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- carpespasm, on 10/10/2007, -26/+202james, please don't make this a left/right thing. I know many a neocon who drill their ideals into their kids from the moment they're old enough to indoctrinate. Hell, we all do it, besides, if the girl gets older and doesn't see any logic in her parents beliefs then she'll probably turn to the other side, like anyone who thinks they've been taught something that they later think wasn't right.
that said, using a kid to push politics is pretty crummy. this is kinda funny though. - indyGuy, on 10/10/2007, -19/+13810) Poor language skills are ok
- izzybr, on 10/10/2007, -28/+112This is an old pic
Sometimes I wish life were more cartoon like, and I could just throw a donut at my monitor and yell 'bo-rrring' every time pics are re-posted to digg. - bradcrc, on 10/10/2007, -4/+83Remember the old days, when the only "bad" thing kids learned from the president was that "blowjobs don't count as sex"?
- SaintStryfe, on 10/10/2007, -20/+80Things I learned from this thread:
1) Conservative Tearsacks will complain about anything
2) They'd say nothing if it were a kid at an Anti-Choice Rally or a Church Event - benbread, on 10/10/2007, -12/+69Yes, Learnt. Learned or Learnt are both perfectly acceptable - Do some research before you make a comment, or you'll just end up looking like a fool, all caps doesn't help either...
- Quijibow, on 10/10/2007, -48/+105Picture perfect.
- trghpy, on 10/10/2007, -16/+72Or this is proof positive that...
Yes, a child can hold a banner and bring extra attention to it. - swape, on 10/10/2007, -14/+52it is not nice to make fun of stupid people. but the fact that most of US-americans voted on him, twice, is mind blowing.
- spudnic, on 10/10/2007, -5/+40Real stuff does happen occasionally you know
- anjinash, on 10/10/2007, -10/+40Or scaring the piss out of them by telling them they'll burn in a lake of fire for an eternity if they offend said invisible man in the sky. I call it mental torture.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -6/+34Yeah never force your ideals on other people. do not make them go to church. do not make laws based on religious belief. and dont parade them around with signs, unless they want to.
- TGMD, on 10/10/2007, -35/+63Really, it's just wrong to use your kids for your own political points...
It's shameful, although I find this funny I'm digging this crap down because it's wrong. - TheSak, on 10/10/2007, -14/+41What do you call teaching children from birth that there's an invisible man in the sky, before they're old enough to judge the claim rationally?
- MasterBeowulf, on 10/10/2007, -4/+31You people are acting like 13 year olds should have their own political idealogy. Guess what, kids learn from their parents. It isn't borderline child abuse, it's called raising your child your own way. What you don't think rightwing parents don't raise their children rightwing?
- LordVance, on 10/10/2007, -7/+32You see, Digg has a comment system. Through that comment system, people often like to let the submitter know how much they enjoyed the article/item. This particular submission includes a photograph that multiple liked enough to make it their background. Perhaps it brightened up the submitters day to see he touched some people with the photo, perhaps he will never read the comments, or perhaps he will say to himself "pfftt, Why do people always feel the urge to tell everyone when they found a new photo for their desktop background?"
Either way, the comments do not hurt anyone. At least it is not spam, or RON PAUL FOR PREZ, or BUSH SUXORZ, or any number of mindless copy-paste propaganda (for the record, I am not a Bush supported, and I believe that having Ron Paul more and more in the public eye is GOOD for our nation. Even if he can never really get elected, he is finally getting across some important ideas to the people). - wellyuk, on 10/10/2007, -1/+25what's stopping you throwing donuts at your monitor and yelling 'bo-rrrring' then?
- fantasticFlan, on 10/10/2007, -17/+40Obviously she didn't write the sign, but she looks old enough to possibly understand and agree with it.
And this is a 9 point listing of why someone dislikes Bush, it's not emotional-based. - mlostracco, on 10/10/2007, -12/+34I dunno...she looks like a young teenager, and why can't they have strong opinions? People should be able to vote at at least sixteen, and young people are often way more immune to the views of their parents.
Plus, even a fetus knows that sign is true. - thailand1972, on 10/10/2007, -1/+22you don't need a mirror, you need to get the ***** out of China.
- dinostabOMG, on 10/10/2007, -3/+24Aye, go look up Jesus Camp.
- wordsofwisedumb, on 10/10/2007, -0/+19It would waste a good donut.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -3/+21Wait. I'm gonna burn in a lake? Nobody told me about that!
I'd best change everything about my way of life and give some money to someone, fast! - tehbored, on 10/10/2007, -6/+24Maybe, but you don't know that that's the case. She might just be really politically aware for her age or just older than she looks.
- WoollyMittens, on 10/10/2007, -7/+24But brainwashing your kids in church is still okay? Hypocrits.
