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StarburstClock Donating Member (583 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-29-11 12:35 PM
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I hate mindless propaganda glamorizing aristocracies
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/aristocracy

ar·is·toc·ra·cy

1. a class of persons holding exceptional rank and privileges, especially the hereditary nobility.
2. a government or state ruled by an aristocracy, elite, or privileged upper class.
3. government by those considered to be the best or most able people in the state.
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cali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-29-11 12:36 PM
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1. now you need to understand what propaganda means.
back to the dictionary for you, pal.
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Deep13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-29-11 12:44 PM
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9. I'd not be so literal and include commercial media in the definition. nt
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StarburstClock Donating Member (583 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-29-11 12:55 PM
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13. OK, guess you explained that as extensively as your mind would allow
pal. LOL.
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readmoreoften Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-29-11 01:09 PM
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17. And how are royal weddings not a textbook definition of propaganda
It's an ideologically manipulative spectacle in order to make a population acquiesce to a situation that, if looked at rationally, would appear insane.
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pnwmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-29-11 02:32 PM
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20. And what are televised football games?
Millions of Americans cheering on multimillionaire football players while they bash each other brainless.
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PeaceNikki Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-29-11 12:37 PM
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2. Mushrooms, Mayo & Mustard are the axis of evil.
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TayTay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-29-11 12:38 PM
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3. I do too. I hope the Trump thing goes away soon
Oh, you probably meant that other aristocracy. my bad....:blush: :blush: :blush:
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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-29-11 12:39 PM
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4. Hahaahhahahahaha...Apparently not. You're more fixated on it than I am.
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
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leftstreet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-29-11 12:39 PM
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5. B...b..but, but charitable works
:cry:

K&R
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RandomThoughts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-29-11 12:39 PM
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6. In the real utalization of that.
Edited on Fri Apr-29-11 12:44 PM by RandomThoughts
The aristocracy has a specific specialization in ruling. And know they are no better then someone with some other talent.


What we see in most of culture, is that the person specialized in ruling private or public institutions, uses that for there own gain, not the role of what is best for society. They do that becuase they are also flawed, and buy into superiority.

There is a place for those skilled in leading, but they are not in leadership, or all the theft would not be happening. Those in much of leadership are those skilled at theft for self, using the claim of aristocracy, superiority, intelligence, righteousness, or some other claim, to rationalize it to themselves. The system trains people to do such things to get promotions.

If you don't cut labor in a company, you don't make the profit, and don't get the promotion. If you don't go against the workers when told to by person above you in that structure, that got there by making more profit, then you don't get a promotion.

The system trains appeasement to wrong, and doing wrong, in profit first motive.

Many people do stand up for what is right, in many of those places also, since they are people and can help defeat the goal of the Profit first motive, but the training is to not care and make money.







And I am still due beer and travel money, and many experiences.
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WatsonT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-29-11 12:40 PM
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7. I'm no fan of royalty
but it also ranks pretty low on my list of priorities.
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Township75 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-29-11 12:43 PM
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8. So how do you follow US politics. Do the Kennedys, Obamas, Clintons, Bushs
all bother you. They are pretty much worshipped in the US by those in politics. Maybe you are different and good for you if you are. I for one can't stand people that glamorize those families.
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City Lights Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-29-11 12:45 PM
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10. I hate everything. nt
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sharp_stick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-29-11 12:46 PM
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11. How nice for you
now if I actually gave a shit what you thought I'd probably place that information following.....

....

Nope, nothing.
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StarburstClock Donating Member (583 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-29-11 12:58 PM
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14. Do you love pretty hats?
and shiny things?
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sharp_stick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-29-11 12:59 PM
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16. Not so much
but fascinators can look pretty good on the right person.

your op being nothing more than something shiny proves my packrat instinct is pretty well intact. If it wasn't I probably would have just ignored the blather.
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Deep13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-29-11 12:46 PM
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12. Me too! Goddamned tea baggers and their corporate elite backers.
OTOH, at least we don't have a queen.
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Zorra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-29-11 12:59 PM
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15. _^_ nr
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Zorra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-29-11 01:18 PM
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18. Comments on aristocracy by some British subjects:
The Sex Pistols
Songwriters: MATLOCK, GLEN / LYDON, JOHN / JONES, STEVE (GB 1) / COOK, PA

God save the queen
The fascist regime
They made you a moron
Potential H-bomb

God save the queen
She ain't no human being
There is no future
In England's dreaming

Don't be told what you want
Don't be told what you need
There's no future, no future,
No future for you

God save the queen
We mean it man
We love our queen
God saves

God save the queen
'Cause tourists are money
And our figurehead
Is not what she seems

Oh God save history
God save your mad parade
Oh Lord God have mercy
All crimes are paid

When there's no future
How can there be sin
We're the flowers in the dustbin
We're the poison in your human machine
We're the future, your future

God save the queen
We mean it man
We love our queen
God saves

God save the queen
We mean it man
And there is no future
In England's dreaming
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pnwmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-29-11 02:30 PM
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19. I love weddings and silly hats.
Edited on Fri Apr-29-11 02:31 PM by pnwmom
So sue me.
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