|
Printer-friendly format Email this thread to a friend Bookmark this thread |
This topic is archived. |
Home » Discuss » Archives » General Discussion: Presidential (Through Nov 2009) |
JohnLocke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-19-04 07:58 PM Original message |
Poll question: Agree or Disagree with the Following Statement: |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-19-04 08:02 PM Response to Original message |
1. Funny...20 years ago people were fearing the amount of holdings |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Darranar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-19-04 08:03 PM Response to Original message |
2. For the most part, I agree... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Mairead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 05:35 AM Response to Reply #2 |
72. I agree it's true about our ruling class, but they're not "our society" |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
democratreformed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-19-04 08:03 PM Response to Original message |
3. I really want to disagree but |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Skip Intro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-19-04 08:15 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. Wow, I agree, and I too have tapered my visits to WRH |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
democratreformed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-19-04 08:28 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. It was a matter of protecting my mental health |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Mairead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-19-04 08:07 PM Response to Original message |
4. I disagree as stated--it's a deeply-rooted char. of the ruling class |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Darranar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-19-04 08:19 PM Response to Reply #4 |
12. Yes, that is why I only agree for the most part. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
DuctapeFatwa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-19-04 08:07 PM Response to Original message |
5. That's the way it is, and the way it will be until people, either in |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
JasonDeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-19-04 08:08 PM Response to Original message |
6. We are suffering terrorist attacks today |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Darranar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-19-04 08:09 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Iraq sanctions? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
JasonDeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-19-04 08:42 PM Response to Reply #8 |
16. We now know that under Clinton Iraq was disarmed. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Darranar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-19-04 08:43 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. He could have held back US aid to them, perhaps? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-19-04 10:29 PM Response to Reply #6 |
31. Actually, Carter started the US on the road to funding the mujahedeen |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
JasonDeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-20-04 06:22 AM Response to Reply #31 |
40. Please! Kind of a stretch? I'd rather say it was Carter who |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-20-04 11:56 AM Response to Reply #40 |
44. The truth about that war is a lot uglier than met the eye. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-22-04 07:43 PM Response to Reply #44 |
64. It Was Properly Done, Sir |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
SerpentX (262 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-20-04 05:33 AM Response to Reply #6 |
39. "What foreign policy did Carter have that brought trouble to us?" |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
JasonDeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-20-04 06:32 AM Response to Reply #39 |
41. So we should have just let him fall into the hands of the bloodthirsty |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
SerpentX (262 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-20-04 07:09 AM Response to Reply #41 |
42. He should have been made to account for his crimes. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
youngred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-04 06:12 PM Response to Reply #41 |
85. Damn those people for not wanting a CIA imposed dictator |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Burma Jones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-19-04 08:09 PM Response to Original message |
7. US Imperialism is based on money and exercised through... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
arcos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-19-04 08:11 PM Response to Original message |
9. as a foreigner: Absolutely! |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Wonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-19-04 08:17 PM Response to Original message |
11. RichM is right, whether you want to admit it to yourself or not. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-19-04 10:22 PM Response to Reply #11 |
30. Adding to your Freidman quote |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
amber dog democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-19-04 08:25 PM Response to Original message |
13. Ever since the Spanish American War |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
jbm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-19-04 08:25 PM Response to Original message |
14. I sort of agree... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Fargin Ice Hole (178 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-19-04 08:45 PM Response to Original message |
18. The three deeply rooted charateristics are............. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
pscot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-19-04 08:54 PM Response to Original message |
19. It seems obvious to me |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
JitterbugPerfume (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-19-04 09:09 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. I kind of agree but |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
RichM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-19-04 09:16 PM Response to Original message |
21. Thank you for making me famous! I wrote the quoted remark - and defy |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
arcos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-19-04 09:18 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Excellent post! I totally agree n/t |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Darranar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-19-04 09:58 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. Wow - excellent post! |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
RichM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-19-04 11:01 PM Response to Reply #24 |
32. No, I don't really consider WWII to be in that category. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-19-04 11:03 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. That Is Reasonably Sound, Mr. M |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
flaminbats (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-04 06:44 PM Response to Reply #33 |
86. We were once expansionists,but the Cold War gave us a real taste of empire |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Darranar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-19-04 11:17 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. Completely agreed. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
BourgeoisPig (14 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-20-04 03:45 AM Response to Reply #21 |
36. Great post - I agree 100% |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
RichM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-19-04 09:53 PM Response to Original message |
23. HEY JohnLocke -- if you "vehemently disagree," please tell us why. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
JohnLocke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-19-04 10:11 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. Both. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Wonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-19-04 10:20 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. Way to expound on your clearly well thought out and thoroughly researched |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
JohnLocke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-22-04 06:36 PM Response to Reply #28 |
54. Bullshit. You asked a question, and I answered. Don't expect a treatise. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-22-04 06:39 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. Deleted message |
