HandsomeSalad

This is obviously going over your head - voting is irrelevant when you are able to field both candidates, one aspect of the "supposed class war".

Stealing California, Texas, Central American economies etc is stealing. It this English (either British or American)? It this English? Is that English?

A credible one with age old parallels. Huh? The US political parties are business based. They put forth the candidates. It has nothing to do with wealthy people voting. At a local and state level, sure. Of course? It's a wealth run society. Your higher taxes on the rich aren't really that high, I don't know why you have inheritence tax and of course they would pay tax. It is a business society not an absolute oligarchy. The theory is endorsed by respected scholars and has had little academic criticism so I'm not really fussed about what Wikipedia says - it is just a starting point to dissuade you from thinking the US system is balanced... or that votes matter. BTW, you can press the button that says 'url'? Truly you are an intellectual. Oh, wait... you didn't even do it right... ">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Investment_theory_of_party_competition

no They should not so americans should have all the rights, go any place, kill people, but everyone else is just a 2nd class person? right, i hope they get their asses ripped everywhere they go.. Perhaps we should treat them as they would be treated if they were captured by the local police then. In say - Iran, or Istanbul, or Iraq, or Syria . . . That is exactly how you treat the foreign nationals you abduct? Torturing some people and detaining others indefinitely? Yeah that sounds exactly like the more shadier domestic services of some Middle Eastern states - Not least of which Egypt, Saudi Arabia or Turkmenistan, America's mates.

The U.S political system? Nope. The political system is a balance. Politicians must appease the wealthy to keep contributions coming in, as well as "other benefits", while reducing the financial burden on the poor and middle class because it is their votes that keep them in office. Nope. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Investment_theory_of_party_competition

The U.S political system?

If 'retardedness' is caused by being fucked over in some way, shape or form then it might be.

Stealing California, Texas, Central American economies etc is stealing.

Preferably while all participants are still alive and have a significant amount of their life left to live so that it can be cut short at the Hague with a rope.

Thanks. What countries do you think are a far comparison for US education?

utter bullshit - Actually it is real. Really? Read '60s business literature. Ok, for the lucky few knowledge workers of the developed world this may occur occasionally. Meanwhile most global unskilled labour is not going to be skipping off towards a rainbow/sunset with their boss.

Comparing the educational systems of advanced industrial countries is worthless because of the difference in curriculum, implementation and the societies culture? Ummm, No. Maybe you don't read very well? I wrote that the rich, and I assume we are talking about the top global players, both like and dislike educated populations. On the one hand you want educated, innovative and creative people to generate capital. On the other hand you don't want this spectrum of thinking leaking too heavily into their off time in case they start to develop radical notions about absurd issues like justice, equality, etc. This conversation is funny given that most of you are arguing that the super rich are so because of their own and others education - but seem to discredit the notion that these incredibly powerful and 'successful' people don't understand and self appraise their own social position, acknowledge it, and carry out measures to ensure its sustainability. I think you didn't actually read what I had typed, created arguments for me, mistook my input as agreement with Dancer's theory and cannot comprehend how the educated section of the population are both a virtue and cause for concern for those at the top of the global pyramid.

Millions of dead people VS spitting on people/denying people were spat on? A vulgar use of the term.

Really? So its good the US ranks 18th in world education? And bad that places like Japan and Denmark have close to a 100% high school education passing rate? Hmm...

Wow. You're as far off base as he is. Well it was part of the academic concerns and business discussions 40 years ago and that attitude hasn't changed but feel free to actually bring a counter argument to the table.

this is what you think the military does then? so no surprise in your positions then and you claim movies indoctrinate you and you need to be skeptical of that - but you don't see the brainwashing coming from the other side your attitude is a cliche, wrapped in a stereotype Ok perhaps, but I know my history better than most people so sorry if I don't buy every GI Joe story that comes down the gov't BS chute. Most modern German school children know all about the holocaust, but most Americans have no idea that we killed over 2 million civilians in the Vietnam War. Last time I checked genocide was bad. I'm not against our troops. I'm against our government's use of them as a hit squad for every country that won't do what we say. More like 3 - 4 million.

He's right and looking at the US school system should reveal it. They are basically set up to see a lot of people fail. If you make it to the undergraduate level of education the game then isn't so muchabout keeping you stupid as it is ensuring you are innovative and productive in your work life but not at home.

US aid to Israel: 3 billion Israel budget: 61 billion Israel defense budget: 13.4 billion Looks like wherever you got your "info" from is *slightly* mistaken. Israel use their own money to fund their military as well? So did the Ukraine 20 years ago. By your logic the Eastern Bloc didn't exist. YOU made the claim that US aid was "complete military and financial support" - it was proven wrong. Making even MORE illogical claims does nothing to advance your argument. Proven wrong? Actually it just seems you don't have basic reasoning skills. The US offers complete military and financial support to Israel. The statement wasn't that the US fund the entire Israeli defense budget. Therefore pointing out they don't pay for the entire defense budget says absolutely nothing.

US aid to Israel: 3 billion Israel budget: 61 billion Israel defense budget: 13.4 billion Looks like wherever you got your "info" from is *slightly* mistaken. Israel use their own money to fund their military as well? So did the Ukraine 20 years ago. By your logic the Eastern Bloc didn't exist. Israel's actions on the world stage are Israel-US actions - A rigid fact of the current geopolitical landscape.

Provide monetary aid being a euphemism for complete military and financial support?