You weren't discussing history, you were discussing the present. The Democrats of today do not resemble the Democrats of even 30 years ago. Same with Republicans.Scathach wrote:Apparently, you are unfamiliar with history.maxgoof wrote:No, you couldn't. The Republican's have not lost ground in the Senate, House, or the White House. If they had, you could. But they have not.Scathach wrote:You know, I can make this exact same argument about the Republicans.
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"You gotta be loose...relaxed...with your feet apart, and...Ten o'clock. Two o'clock. Quarter to three! Tour jete! Twist! Over! Pas de deux! I'm a little teapot! And the windup...and let 'er fly! The Perfect Cast!" --Goofy
"You gotta be loose...relaxed...with your feet apart, and...Ten o'clock. Two o'clock. Quarter to three! Tour jete! Twist! Over! Pas de deux! I'm a little teapot! And the windup...and let 'er fly! The Perfect Cast!" --Goofy
Which was my point. The Democrats of 30 years from now will not resemble the Democrats of now, ditto with the Republicans.
Both sides are guilty of the same behavior, the wheel will turn, and in a few years the Democrats will be saying 'look, we took back the house, that proves how superior we are'. And a few years after that, the Republicans will say 'lool, we took back the house, that proves how superior we are'.
And meanwhile, those of us who pay attention and aren't sheep to the party line will be saying, 'yeah, you were full of shit then, you are full of shit now, but half the population has below average intelligence and you can sway them easily. Whichever side promises more cake and circuses or scares more people into thinking they need protection will win'.
Currently, I see us swinging back to cake and circuses, which means the Democrats will rise to power again. Then, someone will convince the populace they need protection from the boogeyman, and it will swing back to Republicans.
I keep hoping Americans will wise up, but as I said, half the population is below average intelligence, and 95% of the population to lazy to think for themselves.
Both sides are guilty of the same behavior, the wheel will turn, and in a few years the Democrats will be saying 'look, we took back the house, that proves how superior we are'. And a few years after that, the Republicans will say 'lool, we took back the house, that proves how superior we are'.
And meanwhile, those of us who pay attention and aren't sheep to the party line will be saying, 'yeah, you were full of shit then, you are full of shit now, but half the population has below average intelligence and you can sway them easily. Whichever side promises more cake and circuses or scares more people into thinking they need protection will win'.
Currently, I see us swinging back to cake and circuses, which means the Democrats will rise to power again. Then, someone will convince the populace they need protection from the boogeyman, and it will swing back to Republicans.
I keep hoping Americans will wise up, but as I said, half the population is below average intelligence, and 95% of the population to lazy to think for themselves.
I like what one of my co-workers said at the time:
Well, perhaps he wasn't that polite, but that's the general idea.We should elect all three; Perot to run the nations finances, Bush to handle international affairs, and Clinton to smile and look good for the camera.
Always tell the truth, that way you don't have to remember anything. -- Mark twain
Perot was a nutburger. Literally. As in paranoid-delusional.
His only accomplishment was to divide the conservative vote... TWICE... and effectively hand the country over to "Billary" for eight years.
We're STILL mopping up after that mess.
You want to know what the difference is between Democrats and Republicans?
Republicans get elected, then infuriate everyone by acting like Democrats.
Democrats get elected, then infuriate everyone by acting like themselves.
His only accomplishment was to divide the conservative vote... TWICE... and effectively hand the country over to "Billary" for eight years.
We're STILL mopping up after that mess.
You want to know what the difference is between Democrats and Republicans?
Republicans get elected, then infuriate everyone by acting like Democrats.
Democrats get elected, then infuriate everyone by acting like themselves.
"What was that popping noise ?"
"A paradigm shifting without a clutch."
--Dilbert
"A paradigm shifting without a clutch."
--Dilbert