Please get in your cage....

SICK! My respect for China will change if this doesn't end. Set them FREE! Give them work/food as desired!

Put China in charge of the U.S. border security...

Somehow this is Obama's fault.

communist's

Somehow this is Obama's fault.

I thought someone said it was Mitten's fault :)

Reminds me of New Orleans after the hurricane; they wrote a law making it illegal to be homeless so they could round up all the homeless and throw them in jail. Now I'm sure the law wasn't written exaclty in those words. It's for sure it used a lot of fancy lawyer lingo to make it sound politically correct. But in effect, it did exactly what I stated, the homeless were arrested and dumped in jail.

coming to a republican state near you. lol

new orleans ...below sea level and sinking to new lows...

Guess what folks, this is exactly what Mitt Romney would like to do with all American moochers, you know the 47%ers. Of course he also wants to increase that to 99%....... Only a fool would vote for Romney.

george pauljohn post 1.17

Your statement is so true............

Wow the political trolls are out in forced for this one...let the name calling begin!

Sounds like something Mitt Romney would do. I mean he is filled with hate and disdain for 150 million Americans.

Don't look now America but this will be coming to a town near you if Republicans/Teapublicans get elected.

Maybe the 1% will throw chunks of bread and your children can collect enough for you to make dinner.

And Mitt says we should emulate China...Now you can see why.

Viners are having a one-track mind during the election year. Some of these people will turn one of Alan Boyle's science articles about astronomy into a political issue.

Give it a rest when it's not about the election.

@Bellagio

China is socialism? What happened to your education? They are far from it, China is even more capitalist than US. They promote a near unregulated capitalist in all form and that has attracted so many corporations over.

There are almost no regulation in any aspect, even with worker's rights. You again are ignorant of such and want the same thing here in US?

Ok seriously guys. Read the article. They were not LOCKED in the cage. It was an enclosure open on either end. everyone in that cage entered VOLUNTARILY. There is sun coverage and probably better conditions than they would have otherwise had out in the sun begging. They are not disrupting the festival and they can still beg. If they were forced to be in there and were then closed in it would be a different story. But basically, if they wanted to beg at the festival, they had to stay within that space and they CHOSE to do so! I don't see the huge problem.

I don’t see what the problem is. We put up barricades here all the time at public events to keep crowds in a specific area. This thing in China is nothing more than an extra high barricade to keep people who want to beg for money in a specific area of the fair. They can enter or exit anytime they want as long as they do not solicit other fairgoers while outside of the barricade. The fact that it looks more like a jail than a barricade at first glance is irrelevant. But I guess the Chinese are just as bad as us when it comes to jumping to conclusions and letting their emotions do the thinking for them. Anyway, if I were a beggar I would not feel any more humiliated on one side of the barricade as another. And to all the idiots on here trying to insert lame and completely irrelevant political comments into the discussion all I can say is; get a life and stopping complaining and blaming all your imagined problem on others because the real problem is you.

IndependentinSD = Your are so ignorant of the facts !!!

The fascist pigs in the GOP think half the American people are victims and muchers. This is what the ELITIST, ESTABLISHMENT REPUBLICAN PARTY has in store for American citizens! ! Thurston Howel the third RINO Romney thought he could buy the White House.

Hal

what are they trying to accomplish? Do they think they are going to change someones mind about heir candidate? perhaps get some undecided to vote for their party?..They call each other names, manipulate statistics to suit their needs, and flame each other like 7th grade girls. It seems to me that we are going to be voting for the guy which we hope will cause less damage to our country rather then one that do will do it some good.

Romney said, "...the 47% that don't pay taxes..." Surprise. Approximately 14% are like Romney, using deductions, subsidies, etc. to bring their tax liability to zero. An accountant showed us how it's done, and it looked shady and very questionable. Maybe that's why Romney refuses to bring out his tax returns.

Beggars in China, yes it's sad. We have them here in the U.S., the homeless and hungry. There will be many more if a repub/tparty gets in the WhiteHouse and if the TParty members don't get voted out.

