Does no one accept responsibility any more?

[My Own Eyes]

Originally Posted by Grasshopper

Hey...why don't we just ditch government all together and vote in a corporate dictatorship?

GH ~ With all due respect, can I offer a little suggestion? I don't think its your beliefs that are causing such an uproar as much as it is your approach.

I personally, am as liberal as the day is long, as well as a rampant feminist and a ex-apostolic, and I still manage to get a long with people here fairly well because whereas I don't apologize for what I believe, neither do I feel the need to shove it down their throats while calling them names.

I think if you soften your approach a little bit, people might actually react to your words, rather than your tone.

~MOE

[DividedThigh]

Originally Posted by Grasshopper

dt has called me socialist and insulted me in the past. I don't want his prayers. I know what...if he wants to pray have him pray for Julie. If she gets laid off she's going to be in far worse condition than my family is seeing that she will loose her health insurance and needs it for her cancer treatments.

i would pray for her and your bitterness that is killin you dude, dt

[stmatthew]

Originally Posted by Grasshopper

So now it's unChristian to want to protect American jobs, wages, health care, and enforce equitable lending practices?

This is what I’m talking about. Now the insinuation is that anyone who disagrees with you is UnChristian. I have news for you…we’re just as Christian as you are and we care about America.

America is in the grips of Social Darwinism where those who can survive and those who can or who have a bad turn of events are left to ROT. And the Church has been co-opted by the forces driving this system to preach the gospel of greed. In 2006 the CEO of UHC got over 7 BILLION in stock options…while 18,000 Americans died because they didn’t have the insurance coverage they needed for life saving treatments. Tell me…what’s so “Christian” about that???

We also care that President Bush has engaged in a wreckless war in Iraq under false pretenses that has undermined our political leverage to rally in the international community against real and present threats like Iran, N. Korea, and China. It might take an entire generation before the international community takes us seriously again when faced with a real crisis. It’s like an international, “Boy Who Cried WMD’s” story. One day there may be a real and present threat and the international community won’t trust our intelligence or our motivations. It was already an uphill battle…now it will be next to impossible for at least the next 10 years. Bush’s Iraq policy has completely undermined our national security. Watch…I’ll get called “unchristian” for my opinion here too. lol

You just don't get it, and likely will not. I am done with the conversation.

[Ron]

Originally Posted by My Own Eyes

GH ~ With all due respect, can I offer a little suggestion? I don't think its your beliefs that are causing such an uproar as much as it is your approach.

I personally, am as liberal as the day is long, as well as a rampant feminist and a ex-apostolic, and I still manage to get a long with people here fairly well because whereas I don't apologize for what I believe, neither do I feel the need to shove it down their throats while calling them names.

I think if you soften your approach a little bit, people might actually react to your words, rather than your tone.

~MOE

Good advice MOE!

[bkstokes]

Originally Posted by Grasshopper

dt has called me socialist and insulted me in the past. I don't want his prayers. I know what...if he wants to pray have him pray for Julie. If she gets laid off she's going to be in far worse condition than my family is seeing that she will loose her health insurance and needs it for her cancer treatments.

Well

GH

I want your prayers and all the others' prayers as well. I don't care if your conservative, liberal, etc. Give em to me. I need more of HIM.

Originally Posted by Rico

Good luck proving in court that you were denied housing because your last name is Spanish, or you have one of those black sounding first names, like Tamika.

Bro...these cats don't get it. In their world everything is fair...and you’re just a whiner.

[Tiberius Pantera]

Originally Posted by Grasshopper

I have. I am my brother's keeper. His well being is my personal responsibility.

well, you can be assured, I dont plan on praying for you or your brother.

tell your brother to wipe his own stinking nose.

Originally Posted by DividedThigh

i would pray for her and your bitterness that is killin you dude, dt

Dude...seriously. I dont want your prayers. You've called me things that were uncalled for. You're not praying in my best interests...you're offering prayer to help you feel better. Don't bother. Take that time you would spend in prayer and volunteer at a homeless shelter or something. Do something to make a difference and ditch the "pie in the sky let's pray and make it better" rutine. Put hands and feet on it and BE the answer to these prayers!

[nathan_slatter]

Originally Posted by T. Pantera

tell your brother to wipe his own stinking nose.

I probably shouldn't laugh but that's one of the funniest things I've ever read!

[Tiberius Pantera]

Originally Posted by Grasshopper

dt has called me socialist and insulted me in the past. I don't want his prayers. I know what...if he wants to pray have him pray for Julie. If she gets laid off she's going to be in far worse condition than my family is seeing that she will loose her health insurance and needs it for her cancer treatments.

? I have no clue why you would be offended at being called a socialist.