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Post#12101 at 11-07-2012 09:31 PM by Marx & Lennon [at '47 cohort still lost in Falwelland joined Sep 2001 #posts 16,709]
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Quote Originally Posted by The Rani View Post
... Eric has been communicating with the prez on an astral plane, perhaps?
It's the only way to travel.
Marx: Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies.
Lennon: You either get tired fighting for peace, or you die.







Post#12102 at 11-07-2012 09:31 PM by Copperfield [at joined Feb 2010 #posts 2,244]
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Quote Originally Posted by Deb C View Post
Gee, I think protest and activism was one of the main reasons for positive change in this country.

U.S. women suffragists demonstrating for the right to vote, February 1913


And yet voting (at least in the sense that you mean it; voting for one of the pre-selected, state-sanctioned outcomes) is one of the wonderful tools used to give people the illusion of choice and legitimize all of that bad behavior you don't like. So what exactly do you think women won again? The ability to pretend alongside the men?







Post#12103 at 11-07-2012 09:40 PM by Odin [at Moorhead, MN, USA joined Sep 2006 #posts 14,442]
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Quote Originally Posted by playwrite View Post
Ah, a cycle where the current crop of Libertarians gets to experience the trade-off of one big bully (that you can vote out ever 2-4 years) for the innumerable small bullies.

Just try to be the first to have the toll road out of town, otherwise you'll be stuck in whateve hellhole you find yourself.
Heh, I have read that during the American Revolution a prominent Tory New Englander was recorded as saying "I would rather have one tyrant 1000 miles away over 1000 tyrants not a mile away!"
To recommend thrift to the poor is both grotesque and insulting. It is like advising a man who is starving to eat less.

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Post#12104 at 11-07-2012 09:41 PM by Odin [at Moorhead, MN, USA joined Sep 2006 #posts 14,442]
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Quote Originally Posted by playwrite View Post
Holy cow, this is incredible -



Frickin North Dakota????!!!!

Oh, another woman in the Senate - wow.
Berg's reputation as a slum lord came back and bit him in the rear.
To recommend thrift to the poor is both grotesque and insulting. It is like advising a man who is starving to eat less.

-Oscar Wilde, The Soul of Man under Socialism







Post#12105 at 11-07-2012 09:42 PM by JohnMc82 [at Back in Jax joined Jan 2011 #posts 1,962]
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Quote Originally Posted by Copperfield View Post
So what exactly do you think women won again? The ability to pretend alongside the men?
Voting in itself may not be of much consequence, but it would be hard to deny that women have won a lot of rights to be equal participants in our society over the last 100 years.

Can you point to a single moment, a single decisive action that made it happen? Probably not. Were people who demanded instant results disappointed? Probably. Did something eventually happen anyway? Yup.

“The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” ― Confucius
Those words, "temperate and moderate", are words either of political cowardice, or of cunning, or seduction. A thing, moderately good, is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper, is always a virtue; but moderation in principle, is a species of vice.

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Post#12106 at 11-07-2012 09:42 PM by Ragnarök_62 [at Oklahoma joined Nov 2006 #posts 5,511]
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Quote Originally Posted by playwrite View Post
I can't remember what these things are called, but they are informative in many ways.

Look at this map that Unormal posting again. It's based on voter preference by population size -

<snip image for brevity>
Based on that, do you really believe that it is Right that creates jobs and economic activity??? Maybe you could claim we need the food you grow or the energy you produce, but who else are you going to sell it to? Try selling it overseas and shipping it through our ports? Yea, right.
Economic activity? Yes they do. It's called casino capitalismTM. Now whether said activity actually benefits the "real" economy or "real" people is an entirely different matter altogether. Romney visits these quite often and seems to be quite lucky. He's hit quite a few jackpots. Romney, as a takeaway, also ships stuff overseas, called jobs. No ports needed.
MBTI step II type : Expressive INTP

There's an annual contest at Bond University, Australia, calling for the most appropriate definition of a contemporary term:
The winning student wrote:

"Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a piece of shit by the clean end."







Post#12107 at 11-07-2012 09:51 PM by Ragnarök_62 [at Oklahoma joined Nov 2006 #posts 5,511]
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Quote Originally Posted by Marx & Lennon View Post
It's the only way to travel.
Eh. I prefer quantum tunneling myself.
1. Grab my uraninite crystals out of my rock collection. *
2. Wait and see if some future vision/prediction springs forth.

*I don't think the New Ager crystal folks have as cool or effective crystals like I have. Said sample glows a nice pretty shade of green under UV.
MBTI step II type : Expressive INTP

There's an annual contest at Bond University, Australia, calling for the most appropriate definition of a contemporary term:
The winning student wrote:

"Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a piece of shit by the clean end."







