The US rose to its predominant economic position during the nineteenth century, when the capitalist system was hardly what we call "free". It was the Gilded Age, the age of the robber barons and the rise of the Pinkertons as a private army used to secure the aims of capitalists. Even the US Marine Corps was an arm of commercial interests, Smedly Butler (the greatest Marine in history) single handedly secured American commercial interests in the hemisphere. (google Banana Wars and Small Wars Manual).
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Originally posted by simplicio View PostThe US rose to its predominant economic position during the nineteenth century, when the capitalist system was hardly what we call "free". It was the Gilded Age, the age of the robber barons and the rise of the Pinkertons as a private army used to secure the aims of capitalists. Even the US Marine Corps was an arm of commercial interests, Smedly Butler (the greatest Marine in history) single handedly secured American commercial interests in the hemisphere. (google Banana Wars and Small Wars Manual).Atheism is the cult of death, the death of hope. The universe is doomed, you are doomed, the only thing that remains is to await your execution...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbnueb2OI4o&t=3s
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Bernie Sanders Praises China For Eradicating Poverty By Killing All The Poor People
U.S.—Presidential candidate and Senator Bernie Sanders offered words of praise for China's successful reduction of poverty in many parts of the country by killing off all the poor people through government control of the economy.
Sanders pointed out that the country has been very successful in eliminating vast swathes of poverty and also the poor.
"America still has a lot of poor people, and that's because we haven't been aggressive in implementing socialist programs that cause mass starvation," Sanders said, his fingers flopping around like ten tiny wacky inflatable tube men. "Firing squads, death camps, breadlines---all of these are humanitarian tools in the arsenal of the government to shoot poverty in the face, and sometimes also the poor in the face, when it's necessary."
The senator also pointed out that poor people, who often own fewer than three homes, don't contribute much to a socialist economy and "not much is lost" when these single-home-owners are shot or simply starve to death as the government can't even figure out how to get food to everyone, a problem even bad fast-food restaurants like McDonald's solved decades ago.
https://babylonbee.com/news/bernie-s...he-poor-people
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Originally posted by seer View PostSmedly Butler isn't the most famous Marine in history, take my Ex Marine word for it.
Others, from more recent memory, have taken Butlers place, but Smedly Butler personified American foreign policy. He wrote the small wars manual which was dusted off after 9-11. Butler had a prestige similar to Washington (who quelled a potential rebellion of veterans by force of personality), Butler's actions during the Bonus Army's march on Washington likely avoided more bloodshed (in contrast to Douglas MacArthur's show of force).
I suppose even the Chesty Pullers will fade from conscience, but few left their mark on the Marines in quite the same way that Butler did. And not many saw as many wars as Butler.
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Originally posted by simplicio View PostOnce a Marine, always a Marine?
Others, from more recent memory, have taken Butlers place, but Smedly Butler personified American foreign policy. He wrote the small wars manual which was dusted off after 9-11. Butler had a prestige similar to Washington (who quelled a potential rebellion of veterans by force of personality), Butler's actions during the Bonus Army's march on Washington likely avoided more bloodshed (in contrast to Douglas MacArthur's show of force).
I suppose even the Chesty Pullers will fade from conscience, but few left their mark on the Marines in quite the same way that Butler did. And not many saw as many wars as Butler.Atheism is the cult of death, the death of hope. The universe is doomed, you are doomed, the only thing that remains is to await your execution...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbnueb2OI4o&t=3s
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Originally posted by simplicio View PostGoodnight Chesty, wherever you are.Atheism is the cult of death, the death of hope. The universe is doomed, you are doomed, the only thing that remains is to await your execution...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbnueb2OI4o&t=3s
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Originally posted by seer View PostAnd why was the US a very rich country back then? FREE MARKETS!"I hate him passionately", he's "a demonic force" - Tucker Carlson, in private, on Donald Trump
"Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic socialism" - George Orwell
"[Capitalism] as it exists today is, in my opinion, the real source of evils. I am convinced there is only one way to eliminate these grave evils, namely through the establishment of a socialist economy" - Albert Einstein
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Originally posted by seer View PostAnd now you use Scripture which you don't even believe in?
And using one's tax dollars to pay for services like roads, fire and police is one thing,
paying for another person's food, housing, health care is another.Last edited by Tassman; 02-27-2020, 12:04 AM.“He felt that his whole life was a kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it.” - Douglas Adams.
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Originally posted by Tassman View PostAnd here's me thinking that Christians are supposed to feed the poor and help people who are in need."I hate him passionately", he's "a demonic force" - Tucker Carlson, in private, on Donald Trump
"Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic socialism" - George Orwell
"[Capitalism] as it exists today is, in my opinion, the real source of evils. I am convinced there is only one way to eliminate these grave evils, namely through the establishment of a socialist economy" - Albert Einstein
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Originally posted by Starlight View PostAs far as I can tell Seer's morality consists of wanting to murder America's enemies and lusting after women. Helping the poor and needy seems to be something he's actively opposed to.“He felt that his whole life was a kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it.” - Douglas Adams.
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Originally posted by Starlight View PostAre you aware that most other countries in the world have free markets and are not as rich?Atheism is the cult of death, the death of hope. The universe is doomed, you are doomed, the only thing that remains is to await your execution...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbnueb2OI4o&t=3s
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Originally posted by Starlight View PostAs far as I can tell Seer's morality consists of wanting to murder America's enemies and lusting after women. Helping the poor and needy seems to be something he's actively opposed to.Atheism is the cult of death, the death of hope. The universe is doomed, you are doomed, the only thing that remains is to await your execution...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbnueb2OI4o&t=3s
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Originally posted by Tassman View PostAnd here's me thinking that Christians are supposed to feed the poor and help people who are in need.
http://www.theologyweb.com/campus/sh...s!-smile/page2
And we feed over two hundred poor families a month, and do so year after year:
http://www.theologyweb.com/campus/sh...his-is-AmericaAtheism is the cult of death, the death of hope. The universe is doomed, you are doomed, the only thing that remains is to await your execution...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbnueb2OI4o&t=3s
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Originally posted by seer View PostAnd here is me and my little Church doing just that:
http://www.theologyweb.com/campus/sh...s!-smile/page2
And we feed over two hundred poor families a month, and do so year after year:
http://www.theologyweb.com/campus/sh...his-is-America
Tassman (or whomever, I didn't think to look to see exactly whom made the post) phrased it as a collective responsibility as opposed to a responsibility of the individual churches.
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