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Pope Francis vs. Paul Ryan on the economy (Original Post) J_J_ Dec 2014 OP
Paul Ryan, as usual... elzenmahn Dec 2014 #1
OOOOOHH, and he's dissin' the POPE, too! elzenmahn Dec 2014 #2
His pope is Ayn Rand. jwirr Dec 2014 #5
At least they can share their mutual anti gay and anti choice positions.... Bluenorthwest Dec 2014 #3
best-pope-ever.com... SidDithers Dec 2014 #4
Why don't you just say that you're a Paul Ryan fan brentspeak Dec 2014 #7
Fuck Paul Ryan... SidDithers Dec 2014 #9
more from pope Francis J_J_ Dec 2014 #6
"crony capitalism" is just what they use to say "you can't criticize this system, it's not REALLY MisterP Dec 2014 #8
There's little difference in attitude between Libertarians and Marxists. True Blue Door Dec 2014 #10

elzenmahn

(904 posts)
1. Paul Ryan, as usual...
Sun Dec 21, 2014, 12:22 PM
Dec 2014

...proves that he doesn't know his NOSE from his ASS.

Pope Francis witnessed, first hand, what the "Chicago Boys" did to his country's economy. He saw the devastation in live and in living color - hence, his stances against Ryan's BS.

And CRONY CAPITALISM? What do you think we have HERE, Pauly Boy?

elzenmahn

(904 posts)
2. OOOOOHH, and he's dissin' the POPE, too!
Sun Dec 21, 2014, 12:25 PM
Dec 2014

"The guy..."

I thought he was (at least at one time), a gooooood Catholic.

More proof of where his "faith" rests.

 

Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)
3. At least they can share their mutual anti gay and anti choice positions....
Sun Dec 21, 2014, 01:22 PM
Dec 2014

So that has to be nice for Francis, working both sides of every aisle.

 

J_J_

(1,213 posts)
6. more from pope Francis
Sun Dec 21, 2014, 02:54 PM
Dec 2014


"A way has to be found to enable everyone to benefit from the fruits of the earth, and not simply to close the gap between the affluent and those who must be satisfied with the crumbs falling from the table, but above all to satisfy the demands of justice, fairness and respect for every human being"

MisterP

(23,730 posts)
8. "crony capitalism" is just what they use to say "you can't criticize this system, it's not REALLY
Sun Dec 21, 2014, 03:03 PM
Dec 2014

capitalist so that's not fair game"

if you talk to a Paulbot (or Randroid) they'll tell you that public-relations campaigns, poverty, corruption, profits, GMOs, suburbs, regulatory capture, upward flows of wealth, market cornering, monopoly, accidents, racism, speculation, pollution, income inequality impossible under a TRUE capitalism

they're basically Titoites ...

True Blue Door

(2,969 posts)
10. There's little difference in attitude between Libertarians and Marxists.
Sun Dec 21, 2014, 04:00 PM
Dec 2014

A person with a Perfect System in their imagination will not accept any evidence of its flaws, and will demonize anyone whose life experiences provide such evidence.

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