I don't even vote anymore.
RedPixel posted...
I don't even vote anymore.
You should. Did you know a third party only needs to each 2.5% of the popular vote to be automatically included on the ballot the next term, but to date no third party has done so?
Being as I don't care about politics I don't vote
This is a good reason to not vote, but I interpeted Red's comment as in he wanted to but is disillusioned with the two party system
If you believe in the Illuminati/elite power pulling all the strings through banks, media, military, and the entertainment industry, you already know we're all fucked regardless of political affiliation.
I don't even vote anymore.
Lokarin posted...
RedPixel posted...
I don't even vote anymore.
You should. Did you know a third party only needs to each 2.5% of the popular vote to be automatically included on the ballot the next term, but to date no third party has done so?
You know this is what bugs me. When folk say they don't vote/don't care some folk still try and push their drama onto them by saying "you should vote/care because *insert reasons here*". Being as I don't care about politics I don't vote and the reasons given on why I should care/vote don't interest me. I've nothing against folk thinking their votes actually matter and they love the drama surrounding it provided they don't put that shit on me.
If you believe in the Illuminati/elite power pulling all the strings through banks, media, military, and the entertainment industry, you already know we're all fucked regardless of political affiliation.
I don't even vote anymore.
RedPixel posted...
If you believe in the Illuminati/elite power pulling all the strings through banks, media, military, and the entertainment industry, you already know we're all fucked regardless of political affiliation.
I don't even vote anymore.
/eyeroll
Krazy_Kirby posted...
RedPixel posted...
If you believe in the Illuminati/elite power pulling all the strings through banks, media, military, and the entertainment industry, you already know we're all fucked regardless of political affiliation.
I don't even vote anymore.
/eyeroll
I used to roll my eye at it, too. It wasn't until I started reading up on stuff about ancient astronauts, unexplainable structures apparently built by civilizations who were thought to be nothing more than hunters/gatherers, and stuff about Area 51 and Roswell that I really started having some dots to connect...
In a really weird and seemingly complex way, our enslavement is actually quite simple. On a planet that's ~4.5 billion years old, is it that far-fetched to believe that something smarter came here, created us through genetic engineering, and is manipulating nations' currency?
Krazy_Kirby posted...
RedPixel posted...
If you believe in the Illuminati/elite power pulling all the strings through banks, media, military, and the entertainment industry, you already know we're all fucked regardless of political affiliation.
I don't even vote anymore.
/eyeroll
I used to roll my eye at it, too. It wasn't until I started reading up on stuff about ancient astronauts, unexplainable structures apparently built by civilizations who were thought to be nothing more than hunters/gatherers, and stuff about Area 51 and Roswell that I really started having some dots to connect...
In a really weird and seemingly complex way, our enslavement is actually quite simple. On a planet that's ~4.5 billion years old, is it that far-fetched to believe that something smarter came here, created us through genetic engineering, and is manipulating nations' currency?
RedPixel posted...
Krazy_Kirby posted...
RedPixel posted...
If you believe in the Illuminati/elite power pulling all the strings through banks, media, military, and the entertainment industry, you already know we're all fucked regardless of political affiliation.
I don't even vote anymore.
/eyeroll
I used to roll my eye at it, too. It wasn't until I started reading up on stuff about ancient astronauts, unexplainable structures apparently built by civilizations who were thought to be nothing more than hunters/gatherers, and stuff about Area 51 and Roswell that I really started having some dots to connect...
In a really weird and seemingly complex way, our enslavement is actually quite simple. On a planet that's ~4.5 billion years old, is it that far-fetched to believe that something smarter came here, created us through genetic engineering, and is manipulating nations' currency?
yes
Krazy_Kirby posted...
RedPixel posted...
Krazy_Kirby posted...
RedPixel posted...
If you believe in the Illuminati/elite power pulling all the strings through banks, media, military, and the entertainment industry, you already know we're all fucked regardless of political affiliation.
I don't even vote anymore.
/eyeroll
I used to roll my eye at it, too. It wasn't until I started reading up on stuff about ancient astronauts, unexplainable structures apparently built by civilizations who were thought to be nothing more than hunters/gatherers, and stuff about Area 51 and Roswell that I really started having some dots to connect...
In a really weird and seemingly complex way, our enslavement is actually quite simple. On a planet that's ~4.5 billion years old, is it that far-fetched to believe that something smarter came here, created us through genetic engineering, and is manipulating nations' currency?
yes
/closeminded
Where are you on this normalized chart?
http://static.fjcdn.com/large/pictures/80/20/802028_5483979.jpg
I also want to break up big businesses because they hurt consumer choice.
I think the government spends too much on foreign interventions and would rather that money go towards its citizens in the form of education, housing, and healthcare.
I believe foreign citizens should be festricted to how much property they can buy, but we should have an easy path to citizenship.
I believe people have a right to their own religion but I think religious entities should pay taxes unless they are doing major contributions to their local community. Too many churches dont actually do much help for the needy.
The corporate tax rate is too high, but the loopholes are too numerous to lower it.
Corn is subsidized too much.
Not really the case outside of service providers (ie, ISPs), but okay.
The more stable their nations are, the fewer people try to immigrate here and consume public services.
t's already a pretty easy path,
Religious entities are non-profits. You don't tax non-profits. Why would you tax non-profits? Do you tax NPR? Do you tax PBS? And, in the case of churches (and a *lot* of religious orders), most of them offer some form of counseling services whereas non-profit broadcasters, for instance, offer no individual benefit.
And it's not like you could just re-write the tax code or something...
Without subsidies, we'd probably have dangerous shortfalls. But I'm willing to roll the dice on a potential food crisis, why not?
RedPixel posted...
Krazy_Kirby posted...
RedPixel posted...
Krazy_Kirby posted...
RedPixel posted...
If you believe in the Illuminati/elite power pulling all the strings through banks, media, military, and the entertainment industry, you already know we're all fucked regardless of political affiliation.
I don't even vote anymore.
/eyeroll
I used to roll my eye at it, too. It wasn't until I started reading up on stuff about ancient astronauts, unexplainable structures apparently built by civilizations who were thought to be nothing more than hunters/gatherers, and stuff about Area 51 and Roswell that I really started having some dots to connect...
In a really weird and seemingly complex way, our enslavement is actually quite simple. On a planet that's ~4.5 billion years old, is it that far-fetched to believe that something smarter came here, created us through genetic engineering, and is manipulating nations' currency?
yes
/closeminded
/not a crackpot conspiracy theorist
Are you Liberal or Conservative?
^
what facts? aliens creating us through genetic engineering is fact??
1. I don't mind if people immigrate here and if they are contributing with taxes I see no problem with them consuming public services.
2. I didn't know having drones blow up random buildings stabilized the nation.
I didn't say farming subsidies, I specifically mentioned corn and I didn't even say get rid of it, just that right now it is too much. Most corn isn't even used as food so even if farmers stopped 80% of corn production, you wouldn't necessarily see a food shortage and that is ignoring the fact that they would be growing something else in the place of corn, so if anything we might have more food.
Labels are for cans, man.
However, if there was an anti-lobbyist Republican, I would vote for them. Fat chance of that ever happening. Bought out politicians are the real enemy. I guess Trump "pretended" to be anti-establishment, but a glance at his history would have pretty much shown he's as sleazy as the rest.