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talkpoliticsToday Paul Ryan finally got to pass the piece of legislation he’s been dreaming about since he was a boy. I'm talking of this pile of tripe:
Or its alternate title, "It's OK To Be An Asshole Because I Said So", by Ayn Rand.
It is kind of ironic ("and SAAAAD") that the Republicans hold what is essentially an anti-Christian book as their political Bible. Ayn Rand teaches that Jesus is a fraud, and the individual is a god, and that the ego rules everything - and Paul Ryan and his gang have personally chosen to follow a set of ideas to the letter that are otherwise pretty wild and fringe, not to mention how boring.
But back to this bill. Someone who passes a bill that hugely benefits the ultra-rich, not just the merely-rich, and will make wealth inequality so much worse, has no moral right to cite "We The People" as their creed. None whatsoever.
The really "SAAAD" thing, though? Millions of people who'll be directly affected by this, have chosen to vote these crooks into office - and will likely continue to do so, no matter what.
Or its alternate title, "It's OK To Be An Asshole Because I Said So", by Ayn Rand.
It is kind of ironic ("and SAAAAD") that the Republicans hold what is essentially an anti-Christian book as their political Bible. Ayn Rand teaches that Jesus is a fraud, and the individual is a god, and that the ego rules everything - and Paul Ryan and his gang have personally chosen to follow a set of ideas to the letter that are otherwise pretty wild and fringe, not to mention how boring.
But back to this bill. Someone who passes a bill that hugely benefits the ultra-rich, not just the merely-rich, and will make wealth inequality so much worse, has no moral right to cite "We The People" as their creed. None whatsoever.
The really "SAAAD" thing, though? Millions of people who'll be directly affected by this, have chosen to vote these crooks into office - and will likely continue to do so, no matter what.
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Date: 20/12/17 07:39 (UTC)