The Wow I Can't Believe That News Story Thread

Trollheart · 10-10-2017, 02:01 PM

Frownland v Chula Vista: the Rematch. This time, it's personal!

Actually, every time it's personal....

Play nice, guys, or you'll wake up Jansz and he'll shut this thread down too. Tread lightly ....

Oriphiel · 10-10-2017, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Chula Vista

There will never be a viable third party.

Why?

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Originally Posted by Chula Vista

There will never be anyone who aspires to the highest political office in the land who won't rub elbows with those already in power who they'll need later on down the road to help them pass legistlation and further their agendas.

Interesting choice of words. So you admit that in our current political system, candidates "need" to play ball with the rich and powerful, or else they can't accomplish anything, even if they theoretically have the support of the masses?

**Frownland** · 10-10-2017, 02:13 PM

Donald Trump will never be president. This is simply the way that things work in the real world.

Chula Vista · 10-10-2017, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Now that one's a reach that only reflects your own insecurity.

I know you are, but what am I?

I have 3 questions for you. Stay focused.

Disclaimer: My use of the word different does not infer any of the following - Better than, more mature than, older than, more experienced than, more superior than, more lofty than, more intelligent than,.... you catch my drift. Hopefully.

1. Do you agree that a person who is married and has children might have a different perspective on things (including politics) than a person who is not married and doesn't have kids?

2. Do you agree that a person who owns a home might have a different perspective on things (including politics) than a person who isn't paying a mortgage and property taxes?

3. Do you agree that a person who is inching up on 60 might have a different perspective on things (including politics) than a person in their mid 20s?

To repeat, in case you are not focused:

My use of the word different does not infer any of the following - Better than, more mature than, older than, more experienced than, more superior than, more lofty than, more intelligent than,....

**Frownland** · 10-10-2017, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Chula Vista

1. Do you agree that a person who is married and has children might have a different perspective on things (including politics) than a person who is not married and doesn't have kids?

Any two people can have a different perspective on things.

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2. Do you agree that a person who owns a home might have a different perspective on things (including politics) than a person who lives at home?

Any two people can have a different perspective on things.

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3. Do you agree that a person who is inching up on 60 might have a different perspective on things (including politics) than a person in their mid 20s?

Any two people can have a different perspective on things.

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My use of the word different does not infer any of the following - Better than, more mature than, older than, more experienced than, more superior than, more lofty than, more intelligent than,....

Look up the word infer, dumbass. When you use that as a basis to invalidate our stances, you are IMPLYING superiority.

Oriphiel · 10-10-2017, 02:18 PM

I'm sorry, Chula. I haven't yet unlocked the [Old Fart] skill tree, so your political genius is indecipherable to me.

OccultHawk · 10-10-2017, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Any two people can have a different perspective on things.

Any two people can have a different perspective on things.

Any two people can have a different perspective on things.

Look up the word infer, dumbass. When you use that as a basis to invalidate our stances, you are IMPLYING superiority.

Got 'em! I don't know why I love this **** so much.

Chula Vista · 10-10-2017, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Oriphiel

Why?

Foxes guarding the henhouse. Plain and simple. 250 years ago the founding fathers knew exactly what they were doing when they set up the system that's, for the most part, still in place today.

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Interesting choice of words. So you admit that in our current political system, candidates "need" to play ball with the rich and powerful, or else they can't accomplish anything, even if they theoretically have the support of the masses?

Of course. I'm not stupid. Reference the aforementioned foxes guarding the henhouses. I don't like it. But it is what it is and it ain't changing no matter how much groups like this think it can.

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Donald Trump will never be president. This is simply the way that things work in the real world.

Chula Vista · 10-10-2017, 02:28 PM

Frowny and Ori ignoring the substance and simply resorting to "old" cliches. Typical. Time to play guitar.

**Frownland** · 10-10-2017, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Chula Vista

Foxes guarding the henhouse. Plain and simple. 250 years ago the founding fathers knew exactly what they were doing when they set up the system that's, for the most part, still in place today.

And Washington would be right alongside me as I give the two-party system the finger. Can you point to the part of the Constitution that limits us to two parties? I thought so.

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Chula Vista Toasted Poster Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: SoCal by way of Boston Posts: 11,332	Frowny and Ori ignoring the substance and simply resorting to "old" cliches. Typical. Time to play guitar. __________________ “The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”