Did you know Romney purchased a factory in China, making small appliances? “So Mitt Romney walked through this factory, with 20,000 young women working many hours for a “pittance”, sleeping in rooms where they were stacked like cords of wood and his conclusion was: gosh, we’ll take it!” It’s all in: http after the double slash enter: newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/09/17/Romney-talks-touh-on-china-but-romney-and-bain-bought-chinese-factory. The article details how Romney double deals, buying/selling/destroying companies here, then moving them to China. That person wants to be president? of what? a province in China? That's why he can't reveal his tax returns. He used all the shenanigans available and then some to bring his tax liability down to nothing.

OBAMA-BIDEN 2012 and a strong Democratic Congress to keep the U.S. moving forward

Romney - shame

They are not locked in-they just can't run up and harrass people for money. I hate it when I am in any larger city and they come up asking for money with a cigarette hanging out of their mouths and a bottle of liquor.

I use to have to park two blocks from our office and we all hated to go to the parking lot in the winter after dark. I got in my car more than once and someone is tapping on my car window and scaring the ==== out of me. They get you at a stop light and wash windows you don't want washed. I also see lots of kids in their teens and 20s hustling people. Liberals think beggars have all the rights, including the right to harrass those that work.

Even among beggars you can tell what the mindset is. The pessimist has a small bowl. The realist has a tin cup, and the optimist has a five gallon bucket.

Jane sounds like you have a fear issue. When people ask me for money. I can say and often say NO!

See its real easy NO NO and HELL NO works too. On the other hand I tend to give when I think or feel its the Right thing to do. No questions asked. And beggars don't have all the rights. I also know a bunch of liberals. That don't like beggars. it is not political.

Putting people in cages or bondage for asking for money? Why is calling my house ok trying to get money from me. For whatever. But asking me face to face not? Oh yeah one has a permit. And a motive. Oh but that's a JOB.

Telemarketing or any cold callers are BEGGARS. Modern Day ones. LMAO put them in jail.

Don't knock this until you've lived in a city full of beggars. I've lived in San Francisco, and they do indeed harass and threaten people. It's extremely common, to the point that some residents are afraid to go outside after dark, and many tourists don't really enjoy their vacation. There aren't enough cops to catch it every time (or any time) so this is the only way to protect the public.

Typical of people's faulty participation in all religions, sacrifices to the gods (you can't see), but treat the people around you (you can see) like crap!

Over the years I've leaned red, then blue, then back to red and at this point, after seeing what happens when common people have public forums where they can voice their opinions, I truly belive there will be another civil war - the stupidest civil war ever fought by the stupidest people ever. I hope only the gray survive it.

I'm sorry I don't think this is anything to joke about, shame on you idiots.

And remember; Buy made in the USA

That is just wrong! To have homeless or poor people, caged simply to pacify some tourists visiting. The tourists, should see all of that nation, not only the nice parts of any nation. That way, the leaders can do something about the problem.

Kane, in the 2008 campaign obama had a conversation with a guy named Joe, he was a plumber. When Joe asked, ' are you going to raise taxes on business's?' obama said 'Yes' and the reason was to give it to others. Thats part of the foundation of Marxism.

That was 2008 not 14 years ago. But even 14 years ago still counts, it goes to who obama is and what he believe's. At best obama is a socialist.

I see some good points about aggressive panhandlers. They work and travel in packs. They congregate where you will find sizable numbers of people. And, yes, smokes and liquor often take precedence over a meal for a number of these people.

Exasperated737, you make the best point. When one of these people approaches you, there is no way to be sure exactly what is going on inside the panhandler's head. A drunk is easy to deal with, and take out should they become physical. Drug addicts are a different story. You'll either be faced with a panhandler-turned-robber or one who is already high. Either way, once it becomes physical, it's either you kill them or they kill you. Then you have the violent mental patients and the wild animals. Run into either one and it's kill or be killed. The violent mental patient could be set off by just about anything, appear to have superhuman physical strength, and has no control over what he's doing. The wild animal will simply kill you for a ham sandwich and not give half a $hit.

I'm a firm believer that aggressive panhandling deserves an aggressive, physical, smashmouth response from both individual citizens and the government. The individual's right to respond physically begins when they impede your space. This means the minute you notice them following you to your car, not when you are at your car and they accost or assault you; it's called read, recognize. pre-empt. This also means the minute they go into your space and impede you from doing what you were doing, such as walking in the front door of a retail store. If they block your path, you have the right to remove them; as far as I'm concerned, it's their problem whether I send them to the hospital or send them to the cemetary.

