A challenge for all Bush-Haters

[The Good Reverend Roger]

The current economic system REQUIRES a certain amount of poverty and unemployment in order for it to grow

Over 5% unemployment to ensure comptetition for jobs and stave off inflation is what I hear.  I cant remember the precise source but I'll look it up.

Naw.  Unemployment is desirable in this context because then employees will work for peanuts.

Thats "competition for jobs" Rog.  

Nope.  Doesn't apply in, say, the Appalachias, or Missouri, where NO jobs are left, because they're ALL minimum wage, and they're ALL full.

It's called "wage slavery".  Only this, and nothing more.

[Cain]

I meant in politican speak.  Not in reality.  P-speak and reality dont converge too often.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

I meant in politican speak.  Not in reality.  P-speak and reality dont converge too often.

Oh, I thought we were talking about reality.

Not Limbaugh-ville.

[East Coast Hustle]

Hey, Roger...I've gotta go get the rubber waders ready for a hot session of sheep-fucking later this evening, so perhaps you could just take over writing my posts for me completely? I'll let you have sloppy seconds...I know how much you dig that sort of thing...

[agent compassion]

You know what, Turd? You know what REALLY offended me out of all that?

First thing - I wasn't even TALKING to you when I made the comment about him, I was talking to Scytano-  but you jumped in - fair enough, this is the internet after all - but I had addressed 4 or 5 other points in the same message...

...which you roundly DISMISSED saying that because of the one item(my support of Kucinich) that EVERYTHING ELSE I said was therefore invalid....I think you said something like "You blow your credibility out of the water."

Well, I could argue the same thing at you, but it wouldn't be fair.

I could argue that because you like Modest Mouse, that all your other opinions regarding music are worthless...or that because you live in Maine that you don't have any right to talk about other states...I could pick any one insignificant detail about YOU and use it to torpedo YOUR carefully thought-out arguments....just because I didn't want to give them a thoughtful response.

But hey, what do I know? I'm a leftist nutjob who thinks that we need a more nuanced foreign policy than "Blow shit up."

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Hey, Roger...I've gotta go get the rubber waders ready for a hot session of sheep-fucking later this evening, so perhaps you could just take over writing my posts for me completely? I'll let you have sloppy seconds...I know how much you dig that sort of thing...

You started it, shitneck.

You are, henceforth, my bitch.

We will have many fun posting sessions together.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

...which you roundly DISMISSED saying that because of the one item(my support of Kucinich) that EVERYTHING ELSE I said was therefore invalid....I think you said something like "You blow your credibility out of the water."

Well, I could argue the same thing at you, but it wouldn't be fair.

Troof.  He also stooped to editting my text, which makes him my lawful prey (hence my constant editting of his posts, which will NEVER end).

As you know, I always need a whipping boy to fuck with on these forums.  Goat is now it.

[agent compassion]

but I stand by my opinions...instead of hating, y'oughtta just agree to disagree...

That goes both ways.

[Cain]

Sorry Roger, I have a habit of using politician speak when dealing with political matters.  I shouldnt, as its bollocks, but, oh well.  Lesson learnt.

OK, I found the figure in context, it is from Mark Zepezauer, in Take the Rich Off Welfare (pgs 124-125)

The Federal Reserve Board tries to keep the pool of unemployed workers above 5%, so as not to fuel inflation (it does that by raising or lowering interest rates to slow down or speed up the economy). Unemployment above 5% guarantees that there will be plenty of competition for jobs at below-subsistence wages. But there,Äôs a steadily growing pool of even cheaper labour ,Äî the nation,Äôs prison population.

There it is in all its glory.

[East Coast Hustle]

funny...I was under the impression that I was the punk kid here, but apparently, I'm debating with a bunch of 8th graders...

AgComp...get a fucking grip, yo...why do you even care what I said? didn't I say that you made some good points but the whole Kucinich thing rendered you completely incredible? does that sound like it might have a hint of sarcastic humor in it, or do you take everything both completely literally and totally seriously? Or did I break the cardinal rule of politics and disagree with someone of my own basic political persuasion? I guess since I'm a liberal, and you're a liberal, then we're always right as long as we disagree with those nasty evil "conservatards", huh? Seriously, I'm really so sorry that I offended you by challenging your political worldview...please accept these retarded non-existant cookies that everyone is so fond of "offering" as an apology, and how 'bout we just fucking squash it, a'ight?

Rog...it's a shame that you waste what appears to be a reasonably formidable intellect on jingoistic ideology-driven crapspeak...and on re-writing my posts, which I probably get a bigger laugh out of than you do...seriously though, that shit is funny, so don't stop now...sometimes your rapier wit is all that carries me through these oh-so-dreary siberian afternoons...

[agent compassion]

Frankly, no, Turd, it didn't come off as sarcastic, as you might have noticed by now.

Believe it or not, sometimes ACTUAL SERIOUS CONVERSATION takes place around here.

But hey, as long as you get your licks in, without taking any yourself, I guess it's all right...

You still don't get it.    Whatever....I've got papers to write. Enjoy being Rog's bitch.

[Horab Fibslager]

i deny all rumour of actual serious conversation. in fact i categorically denyeverything.

just because one is talking politics in a serious manner, does not make the subject matter any less absurd.

[East Coast Hustle]

listen, seriously? I'm tired of arguing with you, not least because I decided a while back that I like you, so I meant it when I said I hope we can squash the beef...and I didn't think you would take me so seriously, so again, I apologize for offending you...as for being Rog's bitch, well, I think it's no end of laughs, so i guess I'll be doing a public service by taking the brunt of his shit for a while instead of some poor schmuck who might take him seriously and get all pissy and weepy over it....

[agent compassion]

listen, seriously? I'm tired of arguing with you, not least because I decided a while back that I like you, so I meant it when I said I hope we can squash the beef...and I didn't think you would take me so seriously, so again, I apologize for offending you...as for being Rog's bitch, well, I think it's no end of laughs, so i guess I'll be doing a public service by taking the brunt of his shit for a while instead of some poor schmuck who might take him seriously and get all pissy and weepy over it....

I never wept, and you know it. For future reference :arrow:    That smiley works well for conveying sarcasm.

Fuck it, I'm sick of fighting as well. Apology accepted.

[East Coast Hustle]

awesome...and BTW, while I really did tell Isaac about the ass-pennies, I didn't actually tell him to go spend them in the Iranian food stores in your area...you're more or less safe for now...