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15 years ago
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Does anyone even read Journals anymore?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izpU4YJ0ZAA
I thought this vid was pretty funny, however I have to disagree (or rather modify) some points.
1. Hard Working Americans: I do agree that a lot of blue collar workers or middle class people are bitten by Obama's reform, but seeing the biggest rightwing voter group, that of upper class citizens like for example managers, psychologists and bankers, who in most cases do pretty much nothing but toy with others peoples careers, money, minds and basis of existance, I'm don't really think that the right is in a much better position to comment from.
2. People too stupid to take care of themselves: Oh, like those people that were unfortunatly kicked from their job by the companies managers because said company wanted to save money even though its in the black numbers? Or that got disabled at a work accident they may not have caused themselves? And even if, they risked their life at their job. And what about the financial crisis that took a lot of people jobs or saved money? You mean those "too stupid to live" people?
3. Extreme radical Left: Oh boy, the dems are your guys extreme lefties? Man, what happened to all those communists or real socialists (like the marxist-leninist socialists or stalinistic socialists), not those watered down, mislead democratic socialists. In any way, did the republicans forget that democratic socialism brought them alot of good things too? Like welfare or better work conditions? I'm not saying one has to overdo it with socialism or like its idea (for upper class citizens and rich people it is a nuisance and hindrance after all), but seriously, seeing how the many people of the right spectrum denounce everything vageuly social or socialist as the root of evil or communism is just ridiculous.
4. Hardcore Socialist: Okay, I know many people who commented on that vid had no fucking idea what they talked about when they used the word socialist. Or maybe even the makers themselves. Yes, the Dems are socialists, but can anyone of those commentors give a clear and accurate definition of the term socialist? And what kinds of socialism exist? And what kind the Dems belong to? I think not.
5. Destroy the core values of america: Okay, I talked about this some time back. If you ask me, of course a democratic state needs a constituion or else goes down the Rousseau-way and we end up in a democratic dictatorship. BUT, you can't left a constitution unchanged forever. In case of the one of the US for example, that thing is almost 200 years old! The world changed immensly since back then, in every aspect of life. And even something as a constitution has to change along with it, if only carefully changed in small doses and upon agreement of the people.
Seeing how many people would like to get that thing resetted to the state it was 200 years ago is insane.
Anyway, regarding this video, values are good, but if some of them just don't fit into the modern time then don't keep them and modify them. And while we're at it: Its not like only the left wants to change the constitution. May I remind you of all these amendments and Propositions that were added to the constitutions about things like gay marriage? Its not like the left wanted same sex marriages banned, that was a right wing movement.
Its not my place here to discuss which side I think was rigjht and personally I don't care cuz I don't plan to marry my boyfriend, and not in the US of all places, so I don't go there.
Anyway, that was what I had to say about that. If you disagree, then do so, comment on here and we can have a discussion if you like. But primarily watch the vid and enjoy it (or not).
I thought this vid was pretty funny, however I have to disagree (or rather modify) some points.
1. Hard Working Americans: I do agree that a lot of blue collar workers or middle class people are bitten by Obama's reform, but seeing the biggest rightwing voter group, that of upper class citizens like for example managers, psychologists and bankers, who in most cases do pretty much nothing but toy with others peoples careers, money, minds and basis of existance, I'm don't really think that the right is in a much better position to comment from.
2. People too stupid to take care of themselves: Oh, like those people that were unfortunatly kicked from their job by the companies managers because said company wanted to save money even though its in the black numbers? Or that got disabled at a work accident they may not have caused themselves? And even if, they risked their life at their job. And what about the financial crisis that took a lot of people jobs or saved money? You mean those "too stupid to live" people?
3. Extreme radical Left: Oh boy, the dems are your guys extreme lefties? Man, what happened to all those communists or real socialists (like the marxist-leninist socialists or stalinistic socialists), not those watered down, mislead democratic socialists. In any way, did the republicans forget that democratic socialism brought them alot of good things too? Like welfare or better work conditions? I'm not saying one has to overdo it with socialism or like its idea (for upper class citizens and rich people it is a nuisance and hindrance after all), but seriously, seeing how the many people of the right spectrum denounce everything vageuly social or socialist as the root of evil or communism is just ridiculous.
4. Hardcore Socialist: Okay, I know many people who commented on that vid had no fucking idea what they talked about when they used the word socialist. Or maybe even the makers themselves. Yes, the Dems are socialists, but can anyone of those commentors give a clear and accurate definition of the term socialist? And what kinds of socialism exist? And what kind the Dems belong to? I think not.
5. Destroy the core values of america: Okay, I talked about this some time back. If you ask me, of course a democratic state needs a constituion or else goes down the Rousseau-way and we end up in a democratic dictatorship. BUT, you can't left a constitution unchanged forever. In case of the one of the US for example, that thing is almost 200 years old! The world changed immensly since back then, in every aspect of life. And even something as a constitution has to change along with it, if only carefully changed in small doses and upon agreement of the people.
Seeing how many people would like to get that thing resetted to the state it was 200 years ago is insane.
Anyway, regarding this video, values are good, but if some of them just don't fit into the modern time then don't keep them and modify them. And while we're at it: Its not like only the left wants to change the constitution. May I remind you of all these amendments and Propositions that were added to the constitutions about things like gay marriage? Its not like the left wanted same sex marriages banned, that was a right wing movement.
Its not my place here to discuss which side I think was rigjht and personally I don't care cuz I don't plan to marry my boyfriend, and not in the US of all places, so I don't go there.
Anyway, that was what I had to say about that. If you disagree, then do so, comment on here and we can have a discussion if you like. But primarily watch the vid and enjoy it (or not).
