Safe Mode: On
State of Affairs
 Part of channel(s): Yoursay (promoted)

Hello again LiveLeak. Preparing to leave Illinois to work abroad for a couple years, and I wanted to get some stuff off my chest.

Loading the player ...
Embed Code
Plays: 885 (Embed: 0)

Added: Jun-24-2012 Occurred On: Jun-24-2012
By: theowl
In: Your Say
Tags: politics, current events, yoursay, barrack oromney, not feeling creative with these
Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States (load item map)
Marked as: approved
Views: 1135 | Comments: 131 | Votes: 5 | Favorites: 0 | Shared: 0 | Updates: 0 | Times used in channels: 2
You need to be registered in order to add comments! Register HERE
Sort by: Newest first | Oldest first | Highest score first
Liveleak opposes racial slurs - if you do spot comments that fall into this category, please report them for us to review.

  • Not a bad question, but unfortunately the answer sucks.

    The citizens of the US are incapable of doing things in a way that mutually benefits the nation. One of the things that's so discouraging to hear is someone supporting their party for no other reason than they are "die hard supporters" of that party. Citizens elect the way they've always elected, regardless of who the representative is. They don't worry about platforms or commitments. You said it right when you called it a team s More..

    Posted Jun-24-2012 By 
    RickPerry2012 (78.10)  

    (4)

  • I think it's because for most people it becomes an easy option to take sides. It requires less thought and less knowledge to say "I agree with everything on this side" than to say, "I like this idea from that viewpoint, and I also like this viewpoint from that side because...". There's also a little bit of peer pressure to be liked by the people that surround you, which is clearly evident here on LL where a lot of the muppets just nod and say yes to other people purely for re More..

    Posted Jun-24-2012 By 
    CargeLock (1996.52)  

    (3)

  • Wtf is With your hair/sideburn?
    }Not that }I disagree With your sentiment. }I'd comment fully on this b goddammit ut }I spilled a beer on my keyboard. }}Going to get a ne~W one rather than trying to fix this b }FUCK ullshit.

    Posted Jun-24-2012 By 
    EmrysM (1841.76)  

    (2)

  • I 100% agree..... people take sides and dont care about facts it seems. They would rather take side with simple facts of a person, and not dig deep into the person they are voting for.

    I mean, just look at Romney supporters.. easily over half of them could not even tell you where he was born or what state he even lives in right now. They simply like him because the old white skin on his person. Hands down, that is a fact and I am not voting for either of these non-american backed candidates.

    More..

    Posted Jun-24-2012 By 
    qwerty4242 (1191.70)

    (2)

    • @qwerty4242 Thanks for your comment. By the amount of Ron Paul stickers, posters, etc. I see on a daily basis in Illinois, I have no doubt he would be the GOP candidate if Mr. Money Bags hadn't milked his Super Pacs for everything they are worth.

      Just to set the record straight; I will be writing in Ron Paul come election day. I could give a fuck if it takes away votes from other candidates.

      Posted Jun-24-2012 By 
      theowl (67.60)  

      (1)

  • Short answer: Career politicians and pooled money. If there were stringent term limits on congress, and if money could be donated by individuals only (capped at say, $1000), things would be different.

    Posted Jun-24-2012 By 
    marinemom (5363.38)  

    (2)

    • @marinemom Great point! I think Citizen's United is one of the most absurd rulings the Supreme Court has ever made, and it will do nothing but damage our nation until it is dissolved.

      Posted Jun-24-2012 By 
      theowl (67.60)  

      (2)

    • @theowl

      You mean the one where they decided that corporations were people? Yeah, that one terrible. Horrible decision.

      Posted Jun-24-2012 By 
      marinemom (5363.38)  

      (2)

  • US problem is that they only have 2 parties to vote on

    Is not a real democracy

    Posted Jun-24-2012 By 
    H3dgehog (474.50)  
    H3dgehog
    Send Message

    (2)

    • @H3dgehog My grandparents are from Belgium, speak Flemish etc. etc.

