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Eggsactly. The only thing that matters is short term profits.

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This!

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Might Burke even be a commie fascist (given that some on the right wing are confused about the two and conflate them)?

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no. Burke spent a lot of time telling the British to get the fuck out of India and other countries as well as defending the American Revolution. he was very anti-imperialist. he was considered one of the "French" writers at the time. (yes, we inherited our dislike of the French from England. it goes back to 1066.) maybe, just maybe, instead of asking questions with a hint of insult to the Father of Conservatism, you should read his work. Reflections on the Revolution in France are what made him that. before that, he was considered extremely liberal and he got into a big old pamphlet fight with Mary Wollstonecraft about the whole thing. but his evaluation of the French Revolution and its consequences was spot on. and once you do, you can understand that we need to quit letting fascists call themselves "conservative".

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yeah, all those Republicans over at NASA. https://pmm.nasa.gov/educat...

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Relax. I was joking and taking a jab at the idiotic views espoused by some today on the American right wing and not swinging at Burke.

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good, because along with Locke (also one of the "French" writers...Wollstonecraft was so "French" that she moved to Brittany), his writings were source materials for our founding documents.

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I thought that my meaning would have been clear enough, but I guess not. Oh well.

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Uday and Qusay would throw him to the wolves, but against all common sense, and in the face of probable abuse, I think Ivanka loves her father.

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Walking shoes. The answer is ALWAYS walking shoes. It's unlikely you'll need to kick anybody.

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needz more exclamation points!

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Maybe all the exclamation points!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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eleventy exclamation points!!!!11!!!!!11!!!1!

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I'm genuinely shocked. Learn something new every day. ;)

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