Is Obama a Keynsian?

A._Badger

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

Apart from others mentioned, how about her sex education policy - "tell 'em to say no". Which worked sooooo well with her own daughter....

Judging from the incidence of teenage pregnancy in the UK, would you suggest the alternative method has worked any better?

Personally, I feel a degree of social stigma against teenage sex is probably 'a Good Thing' (copyright respected).

As for bringing her daughter into it, do you apply the same standards to, say, Jack Straw, over his kid's drug problems?

It seems to me that judging a parent's beliefs by what his or her child does is tottering onto rather thin ice.

A._Badger

JP45 wrote: »

What concerns me about Sarah Palin is not so much her policies (not that I agree with them) as her competence and character, as evidenced in the following report from The Daily Dish:

I suspect your choice of source there was very connected to the 'not that I agree with them' part of your comment.

Why not have a look at the daily kos, too? That's another useful fount of half-truths that can be helpful in reinforcing beliefs.

FTBFun

A._Badger wrote: »

You are joking, aren't you? Marxism was the most pervasive belief system of the 20th Century.

More than any of the major religions? I doubt it.

A._Badger

FTBFun wrote: »

More than any of the major religions? I doubt it.

Marxism in China (as espoused my Mao) killed around 30 million people (enough on its own to make Hitler look like a bit of a bungling amateur). Stalin slaughtered an estimated 20 million. How many do you want to factor in for Pol Pot? 1.5 million, perhaps?

True, this isn't a 'how many people did Marxism kill?' question, but if you believe a political philosophy that can slaughter in excess of 50 million people isn't pervasive and didn't dominate the 20th century, then I simply don't think we are going to be able to have a conversation.

nearlynew

Killing that many people takes a LOT of money.


Where did that come from?