8 ms·

Fair enough. Changed. On the other hand, as a European, the very few State Senators I have met / known have been decent honest people - but very focused on lo

Fair enough. Changed. On the other hand, as a European, the very few State Senators I have met / known have been decent honest people - but very focused on local (to the State) issues - or on what I would call global always on politics like decent labour laws etc. But then again, their very job is to focus on the local. Hmm, re-reading this bit: >>> It’s those exact globalist policies you’re trumpeting, and their ideological underpinnings, that forced the very people who feed you into a position where you can comfortably shit on them as you are here. I am not sure I get this part ?

pbu44 6y ago
Are you saying that the elected position of state legislator comes with the assumption of indecency and deception and that it strengthens your perspective that you’ve known a few who aren’t? As a European (what a surprise), you are aware that Colorado is more akin to Switzerland than one of its cantons, right? The U.S. is more comparable to the EU than one of its constituent nations. Knowing that, why does “State Senator” vex you so? The line you drew between decent, honest, and representing the people who elected them is even more bizarre than what brought us together in the first place. If it isn’t apparent why an elected official from rural Iowa doesn’t have global tax policy on their radar, you are not qualified to be speaking about American politics, economics, or legislative structure in the slightest.
- smokelegend 6y ago
  "Honest politician[s]"...... ummm here in the US, there is no such thing. Every single politician is stinking dirty in some way, it may not be seen, but the smell can not be denied. Politics is a dirty game. [FULL STOP]
  - pbu45 6y ago
    Your incredibly nuanced and substantive opinion is right up there with other world-shattering perspectives like “cancer is bad”. Not sure why you’re sharing it with me, though, since the person who referred to politicians as honest is one above me. For future reference, the period is also known as a full stop from the days of the telegraph. So by typing a period at the end of your remarks, you’ve introduced a full stop and need not spell out another. When one says “full stop” aloud, they’re enunciating a period verbally to reinforce a point, which is why it’s a spoken idiom and not a written one (since full stops are a function of intonation in speech and not a written mark).

pbu44 6y ago

Are you saying that the elected position of state legislator comes with the assumption of indecency and deception and that it strengthens your perspective that you’ve known a few who aren’t? As a European (what a surprise), you are aware that Colorado is more akin to Switzerland than one of its cantons, right? The U.S. is more comparable to the EU than one of its constituent nations. Knowing that, why does “State Senator” vex you so? The line you drew between decent, honest, and representing the people who elected them is even more bizarre than what brought us together in the first place. If it isn’t apparent why an elected official from rural Iowa doesn’t have global tax policy on their radar, you are not qualified to be speaking about American politics, economics, or legislative structure in the slightest.

smokelegend 6y ago
"Honest politician[s]"...... ummm here in the US, there is no such thing. Every single politician is stinking dirty in some way, it may not be seen, but the smell can not be denied. Politics is a dirty game. [FULL STOP]
- pbu45 6y ago
  Your incredibly nuanced and substantive opinion is right up there with other world-shattering perspectives like “cancer is bad”. Not sure why you’re sharing it with me, though, since the person who referred to politicians as honest is one above me. For future reference, the period is also known as a full stop from the days of the telegraph. So by typing a period at the end of your remarks, you’ve introduced a full stop and need not spell out another. When one says “full stop” aloud, they’re enunciating a period verbally to reinforce a point, which is why it’s a spoken idiom and not a written one (since full stops are a function of intonation in speech and not a written mark).