How do a person's political views relate to self sufficiency?

[hikerchick]

And thinking that the govt and all its programs exists for JUST YOU PERSONALLY.

You mean they don't?

 

[FarmerChick]

LOL that is alot of bulging eyes! LOL

yea it is funny that the govt. can't cater to YOU PERSONALLY and who gives a crap about the other (what some millions of other lives) out there in this country. Hey I come first.....raise hand----Mr. and Mrs. Greedy to the front of the line. ME ME ME ME ME ME ME------WHAT THE--there are others on the planet???? SOOOoooooo--move over and make it fast OK...I don't have all day!

(of course not "you" I am referring too..LOL)

 

[farmerlor]

I think any social program that allows a person to get back on their feet thus allowing them to once again provide for themselves and their families is indeed self-sufficiency at it's finest. Take the programs that allow single mothers to go to school. Golly, give a woman an education and provide daycare for her child, even transportation for the woman back and forth to school and she'll be able to get a job that will more than pay what it took from your taxes while being....dare I say it? Self-sufficient. What about the school lunch programs? Kids who get at least one nutritious (school food nutritious? ....oh well) meal per day learn better and again, an education helps kids grow up to be contributing members of society. I find no hypocrisy in supporting self-sufficiency for myself and others with my political beliefs.

 

[reinbeau]

I thought you weren't participating in this thread so that you could reserve the right to shut it down....

That is in no way why I wasn't participating, it was because I needed to be able to moderate it. To state that the point was so I could reserve the right to shut it down just confirms what I was saying. That's the only reason? Not because someone might be rude to someone else - on either side of the aisle, which is what a moderator takes care of, issues. This is the way free flow of words is stopped, by someone making a statement that has little to do with the facts, yet the statement stands, as made.

I'm human, I couldn't stand it anymore, so I posted. I'll let Rob deal with any issues here.

 

[Beekissed]

I think any social program that allows a person to get back on their feet thus allowing them to once again provide for themselves and their families is indeed self-sufficiency at it's finest. Take the programs that allow single mothers to go to school. Golly, give a woman an education and provide daycare for her child, even transportation for the woman back and forth to school and she'll be able to get a job that will more than pay what it took from your taxes while being....dare I say it? Self-sufficient. What about the school lunch programs? Kids who get at least one nutritious (school food nutritious? ....oh well) meal per day learn better and again, an education helps kids grow up to be contributing members of society. I find no hypocrisy in supporting self-sufficiency for myself and others with my political beliefs.

Hear, hear!

 

[ScottSD]

You just happened to be the most recent person in a long chain of people claiming SS and liberal/Democratic/progressive political views cannot coexist.

There you go again. That is not unlike the "prohibit" untruthful accusation you spat out earlier in this thread.

I said nothing of the kind...yet you say that I " just happened to be the most recent person"....

It looks like you do a lot of assuming on here about people and what they believe. You know how you can break up the word assume, don't you?

A "long chain"? Well, since I am new I don't know much about your long chain. It is interesting that you take out your disdain for this long chain of people on someone new to this site. Like I said, nice welcome wagon you have here.

Finally, FINALLY you make some valid points in your most recent post. Why not until now?

Finally? It appears that there are a few that had no problem whatsoever reading and understanding my post. Based on some posts here and the numerous PM's I received, it was actually quite clear to people. Maybe it was clear to conservative trains of thought and not so clear to progressive/liberal trains of talk?

But, one thing is clear. If you are conservative and you do offer your opinion on here.......it will be scrutinized to the fullest....

people asking you to stop dinking around and just get to the point.

more negative slang from you.....

I guess posting definitions of various words is now considered dinking

Now that I know that I have to spell out every thing I say on here so that it is easier to understand, I will make every effort to do so.

 

[Beekissed]

Whew, folks! This is a big ol' thread and getting a little full of hatorade.....

Can you see why I really, really, really hate politics?

These things always seem to break down into this kind of discourse and it leaves a bad taste in the collective forum mouths. Can we agree to disagree and have a drink or a sandwich or a hug together?

 

[FarmerChick]

Sometimes people need to work out their views on how forum posts are handled. Nothing wrong with them handling their problem as long as it stays decent. I see no one going overboard at all.

but I am close to tearing the old gray hairs out...HAHAHA

hey, we need a "tear out your hair" smiley!

 

[Beekissed]

I guess it's that feeling of wanting to tear out the hairs that makes this kind of thread uncomfortable....but then, I don't have to read it if it makes me uncomfortable, do I?

Still....is it fun, educational, necessary, productive? ..... not really.

 

[FarmerChick]

for some it might be all that
:/

sometimes one size fits --doesn't