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Old 14-04-2008, 04:03 AM   #858 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Jet Gorgon
The key premise of the United States of America is that anybody can realize his/her dream. There is just one caveat: you have to WORK for it.
And how would this clash with helping the lower classes? Sure, every cent the poor have more to spend on food, housing and schooling, the rich will have less to spend on private airplanes and luxury resorts.
But does this stop anyone from realising their dreams? Maybe it would become a bit easier for the ones who are furthest away from it to take a step in the right direction - what's wrong with that?

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Obama is dredging up the old race card, not us. But as he has, so we will respond. His latest comments in Pennsylvania are one of his finest efforts in cleaving that divide.
Oh, was this speech "racist" or something? I must have missed that bit.

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Originally Posted by Jet Gorgon
How come he doesn't say that sh*t in the poor black neighbourhoods where folks use guns to kill more than to protect, where preachers spew racist vitriole and where any "spics, honkies or chinks" fear to tread.
Why should he?
Here's an idea: let others voice their opinions when, where and how they see fit, and don't expect them to express yours.
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