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Cirque du So-What

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4. T'was ever thus

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Sun Dec 25, 2011, 10:00 AM

Dec 2011

'The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.'

-John Kenneth Galbraith

And even though JK Galbraith said this in 2002 - making the comment 'contemporary' by all standards - it holds true throughout the ages. It's the same mindset that justifies slavery, 'divine right of kings' and 'manifest destiny.'

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Modern Right Leaning Conservatives are about this: [View all] Stuart G Dec 2011 OP

translation: the rich will let other suffer and die before parting with a fraction of their wealth. unblock Dec 2011 #1

It is greed that destroys, and kills. Stuart G Dec 2011 #3

they are against regulation because it prevents them stealing from the commons and others unblock Dec 2011 #12

The wealth has been redistributed to the Rich and they aren't about to let anyone or no_hypocrisy Dec 2011 #2

Whenever I hear a wingnut going on about the deficit (by which they generally mean the debt), Jackpine Radical Dec 2011 #13

T'was ever thus Cirque du So-What Dec 2011 #4

It's doubly frustrating, considering they already do pay for other people's health insurance in the Brickbat Dec 2011 #5

Righties are always telling me that a national health plan would be a fiasco. Walk away Dec 2011 #6

And since it is Christmas, and a giving season..I would like to add this, Stuart G Dec 2011 #7

They nailed him to a tree for trying that already... tjwash Dec 2011 #11

They are greedy, immoral, selfish SOBs. Odin2005 Dec 2011 #8

Since they themselves are included in the insured group treestar Dec 2011 #9

I love the "I'm not paying for other's" line! CANDO Dec 2011 #10

on average it comes out roughly a wash quaker bill Dec 2011 #14