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Obama signs legislation that limits GOP/Conservative fun
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Obama signs legislation that limits GOP/Conservative fun
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Obama signs legislation that limits GOP/Conservative fun
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Obama signs legislation that limits GOP/Conservative fun
On 10/30/09 12:52 PM, jps wrote:
On Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:13:17 -0500, wrote: On Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:40:44 -0400, Tosk wrote: In , says... On Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:00:27 -0400, H the wrote: snipped for posterity And where do you stand exactly in the class struggle, Harry? You inarguably have made it quite clear that you deem it to be an insult to be cast with the lower classes. What style of progressivism do you subscribe to, Harry? One of elitism? You apparently are not a careful reader. I assume we are not discussing Marxism here. I stand "exactly" with the middle class, with those who are trying to maintain their standing in it, and with those who are trying to achieve it. I believe in extending a hand to those in the lower socioeconomic classes who are *working* to achieve "middleclassdom." That "hand" should include a way to pay for decent, readily available health care insurance/coverage for themselves and their families, good public schools, safety on the job, job retraining if they need it, et cetera. I believe this country rises or falls on the success of the middle class. I don't believe a right-wing financial oligarchy serves this country. I believe that economic policy should promote expansion of the middle class. This is really rather depressing. If there is an attitude that can subdue the spirit of individuality and a charter that denies the individual the mobility to do with his life as he pleases, this screed embodies it. What was once a burgeoning optimism in the youth of a foundling nation in whose design lay the seminal notion of the empowerment of the individual, there is now a gloomy surrender to the premise that the individual must subordinate his potential to the state, for the good of the state and the security of all. The pretense of a duty to the state by the individual for the common good is nothing more than a perfidious ploy to bridal any passion for individuality and personal responsibility. The extended hand of the collective is the hand that robs the individual, and it serves as a cruel metaphor for the villiany of unbounded aspirations. It is an unwarranted disdain for the successes of the inspired individual that drives this pernicious philosophy, a comportment that disguises itself as dutiful compassion. Fortunately, that 'compassion' has been exposed in this thread for what it is - envy, superciliousness, condescending patronage, contempt, and hate. Describing one's loyalty to the middle class does not palliate a personal loathing of the less fortunate, and it does not elevate the world of insults that defines you. Bye now. Harry has been exposed yet again for the self centered, self indulgent piece of crap he really is... But what's new, most of us have known that for years.. According to our irascible JPS, I'm the self-centered, self-indulgent piece of refuse. I wouldn't want to deny him the pleasure of castigating me, now. There's room for more than one self-centered, self-indulgent piece of refuse in rec.boats, clearly. You and Jim-the-arse are both here, aren't you? Your brains seem about equally developed. According to one of the right-wing idiots, I'm self-indulgent because I stand with the middle class, with those who are trying to maintain their standing in it, and with those who are trying to achieve it. Well, that makes sense. :) |
Obama signs legislation that limits GOP/Conservative fun
On Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:57:16 -0500, wrote:
On Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:52:57 -0700, jps wrote: On Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:13:17 -0500, wrote: On Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:40:44 -0400, Tosk wrote: In article , says... On Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:00:27 -0400, H the K wrote: snipped for posterity And where do you stand exactly in the class struggle, Harry? You inarguably have made it quite clear that you deem it to be an insult to be cast with the lower classes. What style of progressivism do you subscribe to, Harry? One of elitism? You apparently are not a careful reader. I assume we are not discussing Marxism here. I stand "exactly" with the middle class, with those who are trying to maintain their standing in it, and with those who are trying to achieve it. I believe in extending a hand to those in the lower socioeconomic classes who are *working* to achieve "middleclassdom." That "hand" should include a way to pay for decent, readily available health care insurance/coverage for themselves and their families, good public schools, safety on the job, job retraining if they need it, et cetera. I believe this country rises or falls on the success of the middle class. I don't believe a right-wing financial oligarchy serves this country. I believe that economic policy should promote expansion of the middle class. This is really rather depressing. If there is an attitude that can subdue the spirit of individuality and a charter that denies the individual the mobility to do with his life as he pleases, this screed embodies it. What was once a burgeoning optimism in the youth of a foundling nation in whose design lay the seminal notion of the empowerment of the individual, there is now a gloomy surrender to the premise that the individual must subordinate his potential to the state, for the good of the state and the security of all. The pretense of a duty to the state by the individual for the common good is nothing more than a perfidious ploy to bridal any passion for individuality and personal responsibility. The extended hand of the collective is the hand that robs the individual, and it serves as a cruel metaphor for the villiany of unbounded aspirations. It is an unwarranted disdain for the successes of the inspired individual that drives this pernicious philosophy, a comportment that disguises itself as dutiful compassion. Fortunately, that 'compassion' has been exposed in this thread for what it is - envy, superciliousness, condescending patronage, contempt, and hate. Describing one's loyalty to the middle class does not palliate a personal loathing of the less fortunate, and it does not elevate the world of insults that defines you. Bye now. Harry has been exposed yet again for the self centered, self indulgent piece of crap he really is... But what's new, most of us have known that for years.. According to our irascible JPS, I'm the self-centered, self-indulgent piece of refuse. I wouldn't want to deny him the pleasure of castigating me, now. There's room for more than one self-centered, self-indulgent piece of refuse in rec.boats, clearly. You and Jim-the-arse are both here, aren't you? Your brains seem about equally developed. I'm surprised that you possess the charity to compliment Jim so graciously. Graciousness is among my strong suits, thanks for noticing. |
Obama signs legislation that limits GOP/Conservative fun
On Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:07:13 -0400, Jim wrote:
plagiarizing. Plagerism, I believe, but whatever. Casady |
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