how about a HYPOTHETICAL

Supposing that someone lived in Las Vegas and became a degenerate gambler. Our hypothetical degenerate gambler lost their home in foreclosure rather than being able to sell it for great profit. Their failed attempt to become a professional gambler caused them to not pay their mortgage and run their credit cards to the limit. The degenerate gambler had to file for bankruptcy. The degenerate gambler wasn't smart enough to hide any money in a bank account and lost everything. The degenerate gambler then had to leave town for another state. Our hypothetical degenerate gambler now hates credit cards and doesn't have the ability to own a home. Our hypothetical degenerate gambler does, however, fantasize about having a life in which they have done everything and are always right. Of course, our hypothetical degenerate gambler has to use the most vile terms and foul language to make their righteous views known. Our degenerat gambler uses such language to cloak their obvious lies about life. The moral of this hypothetical is to call the National Problem Gambling Helpline Network (1-800-522-4700). before you lose everything including honesty and self respect.

Any resemblance to any person is strictly coincidental and not intentional.

 

Does this hypothetical person dispise corporate profits?  

This is not hypothetical...this is the biography of Donald Trump.  He just gets bailed out by Russian banks instead of going bankrupt.

PJ will certainly give us proof of his accusation.  He will also certainly explain why a supposed Russia loving Trump would tell Europe to move away from Russia energy.

 

No, PJ will not.

 

Next, PJ will tell us that 1730 N. Clark is in Lincoln Park.  Wait, he's already claimed that a dozen times.

Edited on Aug 22, 2022 2:12pm

Originally posted by: Boilerman

Does this hypothetical person dispise corporate profits?  


Our hypothetical degenerate gambler resents any successful person or corporation. They would most certainly want the successful of this country to pay a much higher tax rate, for no more benefit, than they will pay. If you're a successful gambler you are despised and ridiculed by them.

Of course, this is not intended to represent any person living or dead.

Originally posted by: PackerBackerAZ

Our hypothetical degenerate gambler resents any successful person or corporation. They would most certainly want the successful of this country to pay a much higher tax rate, for no more benefit, than they will pay. If you're a successful gambler you are despised and ridiculed by them.

Of course, this is not intended to represent any person living or dead.


     How could it - no one in their right mind could be so degenerate...

Originally posted by: PackerBackerAZ

Our hypothetical degenerate gambler resents any successful person or corporation. They would most certainly want the successful of this country to pay a much higher tax rate, for no more benefit, than they will pay. If you're a successful gambler you are despised and ridiculed by them.

Of course, this is not intended to represent any person living or dead.


Pretty clumsy little screed, and I'm sure there's some portentous point you're trying to make that will ring out through the universe like the tolling of some great iron bell, but in my experience, people whom others call "degenerate gamblers" tend to be very solitary and their politics are usually conservative. So they don't seek outside help even if they desperately need it. They don't seek or expect government help.

 

Also, they tend to admire successful gamblers, not despise them. The same goes for businesses and corporations. After all, they're all playing the same game.

 

But of course, what you're really doing here is reverse-engineering a widdle political speechie. Anyone who opposes massive corporate profits must be a failure and a degenerate.

I'm confused how Kevin could believe that this hypothetical situation is about him.  Why could that be?

 

Is it the word degenerate?  Is it the comments about this hypothetical resentment for those people/corporations which are successful?  What could it possibly be?

 

 

Originally posted by: Kevin Lewis

Pretty clumsy little screed, and I'm sure there's some portentous point you're trying to make that will ring out through the universe like the tolling of some great iron bell, but in my experience, people whom others call "degenerate gamblers" tend to be very solitary and their politics are usually conservative. So they don't seek outside help even if they desperately need it. They don't seek or expect government help.

 

Also, they tend to admire successful gamblers, not despise them. The same goes for businesses and corporations. After all, they're all playing the same game.

 

But of course, what you're really doing here is reverse-engineering a widdle political speechie. Anyone who opposes massive corporate profits must be a failure and a degenerate.


   Apparently PackerBackerAZ must have hit a nerve - could it be he was alluding to you, "Liz" Lewis? 

Of course it was a clumsy personal attack aimed at me. He's neither clever nor subtle. But the hypothetical person he described resembles me only in his imagination.

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