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by glompers 993 days ago
George Washington in his transfer of power farewell speech warned Americans to avoid factionalism, right? But never mind that. Our party base (true speaking for either franchise that extracts rents from the need for electoral viability now) are more patriotic than that dude.

Or we only have to outrun the slower party in order to successfully outrun the grizzly bear of being less best for the country. No other accountability applies for very long if your faction can still pull back ahead as the better one for some projective new future of America, but both factions by their own definition will always outrun the other in that shadow race.
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PrimeMcFly 993 days ago
The problem is you have half the country severely lacking in education and their thoughts and ideas about what is best for the country don't correspond to reality.
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georgeplusplus 993 days ago
And Whose reality exactly is that?

Have you lived outside the US? Socialites in expensive lavish cities are the minority in the world by far. The majority is what you just described, poverty, and lack of education to start.

To them you are like Maria Antoinette telling them just eat cake from your cushy little San Fran bubble.

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PrimeMcFly 993 days ago
It's not anyone's reality, it's reality, period.

Yes, I've lived outside the US - I'm not even from the US. I've lived in 5 different countries.

I don't really care how it seems. Ignorance, and offense at having that ignorance called out, is not a sufficient reason to burn a country to the ground and violate the rights of citizens.

If it were up to that poor uneducated half of the US, most of them would push for the US to be closer to Gilead.

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georgeplusplus 992 days ago
It’s your opinion they’re burning it to the ground but the fact they have survived, and will continue to survive, without your way of thinking and education, speaks volumes.

Walk a mile in their shoes before you Insult and attack their way of life and thinking. that is the definition of ignorance in of itself

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PrimeMcFly 992 days ago
They survive because the non-ignorant half is propping them up while they are trying to drag them down.

> Walk a mile in their shoes before you Insult and attack their way of life and thinking

You're making a ton of assumptions here to make a point that has no bearing on mine.

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georgeplusplus 992 days ago
OK cause that makes sense they’re just sitting on their asses waiting for the good smart people like you to do something. Good argument there.
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