Ageism.

[birthday pony]

i hear this alot, especially from USamericans. it seems to make them feel better.

it would be far more accurate to say that humans have been tricked into killing each other by the 20% of society that is psychopathic.

but why do they have to be tricked? because they have human values - basic shit like "dont kill innocents" and "more freedom is a good thing" and "cruelty is wrong."

most people, while imperfect, practice human values most of the time. when they don't, they still aspire to, in general.

and some people are hell bent on living beneath human values.

like members of the democratic party of the USA, and the people who vote for them.

I'm barely defending murder or anything like it. I fail to see how others were simply tricked while Democrats and their supporters are somehow more conscious of their actions than others. I wouldn't give them that much credit.

[ambi]

democrats are not ignorant, they are willfully ignorant.

[birthday pony]

and apparently they're the only ones.

[Francois Tremblay]

To me the difference is that Republicans are stupid sheep, and Democrats are slightly smarter sheep. Unfortunately, the latter means they are able to devise better ways to bamboozle people.

[ambi]

if you ask a democrat or a republican - even a USliberal democrat - this question: "do you think it is ok to kill people in another country in order to preserve the american way of life?" they will say yes. oh sure, they will equivocate with stuff like "it's hard" or "if you have to," but in the end, the "american way of life" is worth killing lots and lots of innocent people over.

luckily the american way of life is coming to an end right before our eyes. unfortunately, that also means that USamericans are about to go on an unprecedented killing spree. also, sadly, since the freedoms USamericans enjoy are based on their extreme wealth, and since that wealth is being evaporated as we speak, the last days of anything even approaching "freedom" are here.

obama is a set up. when he sends troops into US cities or orders bombs dropped on innocents abroad, anyone opposing him will be labelled a racist.

and democrats will stand up and applaud. i mean, afterall, it's not lke he's a republican or anything! sheesh!

[birthday pony]

Ambi, you've got it down. Congratulations.

[ambi]

you're a bigger person than a lot of the posters here, bp. congratulations to you.

[Yarrow]

indeed, bp! you have seen the almight power of the ambi, and are bless-ed.

just kidding. good point druid.