What should the government response be? Ever been to Worcester, MA because it's a good case example. Lots of panhandlers hanging around making themselves useless. Lots of trash on the streets. Lots of dog plop on the sidewalks. Put these panhandlers in work camps to clean this $hit up. Have some privates with assault rifles at their backs to make sure they don't run off, f*ck off or screw the job up royally; do so and get the stock of a rifle slammed into your face or a bullet to the back of the head.

This is exactly what Robme/Lyin Ryan would have the 47% of Americans be in cages. This could happen if Robme/Ryan become POTUS. Coming to a city near you if the GOP/TP= American Taliban have there way

Unlike the cage they live in now, by being given just enough to be obedient.

Vote straight Democrat this November, Your Grandparents , Parents, Childrens live will depend on it

My life, or my children's, are dependent on a millionaire living in a publicly funded palace. I'll take care of myself. Just because others don't mind living under the thumb of government, doesn't mean the rest of us have to suffer.

Obama/Biden going FORWARDS NOT BACKWARDS

That's not a good strategy when there is a cliff in front of you.

yup, communism at its best. A transient in every cage.

I had 2 GOP/TP=American Taliban over for dinner 1 night and I told them That I knew where the Fountain of knowledge was and That I would gladly take them there. I told them that they would know the meaning of life, They would know about god. They would be smarter and Richer than 10 Mitt Robme as I told them this Cletus looked over to his 1 tooth Brother Butthead and said." cmon butthead and lets git home ma is cookin sum possum fer supper" The moral of the story is you can take the GOP/TP=American Taliban to the fountain of knowledge but you cant make them THINK.

So, you find this shocking and inhumane? What about our own country? The USA is growing for-profit detention centers.

General Statistics:

1.6 million: Total number of state and federal prisoners in the United States as of December 2010, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics

As noted by blogger: James Gala

For decades US spending on punishment –euphemized under the label of "public safety"– has seriously eroded our budgets for education, health care, science, and the environment, and placed us at a serious disadvantage in the global economy.

The crime of punishment against non-violent American citizens by those who make their living in the "punishment business" –judges, prosecutors, police, prison guards, et al– is a form of genocide.

For America to preach to other countries about their civil rights under our present medieval criminal justice system is the height of hypocrisy.

It is time for the USA to quiet policing and trying to clean up the world, when it fails so badly at our own poor conditions that is severely crippling the USA.

It's amazing how everytime something negative happens in another country the tin foil hat crowd quickly try and say that it will happen in the U.S. soon because of ____________________(fill in the blanks), or they try and blame the U.S. President.

We have something similar but the people Can't come and go as they please, and we keep them out of sight. once you are in it takes a judge and a lawyer to get out, so the Chinese have added a new dimension, maybe they watch a little to much Mayberry and thought it was nice the way Andy treated Otis, who cares what the Chinese do in China its China's thing, the part I don't understand is that China is socialist so why do they still have homeless beggar's? what does it take to be a bum in a country that is all bums? are they proof that socialism does not work and the poor are still among them, we will find out in a couple of years because we will be socialist and hungry. and all the rich people will be living somewhere other then here. if Obama wins you will see a mass exodus, in fact its already in progress just in case. but relax it wont effect you if you are part of the 47% but if you work for a living look out, Obama can spend all the one percent's money in 90 days then he will be after yours, but then again you wont have to worry for long because the system will implode and the government will fall apart because it wont be able to maintain and there will be no industry or visible support, there wont be enough power to charge a Chevy volt. It will be comforting to know that we will not be burdened with trying to figure out how to spend our paychecks because the government will have already done that and we all know how efficient they are at that. Forewords lemmings.

Talk about unAmerican: Why did you censor the comments made by IndependentinSD--#1.1 i.e.?

This is exactly what Robme/Lyin Ryan would have the 47% of Americans be in cages. This could happen if Robme/Ryan become POTUS. Coming to a city near you if the GOP/TP= American Taliban have there way

Vote straight Democrat this November, Your Grandparents , Parents, Childrens live will depend on it

Obama/Biden going FORWARDS NOT BACKWARDS

Are you censors now hiding normal political speech? This proves that what their government is doing to their people is destined for The United States of America. Quit censoring free speech. You unAmericans, get out and take your communism with you.

