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lolwut
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Politics bore me and I don't care for them
#18767332 - 08/28/13 06:26 AM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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What's the attraction and why should I care? The only way politics has impacted me in any noticeable is in a minor rise to a pack of smokes. On TV they talk about random stuff that impacts such a small amount of the population yet people are told and taught to get all moralistic about it to the point where their vote is decided by 2 or 3 issues that got airtime which don't really make a difference in the day-to-day at all. So we're conditioned to vote based on things that don't matter and one vote doesn't change anything when most of the country are either god-fearing idiots or self-interested to the point of not caring anyway (like me) so their votes are wasted on whatever.
Let's hear the best arguments in favour of giving a shit.
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Re: Politics bore me and I don't care for them [Re: lolwut]
#18767341 - 08/28/13 06:32 AM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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Keeps you distracted from the fact of your impermanence. Pretty much like most everything we do.
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Re: Politics bore me and I don't care for them [Re: lolwut]
#18768021 - 08/28/13 11:14 AM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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Shouldn't any politics be guided by self-interest, I mean i'd be more afraid of the zealot then the guy working based soley off self-interest.
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Re: Politics bore me and I don't care for them [Re: lolwut]
#18769224 - 08/28/13 04:41 PM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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Thanks for not giving a shit, it makes my insignificant vote a little less so, so thanks again.
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Re: Politics bore me and I don't care for them [Re: lolwut]
#18769295 - 08/28/13 04:53 PM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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lolwut said: What's the attraction and why should I care? The only way politics has impacted me in any noticeable is in a minor rise to a pack of smokes. On TV they talk about random stuff that impacts such a small amount of the population yet people are told and taught to get all moralistic about it to the point where their vote is decided by 2 or 3 issues that got airtime which don't really make a difference in the day-to-day at all. So we're conditioned to vote based on things that don't matter and one vote doesn't change anything when most of the country are either god-fearing idiots or self-interested to the point of not caring anyway (like me) so their votes are wasted on whatever.
Let's hear the best arguments in favour of giving a shit.
The government takes almost half of all the money I make and wastes a huge amount of it to create a class of permanent dependents who will always vote to keep the gravy train rolling. Your reasons may differ.
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Re: Politics bore me and I don't care for them [Re: zappaisgod]
#18777683 - 08/30/13 02:36 PM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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I get this question from people all the time about why they should care. As zappa said the fact that they take nearly half your earnings should be enough to make you care. I mean how badly out of control does the government have to get for you to care? Do they need to take all your income? I would think people would care about what half of there income is being spent on.
If that doesn't make you care then maybe you should care because of all the horrible things the government does like locking up non-violent drug offenders or the millions of people government kills in unjust wars.
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Re: Politics bore me and I don't care for them [Re: Mycjunky]
#18777696 - 08/30/13 02:39 PM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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If you don't turn on to the government, government will turn on you.
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Re: Politics bore me and I don't care for them [Re: Mycjunky]
#18777753 - 08/30/13 02:47 PM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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Mycjunky said: I get this question from people all the time about why they should care. As zappa said the fact that they take nearly half your earnings should be enough to make you care. I mean how badly out of control does the government have to get for you to care? Do they need to take all your income? I would think people would care about what half of there income is being spent on.
If that doesn't make you care then maybe you should care because of all the horrible things the government does like locking up non-violent drug offenders or the millions of people government kills in unjust wars.
And how does you being politically involved fix any of this? I certainly haven't seen things getting better politically in my lifetime and I'm 60+. It's business as usual as far as I can see and maybe worse. Considering all the people that agree with your POV I would think we'd see some improvements.
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Re: Politics bore me and I don't care for them [Re: Icelander]
#18777885 - 08/30/13 03:14 PM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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I agree that likely it wont matter anyways. However I think the people who care and are informed are in the minority. If everyone did actually pay attention I think we would be better off but most people are more interested in what the kardashians or miley cyrus are doing instead of important events that actually matter.
I'm still going to care on principle and encourage others to do the same.
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Re: Politics bore me and I don't care for them [Re: zappaisgod]
#18777936 - 08/30/13 03:27 PM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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lolwut said: What's the attraction and why should I care? The only way politics has impacted me in any noticeable is in a minor rise to a pack of smokes. On TV they talk about random stuff that impacts such a small amount of the population yet people are told and taught to get all moralistic about it to the point where their vote is decided by 2 or 3 issues that got airtime which don't really make a difference in the day-to-day at all. So we're conditioned to vote based on things that don't matter and one vote doesn't change anything when most of the country are either god-fearing idiots or self-interested to the point of not caring anyway (like me) so their votes are wasted on whatever.
