Other - Politics & Government - August 2006

Oprah, Dateline, book deals, movie rights, speaking engagements - she's stoked!

2006-08-25 05:30:20 · 1 answers · asked by Big Blue 3

Does anyone else find simularities between the Star Wars movies and what's happening in the United States right now?

2006-08-25 05:24:38 · 6 answers · asked by My Two Cents 2

And if you do, I want you to tell me something...how has he shown it through his actions/policies? I don't want to hear this "but he's against abortion blah blah blah" crap. He can say whatever he wants to fool Americans, but he hasn't done anything to back it up. He's all talk, no walk.

I can think of one thing he's done that could be interpreted as "moral" - vetoing the bill to approve stem-cell research. But if you ask me, that was immoral, since the stem-cell's are disgarded anyway...may as well use them to save lives...just a thought.

But really, I want to see someone try and explain how he's so moral...

2006-08-25 05:20:28 · 8 answers · asked by someguy 3

If you are George Bush, how do you feel about yourself. Do you know that most people think that you are stupid? Do you know that you are going down as one of the worst presidents ever? How do you deal with this on a daily basis? How do you feel that your ratings are lower than Richard Nixons? How do you feel about your Vice President getting richer the longer the war in Iraq goes on, maybe you are getting a kick back from Haloburton as well. Would you resign in disgrace? Or do you hold your head up high and not know how dumb you really are?

2006-08-25 05:17:54 · 14 answers · asked by Mark F 4

do you know what a british chav o townie or trendy or mosha or goth say in america u have skaters we call those freaks moshas and u might have people that dress all black and wear alot of white makeup like marilyn manson we call them goths the freaks and the townies and chavs are both mint

2006-08-25 05:09:05 · 18 answers · asked by sharples_iain 2

Or is it just another Liberal Standard.........

Criminals cant help what they do they were born that way, poor things they shouldnt be locked up away from society.

people not being responsible about sex and getting pregnant, but its not their fault they shouldnt have to live with the consequences, let them kill their babies.

Illegal immigrants, let them all come here and tear up our country, we can take care of them so they dont have to be responsible.

The only person that Liberals think should be responsible for anything is our President???????

I think its kind of funny!

2006-08-25 05:06:40 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Because he has said that Israel should be wiped off the map. How many of you have said to yourselves that this county would be better off if we wiped the Middle East of the Map. Are we all as crazy as he is or are we self righteous. Don’t we all have our own opinion of who is the bad guy and how should we deal with them. I do not promote his behavior but I do not make the mistake of thinking he is crazy, because if he is crazy then so are many of us. Hell I don’t even believe in the death penalty so I surly don’t think wiping out a whole country is right but I think many American do. Who is crazier?

2006-08-25 05:04:33 · 17 answers · asked by DEEJay 4

Heard on the news this morning that Mayor White has cut off the evacuees (well at least not paying their utility bills anymore).

I never thought I would see the day that these leeches had to start taking care of themselves!

2006-08-25 04:47:07 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-25 04:46:35 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

I can't think of one.

2006-08-25 04:32:09 · 18 answers · asked by Cherie 6

When it's leader's try to force other countries to give them up?

I'm American myself, but I can see why Iran, etc, would be reluctanct to give up its nuclear programs if America will not give up it's own.
What do you think?

2006-08-25 04:21:05 · 17 answers · asked by mikayla_starstuff 5

Hiiiiiiii allllllll.Or I had better say :Morning Allllll.God! it is 9:10 AM ! I am late again. was I supposed to nuke somewhere? Oh I feel dizzy.am I still dreaming? Then what am I dreaming of ? Wow! boy! I am dreaming of IRAN! Jeese! Look at the sky. It is full of dark clouds.Look around.It reminds me of Half Life 2! Bat- Like Plane wreckages as far as eye can see. Which country has developed them? A faded logo on a plane wreckage answered my question. A well-known flag. I go into my house.Someone is knocking at my door. I stick my head outta the window.Hell no! it is repridesent shuB (I am scaaaaareeddddd ! I just cannot control my fingers!) standing out there.staring up at me as if he is gonna eat me! He is fading away now. Phew! That was close!
CUT TO: IRAN daylight-peace time-year 2006
I just wonder what IRAN is like. Iet me see.Hmmm This has to be Tehran. It is amazing.There is a nuclear warhead on the mountain.It is so much bigger than the Empire State.Ready to turn the world to dust.It is such a big weapon that you would see it from every corner of the country.Government members are everywhere in the streets controling people and checking weomen and beheading them if they are not wearing scarves! Some people are swimming in blood pools and the rest of them are killing each other! Everywhere is dark and full of smoke.foggy.frightning.No one has an ordinary life. Every body is talking about what is the best way for wiping out the U.S and Israel.Every body is carring nuclear warheads and mass destructive weapons on their shoulders.There are secret tunnels everywhere hiding nuclear weapons! There are no trees.Instead there are lots of guns dangling everywhere.
CUT TO: Palestine daylight year 2006
TV screen-reporter:Today five terrorists were killed by Israeli soldiers and they were all 5 year old children throwing explodable!!! stones at Israeli tanks.So Israeli soldiers destroyed their houses and killed their parents.President Bush said:Israel has the right to self-defense and IRAN is corrupting peace process by dissagring with Israel!
CUT TO: America night-peace time-year 2050
TV screen-reporter:We have managed to build a colony on Mars.IRAN is going to kick us outta this world 10 years later.It is trying to develop laser cannons so it is a threaten for us and we are leaving earth soon.
CUT TO: Mars U.S colony-year 2100
TV screen-reporter:IRAN is going to attack Mars and kick us outta this universe.
God I woke up from my bad dream.I walk towards the window and I open it: Wow such a beautiful view! The same lovely country.The same kind people.There is no sign of the terrible things that I dreamed of. Whenever I walk up and down the streets in IRAN I think to myself: Hey boy! you are walking in the mysterious country.enjoy yourself !Thank God who put me here.Did you like my script?Did it make you laugh,sad,worry or whatever?
This story would go on and on untill the year 3000.Who knows? See how easy it is to believe in propoganda?Are you the sort of people who would believe whatever they hear on TV?

