compromise?

flaja wrote:

For example, who here can remember the Carter Administration (gas lines, Iran Hostage Crisis, 15% inflation, double-digit interest rates, Soviet invasion of Afghanistan) or remember when Nixon left office or remember the Yom Kippur War OPEC oil embargo?

Errr... based on what I know of the people that have posted in this thread I'd say somewherein the range of 70% - 80% of them.

fishin wrote:

flaja wrote:

For example, who here can remember the Carter Administration (gas lines, Iran Hostage Crisis, 15% inflation, double-digit interest rates, Soviet invasion of Afghanistan) or remember when Nixon left office or remember the Yom Kippur War OPEC oil embargo?

Errr... based on what I know of the people that have posted in this thread I'd say somewherein the range of 70% - 80% of them.

Based on my understanding of this board I could easily see where many of the participants here are not Americans, so what would they know of the Carter Administration or when Nixon left office? What wold these things matter to them?

fishin wrote:

flaja wrote:

For example, who here can remember the Carter Administration (gas lines, Iran Hostage Crisis, 15% inflation, double-digit interest rates, Soviet invasion of Afghanistan) or remember when Nixon left office or remember the Yom Kippur War OPEC oil embargo?

Errr... based on what I know of the people that have posted in this thread I'd say somewherein the range of 70% - 80% of them.

Yes, I'd agree with that. It seems that the majority on the Politics board are baby boomers (like myself) or older and easily remember all those events Flaja listed.

So Flaja, before we let this abused thread die a painful, ignominious death, will you at least admit that cafepress.com is an Internet storefront rather than a political outfit?

engineer wrote:

fishin wrote:

flaja wrote:

For example, who here can remember the Carter Administration (gas lines, Iran Hostage Crisis, 15% inflation, double-digit interest rates, Soviet invasion of Afghanistan) or remember when Nixon left office or remember the Yom Kippur War OPEC oil embargo?

Errr... based on what I know of the people that have posted in this thread I'd say somewherein the range of 70% - 80% of them.

Yes, I'd agree with that. It seems that the majority on the Politics board are baby boomers (like myself) or older and easily remember all those events Flaja listed.

So Flaja, before we let this abused thread die a painful, ignominious death, will you at least admit that cafepress.com is an Internet storefront rather than a political outfit?

It is a profiteering outfit willing to make money selling merchandise that advocates political ideologies they the people running it either care nothing about or do not personally support

Hanno - no location, but I believe American

Real life - no location, but I believe American

Me - Hungary

Ebeth - Canada

Hamburger - Canada

Grand total:

9 Americans
3 Foreigners

It is a profiteering outfit willing to make money selling merchandise that advocates political ideologies they the people running it either care nothing about or do not personally support

flaja wrote:

It is a profiteering outfit willing to make money selling merchandise that advocates political ideologies they the people running it either care nothing about or do not personally support

MW Dictionary

Ummmm....no they are not...

tommrr wrote:

flaja wrote:

It is a profiteering outfit willing to make money selling merchandise that advocates political ideologies they the people running it either care nothing about or do not personally support

MW Dictionary

Ummmm....no they are not...

Do you not understand the concept of connotation?

I've discovered that my local Wal Mart is a profiteering outfit. They sell Giants and Patriots stuff in the same store. Side by side! Clearly they are willing to make money selling merchandise that advocates football teams that the people running it either care nothing about or do not personally support. Makes me sick!

flaja wrote:

tommrr wrote:

flaja wrote:

It is a profiteering outfit willing to make money selling merchandise that advocates political ideologies they the people running it either care nothing about or do not personally support

MW Dictionary

Ummmm....no they are not...

Do you not understand the concept of connotation?

Yes I do. Do you understand the meaning of profiteering?

I've discovered that my local Wal Mart is a profiteering outfit. They sell Giants and Patriots stuff in the same store. Side by side! Clearly they are willing to make money selling merchandise that advocates football teams that the people running it either care nothing about or do not personally support. Makes me sick!

engineer wrote:

I've discovered that my local Wal Mart is a profiteering outfit. They sell Giants and Patriots stuff in the same store. Side by side! Clearly they are willing to make money selling merchandise that advocates football teams that the people running it either care nothing about or do not personally support. Makes me sick!

You equate something as important as politics with something as mundane as football? What kind of idiot are you?

engineer wrote:

I've discovered that my local Wal Mart is a profiteering outfit. They sell Giants and Patriots stuff in the same store. Side by side! Clearly they are willing to make money selling merchandise that advocates football teams that the people running it either care nothing about or do not personally support. Makes me sick!

You equate something as important as politics with something as mundane as football? What kind of idiot are you?