Only Republicans wouldn't like this.

@supermeerkat: Right, because the president of the USA is being oppressed.

@supermeerkat: Uh ... I'm a hardcore Republican/Libertarian who attends tea parties and listens to Glenn Beck (no, I'm not trolling, I really am) and I love this ... because it's true. Do your own research, learn the truth for yourself ... the media -- ANY media -- will pull you into their agenda if you don't. And yes, that includes my favorite media personalities as well.

@supermeerkat: Why don't Republican's like this? Because "Who is a more sympathetic character?" does not drive good policy. Creating simplistic categories (oppressors, oppressed) doesn't help debate but makes it impossible to have a rational dialogue. If presenting both sides of the story becomes "Helping the oppressors" or "being on the side of the oppressors" then there's no room for disagreement and debate to move you towards a better understanding of the issue.

By saying "Republicans," by the way, puts this into political terms in which this formulation is worse than useless. Practically, I think it's important to get a sense of who the underdog is, and it's fundamentally American to root for the underdog. I don't think people "love" oppressors or "hate" the oppressed, but people say that when someone says, "I don't support Occupy Wall Street." You're with the 99% or you're with the 1%! The oppressed, or the oppressors. Do Republicans feel sympathy for people who can't get jobs? For the median income stagnation? Do they want everyone to be able to, if they wish, get a College education? Sure. That's sentiment, not policy.

@Lboy66: Because middle-aged white males have it the hardest in American right now... i feel so bad for their institutionalized privilege.

@Anonymous: Dude ... I'm sure there are some middle-aged white males in the USA who have a very difficult life. I know I pass at least 3 of them on my walk to work every day. I'm also sure that there are some middle-aged black males in the USA who have a very difficult life. Some middle-aged Asian males probably also have a hard time. You know what? I bet there are some middle-aged hispanic females who have a difficult life.

Our society will never get past prejudice until we can stop thinking in victim/oppressor mentalities. Sometimes people will do hateful things -- against blacks, whites, gays, straights, religious, non-religious, etc -- but we all need to realize that such things are done by individuals, not entire groups of people. And please ... find me a group that is actively attempting to oppress you. It's just not there.

@supermeerkat: Republican here. I Monocled it. I disagree with X on some things, but he is right about this, and I admire his stance on education that if the state fails to (or chooses not to educate your children) you MUST work as a community to educate your own children.

I may not agree with his views that we must live separate, but he is a fascinating man and A Homemade Education was a thrilling read.

The best way I can explain him is King was Professor X trying to get us to live in peace, and X was Magneto who believed we could never get along and must be separate and govern ourselves separately.

I prefer Professor X.

@Anonymous: Stop making sense-you will confuse everyone.

@supermeerkat: Some of the smartest people I know are Republicans.
Some of the dumbest people I know are Republicans.
Some of the smartest people I know are Democrats.
Some of the dumbest people I know are Democrats.
I live in the NYC Metro area. This means I live and work with just about every type if American there is. Politics can be confusing..

@Anonymous: They're still doing Eugenics crap.

http://tinyurl.com/gguhz

@Anonymous: Alright, I'll concede your point. Yes, there are hate-groups out there, especially if you happen to be Jewish. For some reason, the world loves hating the Jews.

@hellhoy: lolz ya d00d spellen and setnecne structure on a place were j00 r reprezented entirly by txt iz n0t rly improtant

@Anonymous: God i hope you're trolling. I call you a grammar nazi because you are commenting on an image board about spelling mistakes meanwhile a large part of the image board actually uses that on purpose in order to make a point or a joke. This isn't a scientific paper or something important it's a fucking image board you tool.

Tl;dr: Claims ignorance meanwhile ignorant himself, proceeds to using ad hominem

@Anonymous: You can spell perfectly and still be as dumb as a brick. i would rather see someone who cant spell, or someone who uses grammer wrong, say an original thought that changes the way i think and see the world, than see a thousand people who can spell perfectly who have nothing worthwhile to say.

gramar nazis usually appear as a last ditch attempt to discredit the winning side of an argument. i think there bad reputation is deserved because of that. i do think the pro ignorance pov promoted in popular culture for the past 4 decades is disgusting.

but you know, thats just like, my opinion man.

@Anonymous: I don't know what site you're on but i think you might have it confused with something else.

@Anonymous: I love that only anons ever continue lost arguments because they know if the actual username showed up for all the previous posts its usually one guy pretending to be like 3 different people.

YUBUTTHURTBRO?

@Anonymous: careful greece burns can hurt

@Anonymous: >selfish liberals

You misspelt Neocons.

Watch out we got serious political discussion on a light hearted image board site.

@Anonymous: We're probably missing a few others. Let's just call it a team effort :D

@burrowowl: taxation is pretty much theft. lrn2politics

@Anonymous: Taxation is how you pay for maintenance and improvement of the commons. lrn2 social contract.

@Anonymous: I think you've confused me with the folks that are blaming banks here. Greece may well have been cheated by large banks, but "don't get cheated any more" isn't a useful suggestion for how their current situation should be remedied going forward.

Taxing citizens to pay for roads and other shared infrastructure doesn't harm business, as those businesses rely on the shared infrastructure to facilitate their commerce.

In Greece one large part of the problem is a particularly rampant culture of tax fraud on the part of its citizenry and endemic passivity among the government workers responsible for tax collection. I'm not suggesting that Greece raise its taxes, I'm recommending that Greece collect its taxes in addition to cutting back its expenditures.

A bad analogy here would be if you are having problems making ends meet at home, so you cut back on entertainment, clothing, and food. You find a cheaper place to rent. Meanwhile you've only been cashing 2/3rds of your paychecks. Which makes you more of a dumbshit, your clothing budget or those uncashed checks gathering dust?

@burrowowl: yeah, and there's supposed to be an interest on paid on every dollar bill too but you don't seem to want to talk about that shit either. if that's what the federal reserve expects, then how will we ever get out of debt? yeah, what?