On the one side there is the Republican ideal of fascist Communism as they wish for the US to be governed, while on the other a system that recognizes the people as the true assets of America--socialism. Communism as it is truly practiced is more akin to a riche cronnie dictatorship that keeps all commoners (dirt poor socialists) down and taxes them too. The only practical way of governing for all is a form of socialism that treats everyone fairly according to their contributions.

How many are just mad that Romney and other rich repubs AND DEMS ALIKE pay MORE in taxes than you earn in an entire year???? Jealous of thier wealth??? go make your own fortune!!! MOst of you griping about Romney probably don't have the first clue what he actually pays and I know you don't have a clue HOW MUCH $$$$ Obama has!!!!! OR how much $$$$ he and Michelle have thrown away on frivolous crap!!! ANd that would be YOUR money, not theirs!!!!!

Now can you try and get back to the topic of the article...what was it..OH beggars in China!!!! which has absolutely nothing to do with American elections!!!

Attractions at fair:

Popcorn,

Games with prizes,

Temple tours,

and of course caged beggars.

Maybe they should hang a sign on the cage > Don't pay the beggars <.

Romney? It's OBAMA who's the communist. And this is what you get when you have a communist and therefore atheist based government. A bunch of power hungry people who think the poor are "evolutionarily inferior."

they didn't go to the american institute of begging...when even russia says no to our free money ...give away's of obama...quick call obama he'll give'm a billion...that's what the american people want...

@ plain bob

But you have no problem of giving billions of money to banks and corporations who ship them oversea and invest there.

Nice logic there.

I am not sure what to think. Are these beggars belonging to a union? I do know China is a great country. Over a billion people, and you rarely see any protesting from the populace. I conclude that these people in the cage were just waiting for Mitt Romney to put them on top of his car for a road trip.

They were not locked in the cages. The cage were merely barriers to separate the crowds, much like we do here in the US. Its a disturbing visual effect due to our association with being confined, but that is all.

Nothing to see here. Move along.

@ NewStart -

To quote the article above:

"So, more than 100 beggars from the town of Xishan, in China’s southern Jiangxi province, were placed in a 165-foot-long iron cage during the fair on Sept. 15."

Yes we should borrow a billion from China to give to its poor, that's the Obama way, that will fix the problem. why does China have people bumming don't they all get entitlements? I thought they divided there chickens equally? you know one for every pot, don't tell me they didn't give everyone a pot. socialism never worked never will. but man is persistent about trying it, it did serve in some tribal cultures where they killed everyone that could not contribute, I think that is the key you have to get rid of the old, sick or anyone that can not keep up just turn your back on them.

Renee, Sorry, but a cage is closed on all sides. This wasn't. Sorry the article lied. This was nothing more than 165 feet of bars on one side. Those inside entered voluntarily and could leave at will. Not a cage. Not required to stay there, only required to BE there IF they wanted to beg. No begging, no restrictions. They don't get hit, the fakes can't pester festival goers, they have shade from the sun, looks like they even get water bottles from the picture. Maybe they should have used a more traditional barricade, but all in all, much ado about nothing by ill-informed perceptions.

As for stooopids, of course you don't see the populace protesting. Those who would instigate such thing are in jail or sent to the mines, where they are woefully lacking in safety measures- our 1920's coal miners had better safety considerations than they have today because its cheaper to lose a few hundred workers and send in more than it is to ensure their safety- after all, if you lose the workers, you no longer have to feed them.

Indeed at least 47% of us would be in that cage according to one politician

Linda, I think it is more than 47% based on his definition of middle class as having annual income of $200,000 - $250,000 per year. I am definitely poor then.

P.S. - I have a 40 hour week job and not been getting any dole outs from the government.

First, settle down. The beggars were given a choice. Do you want to beg or do you want to be arrested? If you want to beg, then here is where you will be placed. Nothing wrong with this IF, and I say IF, they were given a choice. I laugh at all the comments about rights and degradation. As far as I know THEY WERE GIVEN A CHOICE! They made that choice. Maybe we should have the same choice here, maybe not so many milking the system. Imagine that. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Many beggars do have a choice: Beg or starve.

Babs - I have to respectfully disagree with you. There are a bunch of ways to earn decent money, even if it means flipping burgers, becoming a garbage collector etc. They may not be easiest way to get cash but at least you keep your dignity.

