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	<title>Comments on: Some Things Are Too Good To Pass Up, Even In Politics</title>
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		<title>By: Dann</title>
		<link>http://mrpogson.com/2012/09/18/some-things-are-too-good-to-pass-up-even-in-politics/#comment-97267</link>
		<dc:creator>Dann</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2012 22:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[@Ivan:
He wasn&#039;t talking about Canada. Stop putting words in his mouth.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Ivan:<br />
He wasn&#8217;t talking about Canada. Stop putting words in his mouth.</p>
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		<title>By: Ivan</title>
		<link>http://mrpogson.com/2012/09/18/some-things-are-too-good-to-pass-up-even-in-politics/#comment-96949</link>
		<dc:creator>Ivan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 00:28:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nice troll, Bob.  It&#039;s almost as if you believe Canada has no social problems.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nice troll, Bob.  It&#8217;s almost as if you believe Canada has no social problems.</p>
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		<title>By: Robert Pogson</title>
		<link>http://mrpogson.com/2012/09/18/some-things-are-too-good-to-pass-up-even-in-politics/#comment-96886</link>
		<dc:creator>Robert Pogson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 12:50:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mats Hagglund mentioned, &lt;em&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;green&quot;&gt;&quot;American fascism&quot;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;.

I think that&#039;s half the problem here. I was watching some US politics the other day when the superiority of US ingenuity was brought up as if the rest of the world owed them a living. The US imports a lot of brains last I checked and they want more. They want that because most of the ingenuity on Earth is not in USA.

USA has done a lot of really stupid innovations like:
	&lt;li&gt;M$&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;software patents&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;protectionism and subsidies galore while touting themselves as &quot;free market&quot; people&lt;/li&gt;

People who live in glass houses should not throw stones and USA should not be self-congratulatory about being smart. Then they have the nerve to tell the world how the world should do things... Sigh. USA is the crashing bore at a party.

When I was young, it was true that USA had better technology and innovation than much of the world because people from all over the world were investing in USA and exporting brains there. The &quot;brain-drain&quot; was real. No longer. Now USA imports drug-dealers and prints money instead of manufacturing. There are exceptions like Lincoln Electric but the huge unemployment and lack of medical insurance and prolonged issues with the Middle East and Iraq and unsound federal budgets are entirely made-in-USA boondoggles.

The world can and does make its own IT and it&#039;s often better than the default trash the USA would have us use. The world cooperatively creates GNU/Linux and FLOSS and the USA is one of the biggest users while telling the world it is &quot;cancer&quot; and &quot;pirated&quot; and &quot;amateurish&quot; etc.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mats Hagglund mentioned, <em><font color="green">&#8220;American fascism&#8221;</font></em>.</p>
<p>I think that&#8217;s half the problem here. I was watching some US politics the other day when the superiority of US ingenuity was brought up as if the rest of the world owed them a living. The US imports a lot of brains last I checked and they want more. They want that because most of the ingenuity on Earth is not in USA.</p>
<p>USA has done a lot of really stupid innovations like:</p>
<li>M$</li>
<li>software patents</li>
<li>protectionism and subsidies galore while touting themselves as &#8220;free market&#8221; people</li>
<p>People who live in glass houses should not throw stones and USA should not be self-congratulatory about being smart. Then they have the nerve to tell the world how the world should do things&#8230; Sigh. USA is the crashing bore at a party.</p>
<p>When I was young, it was true that USA had better technology and innovation than much of the world because people from all over the world were investing in USA and exporting brains there. The &#8220;brain-drain&#8221; was real. No longer. Now USA imports drug-dealers and prints money instead of manufacturing. There are exceptions like Lincoln Electric but the huge unemployment and lack of medical insurance and prolonged issues with the Middle East and Iraq and unsound federal budgets are entirely made-in-USA boondoggles.</p>
<p>The world can and does make its own IT and it&#8217;s often better than the default trash the USA would have us use. The world cooperatively creates GNU/Linux and FLOSS and the USA is one of the biggest users while telling the world it is &#8220;cancer&#8221; and &#8220;pirated&#8221; and &#8220;amateurish&#8221; etc.</p>
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		<title>By: Mats Hagglund</title>
		<link>http://mrpogson.com/2012/09/18/some-things-are-too-good-to-pass-up-even-in-politics/#comment-96865</link>
		<dc:creator>Mats Hagglund</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 08:09:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&quot;They may be a party of corrupt and lying assholes, but they most certainly are not Nazis.&quot;

