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Yeah, that would be extremely unfortunate.

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Why the kids. Let the congressmen go to the head of the line. If they're too old or out of shape for normal military duty they can serve as advanced scouts for ieds, or decoys for snipers. But in no case should they be behind the front lines, if they want the war, they can take their chances on being killed by enemy action.. (and not with votes)

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These fuckers actually got time? Fucking yay!

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Lilian Long, your roomate Lori called asking you stop bothering the fuck out of us. Kthxbye.

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Take heed Trump supporters, every person in America has rights. Assault anyone, you go to prison. Fu(k Trump!

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"Ironic, isn't it Smithers? This anonymous clan of slack-jawed troglodytes has cost me the election, and yet if I were to have them killed, _I_ would be the one to go to jail. That's democracy for you."

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reminds me of something . . .

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indeed. No doubt Parker's brothers are named Trucker, Valet, and Mechanic, and Ryker's sister is Bellana.

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I'm guessing you didn't read it, but that verse is about how you're judged by how you treat the least of your brothers. We're more like democratic socialists* than communists around here, so it should actually go over rather well. On top of that, the guy they beat up was homeless, which would make him the least of the least of our brothers.

*since you probably don't care what I say since you aren't differentiating between communists and socialists, I'm going to go on a bit. No harm shouting into the void every so often.

Last I checked, "commies" believe the government should own businesses instead of individuals. We democratic socialists believe the government should provide for those who can't provide for themselves, at least for a while. It's great if private interests can do it through charities, but those fall short through some mixture of laziness and greed, so that's where welfare comes in.

On top of all that, I must note we're democratic socialists. Democracy isn't perfect, but it seems to work as a way to check and balance power. Socialism and democracy aren't mutually exclusive; it's not easy, but they can coexist and do so in pretty much every industrialized nation.

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Not Christian? Atheist, then? That makes you even more obligated to help people, as it's clear that this is the only life we have to live. We owe it to everyone and ourselves to make it worth living.

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Just 100 years ago, in 1917, beating up German immigrants was quite the fashion.

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At least this guy got to face them in court and give a victim impact statement. They had just peed on him while he was sleeping, left and then decided to come back for the beating. When that happened, people filmed it, called 911 and followed them until the State Police showed up to arrest them. The witnesses were key and that refreshes my faith in human beings. Boston Strong.

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YES! Plzplzplz, let him face charges, how could "out of spite" mean anything other than "intentionally"?!

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It was actually worse in the 1980's than it was the last time I was there in the 2000's.

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Yes.

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