- philz, on 10/10/2007, -1/+18learnt is British, learned is American
Seeing your next question comming: Google 'britain'. - pazoned, on 10/10/2007, -4/+20He was making an addition to the list, in which case a period is not necessary. Nice try though.
- mrmorris, on 10/10/2007, -9/+25Haha you go girl! Why is it that the dumbest people rule in the US? When Bush was first elected I lost some respect for the precedency office, when he was reelected I lost some respect for Americans in general.
- Y2Krieger, on 10/10/2007, -14/+30Funny, I bet these "conservatives" that complain about this type of "emotional-based" politics pushing never consider the impact of oh-- say, religion, has upon a child. Doubtful they'd ever consider it "child abuse"... Please...Spare me.
Is this influence potentially damaging to the child's impression of Bush. Maybe. But no more so than other 'opinions' you impose upon your children. Absolutely no difference.
So, if I was you James, If you're going to point the finger at a particular audience (far-left librals), I'd take into consideration the impact the other side imposes on their children.
And remember, Believe in Jesus! :eyeroll - inactive, on 10/10/2007, -4/+19APEC, OPEC, Austria, Australia, its all the same.
- Zephkiel, on 10/10/2007, -7/+22Most Americans voted for Gore, but some voters aren't as important as others in our political system.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -1/+16"Learnt" is an acceptable word for the past tense of the verb "to learn".
British English. "Burnt" is similar. - orukabir, on 10/10/2007, -0/+15Flickr's blocked in China, anyone got a mirror?
- TheSak, on 10/10/2007, -7/+21"Learned" is how Americans say "learnt."
- bsmang, on 10/10/2007, -6/+20Funny that all these people commenting are so against passing your views to your children, but they're the same ones that have no problem making their kids believe in such outlandish ideas as "God"... At least this lady does tell her kids some real important stuff about the real world.
- anjinash, on 10/10/2007, -4/+18Hey, when I was 9 years old I was old enough to know that Reagan was a lying sack of *****, and kids today are a lot more cynical and informed then kids in the 80's. It doesn't take any level of true maturity to see that Dubya is a ***** abomination to the office he holds.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -2/+16www.irony.com
- braydonf, on 10/10/2007, -0/+13flickr's blocked in china, wtf?
- Arcnite, on 10/10/2007, -1/+14Of all the things Bush has made a travesty of, his grammar is the one I can forgive.
- fantasticFlan, on 10/10/2007, -1/+13Learnt is a perfectly acceptable word, somewhat of a Britishism, but the submitter is in the UK according to his profile.
- moxley, on 10/10/2007, -10/+22I respect your point, but when trying to nitpick the spelling or grammar used by other users, you generally look ***** retarded when you forget a period at the end of your sentence.
- DocXango, on 10/10/2007, -2/+14Hate to tell ya, but my kids are far more political than my wife and I are.
- braydonf, on 10/10/2007, -1/+12Sounds like you're whining. ;)
- bradcrc, on 10/10/2007, -26/+37I completely agree with every one of the points on that sign.
But I think it's awful that someone would bring their child to any type of protest or make them hold up a sign they certainly didn't write, and likely don't even fully comprehend. - inactive, on 10/10/2007, -1/+12Inaccurate, I save my pictures in MS Paint.
- specialK16, on 10/10/2007, -2/+13It can be both.
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?s=81a67a07ed3ea60f70111b1b2d99de27&t=485882 - yevkasem, on 10/10/2007, -3/+13the article was submitted by someone from the uk, and learnt is more common than learned over there.
the worse part is that the list, while true, clearly wasn't written by a little girl. when's the last time you saw a little girl with penmanship like that? or use the word cronyism? - wherley, on 10/10/2007, -0/+10If you'd checked the photog's comments you'd have learned he said:
"In addition to taking pictures during the walkout, I spent time talking to these kids during and after the protest. Each individually made the decision (with parental permission or not) to face the consequences of missing school to make sure their voice was being heard. That should tell you right there that they know exactly what they were marching for. It's something they are very concerned about, and I don't blame them for taking to the streets.
This protest was a student (grade school - college) protest just as much as it was one for adults. I spoke to some of the kids at this rally and they were there on their own volition. They asked their parents to take a day off school, or had ditched for the day. What they all had in common was an opinion of the war and Chimpy the cowboy monkey. ALL were concerned about their own futures if this war doesn't end and/or spreads. Sure their parents are likely responsible for some of information they receive, but the results of an ongoing war were very real to them." - Jelfish, on 10/10/2007, -1/+11Borders on child abuse? Aren't you being a bit melodramatic? You've obviously never known anyone who has been severely beaten by their parents.
- DaffyDuck, on 10/10/2007, -2/+12http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_inventions
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