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Re: Smokers are smarter, I say.

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On Thu, 04 May 2017 18:39:31 +0100, Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> wrote:

> On 5/4/17, 9:42 AM, in article op.yzp3dqg4js98qf@red.lan, "James Wilkinson
> Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 27 Apr 2017 00:37:12 +0100, Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On 4/26/17, 3:24 PM, in article op.yzbpvjszjs98qf@red.lan, "James Wilkinson
>>> Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Tue, 18 Apr 2017 22:00:34 +0100, Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 4/18/17, 1:52 PM, in article op.yywr9qa0js98qf@red.lan, "James Wilkinson
>>>>> Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>>> In the UK, we call that the "Labour government".  Every time they get in
>>>>>>>> they spend spend spend and increase the national debt, leaving the
>>>>>>>> Conservative party to clean up the mess with cuts, which Labour then
>>>>>>>> says are "mean".
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> In the US the economy does significantly better under Democrats. You can
>>>>>>> see this correlation in the legislative and executive branches.
>>>>>>> Democrats, while still paid for and beholden to the rich, at least do a
>>>>>>> somewhat better job.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Is that right or left wing?
>>>>>
>>>>> It is them doing their job and representing those who elected them, not
>>>>> bribed them. Of course, overall, members of both parties follow the money:
>>>>>
>>>>>     <http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-echochambers-27074746>
>>>>
>>>> Can't you answer my question?
>>>
>>> Democrats are generally more left wing... though from what I understand left
>>> and right are not the same in the US as they are in the UK.
>>
>> I thought it was the same the world over.  Right wing is capitalist, they
>> favour business, rich folk, etc.  Left wing is communist, they steal your
>> money and spend it on people who don't work.
>
> In the US both parties are paid for and beholden to the wealthy. The
> Democrats give more lip service and actual do work to support the people
> more, but in the end both support massive wealth redistribution to very
> rich. This can be shown by their voting records and the ever-growing income
> inequality.

So you have right wing and more right wing.

> So those who can't work or whatever do get some crumbs, but most of the
> money taken from us goes to the wealthiest one tenth of one percent. The
> wealth redistribution is absolutely insane.
>
> It is also why so many in the US deny basic climate science... it is just
> another (and huge) way to provide socialism to the rich.

Or maybe they're clever enough to realise we are not affecting the climate.

> As far as Communism, while there is a US Communist party they hold NO power.
> As far as I know they do not hold a single seat at ANY level of government.
> Might be some exception in some small town or whatever, but even that that
> means essentially no power at all.

Unfortunately the proper right wing parties in the UK also get fuck all seats.

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Beyond a critical point within a finite space, freedom diminishes as numbers increase...the human question is not how many can possibly survive within the system, but what kind of existence is possible for those who do survive.  -- Frank Herbert (Dune)

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Re: Smokers are smarter, I say. "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-05-04 17:42 +0100
  Re: Smokers are smarter, I say. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-05-04 10:39 -0700
    Re: Smokers are smarter, I say. "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-05-04 19:10 +0100
      Re: Smokers are smarter, I say. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-05-04 11:22 -0700
        Re: Smokers are smarter, I say. "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-05-04 20:01 +0100
          Re: Smokers are smarter, I say. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-05-04 12:19 -0700
            Re: Smokers are smarter, I say. "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-05-04 20:38 +0100
              Re: Smokers are smarter, I say. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-05-04 12:45 -0700
                Re: Smokers are smarter, I say. "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-05-04 21:48 +0100
                Re: Smokers are smarter, I say. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-05-04 14:34 -0700
                Re: Smokers are smarter, I say. Wolf K <wolfmac@sympatico.ca> - 2017-05-04 17:40 -0400
                Re: Smokers are smarter, I say. "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-05-04 22:52 +0100
                Re: Smokers are smarter, I say. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-05-04 16:10 -0700
                Re: Smokers are smarter, I say. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-05-04 15:25 -0700

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