alexis d's Comments (117)

“But more children are born into poverty in France...ergo more may come out of poverty.

However, I don't accept your premise.”

“Sources please.

But if we are going with anecdotal evidence, I would say that child is more likely to remain in his 'spot' in society if he stayed in France. Germany, France, Denmark, et al still have the lowest common denominator system. We don't coddle anyone in the US, sink or swim. If you live in Germany and your dad is a mechanic chances are you will go to Realshule, do your apprenticeship and become a mechanic. Those old Euro systems are flat and don't afford the same kind of opportunity that the US does. That child, if he is driven would have a higher chance to succeed in the US. Ask any Indian or Chinese guy who grew up poor and who now earned his PhD where he wants to seek his fortune. Many of my friends from Europe and elsewhere came to the US for opportunities they could not enjoy in their home countries.

Jim Jones introduced the Kool Aid...a nice SF liberal.”

“Great comment!

Fanned!”

“Yes, that's my point. They were ruthless, lying, torturing, murdering thugs, and that is what it takes to overcome the inertia of the system. This leaves us in the classic governmental paradox - only a power hungry megalomaniac can accomplish anything, and he will only accomplish evil.”

“alexis d is completely right.

jmpurser is right.

When the president is against honest, positive, change for the majority of Americans, our "good things" are not going to happen.

We thought we had a new and honest leader in Obama. We were wrong. He works for the corporations, especially banksters and all corporations tied with the military-intelligence-industrial complex. That's why Goldman Sachs is the big winner in all matters financial. That's why Obama is ramping up a wrongful war in Afghanistan, killing many many more innocent people than any kind of "terrorists." That's why Goldman Sachs and cronies will win the environment "reform," which will be in the form of a windfall for the investment bankers who manipulate the commodities markets.

Yes, alexis, "we can be extremely effective." Let's start by forcing the lying Repubs and Dems (nearly every one) to resign. Yes, they've broken their oath of office, they're working for the corporations, they're not representing us -- the MAJORITY on the health issue. So, they should be forced to resign.

That's change I can believe in. Not the current Chump Change.”

“...and what would YOU call good things?”

“First, you have to WANT to make good things happen and Obama seems limited to making good things happen for corporations.”

“Thanks for the thoughts, Alexis. See above for a comment that perhaps explains "do what feels right" a little bit more.”

“I would have supported this statement if the mods would let me post at all in here. The must not want to hear from people who are still recovering from their experiences with the RCC.”

“Wow... Transformers 2 is so terrible that it makes X-Men Origins: Wolverine look good? That's a pull quote that won't be on the DVD box.”

“I was reading about how he stands up to peer pressure, and somehow it made sense to me that no one should shave themselves down there because it is thought to be the latest thing to do. Experimentation is one thing, but going along with the crowd is another.”

“LMAO!”

“That's how some women are in the black community. There's a lot of generalized male hatred and most people of either gender have the emotional maturity of 5 yr olds. Respect for good black men who ARE doing the right thing is out of the question (until they get rich). Respect and love is seen as weakness unless you can gain it by force. Hence the guns and violence.”

“He has to preach anti gun. Its tied to his community service for such a weak sentence. How do you think you get such little time for such a crime when you're already a felon. He is a celebrity he has a large influential audience, its part of the agreement.”

“Great argument, I'm going to keep that on hand.”

“For many of the proRKBA people--defending their lives, the lives of their families, friends and coworkers from criminal attack. Secondary use--hunting, target shooting, teaching others how to shoot. And before you diss self defense--guns are used up to 2.5 million times a year defensively (and a gun is one of the few tools that enable the victim to effectively dissuade a far bigger and stronger attacker)”

“You are so right, Alexis. There are also people who use pot every day, not just occasionally, and you couldn't tell they were under the influence of anything. It's an internal quality, a state of mind that allows one to approach life in a more positve, creative, inspired manner. These are the mature users, not the those who are looking for a way to escape their troubles.”

“What are you talking about?

Fairey has built his entire career on taking the artwork of others and changing it slightly and making money of it.

He didn't credit Mannie Garcia until he was forced/shamed into doing so. (see, I used the man's name, something that the free culture advocates don't seem to want to do)”

“yeah ok, all that about Bush is true.. So, from 2000-08 it was "dissent" but now it's "hate"
? damn I wish we wrote all the rules and had the entire world media pushing our agenda like democrats...”

“I for one was not happy about Bush spending us into oblivion, although a part of that was due to the war (which I support). President Obama is now taking Bushes deficits and AT LEAST tripling them as far as the eye can see. Is that ok with the you? The so called bailout package that desperately needed to get passed was full of pork and fulfilled the liberals dream agenda. Most of it had nothing to do with stimulating anything.

You call your objection to Bush's policies as "outrage" but my objection to President Obama's policies are "hateful" and "racist"? Very convenient for you.

Bush didn't "out" Plame. A columnist did that. Congress approved the war in Iraq based on the same data Bush and Clinton, etc had available to them. Sorry those are the facts. I keep hearing about these tax cuts as if they've already happened? I must've missed that because some of my friends are smokers and their taxes just went through the roof! Cap and trade.... "taxes" through the roof. So where is my tax cut?”

“well said....but you know republicans hate facts”

“OMG swear to god last night I saw a woman with a straw hat, the flat-top kind people think of stereotypically as political straw hats, okay, and around the brim was a "Who Is John Galt" bumper sticker, being used to affix a ring of tea bags all the way around the hat, dangling down from the brim like pom-poms on a sombrero. Funniest thing at the entire protest, wish I had gotten a pic but she was moving too fast.”

“She can NO longer buy the new Pine Scent Air Freshener for the Hummer or Mercedes?”