Let's hear the best arguments in favour of giving a shit.
The government takes almost half of all the money I make and wastes a huge amount of it to create a class of permanent dependents who will always vote to keep the gravy train rolling. Your reasons may differ.

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Re: Politics bore me and I don't care for them [Re: Mycjunky]
#18778176 - 08/30/13 04:21 PM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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Mycjunky said: I get this question from people all the time about why they should care. As zappa said the fact that they take nearly half your earnings should be enough to make you care. I mean how badly out of control does the government have to get for you to care? Do they need to take all your income? I would think people would care about what half of there income is being spent on.
If that doesn't make you care then maybe you should care because of all the horrible things the government does like locking up non-violent drug offenders or the millions of people government kills in unjust wars.
I agree with your assessment but you have to realize that locking up non-violent drug offenders is most certainly the will of The People.
I suspect you and I could go around and around for hours about what is and is not a just war but make absolutely no mistake. The American people are supportive of drug prohibition. It sucks but it is a fact. And it isn't just the American people. It is almost unanimously global.
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Re: Politics bore me and I don't care for them [Re: Icelander]
#18778179 - 08/30/13 04:22 PM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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Icelander said:
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Mycjunky said: I get this question from people all the time about why they should care. As zappa said the fact that they take nearly half your earnings should be enough to make you care. I mean how badly out of control does the government have to get for you to care? Do they need to take all your income? I would think people would care about what half of there income is being spent on.
If that doesn't make you care then maybe you should care because of all the horrible things the government does like locking up non-violent drug offenders or the millions of people government kills in unjust wars.
And how does you being politically involved fix any of this? I certainly haven't seen things getting better politically in my lifetime and I'm 60+. It's business as usual as far as I can see and maybe worse. Considering all the people that agree with your POV I would think we'd see some improvements.
They are actually quite the minority who agree with us.
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Re: Politics bore me and I don't care for them [Re: zappaisgod]
#18783499 - 08/31/13 11:18 PM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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Thanks for the responses. My conclusion is: Politics bore me and I don't care for them
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Re: Politics bore me and I don't care for them [Re: Mycjunky]
#18784262 - 09/01/13 06:34 AM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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Mycjunky said: I agree that likely it wont matter anyways. However I think the people who care and are informed are in the minority. If everyone did actually pay attention I think we would be better off but most people are more interested in what the kardashians or miley cyrus are doing instead of important events that actually matter.
I'm still going to care on principle and encourage others to do the same.
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Re: Politics bore me and I don't care for them [Re: Mycjunky]
#18784697 - 09/01/13 10:30 AM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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I mean how badly out of control does the government have to get for you to care?
Good question. What does it take to get people to stay focused on an issue? Just a few months ago so many people , in the media, on the internet , especially youtube , here, people I met on the street,even family were trying to convince everyone the out of control Govt is coming for them and their guns. I mean it seemed so intense , all kinds of moronic talk of civil war and tyranny, It felt like my own Govt was coming for me and the American people. Seemed like some serious Nazi Jew cooking shit was about to go down. So like everyone else feeling the panic , I bought more guns, more ammo , survival bullshit, I was ready fuck shit up. But I find it a little hard to fight my govt over my second amendment rights if they never show up and go to back to the middle east to kill people , like they usually do for as long as I can remember. Its almost like they forgot they wanted to take my guns. Guess I dodged a bullet on that one. Thanks Syria!
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Re: Politics bore me and I don't care for them [Re: psilynut]
#18784977 - 09/01/13 11:44 AM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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The government is trying to come for our guns
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Re: Politics bore me and I don't care for them [Re: zappaisgod]
#18785108 - 09/01/13 12:30 PM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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They'll get them over your dead body. And I stand by that.
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Re: Politics bore me and I don't care for them [Re: lolwut]
#18957988 - 10/10/13 05:15 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Re: Politics bore me and I don't care for them [Re: zappaisgod]
#18966883 - 10/12/13 02:42 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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zappaisgod said: The government is trying to come for our guns
Im sure...
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Re: Politics bore me and I don't care for them [Re: zappaisgod]
#18969229 - 10/12/13 05:42 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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zappaisgod said: The government is trying to come for our guns
They can't remove 12 million illegals how are they going to get 310,000,000 that's almost 26x as many.
Be afraid, be VERY afraid.
The left is coming for your guns
Losers.
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