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I would definitely vote for that woman. She's amazing, and as far as I can tell never sold out to special interests.
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Thanks Vrede!!!Vrede wrote:\V/, re your signature:"We Are Legion: The Story of..." This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by VHX.
That's the third time "Youtube" has taken the video down
Moving to another source, since youtube keeps censoring this video to prevent this documentary from being viewed by the public
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Seemed like a good thread to post this:
15 things everyone would know if there were a liberal media
Our media went to hell the day the News Bureaus were rolled into the Entertainment divisions and the ratings whores put in charge.
15 things everyone would know if there were a liberal media
Our media went to hell the day the News Bureaus were rolled into the Entertainment divisions and the ratings whores put in charge.
I will not lie down.
I will not go quietly.
I will not go quietly.
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- O Really
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Yeah, those are like fun-facts, but I'd like to see some causation. F'rinstance, the five poorest are also among the most obese. The five poorest are also among the least-educated. They also have an above average number of teen pregnancies. They also all have really good university sports programs with a history of NCAA violations. So I guess I've found the causation: if you're fat, uneducated and poor, with a pregnant 14-year old daughter and a camo "Roll Tide" shirt, you're voting GOP. Allrighty then!
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Yes, "voting based on social issues contrary to one's economic interests" works, at least to a point. But don't these people feel even the least bit foolish when they're voting for a guy or party who campaigns on cutting the benefits they are personally receiving?Vrede wrote:Along with "racism going back to 1964", voting based on social issues contrary to one's economic interests would be one explanation. This phenomenon was described in What's the Matter with Kansas? How Conservatives Won the Heart of America. Then, there's the dogmatic belief, pushed on the gullible by corporate fat cat interests, that con policy leads to a stronger economy. Some people never learn.
As for the causation why blue states do better, it could be that blue state policy leads to a healthier economy or that successful people prefer, on average, to live in blue states. Probably a mix.
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Well, those guys are a bit different. It's fun to remind people like Reality that he's never drawn a check that didn't have "US Treasury" on it, and that Nascar gets paid by the taxpayers, essentially from the same source as those receiving the dreaded "handouts," but neither of them matches the profile of the Mississippi or Alabama voter. For one thing, they both had a skill and a trade, and managed to stay employed over the course of a career. I'd guess they both went to decent schools, and have had numerous opportunities in their lives. I don't think their view that "what I get is deserved, everyone else is a parasite" would really apply in Third World AL or MS. Those people out there vote for the GOP only because they can't stand "liberals" but they have no education or context as to what a "liberal" is or why they should be against them. That part I understand. But if the choice is between some vague concept of "liberal" and the guy who says he's going to take food off your family's table, I'm pretty sure I'd take practicality over ideology. They don't, for some reason. If they'd like another chance to secede, I'd surely vote to help them.
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So much for that "anonymous" part...http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/8/48179 ... t-among-13