Why is AnandTech so conservative?

SaidMohammed

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Every day I read these off topic messages, and they are appalling. Never before have I met a bigger group of blindly ignorant and indoctrinated individuals. Are you all bored seventh graders who lack a complete understanding of history? Are you insecure in your manhood and feel war is a necessary instrument of national policy? Or are we members of America's privileged class? Why are you brainwashed slaves who tout the company line and equate mass-media lies to truth? 99% of the political messages extol the merits of America and knock the rationality of the rest of the world.

You live in a country where money speaks, a country where for every $6 dollars you make for your company you are paid $2. You live in a country where in the last fifteen years, income from investments in property has been growing two to three times faster than income from work. The top 500,000 people have more wealth, more money, than the other 200,000,000, and the top 1 have seen their incomes soar by over 85 percent after taxes in the last 15 years, while the bottom fifth declined by 10 percent.

You live in a country where war is the wealth of the state, where the Persian Gulf war was waged for economic reasons, and where, if the US succeeds in overthrowing the Taliban and replacing them with a stable and grateful pro-western government it will have crushed not only terrorism, but also the growing ambitions of both Russia and China. A country where Afghanistan, as ever, is the key to the western domination of Asia.

Lastly, you live in a country that 30,000 protested against in England (protested the US-led bombing), where 70,000 marched in India, 70,000 in Germany, and 100,000 marched in Italy.

WAKE UP! War is in the interests of the monied class! Lose the conservatism and turn of Fox(republican)News!


If you dislike the U.S.A. so much,why are you living here ?
Origin of post;
Portland,Maine

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XMan

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Why are you brainwashed slaves who tout the company line and equate mass-media lies to truth?

Yeah, that perfectly describes most of the people here. :confused:
 

LethalWolfe

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Funny (not "funny-ha ha", "funny-interesting") 'cause a lot of the conservatives here wonder why everyone else is so liberal...


Lethal
 

khtm

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I think I speak for a lot of ATOT members when I say...

STFU!



<< Never before have I met a bigger group of blindly ignorant and indoctrinated individuals. Are you all bored seventh graders who lack a complete understanding of history? >>


Comments like this will definitely hurt your cause of argument, whatever that may be.


-khtm-
 

StageLeft

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saidmohammed

OK, name somewhere better to live. I dare you. And don't say Canada because these countries have far more in common than differences.

If the US & other countries highly similar suck so much name somewhere better? I double dare you!
 

XD

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Lets put it this way. The lower class here lives a HELL OF ALOT better than the lower class in most every other country.
 

b0mbrman

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If America sucks so bad, why are you still here? (and if you're not, I apologize for assuming that you told the truth in your profile)

Also, forgive me for saying this but with an id like SaidMohammed, do you think you might be a tad biased?

Answer that, then we'll discuss...

btw, did you remember to include in your original post that the current war came about as a result of the killing of 5000+ innocent Americans? cuz I can't find it :confused:
 

Tripleshot

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If you don't like what you read here in OT and think only conservatives particpate in rational debate, then crawl back in your snail shell, and come back out when you can contribute to political dialog that has some basis in fact. If you are liberal and think all liberals should participate in demonstrations against the war against terrorism, you are flat out dilusional. What's worse, is morons who do particpate think they have the same kind of support as Viet Nam protestors. Totally whack thinking. Different war,different circumstances.
 

mk52

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<< Lets put it this way. The lower class here lives a HELL OF ALOT better than the lower class in most every other country. >>



compared to other first world countires , no
quite the contrary actually
 

AnandTech Moderator

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This thread is flamebait, and I should lock it, but I am a little bored today so I think I will leave it open. Please keep your corrections of the misconceptions contained herein moderately civil.

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yllus

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Don't even bother, SaidMohammed. They're the good ol' boys and can do no wrong in this world.
 

thebestMAX

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You live in New York.

You think that way?

You dare use that name?

You have been here how long?

Enough said.
 

bcterps

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Look Said, your post was an obvious attempt to rile up members without having an intelligent discussion. If you are serious in what you believe, why not try to strike up some intelligent conversation instead of obvious flamebait? It just goes to show the intelligence of the poster. Dissenting opinions are welcome here, flamebait is not.

--Ben
 

mastertech01

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And its still the best country in the world. Dont you feel sad for the rest?
 

GTaudiophile

Lifer
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At least women here have the right to be somebody. At least people here have freedom of religion. It's time to stop being jealous of the American Dream and just be part of it.

Edit: After all, we did save Europe and Japan from facism in the 1930s-1940s, and look where they are today!
 

hungrypete

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You spent all that time typing, and none of us care what you think. Go away or we'll bomb your ass too. America isn't putting up with anymore third world whiney bullsh|t. If you don't like this country, GET THE FVCK OUT, we aren't forcing you to stay here and make lots of money and live comfortably and raise your family in safety because we are rich and powerful. You sound like a 14 year old with nothing better to do after school but make lame attempts at pissing of intelligent people. Give up, there are far more irritating people here than you, you could never compete.
 

Logix

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saidmohammed, why do you even mention conservatism? Your diatribe above seems to be knocking on all Americans. Are saying only conservatives are defending the America you describe above? Or they are causing it?

Or are you saying all Americans are conservatives and should "wake up"??? Because 90% of Americans support the war on terrorism, only conservatives should "wake up"??? Say what?
 

GTaudiophile

Lifer
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<< You spent all that time typing, and none of us care what you think. Go away or we'll bomb your ass too. America isn't putting up with anymore third world whiney bullsh|t. If you don't like this country, GET THE FVCK OUT, we aren't forcing you to stay here and make lots of money and live comfortably and raise your family in safety because we are rich and powerful. You sound like a 14 year old with nothing better to do after school but make lame attempts at pissing of intelligent people. Give up, there are far more irritating people here than you, you could never compete. >>



Yeah, he probably lives in the US, earns a decent paycheck, and sends what he can to Osama.
 

StageLeft

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Still waiting, saidmohammed for you to name a single nation with a significantly different policitcal/economic/social system that is better. And I know you're logged in and reading this.
 

thebestMAX

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<<Give up, there are far more irritating people here than you, you could never compete>>

Haaa, Haaa

LOL

Great statement!