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Originally Posted by MaadDaawg

When Social Security was started, it was guaranteed that no one would ever pay more than $78 a year into the system.. gone kinda screwy I guess.

I used to think that all the progressive governments that have blessed us with all this entitlement bullshit, like ObamaCare, were sincere. But I got to tell you, watch the Glen Beck show a few times and you'll start thinking differently. He ties it all together with tons of historical data. The "progressives" have been taking us toward socialism since before FDR. they are following a game gook written by Walter Lipman (ya gotta be old to remember him) and they are right on target. The depression that is coming is planned - it will not be by accident.

lmao, I watch Glenn when I get home in time which is hardly ever. I like him and dislike him at the same time. Really I wish he would just change his tone a great deal because that's what makes him look like a loon. Just as anyone from the other side of the isle, I am skeptical of anything he says. It's kinda hard to be skeptical when he has someone on audio, video, or their written words. To be honest with you I didn't bring any of his stuff into the conversation because he is a polarizing figure in America. Granted the progressives can't dispute anything about him on merit. They don't want to address it. They only go for personal attacks and dismiss him as crazy.

There is a very large faction of elite progressives in this country that believe exactly what you say. No doubt because they've said it themselves. That doesn't mean that in *some* of the people's heads who voted for those measure hadn't convinced themselves they were being sincere.

Originally Posted by HITandRUN

I don't know if the HITLER thing would work these days again! I mean peeps are way more educated these days and I don't think they would go for some propaganda jeez like back in the day but again I might be wrong looking at the noobs I work with which nearly believe anything the tube spits out!

Well maybe Hitler was a shitty example. What I was trying to get across is in that situation, the really left wing crazies come out and offer the fix to all problems. That always entails some form of government that follows Karl Marx or worse; pure dictatorship. Obviously both lead to the same place. One just goes ahead and starts you there.

Really though read below. It can happen again. You get people poor, hungry and scared, who knows what they can be convinced of.

Originally Posted by underdog1425

Same wolf, different sheep. It can still happen. People will listen to whoever shouts the loudest, even if it doesn't seem right at first. Once they're listening, he's already won.

I agree about the economy being like water and gov action doing more harm than good.

Originally Posted by Kal-EL

In this day and age, there is only one thing that could create the devotion held by that evil fag, religion. The terrorist use it all the time to get regular people to do horrific things.

Combine a depression with a powerful religious speaker and you have yourself an army willing to anything.

Good points gents.