FULL STEAM AHEAD FOR COAL NOW.....

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Originally Posted by DiscoMick

My opinion is they're behaving like a bunch of rednecks. You're free to disagree, of course. Judging by the polls, my opinion is widely shared.

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That is not what you said. You clearly labeled them as "this mob of rednecks".

Given the definition of Wiki of Redneck...

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This article is about redneck as a pejorative. For the subculture, see Poor White. For other uses, see Redneck (disambiguation).
The term Redneck is chiefly used for a poor rural white person of the Southern United States. It can be a derogatory slang term[1][2] similar in meaning to cracker (especially regarding Georgia and Florida), hillbilly (especially regarding Appalachia and the Ozarks),[3] and white trash (but without the last term's suggestions of immorality).[4][5][6]
By 1975, say Chapman and Kipfer, the term had expanded in meaning beyond the poor Southerner to refer to "a bigoted and conventional person, a loutish ultra-conservative."[7] It is often used to attack white Southern conservatives. The term is also used broadly to degrade working class and rural whites that are perceived by urban progressives to be insufficiently liberal.[8] At the same time, some white Southerners have reclaimed the word, using it with pride and defiance as a self-identifier

how do you justify your comment other than to illustrate your own bias?

uh-oh.....that looks like his noodleness the FSM getting involved.....be very very careful....and reverent .

Whilst i would agree we have made a mess of this planet, and it's the only one we have, i wonder about the sincerity of some who espouse the green theme over all others, e.g.
*Al Gore whose home has a carbon footprint 7 times the american average, he buys carbon credits, but not sure how this makes his carbon disappear, why not lead by example.
* Green pollies who happily fly Business Class & use ComCar, train & bus are for the little people.
* And my favorite, greenies i know who have large families, contributing to the planets burden.

I am an economic conservative & apparently a social liberal, but back im the 70/80's we made a conscious decision, 2 kids only.

So overall, i am cynical about much of the green movement, esp the renewable sector that demands and expects the community to subsidize them. However i also defend their right to have a point of view without denigration and name calling, and vice versa.

Now if we consider a cow as a metaphor forthe economy as a whole
Socialism

You have two cows. You keep one and give one to your neighbor.

Communism

You have two cows. The government takes them both and provides you with milk.

Fascism

You have two cows. The government takes them and sells you the milk.

Bureaucracy

You have two cows. The government takes them both, shoots one, milks the other, pays you for the milk, and then pours it down the drain.

Capitalism

You have two cows. You sell one and buy a bull.

Corporate

You have two cows. You sell one, force the other to produce the milk of four cows and then act surprised when it drops dead.

Democracy

You have two cows. The government taxes you to the point that you must sell them both in order to support a man in a foreign country who has only one cow which was a gift from your government.

A CHRISTIAN:

You have two cows. You keep one and give one to your neighbor.

A SOCIALIST:

You have two cows. The government takes one and gives it to your neighbor.

A REPUBLICAN:

You have two cows. Your neighbor has none. So what?

A DEMOCRAT:

You have two cows. Your neighbor has none. You feel guilty for being successful. You vote people into office who tax your cows, forcing you to sell one to raise money to pay the tax. The people you voted for then take the tax money and buy a cow and give it to your neighbor. You feel righteous.

A FASCIST:

You have two cows. The government seizes both and sells you the milk. You join the underground and start a campaign of sabotage.

DEMOCRACY, AMERICAN STYLE:

You have two cows. The government taxes you to the point you have to sell both to support a man in a foreign country who has only one cow, which was a gift from your government.

CAPITALISM, AMERICAN STYLE:

You have two cows. You sell one, buy a bull, and build a herd of cows.

BUREAUCRACY, AMERICAN STYLE:

You have two cows. The government takes them both, shoots one, milks the other, pays you for the milk, then pours the milk down the drain.

AN AMERICAN CORPORATION:

You have two cows. You sell one, and force the other to produce the milk of >four cows. You are surprised when the cow drops dead.

A FRENCH CORPORATION:

You have two cows. You go on strike because you want three cows.

A JAPANESE CORPORATION:

You have two cows. You redesign them so they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow and produce twenty times the milk.

A GERMAN CORPORATION:

You have two cows. You reengineer them so they live for 100 years, eat once a month, and milk themselves.

AN ITALIAN CORPORATION:

You have two cows but you don't know where they are. You break for lunch.

A RUSSIAN CORPORATION:

You have two cows. You count them and learn you have five cows. You count them again and learn you have 42 cows. You count them again and learn you have 12 cows. You stop counting cows and open another bottle of vodka.

A MEXICAN CORPORATION:

You think you have two cows, but you don't know what a cow looks like. You take a nap.

A SWISS CORPORATION:

You have 5000 cows, none of which belongs to you. You charge for storing them >for others.

A BRAZILIAN CORPORATION:

You have two cows. You enter into a partnership with an American corporation. Soon you have 1000 cows and the American corporation declares bankruptcy.

A TALIBAN CORPORATION:

You have two cows. You turn them loose in the Afghan "countryside" and they >both die. You blame the godless American infidels and the Jews.

AN INDIAN CORPORATION:

You have two cows. You worship them.

so what am I?

I have two cows, I slaughter them....

and invite everyone around for a barby.....byo of course.

Possibly a very well fed anarchist, who see's cows as a tool of capitalism:p

All this talk of cows is making me hungry, eating cows, saves the environment you know.

:angel:All that methane, me i am thinking of becoming a cannibal and eating my (self censored, i cant say that)

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Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

so what am I?

I have two cows, I slaughter them....

and invite everyone around for a barby.....byo of course.

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I'll bring the prawns & fish, Bob

""a bigoted and conventional person, a loutish ultra-conservative."


Like I said, rednecks.