U.S. heading towards civil war?

[Simo]

Here in Europe we have heard in news (among many other things) that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that corporations can spend freely in federal elections. In general that gives biggest power in politics to those who have most money. This leads to rule of few and rich and democracy itself has failed.

How I –and many others – see it, that we are afraid that you are heading towards civil war. While rich people get even richer, there is a growing group of those who can´t afford even food. If you have to bury your child only because you couldn´t buy decent food or get her a doctor for a illness which could have been easily cured if you only had money. Or if you lose your whole life savings to doctor and medicine bills, you sooner or later start to feel that something is horribly wrong.
When people have nothing more to lose, they are ready to desperate actions. Because of “war against terrorism” anyone in U.S. can be arrested and his/hers house searched without warrant it´s enough taht you are a terrorist suspect. U.S. is becoming a police state. Astonishingly, just like John Titor predicted.
I´m not trolling you nor trying to annoy you. I am sincere, that this is the state you seem to be when looking from here.

 

[uptownlivin90]

The third world will completely collapse long before the US does. Now, I'm not saying that's not possible. If you've been watching the third world, food riots and instability is a growing concern. But as of right now... the US is still in pretty good shape.

There's really only one way I even see stability in this country threatened, and it's not on civil war level, but it won't be pretty. I'll just leave it at that.

 

[rightwinger]

The US is too fat and rich to sink into civil war.

We are a long way from giving up our cell phones and Ipods

 

[Diuretic]

Simo, you might find that USMB is an interesting aperture into US society. Stick around and you might see that impressions from the outside (I'm not in the US either) can be misleading, very misleading.

 

[code1211]

Here in Europe we have heard in news (among many other things) that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that corporations can spend freely in federal elections. In general that gives biggest power in politics to those who have most money. This leads to rule of few and rich and democracy itself has failed.

How I –and many others – see it, that we are afraid that you are heading towards civil war. While rich people get even richer, there is a growing group of those who can´t afford even food. If you have to bury your child only because you couldn´t buy decent food or get her a doctor for a illness which could have been easily cured if you only had money. Or if you lose your whole life savings to doctor and medicine bills, you sooner or later start to feel that something is horribly wrong.
When people have nothing more to lose, they are ready to desperate actions. Because of “war against terrorism” anyone in U.S. can be arrested and his/hers house searched without warrant it´s enough taht you are a terrorist suspect. U.S. is becoming a police state. Astonishingly, just like John Titor predicted.
I´m not trolling you nor trying to annoy you. I am sincere, that this is the state you seem to be when looking from here.

I have several favorite humorists. One among said, "the rumors of my death have been greatly exagerated." So it with your perception of the situation.

First, all this ruling does is change the way in which a message need be worded to be legal. The actual expenditure of monies along with the actual messages was and will be unfettered.

Second, in the USA, a treasured institution is one that does not actually exist. It is the Marketplace of Ideas. When a message is packaged well enough, it can decieve. The country elected Obama as a moderate, bi-partisan who would govern with a transparent method to expose any corruption.

Turns out Obama is a dedicated partisan who is a left wing socialist who will do any deal in any backroom to accomplish his concealed agenda. Whodathunkit?

Because of the Marketplace of Ideas, we are not forced to be subjected to a single message no matter how neatly packaged or how loud and persistant it might be. A pig wearing lipstick will eventually be exposed as a pig. Of course, the lip stick is ruined, but it's the price we pay.

When enough opposing views are aired, the one or ones that most closely fit the reality will gain popularity. That's how Scott Brown won an election that he had no business even being in.

What a country!

 

[xsited1]

U.S. heading towards civil war?

Yep, this year:

As if Things Weren't Bad Enough, Russian Professor Predicts End of U.S. - WSJ.com

 

[rightwinger]

U.S. heading towards civil war?

Yep, this year:

As if Things Weren't Bad Enough, Russian Professor Predicts End of U.S. - WSJ.com

Damn Russian professors...they are never wrong

 

[WillowTree]

We are not heading for civil war. We are heading for the polls.

 

[namvet]

strange we're taking about civi war since Osama was elected....................

 

[RodISHI]

U.S. heading towards civil war?

Yep, this year:

As if Things Weren't Bad Enough, Russian Professor Predicts End of U.S. - WSJ.com

U.S. heading towards civil war?

Yep, this year:

As if Things Weren't Bad Enough, Russian Professor Predicts End of U.S. - WSJ.com

Damn Russian professors...they are never wrong

Surely a Russian professor would be in the know on the situation?

 

[California Girl]

Here in Europe we have heard in news (among many other things) that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that corporations can spend freely in federal elections. In general that gives biggest power in politics to those who have most money. This leads to rule of few and rich and democracy itself has failed.

How I –and many others – see it, that we are afraid that you are heading towards civil war. While rich people get even richer, there is a growing group of those who can´t afford even food. If you have to bury your child only because you couldn´t buy decent food or get her a doctor for a illness which could have been easily cured if you only had money. Or if you lose your whole life savings to doctor and medicine bills, you sooner or later start to feel that something is horribly wrong.
When people have nothing more to lose, they are ready to desperate actions. Because of “war against terrorism” anyone in U.S. can be arrested and his/hers house searched without warrant it´s enough taht you are a terrorist suspect. U.S. is becoming a police state. Astonishingly, just like John Titor predicted.
I´m not trolling you nor trying to annoy you. I am sincere, that this is the state you seem to be when looking from here.

