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| Author: | Nitefox [ Wed Sep 05, 2012 10:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Just scary... |
"We belong to the government" http://pjmedia.com/tatler/2012/09/05/vi ... epage=true |
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| Author: | Lenas [ Wed Sep 05, 2012 10:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Just scary... |
That isn't even what was said, the video says: "Government’s the only thing that we all belong to. We have different churches, different clubs... But we're together as a part of our city, or our county, or our state... and our nation." You know, as a society. Government for the people and by the people. We all take a part in it. We all belong to the group. It was meant in the same way you'd say you belong to your church, or to your community. |
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| Author: | Midgen [ Thu Sep 06, 2012 1:28 am ] |
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It was a horrendous choice of words. I do *not* belong to the government... |
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| Author: | Diamondeye [ Thu Sep 06, 2012 2:26 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Just scary... |
I think it's fairly obvious that they meant "Belong to" as in belonging to a club or organization; a member of something. Not "belong to"as in "owned by". That said, yes, it was a horrendous choice of words. We all are members of the government in that we're all citizens of the nation, which is a Republic. We're not all members of the actual government apparatus. |
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| Author: | Vindicarre [ Thu Sep 06, 2012 2:40 pm ] |
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I took it as belonging in the sense of being a member of an organization. I think even that shows a difference between that way of thinking and mine. I "belong" to the United States, and the Gov't belongs to me (all of us). We both "belong" to the same thing, the US. Their way of thinking seems to be that both I and the US "belong" to the Gov't, that the Gov't is the US. That's not how I see it. |
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| Author: | Lex Luthor [ Mon Sep 10, 2012 1:02 pm ] |
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It's more logical to say you belong to humanity than to either your government or your country. |
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