tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098682422439024812.post225314039263637515..comments2023-06-20T04:24:22.419-07:00Comments on New Liberal Democrat: The Simple TruthF.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14666156958901749352noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098682422439024812.post-43381183180519265702012-09-20T19:19:08.148-07:002012-09-20T19:19:08.148-07:00Mkay. Just making sure you weren't one of thos...Mkay. Just making sure you weren't one of those silly people who think that being wealthy automatically results in being horridly greedy and manipulative, and it means by default that you sneakily work with the government to gyp every decent person on the planet out of their money. :PJonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12273934124969388988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098682422439024812.post-74951297510692216822012-09-19T01:00:34.306-07:002012-09-19T01:00:34.306-07:00Yeah, I used the 99% because it resonates with peo...Yeah, I used the 99% because it resonates with people, not because I believe there is some secret cabal of the 1% against them. Read the rest of the blog, and it will be clear ;)F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14666156958901749352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098682422439024812.post-16406996791432977602012-09-18T21:16:29.682-07:002012-09-18T21:16:29.682-07:00Interesting thoughts. You're very right in tha...Interesting thoughts. You're very right in that the GOP needs to simplify its message, but I don't think that's the only problem. I believe that people today have become very lax in their thinking. The American culture today has grown into one that puts more value into an internet meme that takes five seconds to make than they do a well thought-out essay on the real issue at hand. In fact, that's one of the things I find myself fighting every day in real life - people who have become addicted to cheap, "clever" arguments instead of examining the real issue. I think that's the thing that really needs to change. If we move the society to a place of actually thinking through their own political and socio-economic beliefs, then it won't matter what the political parties say - because people will check their actions and see if they line up with their beliefs.<br /><br />I find it interesting that you use the 99% moniker. Are you actually of the opinion that some mega-rich group of people in the one percentile is massively conspiring against the lesser 99% of the population, or are you just using the phraseology because it's so popular at the moment?Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12273934124969388988noreply@blogger.com