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The government is we the people, the jack-boots are a reflection of us chosen from among us. This us vs them thing is childish, we are them and they are us. T

The government is we the people, the jack-boots are a reflection of us chosen from among us. This us vs them thing is childish, we are them and they are us. This totalitarian bullshit exists because we mostly like it that way, if we didn't it wouldn't be so. Blame your fellow citizens rather than this made up them you've invented.

mindcrime 13y ago
The government is we the people, the jack-boots are a reflection of us chosen from among us Talk about childish... sheesh. That might be true in principle, but in practice it's anything but. There is plenty of evidence that our government does not reflect the "will of the people" in many areas, and that's even IF you accept the idea that "the will of the people" means anything and conveniently overlook the "tyranny of the majority". Don't give me this crap that our government has some sort of legitimacy just because we go through the charade of voting and what-not every so often.
- gnaritas 13y ago
  No one said anything about the will of the people or legitimacy, but since you're unable to respond to what I actually said and clearly are just repeating some anti-government rant you're accustomed to barfing out, I won't waste my time.
  - mindcrime 13y ago
    No one said anything about the will of the people or legitimacy Didn't they? Hmmm... respond to what I actually said Glad to see that you aren't actually interested in digging deeper and examining issues that lie underneath the surface. Sure, let's all be pedantic twits and focus on the words and not the meaning. That'll make everything better!
    - gnaritas 13y ago
      Yes, it would make everything better because people like you would stop being so presumptuous as to think you're a better judge of what I mean than me. The world needs more pendants and less of you.
vinnyb 13y ago
You seem to be an example of me, 5 years ago, when I believed all the rules and laws were there because that's what "the people" wanted and not how society and laws are actually put in place, and for what purpose... A healthy skepticism of the status quo would do you good in life.
- gnaritas 13y ago
  I do quite fine in life thank you, and it's never about what the people want and never has been, it's about what the people allow. The government is made up of the people, it's not us vs them, it's just us.

mindcrime 13y ago

The government is we the people, the jack-boots are a reflection of us chosen from among us Talk about childish... sheesh. That might be true in principle, but in practice it's anything but. There is plenty of evidence that our government does not reflect the "will of the people" in many areas, and that's even IF you accept the idea that "the will of the people" means anything and conveniently overlook the "tyranny of the majority". Don't give me this crap that our government has some sort of legitimacy just because we go through the charade of voting and what-not every so often.

gnaritas 13y ago
No one said anything about the will of the people or legitimacy, but since you're unable to respond to what I actually said and clearly are just repeating some anti-government rant you're accustomed to barfing out, I won't waste my time.
- mindcrime 13y ago
  No one said anything about the will of the people or legitimacy Didn't they? Hmmm... respond to what I actually said Glad to see that you aren't actually interested in digging deeper and examining issues that lie underneath the surface. Sure, let's all be pedantic twits and focus on the words and not the meaning. That'll make everything better!
  - gnaritas 13y ago
    Yes, it would make everything better because people like you would stop being so presumptuous as to think you're a better judge of what I mean than me. The world needs more pendants and less of you.

vinnyb 13y ago

You seem to be an example of me, 5 years ago, when I believed all the rules and laws were there because that's what "the people" wanted and not how society and laws are actually put in place, and for what purpose... A healthy skepticism of the status quo would do you good in life.

gnaritas 13y ago
I do quite fine in life thank you, and it's never about what the people want and never has been, it's about what the people allow. The government is made up of the people, it's not us vs them, it's just us.