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Are you unaware that Jesus Himself, when He returns, will bear the sword?
Worse, they pontificate about "the common man" and lecture the GOP as the "party of and for the rich" while the leadership of their own party -- i.e., the Clintons, George Soros, Warren Buffet. et al -- are the elite of the elite among the "one-percent" they pretend to denounce. They have no credibility whatsoever, yet their personal and ideological sycophants like Ricky don't even realize how badly they've been hoodwinked.
Worse, they pontificate about "the common man" and lecture the GOP as the "party of and for the rich" while the leadership of their own party -- i.e., the Clintons, George Soros, Warren Buffet. et al -- are the elite of the elite among the "one-percent" they pretend to denounce. They have no credibility whatsoever, yet their personal and ideological sycophants like Ricky don't even realize how badly they've been hoodwinked.
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Nothing can separate us from the love of God that is in Jesus Christ -- not even the future. God knows whether or not someone would have opened their heart to Christ had they lived long enough. If someone is executed today without having faith in Jesus, yet they would have put their faith in Jesus had they lived just one more day, God knows this, and God is Just, so the eternal fate of that person is not in question.
Last I saw, the rich don't take my money. It is a rich man who employs my services and pays me for those services. In turn, I help the community with my services and I pay taxes, thus making me a positive, contributing member of society.
The poor on the other hand don't provide jobs and pay little to no taxes. Now for the poor who are unable to work and sustain themselves for whatever legitimate reason, I say it should be our Christian joy and privilege, as well as our obligation through love and mercy, to help them best we can.
However, all bets are off for the lazy, gluttonous parasites with their caustic, entitlement attitudes who refuse to earn their keep. Isn't it funny how the latter have exploded in number the past six years under the false messiah's administration.
For the record, I make less than $50,000 a year living in one of the most expensive areas in the country, so I'm not some callous, cigar smoking, golf playing, GOP, aristocratic blowhard sleeping on a different yacht every day. I'm a blue collar guy earning my keep.
The poor on the other hand don't provide jobs and pay little to no taxes. Now for the poor who are unable to work and sustain themselves for whatever legitimate reason, I say it should be our Christian joy and privilege, as well as our obligation through love and mercy, to help them best we can.
However, all bets are off for the lazy, gluttonous parasites with their caustic, entitlement attitudes who refuse to earn their keep. Isn't it funny how the latter have exploded in number the past six years under the false messiah's administration.
For the record, I make less than $50,000 a year living in one of the most expensive areas in the country, so I'm not some callous, cigar smoking, golf playing, GOP, aristocratic blowhard sleeping on a different yacht every day. I'm a blue collar guy earning my keep.
Well now that is a good argument and one I will take under consideration.
Jesus will bear the sword indeed and we may bear one with him. But again that goes back to are we doing this on our own (bad) or under the leadership of God (good)?
And again, I'm not a democrat nor a supporter of them. I vote third party and am still writing in Ross Perot for Pres.!
Why do you think you only make $50k a year? Worker productivity in the last 30 years has skyrocketed, yet the average worker hasn't seen an effective raise in all that time. Where has that money gone? To a CEO's pocket. Workers have lost benefits like health care and retirement as well over these last 30 years. Where has that money gone? To a CEO's pocket. Executive pay hasn't stagnated, it's skyrocketed along with worker productivity. US corporations are sitting on billions of $$$ overseas. They have the money to pay a living wage and benefits. But the greed of the 1% hoards it all while people like you slip further and further into poverty. Who do the Republicans support? CEO's and large corporations. So don't think the Republicans haven't taken money from you. The fact that you and millions like you work their butts off and only make $50k attests to the fact that they have. Too, I never saw a rich man hire anybody to build a product no one could afford to buy. Republicans like to chant that rich people create jobs, but that's an outright lie. Rich people don't create jobs, consumers do. But if the average Joe doesn't make enough money he's not going to consume. No consumption no demand. No demand no jobs.
Don't buy into the Republican lies. You should detest them as much as you do the Dems.
Jesus will bear the sword indeed and we may bear one with him. But again that goes back to are we doing this on our own (bad) or under the leadership of God (good)?
And again, I'm not a democrat nor a supporter of them. I vote third party and am still writing in Ross Perot for Pres.!
Why do you think you only make $50k a year? Worker productivity in the last 30 years has skyrocketed, yet the average worker hasn't seen an effective raise in all that time. Where has that money gone? To a CEO's pocket. Workers have lost benefits like health care and retirement as well over these last 30 years. Where has that money gone? To a CEO's pocket. Executive pay hasn't stagnated, it's skyrocketed along with worker productivity. US corporations are sitting on billions of $$$ overseas. They have the money to pay a living wage and benefits. But the greed of the 1% hoards it all while people like you slip further and further into poverty. Who do the Republicans support? CEO's and large corporations. So don't think the Republicans haven't taken money from you. The fact that you and millions like you work their butts off and only make $50k attests to the fact that they have. Too, I never saw a rich man hire anybody to build a product no one could afford to buy. Republicans like to chant that rich people create jobs, but that's an outright lie. Rich people don't create jobs, consumers do. But if the average Joe doesn't make enough money he's not going to consume. No consumption no demand. No demand no jobs.
