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No disagreement there.Quote:
Originally Posted by DarkThanos
But there was more to the Reagan Admin's policies than military spending.
If nothing else, Reagan's manhandling of the state's rights on the drinking age shows his true colors, as far as "big government" goes.
I think he set his expectations a little high. Four million new or saved jobs in two years. I think he set the bar a little bit too high. Even by his own admission, he said that it might or it might not work. I think that he should take a closer look at this bill before he signs it. Also the new jobs he is talking about with going green and everything like that. Well what happens when the job is over, then the construction people will be out of work. Why not drill for oil now (to get our dependence off of foreign oil), natural gas or coal. Those will guarantee jobs. Also he did say "uhhh" a lot. He was probably uncomfortable, but he could smooth talk the gown off of Mother Teresa.
The representation is the people that we vote in Congress and the Senate.Quote:
Originally Posted by El Nino
Iīve noticed your comment on communism but decided to avoid any discussion on this topic since Iīm certain that you donīt possess any basic knowledge about communism, socialism or even anarchosyndicalism. Although itīs hopeless to lead a discussion with someone who claims to hate communism, also portraying herself as a Reagan-loyal republican, Iīd like to type a few words on this topic without any intention of pointless arguing.Quote:
Originally Posted by BrendaQG
Iīm afraid the communism youīre talking about is based on a Tom Clancy novel or a 80ies trash movie with Chuck Norris. Thatīs at least the impression you leave. I donīt blame you for that since the socialist idea has been specifically demonized in the US from the very beginning of the Cold War. The average American was simply told that communism is something un-American which was enough to keep the "Red Scare" alive until these days.
To understand the opression in the Soviet Union or China, you need to explore the Russian history from Peter I (1672-1725). The Soviet Union was continuing old Russiaīs imperial politics towards East Asia and Southeastern Europe while neglecting itīs economy. It was occupied with the puppet states in Eastern Europe for which a strong military presense is highly required and this costs. It was not Reagan who "won the Cold War" but the Soviet Union destroying itself.
They never had communism there. The Soviet Union was more of a monarchy with a staged socialist image. They just gave you and many other communism-haters the excuse to bash any leftist ideal. And as for "collective slavery", I can tell you that slavery has no consistent definition. Weīre slaves of the free market nowdays, hypnotized to consume and often left without any other option. And btw, shall I remind you of the racist American slavery history? Or, although it was constitutionally banned, the racist opression in America until the late 60ies? You hopefully donīt experience this today but the US government never stopped to benefit opressing regimes in South America and Asia for example. There was also a case in Europe: right after WWII, a civil war broke out in Greece, between the fascist government (monarchists and former quislings) and leftists. However, Truman decided to support the fascist government with 500 million dollars, telling the public world that this support was supposed to boost the Greek national economy.
But fact was that he tried to stem to Soviet influence on Greece and used to finance the Greek government. There was no help coming from the Soviets anyways because Stalin ceded Greece to Churchill. They made an agreement at the Yalta Conference (1945) to divide Greece into influence spheres: 90% for the British and 10% for the Soviets.
Another famous American interventions are the assassination of Che Guevara and the military putsch in Chile against a democratic government (Salvador Allende).
Whatever, if you wish to talk about communism as a seperate topic, you need to get your facts straight. The media or popular culture are not the best source, and so isnīt the Republican indoctrination. I donīt mean to offend you but you seem to be confused in many ways. Youīre a conservative republican, anti-communist, a Muslima, transsexual and a pseudo-scientist. All I see are contradictions because thereīs no place for people like you in the conservative and inhuman ideologies like religion, especially islam.
Cheers.
Thanks, Coroner. Well said.
I know plenty about Communism. I know that real comunism has never been achieved by any socialist state. I know about
The hard labor of the Gulag for any political dissidents -USSR
The destruction of Classic Chinese culture in the Cultral Revolution-PRC
The Genocide and killing fields of Cambodia - The KhmerRouge
The persecutions of Catholics in IndoChina - The VietMinh, and latter the state of Vietnam.
The cult of personality that Kim Jong Il set up forhimself based on communist ideology.
As for socialism. Just look at socialized medicine, how many people come to the USA so they can just buy the care they need rather than wait in a very very long line.
These are what socialism and communism bring in real life without any exception. Communist states have killed more of their own people than the capital west has killed communist, everywhere but possibly in Vietnam.
As for my being a "Muslima, transsexual and a pseudo-scientist. All I see are contradictions because thereīs no place for people like you in the conservative and inhuman ideologies like religion, especially islam. "
That could not be more wrong. The facts are that republicans, Muslims, and other scientist. Have treated me way better than any so called accepting tolerant liberals ever have. Case in point your need to shout down and try to silence any dissent with completely irrelevant ad hominem's.
I forgot to add. To my list
The brutal invasion of Afganistan by the Soviet Union which tried to impose it's communism there. Then had it's ass kicked by a muslim people who are known to have, open sexual relationships between men, and a long history of accepting the transgendered among them. Who were helped by a Democrat Congressman named Charlie Wilson. Defeated the communist with the help of Allah, and US money! (I had Wilson down as a republican, turns out he was a democrat. What happend to your party? How did so many of you become socialist?)
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Originally Posted by BrendaQG
I guess that's why pre-ops rush to Thailand for GRS. I guess that's why tgirls and ggirls rush to Mexico for breast enhancement. I guess that's why many Americans are flying to all corners of the world for various medical treatment. The US has fallen behind in both the quality of healthcare and the cost. One of the things propping it up are the old tired canards that the right wing nutjobs keep repeating over and over, until others repeat it for them.
Nonetheless there is a kernel of truth in there, I have lived near the Canadian boarder and for preventative care, Canadians do (or used to?) come over in droves as cash customers for our Dr offices (GPs, endos, dentists, allergy/asthma specialists, eyecare, etc.).Quote:
Originally Posted by Odelay
Ontario specifically has had problems in the past when dealing with dental, eye care etc- and going to NY as a cash customer w/out private insurance is actually cheaper & faster than what they have gotten, in the past, threw NHS. As to whether or not that was a short term glitch that has since been resolved, or a continuing problem- I cannot accurately say.
NHS works great when 1- the policymakers take it seriously, and 2- its properly funded.
Canada has had problems in the past, especially in some Providences, in funding everything. When that happens, people with certain specific needs get fucked. This is also why its so hard to get SRS paid for under NHS in some parts of Canada & some parts of the UK. They'll flat out say to patients "we don't have the funding to pay for your srs unless you're a really extreme case."
Extreme case? by that they mean "if you're not going to slit your wrists or jump off a building by not having srs, go save up the money and go overseas for it."
If we're to judge the American system based on how many trans patients go to Thailand or Mexico, we need to be equally harsh for the droves of Canadians or British trans patients who go private, and then go to these same overseas doctors themselves... also I am going to speculate that perhaps, just perhaps, some people chose overseas doctors because that's who they're comfortable using, not just simple economics.
Edit: Does anyone have accurate figures showing how many patients get their ENTIRE transitions funded for via a NHS program* versus how many end up going private? Do we have any way to know what the #'s are for this in the UK or Canada?
*This is partly a trick question, as NHS doesn't pay for everything in these two countries.
Barack is our President and we're stuck with him. I did not vote for him, but will support him and wish him success.
Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Chris Dodd and Barney Frank should be sent to Guantanamo and left to rot. The are the reasons for our problems and Barack had better get control of these idiots or we will never get out of this mess. Working together is not in their vocabulary.....remember when Reagan and Tip O'Neal fought and argued, then had a drink and did what was best for our country ??????
I miss TR!