I am literally nautious...when did fox news OVERTLY become republican mouthpiece?

[Ned]

To suggest that the left is the source of truth, just look to the USSR. For generations, the Soviets told their people that life in the US was hard and violent. Until the arrival of modern means of communications, many if not most Soviet subjects may have believed in what their more-equal-animals told them. But, in the end, they realized that virtually everything said by the party was a lie.

Socialism is based on a false promise and sustained by lies. That is the truth.

[Agathon]

isn't it just human nature to slack off when someone else is responsible for your outcome?

Not really. Some people do.

Segments of our own population have replaced the father in the home with a government check and IMHO that is the cause of spiraling dependency on government and a corresponding sense of hopelessness.

Well, in the period of time I was talking about, the government ran a lot of things, yet there was full employment and plenty of good jobs available. Everyone in our village worked. Being on welfare is simply too boring for most people.

[Nubclear]

Originally posted by Ned
To suggest that the left is the source of truth, just look to the USSR. For generations, the Soviets told their people that life in the US was hard and violent.

That was one of the things they spoke truth about

[JimmyCracksCorn]

Originally posted by Giancarlo
...Inevitable my rear end.

And just look how that turned out...

[bayraven]

Originally posted by Agathon
Everyone in our village worked. Being on welfare is simply too boring for most people.

Then communal life was workable for your village. Unfortunately, there are successive generations that have come to see it as a right to sit home and complain about the current level of services extended to them. I don't deny that it worked in your village. I hope you won't deny that even at the rudimentary socialist level we have achieved, it isn't working here.

NOW,

I've noticed there have been several DL sightings in the past week or so, and i've gotta ask: Has a real DL ever been uncovered? Do they exist, or is the whole notion just a multiposters Bogeyman?
Maybe it is a sport to harass newcomers away the site, so as to keep the bloodline pure.
or maybe...the ones pointing the finger believe that only those who are of their own could possibly post sensibly, therefore a settler making sense must be one of them incognito.

[Ted Striker]

There have been many DL's uncovered.


Though I'm not telling.

[Heresson]

The Bundies watched Fox. It must be good.

[bayraven]

Al or Ted?

[Heresson]

Perhaps both...
But Al for sure.

[Odin]

Originally posted by Ned

Socialism is based on a false promise and sustained by lies. That is the truth.

Capitalism is based on a false promise that all people who work hard will become rich. That is the truth.

Many socilaists ARE guilty of treating Marxism as a religion, I'm not one of them, I thnk Marxism has been outdated by the rise of the Welfare State. My brand of socialism relies a lot on sydicalism in non-vital industries.

[Agathon]

Then communal life was workable for your village. Unfortunately, there are successive generations that have come to see it as a right to sit home and complain about the current level of services extended to them. I don't deny that it worked in your village. I hope you won't deny that even at the rudimentary socialist level we have achieved, it isn't working here.

Why shouldn't they?

When your society can't even offer you the opportunity to make a decent living, what's the point of playing the game?

[St Leo]

Originally posted by bayraven
replaced the father in the home with a government check

Ignore list += bayraven

Reason: Brazen sexism

[bayraven]

Originally posted by St Leo

Originally posted by bayraven
replaced the father in the home with a government check

Ignore list += bayraven

Reason: Brazen sexism

if i understand your post, you won't see this.
still, you may object to my phrasing but the correlation remains between kids without dads and govt assistance. Not 100%, I grew up w/o my dad no thanks to Washington, but the trend is there

[bayraven]

Originally posted by Odin


Capitalism is based on a false promise that all people who work hard will become rich. That is the truth.

.

I think you and Ted are both off the mark here.

Capitalism is NOT A PROMISE of success to all who try it, it is an opportunity for success. (lest Poe would have died rich)

Socialism (even communism) is more than a lie sustained by lies. I think either would work if not for greed. Paper Mache wings would work if not for gravity.

[GePap]

Oh lord, the Fezists from the Nedaverse show up, and everything goes to hell.

The only thing Fox is good for is getting a quick update on our Dear Leader's mandates, since admin. officials are probably more candid with their Comrades in Fox than with other "news" sources.

Berz is right, that there is a market for Fox- thought the success of Fox is putting the talk radio format on TV- most of their shows are opinion based- they have lots of talking heads, even in their more harmless shows its still more talk than say CNN, or hapless MSNBC.