So it is written, so it is done!
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MeatAxe: democrat fund raising is waay down
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Atom Smasher: good
nobody likes a bully
especially a stupid braggart arrogant fuckface bully
and that is all the political analysis the Dems should need for the next few years
MeatAxe: both parties keep learning the same lesson over and over again
nobody gets elected for the reason they think they are getting elected
you think its because you want to smash capitalism or be a compassionate conservative or whateverf
and actually its because the other guy was shorter, or wore a funny suit, or fell down on TV, or sounds like a rat being attacked by a starving crow when he talks.
Atom Smasher: exactly
Atom Smasher: if the Republican party made its main planks Less Government and Less Federal Spending, and let the rest dangle, there would never be another Democratic Congress or President for the rest of time
MeatAxe: especially if they cut taxes
Atom Smasher: sure
MeatAxe: and they could do it, too
Atom Smasher: that would follow fromt he two planks
MeatAxe: they'd just have to stop keeping troops and bases in 130 countries
and legalize (and tax) pot
stop doing some other stupid shit
Atom Smasher: I'm fine with most of that
MeatAxe: and we'd all be rolling in dough
Atom Smasher: the Libertarians would get on board for just the fiscal reasons
MeatAxe: sheeeit. you know what would happen if the north koreans invaded south korea?
they'd break a lot of shit
but mostly, they'd realize how good the south koreans had it
and 5 minutes later, they'd ALL be south koreans
and why do we need to be there for that?
Atom Smasher: I'm more of an interventionist than you are
I think a reassessment is in order of all such commitments, especially in Europe
but we need to be places
and I think you are falling a bit into the W trap
ideology DOES trump common sense in many places
not everyone yearns for either freedom (W) or peace (O)
MeatAxe: well that is definitely true
Atom Smasher: many people yearn for other people to feel the sting of their lash
MeatAxe: and the places where they do not so yearn
will not be changed by us bombing them
and the places where they do so yearn
can be more profitably influenced by sending their young men and women to the University of Chicago
Atom Smasher: MTV is much more powerful and efficient than Arc Lighting
MeatAxe: it was something PJ ORourke said (may allah bless him with many sons)
the berlin wall was smashed into bits by the sound of a 6-ounce walkman
an entire system of government collapsed because nobody wanted to wear Bulgarian shoes.
Atom Smasher: indeed
but those were the easy pickups
Africa's still Africa
the 'stans are the the 'stans
MeatAxe: i know it smacks of kowtowing to terrorists
but if we weren't sending troops to afghanistan to fight terrorism
there would be a lot less terrorism to fight
Atom Smasher: that would be Foreign Policy Rule #1 in Smashtopia - "NO Fucking Around With Any Place That Ends In "stan".
MeatAxe: cut the israeli military aid package down from its astronomical 3 billion dollar level -- not because we're anti semites
quite the opposite
Atom Smasher: I'm all for cutting ALL foreign aid to anyone
MeatAxe: Israel is so badass, they don't need 3 billion from uncle sugar every year
cut all military aid
station a carrier battle group or two of the coast in case things get ugly
Atom Smasher: you & I could beat an Arab army with what we have in our stashes
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Atom Smasher: I'm all for cutting ALL foreign aid to anyone
MeatAxe: Israel is so badass, they don't need 3 billion from uncle sugar every year
cut all military aid
station a carrier battle group or two of the coast in case things get ugly
Atom Smasher: you & I could beat an Arab army with what we have in our stashes
Ha! I'm extremely amused. I really want an invite to one of your 'discussions' about such things. I'll be the wild-card, no doubt.
BTW:
MeatAxe: "i know it smacks of kowtowing to terrorists
but if we weren't sending troops to afghanistan to fight terrorism
there would be a lot less terrorism to fight"
There'd be plenty, just doesn't end in 'Stan, it ends in 'Can.
WTFERIDDLE Bonus:
What is something that nothing is, and yet it stays the same. Sometimes tall, sometimes short. Joins our talk, joins our sport, and plays at every game?
That's funny!
You know, we could solve the whole N. Korea issue in about 3 months if we followed a simple plan:
1.) Air-drop about a million iPods, Zunes, or other personal media device preloaded with music, movies, and pictures of the outside world into major population centers.
2.) Air-drop about a few thousand cases of beer into N. Korean military bases, with stacks of Playboys, smokes, and cowboy hats.
3.) Air-drop a few million WWII subguns in the major population centers and unruly agricultural areas.
4.) Sit back and enjoy the show.
We need to spend less money on stealthy fighter aircraft, and more money of stealthy bulk freight aircraft to drop stuff into hostile lands.
This chat makes a lot more sense than most of your blog posts. If the republicans dropped all the loony shit and stuck with the basics as you suggest, they wouldn't really be republicans any more though. Time for a third party?
Anon-
3rd parties are a waste - better to co-opt parts of the extant Repubs. And the chat is by the same people that do all the posting around here so it can't be that different.
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