We went from a manufacturing country to vulture capitalism under the Republicans. Explain how awesome things are today to all those hard working Americans that lost their good paying jobs with awesome benefits so they could wear a stupid smock at Home Depot or Walmart. Yeah, that's great times for a selected few, but the rest of the country suffered. I wouldn't expect someone as light in the ass as you are to even comprehend what I'm talking about. What was it you did for a living - insurance salesman? Just another guy fucking the little guy on overpriced goods and services.
And as for your question about my Jimmy Carter years, I was a pre-teen being brainwashed by a man quite similar to you on how to be self-indulged, bigoted, and a completely clueless lemming being used by Wealthy Republicans. The George Bush years let me see Republicans for what they are. And thankfully, the rest of America woke up to the lies too as the last couple landslide elections would indicate.
I realize Jimmy Carter goes down as a big pussy, but at least he gets to go to his grave not being a war monger asshole. The funny thing about your claims of the leftists ruining this country, I think you should reform your claims to leftists tearing down the white Leave it To Beaver America. For the rest of America, the leftists are heroes fighting for their rights.
Originally Posted by: DakotaT
I'm almost tempted to applaud you. You actually came within spitting distance of replying to the post you quoted, even though it was on YOUR well worn topic instead of the thread.
I was a real estate broker and a teacher, in addition to ten years in the army. I hate insurance, so I would never sell it. I only buy what the damn intrusive law forces me to buy. Absolutely, I grew up in "Leave It To Beaver" America - and "Dr. Huxtable" America and George Lopez America too. The point being, minorities also, in many cases, have been socialized (not the economic term) to a good normal American lifestyle. Unfortunately, however, not the majority. Most of those majorities have soaked up the sick shit your kind is pushing, and consequently, have been left behind in terms of achievement. Ask yourself, how many "poor" people - minority or otherwise - got uplifted out of poverty in 20 years of liberal programs the "War on Poverty" from the early '60s to 1980. Compare that to the number or percent earning decent income and out of poverty because of Reagan's significant tax cuts, etc.
Jimmy Carter was certainly a wuss - a pussy in terms of defense and foreign policy, who came fairly close to flushing away everything for America - suggesting our way of life was inferior to Soviet Communism. Damn that man - he needs to rot in hell for that. Carter, however, did just as much harm domestically with his tax and spend policies that brought us "stagflation" - a uniquely horrible blend of high inflation AND high unemployment. Until that time, all economics books said there was a tradeoff between those two evils. When I was on a conservative website a while ago, I actually could not in good conscience click yes on Obama being the worst president in history, because Carter was just so horrible.
Explain how working class Americans are better off today with Walmart, Home Depot, etc. jobs than mills, foundries, and factories? Did you ever do hard unskilled labor in a foundry or mill? I know you are some kind of skilled labor, but I assume you don't really get your hands dirty/work your ass off 40+ hours a week. I never worked in a foundry either, although I did work about a year in a fake fur mill, heavy with chemicals, etc. for treating the product. It gave me a cough that wouldn't go away until 2 months after I finished working there. The point is, workers in our distinctly non-productive mostly retail economy earn relatively just as much, with just as good benefits in the case of Walmart and at least some employers, and with a helluva lot better quality of life and ability to enjoy the time they are not at work.
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