Post#12108 at 11-07-2012 10:16 PM by Marx & Lennon [at '47 cohort still lost in Falwelland joined Sep 2001 #posts 16,709]
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Quote Originally Posted by The Rani View Post
Some people are already figuring that one out. It's going to be a tough winter.

Cold brings fresh misery to Sandy victims, many still without power
Restoring power is a slow tedious process, made worse by the stupidity of not properly maintaining the grid and distribution systems. The entire East Coast needs to rework their distribution, and it needs to go underground.

In '85, we were without power from Gloria for about a week and a half ... and others were still out after we got ours back. Gloria was big storm, but it hit Long Island, not Manhattan. The ditribuiotn is still just as bad as then, only 30 years older.
Marx: Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies.
Lennon: You either get tired fighting for peace, or you die.







Post#12109 at 11-07-2012 10:19 PM by the bouncer [at joined Aug 2002 #posts 220]
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Quote Originally Posted by Deb C View Post
No words needed. The only image that might be more accurate would be him riding a drone with a kill list in his hand.

you know, i decided to pop in here just to see the gopper heads exploding, but then i see this crap.

unbelievable.







Post#12110 at 11-07-2012 10:21 PM by Aramea [at joined Jan 2011 #posts 743]
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I was terribly disappointed in Barr's run as the Libertarian candidate. I had hopes that he had name recognition, but it did little good (and may have hurt, TBT) ...







Post#12111 at 11-07-2012 10:27 PM by the bouncer [at joined Aug 2002 #posts 220]
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Quote Originally Posted by playwrite View Post
I think you'd be hard press to find anyone with those expectations today. The ones coming up with these pics are just those still so disappointed to the point that they've become catatonic with getting anything actually done.
exactly.

we need to get some work done in this country and not waste time whining and snarking.







Post#12112 at 11-07-2012 10:30 PM by Deb C [at joined Aug 2004 #posts 6,099]
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Quote Originally Posted by Copperfield View Post
And yet voting (at least in the sense that you mean it; voting for one of the pre-selected, state-sanctioned outcomes) is one of the wonderful tools used to give people the illusion of choice and legitimize all of that bad behavior you don't like. So what exactly do you think women won again? The ability to pretend alongside the men?
The league of women voters is a result of the suffrage movement. While they support voting, they no longer host the presidential debates. Check out their press release from 1988 explaining why they bowed out of the process.

WASHINGTON, DC —"The League of Women Voters is withdrawing its sponsorship of the presidential debate scheduled for mid-October because the demands of the two campaign organizations would perpetrate a fraud on the American voter," League President Nancy M. Neuman said today.


"It has become clear to us that the candidates' organizations aim to add debates to their list of campaign-trail charades devoid of substance, spontaneity and honest answers to tough questions," Neuman said. "The League has no intention of becoming an accessory to the hoodwinking of the American public.
"The only Good America is a Just America." .... pbrower2a







Post#12113 at 11-07-2012 10:33 PM by Deb C [at joined Aug 2004 #posts 6,099]
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Quote Originally Posted by the bouncer View Post
exactly.

we need to get some work done in this country and not waste time whining and snarking.
And your writing that in response to one of our lovable snarkiest members? Priceless.
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Post#12114 at 11-07-2012 10:36 PM by Aramea [at joined Jan 2011 #posts 743]
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Quote Originally Posted by The Rani View Post
You voted for Barr?
I remember checking him out, but something turned me off. Can't remember what it was.
I like Barr but I couldn't pull the trigger for him after the shit campaign he ran. He has written some good things since joining the ACLU and Libertarian Party. He just couldn't get it done.







Post#12115 at 11-07-2012 10:47 PM by annla899 [at joined Sep 2008 #posts 2,860]
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I think it's shameful that all legitimate candidates should not participate in the same debate. Having Stein and Johnson at those 3 debates would have been really interesting.







Post#12116 at 11-07-2012 10:57 PM by the bouncer [at joined Aug 2002 #posts 220]
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Quote Originally Posted by Deb C View Post
And your writing that in response to one of our lovable snarkiest members? Priceless.
it was actually a continuation of my earlier response to you.

as i've said previously, playwrite is one of the few posters on this site who seems to be living in the real world.

(and in case it wasn't obvious, i am thrilled with obama's re-election and with the democratic senate pick-ups)







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Quote Originally Posted by the bouncer View Post
it was actually a continuation of my earlier response to you.

as i've said previously, playwrite is one of the few posters on this site who seems to be living in the real world.

(and in case it wasn't obvious, i am thrilled with obama's re-election and with the democratic senate pick-ups)
Well maybe you support this too.

Obama Bombs Yemen Hours After Winning Reelection
John Glaser, November 07, 2012


Not even a full day had passed before newly reelected President Obama ordered another drone strike in Yemen.
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Post#12118 at 11-07-2012 11:04 PM by Deb C [at joined Aug 2004 #posts 6,099]
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Quote Originally Posted by annla899 View Post
I think it's shameful that all legitimate candidates should not participate in the same debate. Having Stein and Johnson at those 3 debates would have been really interesting.


