =/= revolutions. And revolutions are not rare in monarchies, at least not rarer than other types.
Why the partisan divide is so large: 8/8/2016 08:11:51


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''You call it usury, I call it loan-sharking.
'Tis irrelevant ''

confirmed jew


Confirmed member of the fuzzy logic fan club
Why the partisan divide is so large: 8/8/2016 08:12:25


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''You call it usury, I call it loan-sharking.
'Tis irrelevant ''

confirmed jew


"You want to allow people to take loans, to make businesses and stimulate the economy?! What a Jew!"
Why the partisan divide is so large: 8/8/2016 08:14:54


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"You want to allow people to take loans, to make businesses and stimulate the economy?! What a Jew!

+1
There is a word for people who want people to take loans, make businesses, and stimulate the economy. They're called capitalists.
Why the partisan divide is so large: 8/8/2016 08:16:09


Major General Smedley Butler
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they're much rarer

No they aren't.

strawman, I want to prevent theft.

Interest is not theft
Why the partisan divide is so large: 8/8/2016 08:17:49


Major General Smedley Butler
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People that practice usury are stealing other people's money.

People who get rid of interest taking are destroying the future prosperity of any country. When you push down interest rates, people malinvest, which wrecks the economy, like in 2008.
Why the partisan divide is so large: 8/8/2016 08:18:41


[TNW] Commander Vimes
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stay edgy
I didn't know what this meant, so I googled it:
"the act of being edgy is basically teenage kids that think theyre[sic] cool. hardcore kids seem to think theyre[sic] the fucking edgyest[sic] things everr[sic]." - urbandictionary
Nope. Don't identify with this at all. Not a teenage kid, don't think I'm cool, not hardcore, don't think I'm edgy.
I also don't believe in ad hominems.

''And revolutions are not rare in monarchies''
They're much rarer

There is no point in having a revolution in a democracy.

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Why the partisan divide is so large: 8/8/2016 08:19:08


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And if you take away interest taking entirely, people will stop loaning altogether. Which is just as bad.
Why the partisan divide is so large: 8/8/2016 08:19:54


[TNW] Commander Vimes
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''They're called capitalists.''

they're called jews.

I'm sure. I bet you are envious of these jews?
Why the partisan divide is so large: 8/8/2016 08:21:34


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Usury doesn't stimulate the economy.

The government pushed down the interest rate, causing malinvestment. Which caused the 2008 crash.

It most certainly is, you're taking more than you gave from someone

If it's voluntary, it's not theft.
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