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DeanFoley
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05 Sep 2008, 3:33 pm

If I could vote...

No.



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05 Sep 2008, 3:35 pm

iamnotaparakeet wrote:
Who should be VP and why do they want to be VP?

Probably me.
why? because I want power, no matter how this government would be. :wink:


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05 Sep 2008, 3:43 pm

iamnotaparakeet wrote:
I don't think "can't" is correct. May not, would be. A scientist can equally become a slave
as much as a Burger King manager could be. Occupation does not relate to intelligence.
Not by necessity at least, though I'm certain a study could be fabricated to prove otherwise.

Umm.... "can't" is somewhat correct, because of the fact that slaves will tend to dislike being slaves, and higher level jobs will require them to have levels of freedom that slaves will tend to use to rebel as non-slavery will be considered more favorable than slavery. So, the entire issue isn't intelligence or anything like that, but rather economic efficacy, slavery for a system will be economically inefficient to an extent that will prevent solid, diverse growth. I mean, I am not denying that it could be efficient for plantations(I might have to investigate the legal costs of a slave system), but I doubt it would be efficient for a non-plantation based system in a more modern economy.

Also, occupation does relate to intelligence, I think that there has been research done on multiple occasions showing that certain occupations tend to be smarter, and I would not be surprised if certain occupations demand a certain level of intelligence to be a reasonable opportunity. Finally, IQ and income correlate, and income strongly relates to occupation... so... yes.



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05 Sep 2008, 4:03 pm

Awesomelyglorious wrote:
certain occupations tend to be smarter.


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05 Sep 2008, 4:17 pm

iamnotaparakeet wrote:
Awesomelyglorious wrote:
certain occupations tend to be smarter.


:P

Well, I think you said "Occupation does not relate to intelligence", so I simply followed suit in using similar terminology just so it would not be confusing, and it CERTAINLY isn't. I think a sensible person can understand what I meant.



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05 Sep 2008, 4:28 pm

almost ANYbody could get a degree if they really wanted it.


now, having said that!.. I vote for myself! :afro:



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05 Sep 2008, 5:26 pm

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almost ANYbody could get a degree if they really wanted it.

Not really. 50% of people are drooling ret*ds.

Scientific fact.


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05 Sep 2008, 5:27 pm

twoshots wrote:
ShawnWilliam wrote:
almost ANYbody could get a degree if they really wanted it.

Not really. 50% of people are drooling ret*ds.

Scientific fact.


Yeah because they're stupified by the system. There's not enough motivation to inspire real intellect in the system now.. there's not enough intellect in the system. There's too much system.



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05 Sep 2008, 5:30 pm

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Yeah because they're stupified by the system. There's not enough motivation to inspire real intellect in the system now.. there's not enough intellect in the system. There's too much system.
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Right... it is all the system's fault. Everything! ALL THINGS!! My soup is a bit cold, CURSE YOU SYSTEM!! !!



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05 Sep 2008, 6:47 pm

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My soup is a bit cold, CURSE YOU SYSTEM!! !!

I usually would blame God for this, haven't ocurred to me to blame the system.


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