      In your nation, how many parties are there? Quite a few, no? Does this make things more chaotic?

      Posted Jun-24-2012 By 
      theowl (67.60)  

      (-1)

    • @theowl

      In belgium we have some more parties and politcians
      I think we have around 22 parties and several hundreds politicians


      But thats because we have several goverments

      We have a goverment for
      French speaking part
      German speaking part
      Flemish speaking part
      and Brussels also have his own goverment
      Above that we have the Federal goverment


      Looks confusing for outsiders but we are use to it
      We also have few hundreds politicians or wanna be politicians who just want to fill their pocket More..

      Posted Jun-24-2012 By 
      H3dgehog (474.50)  
      H3dgehog
      Send Message

      (1)

    • @H3dgehog Wow! Thank you for sharing h3dgehog. I have really got to visit Belgium some day soon. Its starting to make sense why my mom's parents (french Belgians) always hated my dad's side (flemish speaking). Never knew why until now, hah.

      Posted Jun-24-2012 By 
      theowl (67.60)  

      (-1)

    • @H3dgehog
      That's part of it, other is that they are all middle management for the same corporation regardless..

      Posted Jun-24-2012 By 
      N4CR (945.60)  

      (0)

    • @theowl

      Normally it is the flemish that hate the french more
      Years ago i did computer service for a bank and i prefered to go to the german or french speaking part
      to do things
      People where lot more hospitable and got more patience then flemish speaking part

      Posted Jun-24-2012 By 
      H3dgehog (474.50)  
      H3dgehog
      Send Message

      (0)

  • Ahhhh

    Simple

    Take your country back............period

    1> (Special Interest) groups should be "BANNED"..."We The People" are all equal.....Right?

    And eye could go on and on.............Trust me!

    Bring ours troops home....Now!......To be used to directly protect our house,borders,etc.....Not....these shit hole countries that are filled with no balls men that are afraid to stand up to there shit hole leaders and say "Enough is Enough!"...

    ok-ok-ok
    I will stop More..

    Posted Jun-24-2012 By 
    GitErDoneDammit (730.24)  

    (2)

    • @GitErDoneDammit Good points, although I cannot ridicule other nations when most of our citizens sit by and let Fuhrer Obama do whatever the fuck he wants. Not that it was any different with Bush, nor will it be with the next prez ...

      Posted Jun-25-2012 By 
      theowl (67.60)  

      (2)

    • @theowl

      Agree sir
      That's why I started off my comment with a proactive statement...and...It's our duty as American citizens to keep the meat puppets in line.

      It's your house too.....

      Posted Jun-25-2012 By 
      GitErDoneDammit (730.24)  

      (2)

  • Your "analysis" is so full of cusswords that I can't take you seriously.

    Posted Jun-24-2012 By 
    govett (929.80)

    (1)

    • @govett Why would I care? A person with no videos of his own, who would rather nitpick and attempt to belittle someone (no reason to put analysis in quotations) than engage in a debate. Block me.

      Posted Jun-24-2012 By 
      theowl (67.60)  

      (1)

    • Comment of user 'DirtyUncleBerty' has been deleted by author!

    • @theowl I'm too lazy. 내가 할 너무 게으른입니다.

      Posted Sep-26-2012 By 
      govett (929.80)

      (0)

  • Comment of user 'DirtyUncleBerty' has been deleted by author!

    • @DirtyUncleBerty You only make fun of somebody's HAIR (of all physical things) when you really, really hate yourself. Proven itself true in many situations. Also the morbidly obese are the first to give me shit at a bar about it.

      Posted Jun-24-2012 By 
      theowl (67.60)  

      (1)

    • Comment of user 'DirtyUncleBerty' has been deleted by author!
    • Comment of user 'Tyrone_Biggums' has been deleted by author!

  • Damn homie, please shave that shit off your lip and please, please, cut off that rat tail on your neck before you travel abroad. Disregard American politics, and take care of yourself. Good luck on your travels.