It depends on what we think about Nazism. OK. Let&#039;s say we have a certain problem in our hands called &quot;American fascism&quot;.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;They may be a party of corrupt and lying assholes, but they most certainly are not Nazis.&#8221;</p>
<p>It depends on what we think about Nazism. OK. Let&#8217;s say we have a certain problem in our hands called &#8220;American fascism&#8221;.</p>
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		<title>By: Ivan</title>
		<link>http://mrpogson.com/2012/09/18/some-things-are-too-good-to-pass-up-even-in-politics/#comment-96857</link>
		<dc:creator>Ivan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 07:21:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Comparing the Republican Party to Nazis only serves to radicalize yourself, Mats.  They may be a party of corrupt and lying assholes, but they most certainly are not Nazis.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Comparing the Republican Party to Nazis only serves to radicalize yourself, Mats.  They may be a party of corrupt and lying assholes, but they most certainly are not Nazis.</p>
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		<title>By: Mats Hagglund</title>
		<link>http://mrpogson.com/2012/09/18/some-things-are-too-good-to-pass-up-even-in-politics/#comment-96839</link>
		<dc:creator>Mats Hagglund</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 04:34:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have studied the history of Weimar Germany you would clearly see some interesting similarities with that Germany and USA of our days. In Weimar Germany Hitler was getting his support mostly from rural backward areas in eastern parts ( especially Prussia and small villages and towns). People living there believed easier all these fantasies and slogans of Nazi Party.

On the other hand, Nazi Party was much weaker in bigger cities like Hamburg, Berlin or Cologne. Where prosperity was really created people were not so much pro-Nazi.

In USA small towns, rural areas, backward the right-wing GOP has its most fanatic supporters. In California, New York, even in cities like Austin Texas people don&#039;t not so much believe in these hatemongers.

Basically we all know what is the reason. It&#039;s the beginning of the end of white privilege agenda. That&#039;s why these haters are so scary. Let them crawl their road to the bitter dead end.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you have studied the history of Weimar Germany you would clearly see some interesting similarities with that Germany and USA of our days. In Weimar Germany Hitler was getting his support mostly from rural backward areas in eastern parts ( especially Prussia and small villages and towns). People living there believed easier all these fantasies and slogans of Nazi Party.</p>
<p>On the other hand, Nazi Party was much weaker in bigger cities like Hamburg, Berlin or Cologne. Where prosperity was really created people were not so much pro-Nazi.</p>
<p>In USA small towns, rural areas, backward the right-wing GOP has its most fanatic supporters. In California, New York, even in cities like Austin Texas people don&#8217;t not so much believe in these hatemongers.</p>
<p>Basically we all know what is the reason. It&#8217;s the beginning of the end of white privilege agenda. That&#8217;s why these haters are so scary. Let them crawl their road to the bitter dead end.</p>
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		<title>By: Mats Hagglund</title>
		<link>http://mrpogson.com/2012/09/18/some-things-are-too-good-to-pass-up-even-in-politics/#comment-96837</link>
		<dc:creator>Mats Hagglund</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 04:17:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The irony is that most of those &quot;47% not paying taxes&quot; are living in Red States. Besides there are also some others &quot;dependent on government&quot; with billions of dollars. E.g military industry.

Now big question: is Romney turning his back to his own supporters?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The irony is that most of those &#8220;47% not paying taxes&#8221; are living in Red States. Besides there are also some others &#8220;dependent on government&#8221; with billions of dollars. E.g military industry.</p>
<p>Now big question: is Romney turning his back to his own supporters?</p>
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		<title>By: TM Repository</title>
		<link>http://mrpogson.com/2012/09/18/some-things-are-too-good-to-pass-up-even-in-politics/#comment-96835</link>
		<dc:creator>TM Repository</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 03:02:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&quot;I think the “selective” fire switch on his assault rifle is stuck in full-auto. He seems to make a gaffe every week and they are getting bigger as the election grows closer. That does not seem to be a good indicator of “the leader of the free world”.&quot;

Couldn&#039;t agree more. Hopefully it resonates with voters.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;I think the “selective” fire switch on his assault rifle is stuck in full-auto. He seems to make a gaffe every week and they are getting bigger as the election grows closer. That does not seem to be a good indicator of “the leader of the free world”.&#8221;</p>
<p>Couldn&#8217;t agree more. Hopefully it resonates with voters.</p>
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		<title>By: AdmFubar</title>
		<link>http://mrpogson.com/2012/09/18/some-things-are-too-good-to-pass-up-even-in-politics/#comment-96828</link>
		<dc:creator>AdmFubar</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 01:41:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&gt;&gt;Will USA become a one-party state?&lt;&lt;



What do you mean will??? The USA has been a one party state for nearly its inception.. it is run by the corporate party]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&gt;&gt;Will USA become a one-party state?&lt;&lt;</p>
<p>What do you mean will??? The USA has been a one party state for nearly its inception.. it is run by the corporate party</p>
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		<title>By: Robert Pogson</title>
		<link>http://mrpogson.com/2012/09/18/some-things-are-too-good-to-pass-up-even-in-politics/#comment-96821</link>
		<dc:creator>Robert Pogson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 23:59:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think the &quot;selective&quot; fire switch on his assault rifle is stuck in full-auto. He seems to make a gaffe every week and they are getting bigger as the election grows closer. That does not seem to be a good indicator of &quot;the leader of the free world&quot;.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think the &#8220;selective&#8221; fire switch on his assault rifle is stuck in full-auto. He seems to make a gaffe every week and they are getting bigger as the election grows closer. That does not seem to be a good indicator of &#8220;the leader of the free world&#8221;.</p>
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