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(13 replies, posted in Politics)

Then there's the Troll who argues just to argue, They enjoy pushing peoples buttons more then adding content to the conversation.

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(56 replies, posted in Politics)

Regarding Hitlers gun control

First, you cannot relate modern American notions of right and left to this question. We haven't the breadth of political difference in this country to do that. Add to this the modern notions of conservative and liberal have changed, particularly in the past 30 years.

Fascism is an extreme right-wing (conservative) ideology. People get sidetracked by the official name of the Nazi Party (The National Socialist Workers Party). The Nazi party was a very small Bavarian party in Germany that initially grew by promising many different things to many different people and absorbing other small parties and it's name is a product of that. Socialism (real Socialism) is extreme left-wing (liberal). Communism is even further left.

Politics in the US exists on an exceptionally small sliver of the political spectrum. The principles of democracy and republicanism (little 'd', little 'r') are left of center.

One way to judge this for yourself is to look at where the ideology (not necessarily the reality) places the political power. The fewer hands it is in, the more conservative, the more hands the more liberal. Monarchy (single person rule) is very conservative. Oligarchy (rule of the few) somewhat less conservative. Democracy, rule of the people is liberal. Socialism which extends this into the economic realm with the state owning the means of production, even more so.

Fascism is even more conservative then monarchy--it places all the power of the state in the hands of one person in manner that verges on the religious worship. That's the basis of the Nazi concept of Fuhrer.

Totalitarianism is not a political ideology, it's a method--Fascists and Communists are totalitarian, the former because that's the nature of it and the latter because only by totalitarian means can Communism be imposed and sustained.

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(56 replies, posted in Politics)

"All propaganda has to be popular and has to adapt its spiritual level to the perception of the least intelligent of those towards whom it intends to direct itself."

-Adolf Hitler, Mein Kampf ("My Struggle"), Vol. I

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(19 replies, posted in Ideas)

Start the rd with all fams napped and go from there, I think they would have to be 12 hr naps to avoid fams from setting up on each other, I also think there would be a lot more negotiations about intruders and less farming of small fams if the fam leader and maybe the vices have control of what fams to go after.

I have not been around for 8 months or so but there has been a lot of nice changes to the game, nice job guys

The Bay Area Center For Voting Research also said this in that study:

A number of important demographic factors determine whether cities vote for liberals or
conservatives, with race being the most important factor. Cities with predominantly large African
American populations ended up as the most liberal cities in America, while the cities with the
largest Caucasian populations wound up as the most conservative.

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(17 replies, posted in Politics)

> Einstein wrote:

> Take a battleground State with a near even Democrat and Republican base.

30% Dems, 40% Independents, and 30% Republicans.

Places like CBS are polling 40% Dems, 40% Independents, and 20% Republicans.

This is how they get a 4% lead for Obama in their polls. I think they are also going on the outside edge of the margin of error as well, but meh.

Romney is leading in real polls


I guess FOX must be calling more Dems and Independents too Obama is  up 7pts in theirs

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(580 replies, posted in Universal News)

6550 only has 1 nap, the prob with a lot of naps is you force others to do the same or they get raided by you and everybody your napped with because you can explore together and all get close to them

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(30 replies, posted in Ideas)

tutor's could be a multi, might be easier to show people stuff and control the galaxy

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(4 replies, posted in Drafting)

Anybody need a lazy no good attacker for next rd

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(38 replies, posted in Politics)

Mitt's the king of the flip flopper's is what Mitt is lol,  Now if Jeb Bush would have ran it would have been a different story but he's saving himself for 2016, i kinda like him but the Republican's choices this year were pure fail

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(38 replies, posted in Politics)

> Einstein wrote:

> Your bookie odds are smelly.

Olympia Snowe so high? Roflmao

Some of those so called odds are so silly.


And Obama's odds? Pfft. His own party and the Unions are distancing themselves from him more than any Candidate in my living memory. He is being outraised, he is spending to no avail (his spending has been huge and he is still merely tied).

Voters hated Bush at the end of 08 cause media and others harped endlessly on him. Obama is hated even more even with media on his side.

