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CBGLuthier

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

Reply to WillyT (Original post)

Mon Mar 25, 2013, 08:09 AM

Mar 2013

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

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Sorry About The B-Word, But... LOL !!! [View all] WillyT Mar 2013 OP

Which is why all bullets should be banned from the street. It's only logical & Spock would agree. graham4anything Mar 2013 #1

How many people did Lt. Cmdr. Spock kill with his phaser? HereSince1628 Mar 2013 #4

That's actually more of a conservative argument than a liberal one. Gravitycollapse Mar 2013 #2

Yes, every bit of that. n/t HereSince1628 Mar 2013 #3

Context Is Everything... WillyT Mar 2013 #5

1% vs 99% is about the immorality/criminality of the 1%. Not about how they don't matter. Gravitycollapse Mar 2013 #8

True... And They Have Effectively Captured/Stolen Our Democracy, So... WillyT Mar 2013 #9

+1000. If the 1% were smart, they'd be less greedy. winter is coming Mar 2013 #12

+1...nt SidDithers Mar 2013 #6

+ 1 In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #7

No it is a utilitarian argument. That would not be conservative. Warren Stupidity Mar 2013 #11

Not if Congress has anything to say about it. Jamaal510 Mar 2013 #10

Majority DOES not rule. Not in a decent society CBGLuthier Mar 2013 #13

K&R from a loud and proud utilitarian. nt Generation_Why Mar 2013 #14

But the minority retains its rights in a Republic. NutmegYankee Mar 2013 #15