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Originally Posted by Manx
Of course I would. Misrepresentation and off-topic responses are required in order for your opinion to have any weight.
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Speaking of misrepresentations:
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Originally Posted by Manx
There are countless instances of people not having opportunities to achieve this magically-easy success of which you speak.
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I'm not sure whether this was directed to Daswig or sob, but the above is a blatant misrepresentation of what they said.
Their point was that they invested HARD work to overcome difficulties.
I guess your philosophy of being dishonest is quite a bit easier.
Oh, I understood the point about the charitable states, too. Perhaps this post will put it in context for you:
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Originally Posted by Ilow
My initial reaction to this post was--don't look at me, the people have spoken in the last election, they don't want a "society" where everyone can at least have "luxurys" like food and basic health care. I truely amazes me that some of the "red" states were convinced to vote clearly against their economic interests. I feel that it is the second biggest ruse that the Republicans purpetrated (after convincing much of the public that they are moderate). Most of the "red" states are not economic powerhouses, they probably have the highest percentage of people living below the "poverty line" and yet they vote for someone who has never truely spoken to their needs (a tiny bit of campaign lip service for a sound bite doesn't really count).
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