Essay on the Failure of "Social Justice" and the Impending Civil War

Facts are such tricky things to comprehend.
not sure where exactly arklahoma starts or ends, but Arkansas is one of the teat feeding states, taking more from Washington than it gives. Both Arkansas and Oklahoma are in the bottom half of the country when it comes to percent of the population on SNAP- foodstamps for the uninformed, so chances are a pretty high percentage of those " boys" as you call them would agree the government should give more.

Here's a little ditty from Business Insider

[W]ho really benefits from government spending? If you listen to Rush Limbaugh, you might think it was those blue states, packed with damn hippie socialist liberals, sipping their lattes and providing free abortions for bored, horny teenagers. . . .

As it turns out, it is red states that are overwhelmingly the Welfare Queen States. Yes, that's right. Red States — the ones governed by folks who think government is too big and spending needs to be cut — are a net drain on the economy, taking in more federal spending than they pay out in federal taxes. They talk a good game, but stick Blue States with the bill.

Most of the southern states that get lots of Washington money have a high percentage of poor people, and especially a high percentage of poor blacks. Does Billy want to help these poor blacks out or not, because you seem to be conflicted on this? These poor folks can't afford to pitch into the state coffers, so without federal help these southern states would be a financial mess. Don't you want to help the children?

I find it's interesting that many Liberals want the poor to be helped, yet these same Liberals demand that this help come from others. PJ has made his position quite clear on this exact subject some time ago.


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Originally posted by: billryan
Facts are such tricky things to comprehend.
not sure where exactly arklahoma starts or ends, but Arkansas is one of the teat feeding states, taking more from Washington than it gives. Both Arkansas and Oklahoma are in the bottom half of the country when it comes to percent of the population on SNAP- foodstamps for the uninformed, so chances are a pretty high percentage of those " boys" as you call them would agree the government should give more.

Here's a little ditty from Business Insider

[W]ho really benefits from government spending? If you listen to Rush Limbaugh, you might think it was those blue states, packed with damn hippie socialist liberals, sipping their lattes and providing free abortions for bored, horny teenagers. . . .

As it turns out, it is red states that are overwhelmingly the Welfare Queen States. Yes, that's right. Red States — the ones governed by folks who think government is too big and spending needs to be cut — are a net drain on the economy, taking in more federal spending than they pay out in federal taxes. They talk a good game, but stick Blue States with the bill.


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Originally posted by: DonDiego
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Originally posted by: pjstroh
Good News, DonDiego! I understand there are still plenty of vacancies left at Glenn Beck's Libertarian Commune.

Hah! Been there, . . . Done that.



Although, . . . . . some communes were better than others.



But, nah !
DonDiego is happily retired and living the good life already. "Living off the land" sounds a mite less appealing every passing day.


Some communes are cooler than others.


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Originally posted by: DonDiego
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Originally posted by: chafraho
The Arklahoma Ozarks area is also likely to be immune to the first rounds of "the initial skirmishes" during "the Impending Civil War". Not quite sure about latter rounds, but the "likely vagrants, insurrectionists, urbanites, wastrels, anarchists, ne'er-do-wells, zealots, and true-belivers [sic] engaging in metropolitan combat, . . . at least until they run out of metropolises" will really, Really, REALLY have to work hard to get a foothold here. I'd wish them success, but, this is my home. Sorry, "vagrants, insurrectionists, urbanites, wastrels, anarchists, ne'er-do-wells, zealots.., true-belivers engaging in metropolitan combat".., [and] "outside agitators." Nothing personal to it.

Just so's them troublemakers know with whom they're dealing, . . . Rooster Cogburn was once The Law in the Arklahoma Ozarks.



"Fill your hand, you Son-of-a-Bitch !"


"That's bold talk fer a one eyed fat man!"

Whoops, should've been in the movie quote thread.

My apologies.

Boiler is right on this one. Make fun of redneck, country boys' all you want, but when it comes to push vs. shove, country boy's will survive. If you've ever lived in the country, fishing, hunting (which I'm not big on personally, but no problem doing it), growing your own food, they'll get by, I don't see urbanites and city floks with their debit cards out making it very long if society actually breaks down. No chance in hell actually.
Yes, because none of us city folk ever had military training, or know how to fish or hunt,and more importantly we can't figure out how to organize. We'll all be staring at our television sets, praying they come back on.
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Originally posted by: billryan
Is there anything in Arklahoma worth fighting over would be my question. These places are called flyover states for a reason.

Well, alrighty, then! Apparently you’re happy to fly over us, Bill, and we’re happy as long as you don’t land and deplane. Sounds like a win-win to me.

And, by the way, since it’s not NYC or LA, isn’t Las Vegas part of flyover country? Just wondered, because you sure seem excited to be moving there.

Nah, flyover country starts at the Hudson and ends at the Colorado. Myer and the Boys always intended Vegas to be the Sixth Boro.
A quick rule of thumb is if you can get a decent slice and a bagel, you aren't in flyover country.
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Originally posted by: billryan
Nah, flyover country starts at the Hudson and ends at the Colorado. Myer and the Boys always intended Vegas to be the Sixth Boro.

Wouldn't that be Meyer (as in Lansky), and borough, Bill? That’s kind of embarrassing. I can see why you’re leaving New York.

Wrong on both counts, shortcake. You can tell a real New Yorker from a phony by how they spell boro as in Interboro Parkway. Meyer is the Americanized version of his name,
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