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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr.Mason View Post
    Trump is a 100 times worse than Reagan or any other Republican!
    And 10,000 times + better than any Leftist Democrat!

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    Quote Originally Posted by martin View Post
    Right on. Humanity by its nature is community oriented and in that altruism is implicit.
    Back when we were hunter-gatherers, humans put their life on the line every day for the survival of the clan/tribe. Most members were given a lot of leeway on their actions. One had to be a total psycho to be exiled from the tribe because it could result in the death of the entire tribe. JPP hasn't been the same since the hate clan got rid of Jack.

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    Humans are not equally talented, and , more importantly ,are NOT equally MOTIVATED= why communism ALWAYS FAILS.

    When highly productive people see slackers being compensated the same as themselves, they stop being highly productive very quickly = collapse...ALWAYS.
    TRUMP WILL TAKE FORTY STATES...UNLESS THE SAME IDIOTS WHO BROUGHT US THE 2020 DUNCE-O-CRAT IOWA CLUSTERFUCK CONTINUE THEIR SEDITIOUS ACTIVITIES...THEN HE WILL WIN EVEN MORE ..UNLESS THE RED CHINESE AND DNC COLLUDE, USE A PANDEMIC, AND THEN THE DEMOCRATS VIOLATE ARTICLE II OF THE CONSTITUTION, TO FACILLITATE MILLIONS OF ILLEGAL, UNVETTED, MAIL IN BALLOTS IN THE DARK OF NIGHT..


    De Oppresso Liber

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    Quote Originally Posted by BidenPresident View Post
    Aristotle took it for granted that a democracy should be fully participatory (with some notable exceptions, like women and slaves) and that it should aim for the common good. In order to achieve that, it has to ensure relative equality, “moderate and sufficient property” and “lasting prosperity” for everyone.

    In other words, Aristotle felt that if you have extremes of poor and rich, you can’t talk seriously about democracy. Any true democracy has to be what we call today a welfare state—actually, an extreme form of one, far beyond anything envisioned in this century. (When I pointed this out at a press conference in Majorca, the
    headlines in the Spanish papers read something like, If Aristotle were alive today, he’d be denounced as a dangerous radical. That’s probably true.)


    https://1motorcyclist.files.wordpres...orld-works.pdf
    What constitutes the "common good"? Taking money I earned out my pocket to pay for a student loan someone else made?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Yakuda View Post
    What constitutes the "common good"? Taking money I earned out my pocket to pay for a student loan someone else made?
    Indeed.

    Couples who have no children paying college costs for those that do.

    Couples who worked two jobs to pay for their children’s college education now have to pay for their neighbors’ children who won’t honor their contract for college loans.

    Unbelievable.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Earl View Post
    Indeed.

    Couples who have no children paying college costs for those that do.

    Couples who worked two jobs to pay for their children’s college education now have to pay for their neighbors’ children who won’t honor their contract for college loans.

    Unbelievable.
    Sounds like it's a "common" good for only some people. They really do think everyone is as stupid as they are.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Yakuda View Post
    Sounds like it's a "common" good for only some people. They really do think everyone is as stupid as they are.
    Indeed.

    These students sign a contract to borrow money at a specified interest rate and then refuse to honor their contract..with the collusion of the Biden slugs.

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    Quote Originally Posted by T. A. Gardner View Post
    And 10,000 times + better than any Leftist Democrat!
    So you're into treason!
    AM I, I AM's,AM I.
    What day is Michaelmas on?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr.Mason View Post
    So you're into treason!
    Ah! I see. In your delusional world, if someone is opposed to Leftist Democrats they are a traitor guilty of treason. How utterly totalitarian of you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by T. A. Gardner View Post
    Ah! I see. In your delusional world, if someone is opposed to Leftist Democrats they are a traitor guilty of treason. How utterly totalitarian of you.
    They are of limited intelligence so you can't expect much.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr.Mason View Post
    So you're into treason!
    What's funny is how simple minded you people are. Some leftist nitwit here said I voted for trump because I had some high opinion of him. What TOTALLY escapes you people is that I didn't vote for trump because I had a high opinion of him, I voted for trump because of the even lower opinion I have for the donkey brained morons you idiots put up. It never crosses your mind how fucked up you people are explains how surprised you are when you lose.
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    Quote Originally Posted by T. A. Gardner View Post
    Ah! I see. In your delusional world, if someone is opposed to Leftist Democrats they are a traitor guilty of treason. How utterly totalitarian of you.
    No if someone supports Trump they Support treason!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Yakuda View Post
    What's funny is how simple minded you people are. Some leftist nitwit here said I voted for trump because I had some high opinion of him. What TOTALLY escapes you people is that I didn't vote for trump because I had a high opinion of him, I voted for trump because of the even lower opinion I have for the donkey brained morons you idiots put up. It never crosses your mind how fucked up you people are explains how surprised you are when you lose.
    I only have a problem with Trump supporters who still support him after his Jan 6th treason,insurrection,invasion of the US Capital and
    Manslaughter!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr.Mason View Post
    No if someone supports Trump they Support treason!

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    Quote Originally Posted by T. A. Gardner View Post
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