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Re:Federal Government Begins First Shutdown In 17 Years by nknighthb on Tuesday October 01, 2013 @01:52AM (#6474382)
We've heard all their professed arguments every time the minimum wage has gone up, or emissions standards have been tightened, or safety regulations have been increased. Same talking points every time the government does anything, always wrong. It's not even a smokescreen, it's transparent reflex.

Meanwhile, Wal-Mart bumps 35,000 to full-time, and another 35,000 temps to permanent part-time. This besides the 55k seasonal they're about to add. So much negative effect on hiring!

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Re:Federal Government Begins First Shutdown In 17 Years by twoodfin on Tuesday October 01, 2013 @03:58PM (#6478697)
We've heard all their professed arguments every time the minimum wage has gone up, or emissions standards have been tightened, or safety regulations have been increased. Same talking points every time the government does anything, always wrong. It's not even a smokescreen, it's transparent reflex.

And it was always racism? I don't think you're being consistent.

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Re:Federal Government Begins First Shutdown In 17 Years by nknighthb on Tuesday October 01, 2013 @04:45PM (#6478972)
We know it's racism this time because they keep accidentally telling the truth. Reflexive use of existing talking points is not tied to motivation behind opposition.

By the way, you also don't get to accuse me of being inconsistent when you're the one engaging in debates on HN that you argue shouldn't be here. You're a hypocrite, the most disgusting, loathsome of sub-humans.

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Re:Federal Government Begins First Shutdown In 17 Years by twoodfin on Tuesday October 01, 2013 @05:28PM (#6479188)
Ha! And it's the right that's accused of "epistemic closure"!

I'm sorry it bothers you I'm having a little fun while hn slides into Eternal September. But I'm old enough to remember these same arguments 17 years ago, and believe you me, Republicans were still obstructionist jerks when the whitest white guy who ever played a saxophone was president.

It's somewhat amusing. Presumably you were not a fan of the last president's Manichean streak. Yet here you are, describing the folks your neighbors vote for in stark, black-and-white terms.

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Re:Federal Government Begins First Shutdown In 17 Years by nknighthb on Tuesday October 01, 2013 @05:37PM (#6479232)
> I'm having a little fun

These are peoples lives, you incredible jackass. Including the lives of my family. How much more inhuman can you possibly get?

> I'm old enough to remember these same arguments 17 years ago

So am I. I also know that the current law was their counterproposal 17 years ago. But now it's the end of the world.

> describing the folks your neighbors vote for in stark, black-and-white terms

I live in rural Washington. My neighbors are every bit the insane bigots they vote for.

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