2006-08-25 04:11:02 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I remember one of my Political Science professors in college saying that oil was one of the main reason we decided finally to go to war, but I can't remember why.

2006-08-25 04:06:50 · 22 answers · asked by Colleen 2

in the usa there are 295 million people, now lets say due to ederly people and children that 125 million of those people work full time, so every week we would get 250 million dollars to help medicare and people on welfare ( that really need it ), now i'm not a liberal but i am for helping out other americans, what do you think of my idea?

2006-08-25 04:05:10 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Last year, we had more hurricanes than normal and all the leftist whackos were saying it was a result of Bush's environmental pollicies and global warming. This year, with the season almost 1/2 over, there have been no hurricanes and only 4 tropical depressions. Where are all the guys on the left now? Are they now saying Bush has reversed the effects of global warming and saved the planet?

2006-08-25 03:53:38 · 12 answers · asked by BigRichGuy 6

You really can't be serious about that. There was a show on TV last night how the goverment has been doing it for years. Anyone that cannot see this is a very shallow person, and should open their eyes a little to the rest of the world. But in the long run, you are doing exactly what they want you to.... believe in a free America...fight for freedom.... don't get me wrong, I support the troops 100 percent, I have family there, but they are not making the calls, its our great leaders in charge. Did anyone see " Why We Fight" that was on TV last night??

2006-08-25 03:51:57 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-25 03:50:37 · 17 answers · asked by tunachunks199 1

...it was so imperative that we invade Iraq to spread freedom to the Iraqi people, but we stood by and watched while genocide was being committed in Rwanda?

2006-08-25 03:42:30 · 7 answers · asked by Colleen 2

2006-08-25 03:42:13 · 2 answers · asked by Fareed R 1

History tells us that some great men of honor with their particular profession, could have opted and landed as a great politician also?

2006-08-25 03:31:30 · 7 answers · asked by dodadz 4

2006-08-25 03:22:45 · 6 answers · asked by nawab allam 3

2006-08-25 03:22:42 · 9 answers · asked by bigandy1005 2

but why do not call people of america a terrorist while who fought gainst the british occupation. yasir araft ,saddam etc called terrorist but why not the leader of america george washington as first terrorist of the world who sought and encouraged the way to poor nation to fight against foreign power?

2006-08-25 03:08:27 · 6 answers · asked by nawab allam 3

2006-08-25 03:06:01 · 10 answers · asked by The Riddler 3

2006-08-25 03:05:10 · 11 answers · asked by The Riddler 3

2006-08-25 03:03:06 · 3 answers · asked by LeBlanc 6

From 5 days a week, 8 hours a day, to 4 days a week, 6 hours a day, and present electronic obstacles to malingering such as having the work come up, and with a studied amount of time to resolve it and be paid beased on productivity, and accuracy. And as we continue our journey into a Brave New World, should not our ultimate goal be that people don't have to work, except out of there homes, and do only the work they want to do? I hope a century from now, we will be a planet of leisure, contemplation, and art. We are a highly intelligent and clever species and thus should not have to do any work we don't want to do!

2006-08-25 02:58:00 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

Will, the U.S. be better off with Dick Cheney as president?

2006-08-25 02:47:02 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-25 02:40:14 · 18 answers · asked by shshram k 1

For other uses, see Elite (disambiguation)

Look up elite, élite in a Dictionary.Elite (also spelt Élite) is taken from the latin, eligere, "to elect". In sociology as in general usage, the élite (the "elect," from French) is a relatively small dominant group within a larger society, which enjoys a privileged status which is upheld by individuals of lower social status within the structure of a group. When applied to an individual, as in the phrase "many elites come to this restaurant," the usage quite economically both refers to an individual within that class and establishes the speaker as non-elite.

An elite is the result of economic and political forces within a social structure. Upon formation, societies have always had the tendency to stratify due to a combination of politics and ability. The position of an elite at the top of the social strata almost invariably puts it in a position of leadership and often subjects the holders of elite status to pressure to maintain their position as part of the elite. However, in spite of the pressures borne by its members, the existence of the elite as a social strata is usually unchanged.