"The only Good America is a Just America." .... pbrower2a







Post#12119 at 11-07-2012 11:17 PM by the bouncer [at joined Aug 2002 #posts 220]
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Quote Originally Posted by Deb C View Post
Well maybe you support this too.

Obama Bombs Yemen Hours After Winning Reelection
John Glaser, November 07, 2012


Not even a full day had passed before newly reelected President Obama ordered another drone strike in Yemen.
we're at war, deb. now i would rather we wrapped this thing up sooner rather than later, but really...would you have preferred commander-in-chief romney?

(and don't throw your "green" credentials at me -- stein/anderson/whoever socialist had no shot of winning this election)







Post#12120 at 11-07-2012 11:19 PM by Classic-X'er [at joined Sep 2012 #posts 1,789]
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Quote Originally Posted by the bouncer View Post
it was actually a continuation of my earlier response to you.

as i've said previously, playwrite is one of the few posters on this site who seems to be living in the real world.

(and in case it wasn't obvious, i am thrilled with obama's re-election and with the democratic senate pick-ups)
Playdude doesn't come across as a real worlder to me. He comes across as a lead actor in the magic pony show. Hint: The people who piss you and him off the most are the real worlders.







Post#12121 at 11-07-2012 11:37 PM by the bouncer [at joined Aug 2002 #posts 220]
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Quote Originally Posted by Classic-X'er View Post
Playdude doesn't come across as a real worlder to me. He comes across as a lead actor in the magic pony show. Hint: The people who piss you and him off the most are the real worlders.
yeah, i don't have a lot of tolerance for militant stupidity and ignorance.

which is why it was *great* to see it get taken down several pegs last night.

you were pretty funny with your threat not to expand your business. you epitomize the cliche "cutting off your nose to spite your face."

honest to god, making business decisions based on whether or not your guy won.

dumb.







Post#12122 at 11-08-2012 12:00 AM by playwrite [at NYC joined Jul 2005 #posts 10,443]
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Quote Originally Posted by Justin '77 View Post
At least I acknowledge outright and up-front that my fabrications are imaginary. You try to convince people to live according to yours.
Well that's the thing about reality: when people living in it talk to those living in magic pony land, the latter feel threaten.

But here's reality - my telling you that Santa isn't coming down the chimney may or may not seem like I convincing you, but either way, Santa's not coming.

What certain of my friends on both the Left and the Right just don't get is that they may have some valid points (some of which I may actually agree with), but they do themselves and their issues a great deal of disservice by presenting them in the exaggerated context of magic pony land.

A fifth grader understands that while human death always has elements of tragedy, comparing deaths in the dozens (e.g., drones) to deaths in the millions (i.e., nuclear exchange) is just, well, stupid. Trying to argue America is actually an empire rather than hegemonic is not much of an improvement. Knowing both of these as reality does not in any way diminish the issues of drone deaths or American hegemony, it merely puts them in perspective so one can have an adult discussion about them.
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Quote Originally Posted by The Rani View Post
lol...you guys really expect that the administration is going to describe these missions in any sort of detail? this is a totally different kind of warfare.

again, not that i like it...but if this is the best you can do....







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Quote Originally Posted by playwrite View Post
What certain of my friends on both the Left and the Right just don't get is that they may have some valid points (some of which I may actually agree with), but they do themselves and their issues a great deal of disservice by presenting them in the exaggerated context of magic pony land.
or magic froggy land, for that matter.

sheesh, using kermit against the guy who actually *likes* pbs. ::shivers::


A fifth grader understands that while human death always has elements of tragedy, comparing deaths in the dozens (e.g., drones) to deaths in the millions (i.e., nuclear exchange) is just, well, stupid. Trying to argue America is actually an empire rather than hegemonic is not much of an improvement. Knowing both of these as reality does not in any way diminish the issues of drone deaths or American hegemony, it merely puts them in perspective so one can have an adult discussion about them.
hope you do acknowledge that drone attacks resulting in civilian deaths do suck. and suck mightily. on their own terms. (iranian nukes notwithstanding)







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Quote Originally Posted by Copperfield View Post
And do you think he cares about all of that? I mean, judging by his actions of course, the answer seems pretty dubious.

I know you are supposed to think that doing all that stuff holds TPTB accountable and all, don't get me wrong.
We're out of Iraq

We're on schedule to pull out of Afghanistan

Drone strikes are way down and coming down more

We have not taken military action against Iran

We have not sanctioned Israel taking action, including possibly nuclear, against Iran.

If you don't think these are big deals or that they would be completely different if the GOP held the White House, then you are either not paying attention or again, you're just another resident of magic pony land.
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