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09-01-2005, 04:33 PM

Welcome, Ero! Its always great to hear from a member of the international community. I'm sorry that things sound as bad in the Netherlands as they are here.

I honestly believe that the US no longer has the "consent of the governed." We have the consent of corporate and multi-national business, as well as the consent of Halliburten. Unless you have a few million, AT LEAST, to buy yourself some representative government, you are not represented by anyone.

The US two party system has a death grip on the electoral process. The Libertarians may howl, the Greens may scream, and the common man may wish someone else ran for office, but it ain't gonna happen.

Dem or Rep, by time you are running for national office, you have become a person without a soul long ago. Campaigns are big business and big business knows this and contributes accordingly.

Everyone here can sit and philosophize about what constitutes a good government, and argue about the value of my silver ideal versus your brass act of government theft. Its not going to make one iota of difference. The government allows free speech up to a point, because this keeps us busy arguing with one another while Rome burns and the Senate sends out for pork flambe' catered by Halliburten to the tune of a $150.00 per blackened chop.

You want to go out and have a revolution by force to change this?

Good luck, my friend. Your registered gun has just been confiscated and you have been declared a threat under the National Security Act and can plan on spending the next 20 years in jail without benefit of the writ of habeas corpus.

We'll think of you sometimes, but not often.

09-01-2005, 04:33 PM	#18
marichiko Guest Posts: n/a	Welcome, Ero! Its always great to hear from a member of the international community. I'm sorry that things sound as bad in the Netherlands as they are here. I honestly believe that the US no longer has the "consent of the governed." We have the consent of corporate and multi-national business, as well as the consent of Halliburten. Unless you have a few million, AT LEAST, to buy yourself some representative government, you are not represented by anyone. The US two party system has a death grip on the electoral process. The Libertarians may howl, the Greens may scream, and the common man may wish someone else ran for office, but it ain't gonna happen. Dem or Rep, by time you are running for national office, you have become a person without a soul long ago. Campaigns are big business and big business knows this and contributes accordingly. Everyone here can sit and philosophize about what constitutes a good government, and argue about the value of my silver ideal versus your brass act of government theft. Its not going to make one iota of difference. The government allows free speech up to a point, because this keeps us busy arguing with one another while Rome burns and the Senate sends out for pork flambe' catered by Halliburten to the tune of a $150.00 per blackened chop. You want to go out and have a revolution by force to change this? Good luck, my friend. Your registered gun has just been confiscated and you have been declared a threat under the National Security Act and can plan on spending the next 20 years in jail without benefit of the writ of habeas corpus. We'll think of you sometimes, but not often. Last edited by marichiko; 09-01-2005 at 04:37 PM.