1 Religious elite
2 Linguistic elite
3 Class elite
4 Educational elite
5 Financial elite
6 Military elite
7 Elitism



Religious elite

In religion the Latin form "elect" is preferred over the French form "elite" in discussing Cathar or Calvinist theology, for examples, and the social structure that is theologically driven. Other religious groups may use expressions like "the saints" to describe the elect.


Linguistic elite

Some elite groups speak a language that is not shared by the commonality: in Tsarist Russia and in Vietnam the elite spoke French, in Plantagenet England the elite spoke Anglo-Norman, and in Ptolemaic Egypt the elite spoke Koine Greek. (See linguistic imperialism.) Elites establish correct usage for the language when they share one with the commonality. Elite usage is reflected in "prescriptive" dictionaries; common usage is reflected in "descriptive" dictionaries. Elites establish cultural canons, which are more widely agreed-upon within the elite and more generally ignored or resented among the non-elite. In the 1950s, the British elite spoke what linguists of the time called U English.


Class elite

American style straw hat. Complex social rules can determine when an occasion is sufficiently informal so that a man may correctly wear this hat.Elite advantages are the usual ones of a dominant social class: easier access to capital and political power, more rigorous education largely free of indoctrination, resulting in cultural influence, and leadership.

Elites may justify their existence based on claims of inherited position; with the rise in authority of science, certain 19th and 20th century elites have embraced pseudoscientific justifications of genetic or racial superiority. In Nazi Germany, genetic superiority was used as the basis of an imagined "Aryan" elite. Elite classes headed by monarchies have traditionally employed religious sanctions for their position.

Meritocracy is a facet of society that tries to promote merit as a route to the elite. Societies such as that of the United States have it in their culture to promote such a facet [see Horatio Alger]. However, while it tends to be imperfect it sheds light as to what many believe to be the "ideal" elite: an elite that is porous and whose members have earned their position as society's top class.

Aristocracy and oligarchy are social systems which feature an elite as the ruling class. An elite group, ranged round the alpha male, is a distinct feature of other closely-related social primates.


Educational elite

Elites are educated to govern. While common public education is often designed to educate the general population to produce knowledgeable and skilled citizens, the elite approach to education is often presented at a more intellectual and demanding level, and is geared to produce leaders of a sort. It is generally defined at education geared at producing an individual capable of thinking at an intellectual level more advanced than the general population, consisting of diverse philosophical ideals and theories in order to enable the elite to logically evaluate situations.


Financial elite

Wealth is not a sure sign of elite status, as the "new rich" are frequently seen as arriving from non-elite positions. Neither does an elite necessarily show a sense of public obligation.


Military elite

A military elite is a military unit of soldiers or recruits picked for their competence and put in a special, elite unit. Elite units enjoy some benefits as compared to other units, at least in the form of higher status, but often also higher pay and better equipment. Napoléons Imperial Guard would be a good example. Note that the word elite in the military sense is fundamentally different from most other uses of the term. A social or societal elite has usually not been picked by anyone except themselves and do not necessarily make part of the elite due to their competence. Military elite units do not exercise any special leadership over other units. In the societal and social sense of the word, the elite of the army is the officer corps, not the elite units.

In the military community, it is considered doubtful if the creation of elite units are expected to do the same things as a regular military unit, only better, (as opposed to special forces that are expected to do other things than regular soldiers)is good resource manangement. Critics argue that it creates a negative "second class soldier"-feeling among the regular units. Furthermore they argue that an especially competent soldier does more good as an NCO or as just the guy who sets a good inspiring example for his comrades.

Historically many elite forces have been created and maintained as much for political reasons as for military ones. The leaders feel they need something more politically reliable than ordinary units and create elite units, hoping that the priviliges, the extra political indoctrination that such elite forces are typically given and the pride in belonging to an elite will make them more loyal. Typically, it works. Waffen-SS would be an obvious example.


Elitism

In elite theory as developed by Marxist political scientists like Michael Parenti, all sufficiently large social groups will have some kind of elite group within them that actively participates in the group's political dynamics. When a group is arbitrarily excluded from the larger society, such as in the case of the racism that was widespread in the United States prior to the success of the American Civil Rights Movement, then elite members of the excluded group may form a counter-elite to fight for their group's interests (although they may be fighting for those interests only to the extent they mesh with the counter-elite's interests). Of course, the dominant elite can neutralize the counter-elite through the classic divide-and-conquer strategy of admitting key members of the counter-elite into the elite.

Elitism usually draws envy and resentment from the lower classes and the counter-elite. There are cases where elites arguably use this resentment of an elite to maintain their position. See Communism. The Elite in the United States also use this method of control via popular culture and media influence. Author C. Wright Mills elaborates on this influence in his book The Power Elite.

Look these up (*_*)

Boston Brahmin
Brahmin
Elitism
Mandarin
Patrician
Snob
Leet

2006-08-25 02:33:45 · 20 answers · asked by Gengi$ 6