The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

Prudence · 09-30-2010, 01:49 PM

To use Mr. Stewart's language, the opposition party (currently the Republicans) have a stranglehold on accomplishing anything because there are no 100% solutions. We can't discuss or pass 80% solutions because ZOMG! the American people demand perfection. Not only do we demand perfection, we can't even agree what that is. Everyone gets three squares and a cot? Only deserving people are rewarded? Only God's favorites succeed? Population increases/decreases for particular groups? It doesn't matter, as long as you have nicer stuff than your neighbor?

And, actually, I think the football analogy is apt. At all cost, prevent the other side from scoring! Whether the "score" is harmful or beneficial isn't important. Just keep them at zero!

sleepyjeff · 09-30-2010, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Prudence

And, actually, I think the football analogy is apt. At all cost, prevent the other side from scoring! Whether the "score" is harmful or beneficial isn't important. Just keep them at zero!

In football, aside from taking a safety towards the very end of the game for field position purposes, when would it ever be "beneficial" to allow the other team to score

Prudence · 09-30-2010, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by sleepyjeff

In football, aside from taking a safety towards the very end of the game for field position purposes, when would it ever be "beneficial" to allow the other team to score

Do you really want politics to *be* a football game?

sleepyjeff · 10-01-2010, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Prudence

Do you really want politics to *be* a football game?

Not at all, but it wasn't I who introduced football into the discussion nor did I suggest that the analogy was "apt"

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Prudence Beelzeboobs, Esq. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gavel - I haz it Posts: 6,287	To use Mr. Stewart's language, the opposition party (currently the Republicans) have a stranglehold on accomplishing anything because there are no 100% solutions. We can't discuss or pass 80% solutions because ZOMG! the American people demand perfection. Not only do we demand perfection, we can't even agree what that is. Everyone gets three squares and a cot? Only deserving people are rewarded? Only God's favorites succeed? Population increases/decreases for particular groups? It doesn't matter, as long as you have nicer stuff than your neighbor? And, actually, I think the football analogy is apt. At all cost, prevent the other side from scoring! Whether the "score" is harmful or beneficial isn't important. Just keep them at zero! __________________ traguna macoities tracorum satis de
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