JohnLocke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-22-04 06:40 PM Response to Reply #55 |
57. By the way, nice abusive kicking back there. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Wonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-22-04 06:44 PM Response to Reply #57 |
58. Better example of abusive thread kicking here. Link, for your pleasure. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
JohnLocke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-22-04 06:59 PM Response to Reply #58 |
59. I fail to see your point. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
RichM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-22-04 07:02 PM Response to Reply #54 |
61. JohnL - you didn't "write a treatise" because you don't know enough to |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
JohnLocke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-22-04 07:03 PM Response to Reply #61 |
62. Self-delete. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
RichM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-19-04 10:22 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. Please try to make the whole argument. I'd expect to see a thoughtful |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
RichM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-20-04 11:45 AM Response to Reply #29 |
43. Still waiting for your thoughtful reply, JohnLocke. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Wonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-20-04 04:59 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. Still waiting... nt |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Wonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-20-04 09:40 PM Response to Reply #46 |
47. Still waiting... nt |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Wonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-22-04 06:32 PM Response to Reply #47 |
53. Still waiting... nt |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Wonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-04 10:10 PM Response to Reply #53 |
66. Still waiting... nt |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Wonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 09:23 PM Response to Reply #66 |
76. Still waiting... nt |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
BrokenSegue (78 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 09:43 PM Response to Reply #76 |
79. He won't respond |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Wonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-04 06:42 PM Response to Reply #79 |
82. That's obvious, but I'll kick it again anyway, & give him every chance to. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Wonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-04 06:02 PM Response to Reply #82 |
83. He's around (just posted another poll) so here's one more kick |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
BourgeoisPig (14 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-20-04 03:46 AM Response to Reply #27 |
37. Wow |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
JohnLocke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-22-04 06:39 PM Response to Reply #37 |
56. Could your Green party sig graphic take up any more bandwidth? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Iverson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-22-04 08:08 PM Response to Reply #56 |
65. Congratulations! |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
BrokenSegue (78 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 09:52 PM Response to Reply #56 |
80. Look at yours, with all those pictures |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 10:10 PM Response to Reply #80 |
81. Clearly the candidate of gluttony. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
GreenArrow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-19-04 10:02 PM Response to Original message |
25. Exactly correct |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-19-04 10:10 PM Response to Original message |
26. My Only Caveat, Mr. Locke |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-20-04 12:02 PM Response to Reply #26 |
45. Obviously, the Soviet Union after '79 displayed imperialist ... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-22-04 07:36 PM Response to Reply #45 |
63. Not So, My Friend |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Wonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-20-04 02:48 AM Response to Original message |
35. Kick. This actually turned into a good thread, in spite of the post that |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Wonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-21-04 01:12 AM Response to Reply #35 |
48. kick |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Crunchy Frog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-20-04 03:57 AM Response to Original message |
38. Other. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
WhereIsMyFreedom (605 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-21-04 01:38 AM Response to Original message |
49. Yes |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
ngGale (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-21-04 02:36 AM Response to Original message |
50. Bush is the most Imperialist president since Nixon, but |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Kenneth ken (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-21-04 02:41 AM Response to Original message |
51. I voted yes |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
jazzsammich (49 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 03:35 AM Response to Reply #51 |
68. so before that turning point... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
John_H (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-21-04 02:42 AM Response to Original message |
52. It's the characteristic of STATES |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
DrFunkenstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-22-04 07:00 PM Response to Original message |
60. Would This Be True If Dean Were President? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
youngred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 12:13 AM Response to Original message |
67. Its a question of degree |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Bread and Circus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 03:37 AM Response to Original message |
69. I disagree, the US was relatively isolationist until ww2 |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
jazzsammich (49 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 05:15 AM Response to Reply #69 |
70. perhaps in rhetoric... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
youngred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-04 06:08 PM Response to Reply #69 |
84. Tell that to Mexico, Canada, Panama, Cuba, Phillipenes |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
DemBones DemBones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 05:34 AM Response to Original message |
71. I agree with it. Though I'm sure that |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
WhoCountsTheVotes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 07:41 AM Response to Original message |
73. Of course it's true, and history proves it so |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
morgan2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 07:46 AM Response to Original message |
74. i agree with everything except |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
edzontar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 07:51 AM Response to Original message |
75. The statement is too fatalistic--"Always will"--but is bascially true |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
RichM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 09:39 PM Response to Reply #75 |
77. Please note that the statement was taken out of context by JohnLocke. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
shoopnyc123 (997 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 09:42 PM Response to Original message |
78. Three Words: READ THE CONSTITUTION (eom) |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
MAlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-04 07:00 PM Response to Original message |
87. I disagree with the premise of the question |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
DU AdBot (1000+ posts) | Tue May 07th 2024, 08:54 AM Response to Original message |
Advertisements [?] |
Top |
Home » Discuss » Archives » General Discussion: Presidential (Through Nov 2009) |
Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators
Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.
Home | Discussion Forums | Journals | Store | Donate
About DU | Contact Us | Privacy Policy
Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.
© 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, LLC