    Posted Jun-24-2012 By 
    Jroadstein (177.78)  

    (1)

  • Good luck with the comments on this one but don't let it get you down. Peace.

    Posted Jun-24-2012 By 
    Tyrone_Biggums (56.80)  
    Tyrone_Biggums
    Send Message

    (1)

    • @Tyrone_Biggums
      exactly my thought

      Posted Jun-24-2012 By 
      myclips (460.82)  

      (1)

    • @Tyrone_Biggums Thanks man - and don't worry. You think I haven't heard "cut that stupid rat tail shave your stache" a hundred million billion times? Nobody here is going to get a rise out of me regarding my appearance. Never had trouble with women, the only ones I care about far as my disgusting hair styles are concerned. Thanks for the words.

      Posted Jun-24-2012 By 
      theowl (67.60)  

      (1)

  • well my outsider opinion is that ...what you call democracy which in is in reality a hijacked bipastisan scam of corporotocratism ...MAKE THINGS by DESIGN this way ...you had not a working reliable or independent news media and your basic right were taken away n security and welfare reasons !

    your national money is being used and produced like toilet paper by international banks and they are making you pay the interest on every single wipe ...your military is being used to muscle resources from More..

    Posted Jun-24-2012 By 
    yaleoo (761.78)  

    (1)

    • @yaleoo Thanks for your comment! I love to here outside opinions.

      And believe me when I say Ron Paul has the right idea, and a lot of Americans know this. The problem is that so many people here idolize the man, and not the things he believes. This leads to more "my party is better than yours" mentality that spoils the whole purpose of the liberty message.

      And difficult to get out of? More than you know. Impossible? Not for citizens of the United States. : )

      Posted Jun-24-2012 By 
      theowl (67.60)  

      (0)

    • @theowl


      I want to believe ....is the poster from the x files I have ...

      ...goof luck !!

      Posted Jun-24-2012 By 
      yaleoo (761.78)  

      (1)

    • @yaleoo Thank you sir. Hope to visit Chile someday. Gorgeous women and good seafood I hear.

      Posted Jun-25-2012 By 
      theowl (67.60)  

      (0)

    • @theowl

      you will be welcome

      Posted Jun-25-2012 By 
      yaleoo (761.78)  

      (0)

  • Your concern as a US citizen about your country seems genuine

    Posted Jun-24-2012 By 
    myclips (460.82)  

    (1)

    • @myclips Thank you. My concern is indeed real. I love my country and it pains me to see it going further down the drain every year, because people would rather side with a political party than they would think critically about each issue that affects us.

      Posted Jun-24-2012 By 
      theowl (67.60)  

      (1)

  • It's always been like that. As early as the Election of 1800, Thomas Jefferson was "that French-loving, slave-banging, give-away-the-store pansy" while John Adams was "that fat, Brit-loving, freedom-hating war-mongerer". And when the election was over there were cries of wheeling & dealing, cheating & stealing.

    Posted Jun-24-2012 By 
    john1054 (5126.94)  

    (1)

    • @john1054 Personally, I have always been fascinated by the men behind the Revolution and our early days as a nation. You bring up some very good points; perhaps competition for competions sake ( often at the cost of making our country less than everything it could be) is a trait of ours, for better or worse.

      And yet again, it is 2012. I would like to think at some point we have to grow out of this "stupid lib, racist neo-con" rhetoric that is forced down our throats by the media, an More..

      Posted Jun-24-2012 By 
      theowl (67.60)  

      (0)

  • it never did make any sense, bra. It's the same old song and dance if u think we are polarized now, imagine how it was during Vietnam or before the civil war. This ain't shit compared to then.

    Posted Jun-24-2012 By 
    skorne14 (35.24)  

    (1)

    • @skorne14 Good point. Although the tension nowadays seems at least equal to that of the Vietnam War era. Then again I wasn't alive then so thats conjecture.

      Posted Jun-24-2012 By 
      theowl (67.60)  

      (1)