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well i'm not surprised. in fact my eyes have been wide open to all this bull. unfortunately, we have actors in government -- they're just actors who want to stand in front of the camera, wear expensive clothing, be driven around, go to the nicest restaurants, get the best healthcare and be treated like king and queen--we've looked away and that's why we get as_holes and idiots in government.
what's relatively new is john's number 8--we've got commies and thugs in government and this is our biggest problem. now that we've been lazy and allowed the assy actors in, they think we won't notice they're having one big circle jerk w/marxists and terrorist.
WELL WE NOTICED.
1) Our Congress passes bills that run into the thousands of pages; then we're surprised that the bills are full of loopholes, set asides for lobbyists and toxic clauses no one seemed to know about.
2) We've replaced telling the difference between right and wrong with legalisms; then we're surprised that people are always looking for loopholes and technicalities to get out of fulfilling their obligations.
3) Feminists denigrate men, tell them to behave more like women and are offended by chivalry; then they're surprised to find that our society has been inundated by passive, wimpy beta males.
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Get real.