Who owns you Americans?

Carlin has little to lose.

And the corollary image.

"They call it the American Dream - because you have to be asleep to believe it."

So what does that say about

[Marxist Hacker 42]

The million or so illegal immigrants from all over the world willing to break the law and come here? I say it means they're a bunch of duped idiots- America is no longer Paradise, and actually never was.

Tiny differences can have big effects

[sam_handelman]

While all of this is true, it doesn't mean political engagement is not worth it.

The differences between the Dems and Republicans, while in a sense they are extremely narrow, can have a huge impact on the lives of the victims - the people of Iraq, those forced into medical bankrupties, etc. Also, the Dems are just more vulnerable to public pressure than the Republicans are, they don't have all that jingoism and fake, cynical religiosity to help them get away with unpopular policies.

Also, I'd

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[Jeremiah Cornelius]

Singularity's blog is a moving this same direction, lately. I have gleaned a bit from there, over the past few.

A Diagram [flickr.com] Might Help. [flickr.com]

The current location of the Overton Window [correntewire.com] is so far to the right of any objective political spectrum, that what are now considered Extreme Left Positions are really not extreme at all.

The difference between bad and worse [blogspot.com] ...is always sharper than the difference between good and better. ...The DINOcrats steal and trash the Constitution. They steal millions, and dump on th

the lamer of two evils then

[vague_ascetic]

The difference between Democrats and Republicans:

When Democrats sodomise you, they'll give you a bit of KY Jelly first; after they're done, will lie, promising that they'll still love you tomorrow, and honestly believe they're doing it for the good of humankind.

Republicans, because of their realist world view, do not suffer under such fuzzy illusions, and sodomise you for the pleasure they get from subjugating humans, as well as deriving temporary assuagement from the lifelong mental anguish they've endur

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[Jeremiah Cornelius]

Plus, the R leaders really DO rape babies, and drink blood - in tribute to their dark master.

It's true.