I just can't believe anyone can expect any new party to make changes to such a deep rooted system
You would never build a new house on fucked foundations, yet every single time....
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HappyToast Groat froth,
Fri 5 Mar 2010, 14:39,
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The 'fucked foundations' part is spot on ...
Most governments (world-wide) don't have the balls to make radical changes.
Look at how Obama is getting butt-fucked over MediCare etc.
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mrmatt is staging a 'dirty protest' on,
Fri 5 Mar 2010, 14:42,
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Although there is an element of similarity,
the system in America works very differently from ours doesn't it?
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Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!,
Fri 5 Mar 2010, 14:48,
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Aye, very much 'interest' lead
Lots of money greasing the wheels of power. The President actually has very little power without support from the
2 legislatures there - he can make war without their initial support though.
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Fri 5 Mar 2010, 15:10,
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