Don't buy into the Republican lies. You should detest them as much as you do the Dems.
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As our laws are solidly based in Roman law, which had its roots in Mosaic Law, we are doing God's will. You can argue against that all you want, but any claim you make that we are not so empowered by God will not hold up. The Mosaic Law as applies to criminal and civil behaviors was not just a law for the Jews.
So you are partially responsible for the abomination that is Barack Obama. I wouldn't go around bragging about that if I were you.
And again, I'm not a democrat nor a supporter of them. I vote third party and am still writing in Ross Perot for Pres.!
You know, the only thing more abominable than Barak Obama is the Republican mantra of screw the merits of an idea, if it's from BO we're against it. Stonewalling for stonewalling's sake is nothing to be proud of. Neither is supporting policies that are against your own best interests (I'm assuming you're a working stiff and not a corporate shill). I wouldn't brag about that either. The fact that you support Ben Carson just send shivers down my spine. You need to wise up to the fact that BOTH these parties are screwing you!
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You obviously have made a decision about my thought processes, so I'm certain there's no point in trying to reason with you. So I won't.
You're truly clueless if you think that is why Republicans have stood against legislation that are essentially ultra-leftist and the real policies "against [my] best interests." You think a bunch of elitist one-percenters like the Clinton's, Soros, Buffet, et al give a rat's furry posterior about your "best interests"? Their constant lobbying and advancement of socialist ideas, big government, level income potential, welfare for everyone, immigration requirements for no one should convince you they don't care about you but only about the power those policies will put in their limited control.
Proving my previous statement as to your cluelessness. You vote third-party? Obviously your agenda is leftist, so pardon me if I don't believe you.
You don't even know what Ben Carson proposes, which in reality is power centered in the individual, not Washington, and keeping the money you earn rather than having to share it with someone who doesn't want to work for a living. You're the one who needs to wise up from the sheer ignorance of being afraid of Carson while defending the idiocy of Barack Obama and claiming to support libertarian thought while obviously supporting those who would destroy that thought and centralize all government's power in the hands of a very select few -- the elitist, leftist, one percent.
The support you give those idiots is destroying your country, your ability to worship and practice your faith, and your very family structure, promising you everything and giving you nothing but the backside of their hand while you stand there wide-eyed like Puss 'N Boots saying, "Thank you, sirs, may I have another?"
You're truly clueless if you think that is why Republicans have stood against legislation that are essentially ultra-leftist and the real policies "against [my] best interests." You think a bunch of elitist one-percenters like the Clinton's, Soros, Buffet, et al give a rat's furry posterior about your "best interests"? Their constant lobbying and advancement of socialist ideas, big government, level income potential, welfare for everyone, immigration requirements for no one should convince you they don't care about you but only about the power those policies will put in their limited control.
Proving my previous statement as to your cluelessness. You vote third-party? Obviously your agenda is leftist, so pardon me if I don't believe you.
You don't even know what Ben Carson proposes, which in reality is power centered in the individual, not Washington, and keeping the money you earn rather than having to share it with someone who doesn't want to work for a living. You're the one who needs to wise up from the sheer ignorance of being afraid of Carson while defending the idiocy of Barack Obama and claiming to support libertarian thought while obviously supporting those who would destroy that thought and centralize all government's power in the hands of a very select few -- the elitist, leftist, one percent.
The support you give those idiots is destroying your country, your ability to worship and practice your faith, and your very family structure, promising you everything and giving you nothing but the backside of their hand while you stand there wide-eyed like Puss 'N Boots saying, "Thank you, sirs, may I have another?"
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You are right, there is no point in continuing to bash each other, especially since your comprehension is obviously colored by your stand. Really? I called Obama abominable and you still take from that that I support him? I rile against the one percenters and you still think I support them? I call both parties equally horrible and you still think I support the likes of Clinton? These are the kinds of things that confirm my belief that you're not taking in the big picture. You hold your ground even when you've been shown it is faulty. Which is probably the most dangerous thing of all. Talk about not taking a clue... do us all a favor. Drop your pretenses, get informed or don't vote.
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Hah! Calling the Republicans more abominable in the same sentence! Yeah, you really gave him hell there, didn't you?
Your arguments against the GOP and corporations, for one thing. True Libertarians are very much in favor of free enterprise, supply-side economics, and everyone having the right to earn whatever the market will pay, and will bear. You have railed against all these cornerstones of a free-market, free-enterprise economy. The only alternative is the socialist mentality. So where does that leave you? The rest of your post is too naive and vitriolic to bother with replying.
Your arguments against the GOP and corporations, for one thing. True Libertarians are very much in favor of free enterprise, supply-side economics, and everyone having the right to earn whatever the market will pay, and will bear. You have railed against all these cornerstones of a free-market, free-enterprise economy. The only alternative is the socialist mentality. So where does that leave you? The rest of your post is too naive and vitriolic to bother with replying.
I don't know what you mean. Please elaborate.
It is a school of economic thought that was formalized largely in response to the collectivism that became chic among European socialists and American Progressives.
Putting it as succinctly as possible, they viewed individual thought and action as the fundamental component of every economic (and often societal) calculation. Their academic flair attracted many adherents from across the world, especially in the midcentury United States. We call it "Austrian" because the thought was initially formalized by Austrian economists.