CovOps
Age : 42
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Location : Ether-Sphere
Job/hobbies : Irrationality Exterminator
Humor : Uber Serious
|  Subject: Politics is...  Sat May 17, 2008 3:00 am | |
| The word politics is derived from the words "poly" meaning many and "ticks" meaning blood sucking parasites.
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"Taking money without permission is stealing unless you work for the IRS then it's taxation. Killing people en masse is homicidal mania unless you work for the Army then it's National Defense. Spying on your neighbors is invasion of privacy unless you work for the FBI then it's National Security. Running a whorehouse makes you a pimp & poisoning people makes you a murderer unless you work for the CIA then it's counter intelligence." R. Wilson. ANCAPS Forum Headquarters, Ancapolis |
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CovOps
Age : 42
Joined : 27 Oct 2007
Posts : 5354
Location : Ether-Sphere
Job/hobbies : Irrationality Exterminator
Humor : Uber Serious
| | Subject: Re: Politics is... Sat May 17, 2008 3:42 am | |
| "Politics... is the study of the art and practice of coercive power in social relationships."
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Yep, I'll go along with that... just add: By the ruling elite...
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"Taking money without permission is stealing unless you work for the IRS then it's taxation. Killing people en masse is homicidal mania unless you work for the Army then it's National Defense. Spying on your neighbors is invasion of privacy unless you work for the FBI then it's National Security. Running a whorehouse makes you a pimp & poisoning people makes you a murderer unless you work for the CIA then it's counter intelligence." R. Wilson. ANCAPS Forum Headquarters, Ancapolis |
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