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    Top 10 Reasons Why the Mafia is Better than the State

    Somehow the state has convinced its subjects that it is necessary and virtuous. At least people under the mafia realize that the mafia are criminals.
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    If you think OWS is a joke..think again

    The problem is that it's not an intellectual uprising, it's more like, "Hey I just noticed that things are kinda shitty in my life now. Now I'm mad! Who do I blame?!" Then proceed to attack the symptoms and effects of the problem, rather than rationally meditate on their inherent causes. Sure...
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    Can Someone Justify This Claim Dr. Paul Made?

    But that's the US, I'm talking about Germany. Would you still call this a subsidy on the German economy?
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    Can Someone Justify This Claim Dr. Paul Made?

    But isn't that presupposing that Germany feels threatened? There aren't any major threats to Germany at the moment, I don't see how they would feel so alarmed to raise troops levels in the absence of US bases. I doubt Germany is worried about Russian expansionism, where is the evidence for this...
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    Can Someone Justify This Claim Dr. Paul Made?

    I'm going to play devil's advocate 1. How do we know that our troop presence has a significant effect? Is there some hard evidence to show that American troops have a significant effect on Germany military spending, or aren't you then just guessing how the German government would react to our...
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    Can Someone Justify This Claim Dr. Paul Made?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V19-uLzz8k4 Around 7:20, he says, "Why do we subsidize Germany, and they subsidize their socialized system over there because we pay for it. We're broke." What is he talking about? A friend is asking. I know he started talking about troops overseas, but how does...
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    The Official Ames Straw Poll Thread

    goddammit friggin announce them already!
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    The Official Ames Straw Poll Thread

    you know, practically speaking, a 2nd place finish might be a good thing if it motivates the grassroots THAT much more, especially in preparation for the real deal
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    The Official Ames Straw Poll Thread

    screw this guys, i'm just gonna watch "For Liberty" and when it's over i'll log on and see who won lol
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    The Official Ames Straw Poll Thread

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJrPmGcYV20 Paul's speech. Right now I'm living on borrowed internet (just moved into new apartment) that just barely stays connected, and often randomly disconnects. I should be getting my internet service any minute now, but man this is torture...
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