Sorry About The B-Word, But... LOL !!!

[WillyT]

[graham4anything]

1. Which is why all bullets should be banned from the street. It's only logical & Spock would agree.

both Mr. Spock and Dr. Spock as guns kill babies and children.

[HereSince1628]

4. How many people did Lt. Cmdr. Spock kill with his phaser?

just asking.

[Gravitycollapse]

2. That's actually more of a conservative argument than a liberal one.

And it implies a general lack of respect for minority rights.

[HereSince1628]

3. Yes, every bit of that. n/t

[WillyT]

5. Context Is Everything...

Think 1% v. 99%

[Gravitycollapse]

8. 1% vs 99% is about the immorality/criminality of the 1%. Not about how they don't matter.

As Americans, they do matter. They gain our disdain not because they are inherently advantaged but instead because they lie and steal and show little or no respect for the rest of Americans.

[WillyT]

9. True... And They Have Effectively Captured/Stolen Our Democracy, So...

Majority Rules Seems Like An Antiquated Phrase These Days...

Which, in turn, screws the majority and minorities alike.

[winter is coming]

12. +1000. If the 1% were smart, they'd be less greedy.

IMO, the vast majority of the 99% wouldn't resent the 1% if we could afford decent housing, food, healthcare, education for our kids, etc., and had a little spending money left over. The more precarious things get for us, the more we resent the rapaciousness and callousness of the 1%.

[SidDithers]

6. +1...nt

Sid

[In_The_Wind]

7. + 1

[Warren Stupidity]

11. No it is a utilitarian argument. That would not be conservative.

And as it discusses needs, not rights, reframing it as opposition to equality is a huge stretch. Finally opposition to popular democracy is the default conservative position on government.

[Jamaal510]

10. Not if Congress has anything to say about it.

[CBGLuthier]

13. Majority DOES not rule. Not in a decent society

I think we gonna have to stamp a big ol' FAIL on this one. All across the board and yeah we did not need the B-word either.


In case you never saw the movie Spock CHOSE to die, he was not RULED into it by anyone.


FAIL FAIL FAIL

[Generation_Why]

14. K&R from a loud and proud utilitarian. nt

[NutmegYankee]

15. But the minority retains its rights in a Republic.

That's what the USA is based on - Majority rule and Minority rights.