He don't stand a chance!


i said the VP pick odds looked funny to me too, i think the first 5 or 6 or dead on and as far as Obama loosing i will bet you a VIP he don't, if you want more odds to look at, this one has multiple bookies listed.

http://www.oddschecker.com/specials/politics-and-election/us-presidential-election

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(28 replies, posted in Politics)

this is not directed at anybody but having a high IQ just means your learning capabilities are high and your proficiency at what you learn is high which will do you well in life, my Mom has a IQ of 171  but she has no common sense or street smarts

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(38 replies, posted in Politics)

Republican Vice Presidential pick betting odds, i think the odds for the last 2 choices are a bit funny, i would think it was 1 in a mil myself


Rob Portman   
5/2
Tim Pawlenty   
5/2
Condoleeza Rice   
5/1
Marco Rubio   
6/1
Paul Ryan   
10/1
Bobby Jindal   
10/1
Jon Thune   
12/1
Chris Christie   
16/1
Kelly Ayote   
16/1
Bob McDonnell   
20/1
Susana Martinez   
25/1
Mitch Daniels   
33/1
Nikki Haley   
33/1
Cathy McMorris Rodgers   
33/1
Brian Sandoval   
40/1
Rand Paul   
40/1
Scott Walker   
40/1
Mike Huckabee   
50/1
Rick Snyder   
50/1
Hayley Barbour   
50/1
Allen West   
50/1
Jim DeMint   
50/1
Lindsey Graham   
50/1
Rick Santorum   
50/1
Jeb Bush   
50/1
Pat Toomey   
50/1
John Hoeven   
50/1
Fred Smith   
50/1
Jan Brewer   
50/1
Jon Kyl   
50/1
Mary Fallin   
50/1
Ron Paul   
66/1
Meg Whitman   
66/1
Kay Bailey Hutchison   
66/1
Olympia Snowe   
66/1
Luis Fortu

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(38 replies, posted in Politics)

here's some fairly current betting odds as July 7th,  looks like you can makes some money if you think Romney going to win

Obama

American Odds:                 -170.00
Decimal/European Odds:  1.59
Fractional/UK Odds:         59/100
Implied Probability:         62.96%

Rommey

American Odds:                 +140.00
Decimal/European Odds:  2.40
Fractional/UK Odds:         7/5
Implied Probability:         41.67%

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(28 replies, posted in Politics)

heres the USA stats

Motorcycle Crash Facts
Motorcyclist Fatalities Increase
Motorcycles are the most dangerous type of motor vehicle to drive.  These vehicles are involved in fatal crashes at a rate of 35.0 per 100 million miles of travel, compared with a rate of 1.7 per 100 million miles of travel for passenger cars.
Motorcyclists were 35 times more likely than passenger car occupants to die in a crash in 2006, per vehicle mile traveled, and 8 times more likely to be injured.
Although motorcycles account for only 2% of vehicles on the road, they make up more than 10% of all crashes.
Motorcycles accounted for nearly 3% of all registered motor vehicles and 0.4% of vehicle miles traveled in 2006.
Motorcycle fatalities have more than doubled in 10 years to 4,810 in 2006. Helmets saved the lives of 1,658 motorcyclists in 2006

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(33 replies, posted in Drafting)

Hey Middle hows it going

42

(580 replies, posted in Universal News)

14 Planes, Trains & Automobiles (6550) Score 9

14th place do you want to make a bet on that smile

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(580 replies, posted in Universal News)

20 Hours to go, good luck all

http://www.google.com/url?source=imglanding&ct=img&q=http://www.pajiba.com/assets_c/2010/12/planes-trains-automobiles-thumb-500x309-17410.jpg&sa=X&ei=auH5T5q9GcqgrAG06eGLCQ&ved=0CAsQ8wc4HA&usg=AFQjCNHa4HSZvKSF3pD7E_5CIMdNT3dV8A

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(31 replies, posted in Politics)

in 2011 6142 chevy volts were sold

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(31 replies, posted in Politics)

> Einstein wrote:

> The electric car advocates miss the true cost of their plans

A Chevy volt costs $250,000 to make

http://hotair.com/archives/2011/12/21/govt-subsidies-for-chevy-volt-up-to-250000-per-car/


Why force electric when Hybrids can be made cheaper by far?




lol Einstein the math used to come up with that figure of $250,000 is a joke it assumes only 6000 will ever be built with the money used to tool up the factories capabilities to build electric cars.

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(11 replies, posted in Politics)

> TheBigOne wrote:

> so whats the 3rd party that nobody ever votes for that takes away real votes for real people in a political run?

you might be thinking about the green party where Ralph Nader ran for president in 1996 and 2000 election

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(11 replies, posted in Politics)

> TheBigOne wrote:

> Teddy Roosevelt was elected president under a party that wasn't democratic or republican, what party was that


" it may or may not be Teddy but it was 1 of the better presidents that did this."

If i remember right it was called the bull moose party

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(33 replies, posted in Universal News)

I Just joined 6384 last night and i would not recommend farming them smile

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(22 replies, posted in Universal News)

Hey WS lets get together next rd, i joined a small fam yesterday and plan on taking it easy till next rd smile

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(522 replies, posted in Universal News)

Hi everybody long time no see smile