toms Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 To me, democracy means placing trust in the little guy, giving the fruits of nationhood to those who built the nation. Democracy means anyone can grow up to be president, and anyone who doesn't grow up can be vice president. Democracy is people of all races, colors, and creeds united by a single dream: to get rich and move to the suburbs away from people of all races, colors, and creeds. Democracy is having time set aside to worship — 18 years if you're Jim Bakker. Democracy is buying a big house you can't afford with money you don't have to impress people you wish were dead. And, unlike communism, democracy does not mean having just one ineffective political party; it means having two ineffective political parties. Democracy means freedom of sexual choice between any two consenting adults; Utopia means freedom of choice between three or more consenting adults. But I digress. Democracy is welcoming people from other lands, and giving them something to hold onto — usually a mop or a leaf blower. It means that with proper timing and scrupulous bookkeeping, anyone can die owing the government a huge amount of money. Democracy means a thriving heartland with rolling fields of Alfalfa, Buckwheat, Spanky, and Wheezer. Democracy means our elected officials bow to the will of the people, but more often they bow to the big butts of campaign contributors. Yes, democracy means fighting every day for what you deserve, and fighting even harder to keep other weaker people from getting what they deserve. Democracy means never having the Secret Police show up at your door. Of course, it also means never having the cable guy show up at your door. It's a tradeoff. Democracy means free television. Not good television, but free. Democracy is being able to pick up the phone and, within a minute, be talking to anyone in the country, and, within two minutes, be interrupted by call waiting. Democracy means no taxation without representation, and god knows, we've just about had the hell represented out of us. It means the freedom to bear arms so you can blow the "o" out of any rural stop sign you want. And finally, democracy is the eagle on the back of a dollar bill, with 13 arrows in one claw, 13 leaves on a branch, 13 tail feathers, and 13 stars over its head. This signifies that when the white man came to this country, it was bad luck for the Indians, bad luck for the trees, bad luck for the wildlife, and lights out for the American eagle. I thank you. 9/11/1991 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiE23 Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 Cool, were'd you find that??? But sadly, its all true.... TiE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wassup Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 Couldn't help but notice the date in the last sentence, 10 years to the day before 9/11. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jebbers Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 Originally posted by wassup Couldn't help but notice the date in the last sentence, 10 years to the day before 9/11. coincidence? perhaps not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acdcfanbill Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 oh yea, cause the exploited masses in the former soviet block had it so much better... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narfblat Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 I disagree with what you quoted, but you are free to post it. In the world before Democracy, you would have been severely punished for saying you disagreed with the goverment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toms Posted February 7, 2005 Author Share Posted February 7, 2005 Johnny Carson monalogue i think... i think he was someone famous in the US at one time. I just saw it while browsing and thought it was interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leper Messiah Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 Originally posted by narfblat I disagree with what you quoted, but you are free to post it. In the world before Democracy, you would have been severely punished for saying you disagreed with the goverment. not really it doesnt necessarily follow that a non democratic government is an evil one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermie Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 and agreed @ that, now... *gets the heck outa here before a political flame war bursts out* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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