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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: Ralph Wiggum on April 21, 2010, 01:34:28 PM
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G_j (1000+ posts)
Tue Apr-20-10 01:54 PM
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I never wanted power or wealth, people like me are not motivated to accumulate these things (http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x8182945)
People like us are often motivated by community, art, music, finding sustainable ways of living, etc.
Unfortunately, there are others who are strongly motivated to accumulate power and wealth. It is for this reason that they are the ones with the power and control. It is why greed occupies the place at the top of the American pyramid.
Just musing on the irony of it all.
DU in a nutshell, folks.
Personally, wealth & power aren't my primary motivations for life either. Sure, money is nice.
If the DUmmies are so motivated by community, art, music, etc., they should go live in a ****ing commune by themselves and excuse themelves from society.
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Ah, you're being a bit too harsh there, Ralph. If you throw faith into the mix, many of our compadres here would probably be able to agree at least a bit with this DUmmie.
The big difference is that they expect their basic needs to be taken care of by the government in order to pursue their heart dream, while we expect to have to carve out our own living through effort and merit first before anything else.
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Ah, you're being a bit too harsh there, Ralph. If you throw faith into the mix, many of our compadres here would probably be able to agree at least a bit with this DUmmie.
The big difference is that they expect their basic needs to be taken care of by the government in order to pursue their heart dream, while we expect to have to carve out our own living through effort and merit first before anything else.
Yeah, I was a little harsh. I was speaking more to the entitlement mentality than anything. Sorry if I offended anyone.
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Ah, you're being a bit too harsh there, Ralph. If you throw faith into the mix, many of our compadres here would probably be able to agree at least a bit with this DUmmie.
The big difference is that they expect their basic needs to be taken care of by the government in order to pursue their heart dream, while we expect to have to carve out our own living through effort and merit first before anything else.
Didn't monasteries supplement their costs by producing and selling things?
DUmmies are far from pious Jesuits... they're more like teenagers.
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I'm offended that Ralph thought he was offensive.
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I'm offended that Ralph thought he was offensive.
So am I. :o :evillaugh: :tongue:
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Stop picking on Ralph, ya bullies, I'm offended at your offensive behavior over who he offended!
:tongue:
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Stop picking on Ralph, ya bullies, I'm offended at your offensive behavior over who he offended!
:tongue:
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
At all of you!!!
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I find it offensive that anyone would be offensively offended by that offense.
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I find it offensive that anyone would be offensively offended by that offense.
You put four references to being offended in that sentence.
:bow: :bow: :bow: :bow:
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You put four references to being offended in that sentence.
:bow: :bow: :bow: :bow:
I'm just a very sensitive person.
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I'm offended by the DUmmies misuse of the word "irony." But not real bad.
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Hey Gigli
People like us are often motivated by community, art, music, finding sustainable ways of living, etc.
Leftists are ALL about hate and power to control everyone else. Do I have to copy and paste the Che quotes again?
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Hey Gigli
Leftists are ALL about hate and power to control everyone else. Do I have to copy and paste the Che quotes again?
The vast majority of DUmmies are nowhere near Che's league, they're just overly-empathetic emo goofballs with a grave and regrettable deficiency in analytic thinking ability.
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Stop picking on Ralph, ya bullies, I'm offended at your offensive behavior over who he offended!
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**** you, Buddy. Ralph has every right to be an offensive little bitch. Look at LGF fer ****'s sake.
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**** you, Buddy. Ralph has every right to be an offensive little bitch. Look at LGF fer ****'s sake.
I don't go to gay websites, but pleasure yourself as you see fit. On top of that, the substance of your post indicates a level of reading disability that is rarely found outside Marine Corps headquarters.
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I don't go to gay websites, but pleasure yourself as you see fit. On top of that, the substance of your post indicates a level of reading disability that is rarely found outside Marine Corps headquarters.
One who rides a turbine engine shouldn't throw track to the inside.
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One who rides a turbine engine shouldn't throw track to the inside.
Ahh, true, true, but my ride had an Allison AV1790D for a powerplant.
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Ahh, true, true, but my ride had an Allison AV1790D for a powerplant.
There are still a couple of modified pulling tractors that come to the local fair with Allison engines in them.
Neat engine.
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What the DUmmie really meant to say was, "we don't want to get off our lazy asses."
But their sensitive feelings won't let them tell the truth...they might get offended.
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This entire thread is offensive.... :evillaugh:
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I'm offended by the DUmmies misuse of the word "irony." But not real bad.
I still have yet to be not offended by Alanis Morissette's misuse of the word ironic throughout an entire song. The only thing ironic about that song is that her examples managed to teach a generation of kids what ironic isn't.
- And to any lurking primitives - irony is when something occurs that one went out of their way to avoid. Irony is also when one says or writes something that means the opposite of what the words do if you look them up in a dictionary. For example - someone sees their office building got tagged with graffiti overnight and says "Nice..." upon witnessing the vandalism.
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I still have yet to be not offended by Alanis Morissette's misuse of the word ironic throughout an entire song. The only thing ironic about that song is that her examples managed to teach a generation of kids what ironic isn't.
- And to any lurking primitives - irony is when something occurs that one went out of their way to avoid. Irony is also when one says or writes something that means the opposite of what the words do if you look them up in a dictionary. For example - someone sees their office building got tagged with graffiti overnight and says "Nice..." upon witnessing the vandalism.
I thought irony was when the opposite happens of what one would expect. Like a DUmmie sacrificing his life in combat for the country.
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G_j (1000+ posts)
Tue Apr-20-10 01:54 PM
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I never wanted power or wealth, people like me are not motivated to accumulate these things
People like us are often motivated by community, art, music, finding sustainable ways of living, etc.
I'm a small business owner, neither powerful nor wealthy. The fruits of MY labor enable me to serve my community (animal rescues) support local museums and paint (art) everyone plays an instrument and/or sings (music) build a straw bale house (sustainable living).....
What have you done? Whining doesn't count.
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G_j, I've heard your band (Funkle Sam) and the the only thing your music motivates is the desire to vomit.
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I thought irony was when the opposite happens of what one would expect. Like a DUmmie sacrificing his life in combat for the country.
DUmmie and sacrifice are not words that have ever been used together in a sentence that didn't elicit laughter at some point. Maybe they'd sacrifice a few Cheetos for an extra bong hit, but that's about as far as they'll go.
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I thought irony was when the opposite happens of what one would expect. Like a DUmmie sacrificing his life in combat for the country.
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example - a person is afraid to fly in airplanes, for he fears the one he is on will crash, so, he takes a long trip across the country in a car. And is killed when a small private plane falls out of the sky crushing the car he is in. He expected to avoid nasty airplane death, however his actions actually brought it about. That's irony.
In the case of a DUmmy, it would be that he accidentally sacrificed his life with honor because he screwed up while running away, and tripped over something that caused the enemy to die as well. Such as hitting an IED tripwire while the enemy was still planting the device.