(04-13-2022, 05:24 PM)The Real Marty Wrote:

(04-13-2022, 05:10 PM)americus 2.0 Wrote: No one here is going to go massacre anyone. Quit being such a drama queen. 

My point with this whole thing was to show how we (US) don't mean a dang thing to politicians (THEM) and I guess people got confused by the example I used. It's not that difficult to understand. US is the people and THEM are the politicians. 

Does anyone in any way misunderstand what I'm saying?

Not at all.  But my point is, them are us.  We elect them.  We have a democratic republic.  Those people you call "them" come straight out of our own ranks.  We vote them into office.   Blame them all you want for how they act or what they do, but ultimately, WE are responsible.

But also, I agree with Mike.  To say, "they all ought to be guillotined" is pointless bluster.  It's a great way to lower the IQ level of the conversation, but that's about it.

There is not one politician in Washington DC that I voted into office. They definitely do not represent me. They stopped representing any of us when they started taking a paycheck as well as money from lobbyists, special interest groups and corporations. 

I am not the one who mentioned killing anyone with a guillotine. I replied to Trivial's comment because everything else he said answered the question. I didn't know I had to be so specific. 

I'm done talking about that subject.

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