I think that criticism of San Francisco is spot on and it is why I hate that place. Millionaies walking the streets not giving a dime to anybody even veterans! It's just wrong. They can take their convoluted liberal ideology and stick it up their uptight bootys.

Can you say "republic an new world order" (yes, china is a republic.)

@Chloe18

Perhaps you should come to China or Vietnam first before you say that.

In Vietnam, 70% of beggar are veterans from the war, many of them are handicapped. They have to slide on the street to beg for money and when it rains, you can see the muds on their bottom half. Oh yeah, they can find a jobs, like what? Garbage collector? Full, Flipping burger? Who will hire them?

It is so easy to say all those things, but unless you have been there and seen all that, you are just another ignorant.

@CuongDNguyen, you're right, but I'd bet Choe18 was talking about the beggars here in America. Only a small percentage are in true dire need. There are way too many who are just lazy and playing the victim for government handouts, and the working class is getting squeezed to pay the bill. Then on the other side of the fence are the liberals that think it's the governments job to solve all of societies problems, so let's take even more money from hard working families and reinforce the entitlement mentality. If you want to help people with real needs, get involved. Support an organization, or start one yourself. Be proactive and you can find and solve real problems. The government has neither the time or compassion to tell the difference between a real need and the leeches who could take care of themselves, but just don't want to.

It sadden me to see this picture of people begging for food. This make me feel guilty because i have it so easy and to see these people begging for food just to survive. I have spend enough money helping others but yet when i see image like these, it just doesn't feel good. No one should ever have to go hungry. I wish i could help these people and fatten them up. This is so unfortunate.

Dotherightthing : If you want to see the expert who has milked the system for their personal enrichment, look no further than Romney.

CuongDNguyen - I was born and raised in the Philippines, yes another third world country so I can speak to that. I grew up poor, but my parents worked their butts off to put food on the table and to send me and my sisters to the top schools back home. My dad even had to sell wigs and hear people laugh at him because of that. He even drove a cab for 12 hours a day. My mom wrote manuals etc and sold those. We had relatives that can easily dole out money buy my parents had the dignity to say no and earn every penny. The drive they had made me and my sisters the way we are now. I've seen some people back home shine shoes on the street for a buck, I've seen people wash cars etc - and you say it is not possible?

Greginwa - Thanks for your response. I am aphald by the sense of entitlement everywhere. My sister in law gets food stamps when she is an able bodied person who can work but chooses not to. She passed on 2 opportunities already saying it is too hard and that the other one paid 50 cents less per hour than what she was looking for. Really?! Now she sits at home watching the Bounty Hunter day in and day out.

People, in general, wouldn't mind helping those truly in need. But the abuse is above and beyond. HOW does one truly know? You don't.

I have personal knowledge of a man that made over 100k a year begging on street corners. His wife was a RN at a hospital. They lived in nice two story home. They owned a party boat for the summers on the lake. Took nice vacations, etc.

It is easy money for the height of laziness.

VOICEINMYHEAD either you are drunk or are not on this planet. You will not be seeing Romney in any line, for anything. You see, he has accomplished the American Dream, unlike you and I. He has made a fortune. I have not. But I don't dislike him for that. Why would I? That is what hard work and smarts USED to get you in the USA. Now, like you, put out your tin cup and bitch about what you should have, poor you.

Leslie, your intellect astounds me! Idiot!

@jstdafacts

Wow! And they say the right is delusional! Yikes!

jstdafacts - If they win, there won't be a middle class. Get your rhetoric fixed or you risk sounding like Romney before Fox news cleans up after him.

Leslie - Stop being such a damn hater. Michelle has a damn nice ass and I'd personally love to see more of it :-)

If Romney had his way you would all be rich he profits off of rich,not middleclass and less so if you make money Romney makes money, you would be better off voting for someone that wants you to get rich then vote for someone that wants to give your money to someone that cant make it or wont even try. I have no problem with bums if that is what they want let them live that way, but don't expect the rest of the country to treat them with equal respect. you earn respect you don't beg for it, when I was growing up if you didn't work you didn't eat, and we were not paid to work on the farm it was expected our reward was breakfast lunch and dinner, young people don't understand, they think everything should be provided and they should not have to do anything. well even today someone still has to do what needs to be done, its just being done by fewer people. What do you suppose makes a bum in China, it is a socialist country don't they all share, or is that a faux about socialism, why if socialism is so great do they have bums? it looks to me like all they have is government control, and that is not a good thing.especially when government is thick with liers and thieves, the less control they have the better.