Where we are, or are not headed, is not the business of Europe. You have enough shit going on in your own backyard.

 

[California Girl]

We are not heading for civil war. We are heading for the polls.

yea, but we are taking guns with us, right?

 

[Diuretic]

Here in Europe we have heard in news (among many other things) that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that corporations can spend freely in federal elections. In general that gives biggest power in politics to those who have most money. This leads to rule of few and rich and democracy itself has failed.

How I –and many others – see it, that we are afraid that you are heading towards civil war. While rich people get even richer, there is a growing group of those who can´t afford even food. If you have to bury your child only because you couldn´t buy decent food or get her a doctor for a illness which could have been easily cured if you only had money. Or if you lose your whole life savings to doctor and medicine bills, you sooner or later start to feel that something is horribly wrong.
When people have nothing more to lose, they are ready to desperate actions. Because of “war against terrorism” anyone in U.S. can be arrested and his/hers house searched without warrant it´s enough taht you are a terrorist suspect. U.S. is becoming a police state. Astonishingly, just like John Titor predicted.
I´m not trolling you nor trying to annoy you. I am sincere, that this is the state you seem to be when looking from here.

I have several favorite humorists. One among said, "the rumors of my death have been greatly exagerated." So it with your perception of the situation.

First, all this ruling does is change the way in which a message need be worded to be legal. The actual expenditure of monies along with the actual messages was and will be unfettered.

Second, in the USA, a treasured institution is one that does not actually exist. It is the Marketplace of Ideas. When a message is packaged well enough, it can decieve. The country elected Obama as a moderate, bi-partisan who would govern with a transparent method to expose any corruption.

Turns out Obama is a dedicated partisan who is a left wing socialist who will do any deal in any backroom to accomplish his concealed agenda. Whodathunkit?

Because of the Marketplace of Ideas, we are not forced to be subjected to a single message no matter how neatly packaged or how loud and persistant it might be. A pig wearing lipstick will eventually be exposed as a pig. Of course, the lip stick is ruined, but it's the price we pay.

When enough opposing views are aired, the one or ones that most closely fit the reality will gain popularity. That's how Scott Brown won an election that he had no business even being in.

What a country!

When enough opposing views are aired, the one or ones that most closely fit the reality will gain popularity.

Turns out Obama is a dedicated partisan who is a left wing socialist who will do any deal in any backroom to accomplish his concealed agenda.

 

[hvactec]

No civil war Americans help Americans. What I do well since 9/11 I no longer buy my gas at gas station that are not owned by Americans. Buy all my gas at Wa Wa only, they hire Americans. Also I only shop at stores that Hire and are owned by Americans.
Americans stick together. My family has been in this country since the 1700s and was in just about every war this country was in!

 

[Xenophon]

Considering this is the way it was up to mcain-Feingold, I find these threads rediculously stupid.

 

[hvactec]

Just checked out the Unemployment for Europe, it don't look that good either at 10.3 percent, only thing is your numbers are more then likely true.
ares are not

Europe Dec 16 2009
EurActiv.com - EU report sees unemployment rising in 2010 | EU - European Information on Social Europe
here's a pdf file from November 2009 with all the stats on Europe
http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_PUBLIC/3-08012010-AP/EN/3-08012010-AP-EN.PDF

 

[Alpha1]

Confucious say...

Better to be ruled by the rich..than the stupid....lol

 

[veritas]

Here in Europe we have heard in news (among many other things) that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that corporations can spend freely in federal elections. In general that gives biggest power in politics to those who have most money. This leads to rule of few and rich and democracy itself has failed.

How I –and many others – see it, that we are afraid that you are heading towards civil war. While rich people get even richer, there is a growing group of those who can´t afford even food. If you have to bury your child only because you couldn´t buy decent food or get her a doctor for a illness which could have been easily cured if you only had money. Or if you lose your whole life savings to doctor and medicine bills, you sooner or later start to feel that something is horribly wrong.
When people have nothing more to lose, they are ready to desperate actions. Because of “war against terrorism” anyone in U.S. can be arrested and his/hers house searched without warrant it´s enough taht you are a terrorist suspect. U.S. is becoming a police state. Astonishingly, just like John Titor predicted.
I´m not trolling you nor trying to annoy you. I am sincere, that this is the state you seem to be when looking from here.

We're headed for something.......none of it good.

 

[rdean]

Even uneducated, right wing Republicans who dream of a theocratic totalitarian state know that a civil war would be a mistake.

Their fight would be with the educated left, you know, where all those scientists come from.

With out all those scientists to invent new bombs, right wing Republicans wouldn't have any more bombs to drop on other countries to keep us "safe".

The only thing Republicans invent are "bizarre conspiracies".

 

[rdean]

Confucious say...

Better to be ruled by the rich..than the stupid....lol

Sounds like your "Confucius" is a butt head. Better to be free than "ruled".