This is what Star-Traveller calls "Sovereign Democracy."

http://www.economist.com/daily/news...tory_id=8513262

I'm tired of this wanna be "Il Duce" clown. I can't wait till the world becomes less dependent on oil, so we can pay less attention to egotistical OPEC leaders like him.

Is there some reason why we continue to see new threads created on the actions of Chavez? Can we not have a bit of consolidation here? Does this guy really merit that much attention to have multiple threads created about him?

Jesus, you'd think he's become the next bin Laden or something - I don't even think bin Laden had as many consecutive threads at once.

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Originally posted by MisterOpus1 Is there some reason why we continue to see new threads created on the actions of Chavez? Can we not have a bit of consolidation here? Does this guy really merit that much attention to have multiple threads created about him? Jesus, you'd think he's become the next bin Laden or something - I don't even think bin Laden had as many consecutive threads at once.

+1. I'm gonna start a new one!

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Originally posted by Shakka This is what Star-Traveller calls "Sovereign Democracy."

Call it what you will but it still putting lipstick on a pig.

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Originally posted by MisterOpus1 Is there some reason why we continue to see new threads created on the actions of Chavez? Can we not have a bit of consolidation here? Does this guy really merit that much attention to have multiple threads created about him? Jesus, you'd think he's become the next bin Laden or something - I don't even think bin Laden had as many consecutive threads at once.

I think it's a better thread for a debating forum than your
dumb 'omg cheney is going to pennsylvania'.

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Originally posted by DevilDogUSMC I think it's a better thread for a debating forum than your dumb 'omg cheney is going to pennsylvania'.

You are new here, so you obviously don't understand what goes for a joke around these parts.

That your your Bush apologist thought processes are so muddled that you actually think that your gloom and doom about things that really are inconsequential is more important.

Chavez has gained more power through the Bush administration's rhetoric and policy than he would have had had we just shut up about him and let him be.

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Originally posted by DevilDogUSMC I think it's a better thread for a debating forum than your dumb 'omg cheney is going to pennsylvania'.

Occasionally, a bit of humor is needed to portray the leaders of this Administration. My point stands about the incessant Chavez threads. Since we're on this topic, I'm curious as to why you seemingly imply him as such a threatening figure versus all the other dictators that the U.S. and our Administration openly supports that can be easily considered much more ruthless to their people versus Chavez.

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And how come you guys go nuts if Bush does anything that
can be construed as hurting civil liberties or our freedom, but
a president like chavez or putin rollback democratic
reforms and you're all silent? You change the subject of
the thread, you question the need for a thread about a new
news article about a country's presidential election.

You don't like the thread's name or topic, here's a thought,
don't click it or post You're not going to push me
around saying I can't make a thread because like you keep
saying 'I'm new here and a noob'. Screw you and your superiority
complex. Last time I checked there's no guidelines are what
to post here and you're not a moderator.

New person comes in who doesn't share your narrow point of
views and I can't express myself?
F*ck off and get off my back because it's not another bash
Bush/America thread. This goes to both of you. You don't think
it's an important subject on a political debate forum, then
don't participate, no one is making you read/debate it.

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Last edited by DevilDogUSMC on Jan-11-2007 at 16:42

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Originally posted by DevilDogUSMC And how come you guys go nuts if Bush does anything that can be construed as hurting civil liberties or our freedom, but a president like chavez or putin rollback democratic reforms and you're all silent? You change the subject of the thread, you question the need for a thread about a new news article about a country's presidential election.

I disagree with Chavez and Putin's actions, but I tend to be a bit more concerned about my own President in my own country a wee bit more, especially since we are supposed the the beacon of liberty and democracy.

On the same token, why are you not just as, if not more concerned about our president's actions of stripping away our civil liberties in the same manner as you are about Chavez? You are an American citizen, are you not?

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You don't like the thread's name or topic, here's a thought, don't click it or post You're not going to push me around saying I can't make a thread because like you keep saying 'I'm new here and a noob'. Screw you and your superiority complex. Last time I checked there's no guidelines are what to post here and you're not a moderator.

Easy, chief. I won't pretend to be a moderator nor would I ever want to be one. My intention was not to "push you around" - it was only a suggestion and has only the power of such. It was a suggestion for future reference, nothing more.

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New person comes in who doesn't share your narrow point of views and I can't express myself? F*ck off and get off my back because it's not another bash Bush/America thread. This goes to both of you. You don't think it's an important subject on a political debate forum, then don't participate, no one is making you read/debate it.

I fully commend and welcome your point of views despite my disagreeance with most of them. That is not the point of my complaint or suggestion, so let's dismiss that straw man altogether. I simply ask that you combine your threads upon a very similar topic rather than creating a multitude of threads instead. As stated before, there's no need or justification for moderator intervention that I could possibly think of here, so please temper your concerns a bit.

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Originally posted by MisterOpus1 I disagree with Chavez and Putin's actions, but I tend to be a bit more concerned about my own President in my own country a wee bit more, especially since we are supposed the the beacon of liberty and democracy. On the same token, why are you not just as, if not more concerned about our president's actions of stripping away our civil liberties in the same manner as you are about Chavez? You are an American citizen, are you not?

I never made my opinion on a domestic issue in regards
to our President and his actions on our civil liberties
here. That being said, it's not fair that I am judged
as not caring.

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On the chavez threads, this is only my second thread about
him. Maybe I could have if I wanted to, posted it in another
chavez thread. But considering most somehow turn off-topic
into a Bush bashing thread, I decided to make a fresh one
as I believe I have the freedom to.

Sue me. I'm not going to be intimitated by some 'dudes on
the internet'.

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