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[mainiac]

Huh, here's something I wouldn't expect to read in the economist: http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2011/04/debt_proposals

The press's ignorance of the house progressive caucus is pretty shameful.  A lot more people vote for house progressive caucus congresspeople then vote for Ron Paul and the rest of the libertarian clown show.  They have a budget that should make the press cream it's pants according to the standards the press gives lip service too whenever the GOP releases a bullet point list and calls it a budget.  And the HPC is actually closer to the median voter's answer to polls on a lot of stuff then the plutocratic nonsense that passes for centrism in Washington.

[palsch]

Huh, here's something I wouldn't expect to read in the economist: http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2011/04/debt_proposals

Who is this writer?

From the position of the piece I'd expect one of their British staff, who tend to be conservative but in the British sense (and often Conservative) and less hardcore than the US side. My understanding of their US staff was further to the right than this would indicate.

However, they missed the obvious Yes Minister reference in describing the budget as courageous (and sorry for that link, but it's the only version of that clip I can find).

[Scoops Novel]

Hi. I have a dilemma here. Firstly, after reading 117 pages in, I've learned a good bit about the American elections, one of the chief things of which being the sheer amount of assholes running for the republicans, not that the democrats are much better. Reading around, i on the surface at least have confirmed what you lot have been saying. However, people who i get the distinct impression know fuck all about this are on another forum i peruse, that of Embers of Caerus, where-forth i have happened upon a Vote Right- Ron Paul 2012 thread. On the one hand, thanks to it's political nature though surprisingly calm and i get the impression underinformed comments, I'm awaiting moderators approval, and it's early days yet to appeal to you're considerably better sourced and knowledgeable persons over there. On the other hand, i could do with a host of links to prove the point, as well as a concise wrap up of these. I'd be very much obliged if you could help me with the latter.

[Zrk2]

I'm sorry, what?

[MetalSlimeHunt]

He wants us to provide him with informative links about Ron Paul's role in the election so he can argue better on a heavily moderated forum.

[darkrider2]

Oh. Well that just sent my imagination on a wild tangent.

Bay12 members could totally rent out their services like mercenaries, going all over the place and injecting reason and logic into things at the highest bidder, while simultaneously derailing everything into complete chaos.

We'd be like a real private security firm.

[Moghjubar]

My mother always wanted me to be a mercenary.

No really, one day she actually said that I should look for a job as a mercenary.  Obviously 'computer guy' isn't enough for her.

[Zrk2]

I, for one, am most certainly available. We could be like classy goons!

[MetalSlimeHunt]

I've always fantasized about getting enough money to hire a mercenary army to take over Somalia by force, which I will then rule as an Enlightened Despot so that I may make it an authoritarian yet progressive nation.

Basically, I want to be Big Boss.

[Lord Shonus]

I always had similar dreams, though in most of them I went after the entire continent.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

I think your subconscious is underestimating what it would take to do a hostile takeover of all of Africa. NATO would have an extremely hard time with that, much less a mercenary army.

Somalia is fairly doable because no one runs it right now anyway. You've got the UN in Mogadishu, weak and fractured democratic factions in the north; brutal yet opposed Islamist warlords in the south. There's probably some marginalized Marxists in there somewhere too. An outside force unconcerned with peace or civilian casualties could destroy them all.

[mainiac]

rule

Somalia

I think there is a flaw in your plan there.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

rule

Somalia

I think there is a flaw in your plan there.

Fear will keep the local warlords in line. Fear of this fully-operational mercenary battlestation.

I shall build from the ashes a solider's paradise, a place where warriors will always have a place in the world!

Let me ask you a question: Should the lunatic rich imperialist American mercenary contractor not be entitled to rule Somalia? No, says the man in the United Nations, it belongs to the Somali! No, says the man in the United States, quit ruining our international image you fucking maniac! No, says the man in the People's Republic, it has always belonged to the Han! I rejected those answers. I chose something different, something impossible! I chose....the Empire of MSH. A nation where the combat journalist would not fear the rebel factions, where the government would not be bound by useless petty peace talks, where I would not be constrained by everyone else! And by my leadership, the Empire will continue to belong to me and me alone.

[mainiac]

LMFAO

[Zrk2]

Here I thought we would start in the Congo, because it's so much more profitable. And less piratey.