The problem with socialism is that people nuturall wont share with people they dont feel any solidarity with. Therefore a socialist govt has to use force to take money to pay a dependent group to keep them dependent-- but not pay enough to make the independent. They they'd support conservatives and property rights.

it wasn't sex

-Bill Clinton

Newt wanted an Open Marriage:

Newt’s Ex Wife said, “How about an Open Door Policy”. Then she walked real Lady Like to the Front Door …Opened it…..Grabbed Newt by his Hair and Gonads and threw his Sorry A $ $ to da Curb. Take that you Lying, Cheating, Two Faced, Back Stabbing, Typical Republican Pig. Ouch!

The Tea Party believes in a smaller FEDERAL government, therefore a government that really has no power to mess with your lives. That is left to the state and local level where the government officials are closer and less likely to get away with corruption. Didn't like Bush? If the Constitution was followed he couldn't have done anything to upset you. Don't like Obama, following the Constitution keeps him from upsetting anyone. Get it? When you give more power to the government than was designed, it might make you happy UNTIL THE OTHER PARTY GETS POWER!!! If you limit the power, neither party will piss you off. So you go back to spreading lies and worshipping a political party, others will move forward, or in this case, backwards. The powers should be kept at your state and local level where you can easily toss out politicians you don't like without having a national multi-billion dollar funded campaign to go up against. A smaller, less powerful federal government also prevents a dictator from coming to power. So, before you fools discount the Tea Party, just imagine a worst case scenario for yourself: giving the power for a D to become a dictator and then a coup where a stronger R takes power. Now do you get it???

Folks all ya Heard from da TeaBilly’s for the past few years is:

We want our Country Back.

We Cleaned up or Rally really Nice.

Now all ya hear is:

Anybody but Obama.

It Shows ya how they have no Leadership, Direction, Solutions or Substance and have Lowered all Expectations and Standards.

You Bet Cha….Fer Sure.

stunned by the age,

I would be okay with the tea party, but they don't really believe in what you are saying. They are simply republicans. I have not seen anything of not come from the tea baggers who were elected. they just took their seats and stuck with the republicans. Both my old moderately racist republican parents jumped on the tea party band wagon. saying they just have to vote out the encumbant (if they were democrats) to show government we need a change. however both are just voting big republican party for the presidential election and every election since.

I believe not voting is the best way to show them they suck. sure I didnt chose who runs your government, but I get to call them YOUR government not MY government.

Laser- If only it were that simple. Not voting so they're not YOUR Government. If you work and pay taxes, unfortunately you're paying their wages. If you have children and they go to public school, the government dictates the way the schools are run. Your rights and the things you do in your daily life is influenced by the government. If you live in the USA you live by the rules of the government or you end up in prison sooner or later. Saying they are not YOUR government, ignoring the problems at hand, and not voting is ignorant. Just my 2 cents.

Unbelievable how fast these comment boards turn political and turn to name calling. I wish people could just stick with the topic.

Samantha you are correct, but as long as Republicans are self-righteous and Democrat whine, it will never happen. At least not on a MS-NBC chat. 95% of all topics end up discussing Obama & Romney. Telling them to stop, is like telling a spoiled child no.

Amen Sam,

I love political discussion as much as anyone, and there are tons of poltical threads to whine and insult on, go there , Please!!! Sadly, as the Prez keeps pulling away in the polls, the insults keep getting worse, from both sides!!

This is InHumane .These are human beings, not animals or DOGS!The global effort for harmony,peace and tranquility has been breeched!Get these people out of those cages & in a job program ,halfway house, or better yet a program to help them reenter society .Please i believe in a higher power that says Man,Human beings are Holy & Sacred.That LOVE CONQUERS ALL even begging ,Please for the Love of Mankind & Humanity!

Political Morons.........get a fuking life.

hey sunrise, how do you feel about the govt keeping 47% of americans dependent with no chance of escape and only expecting unconditional loyalty in return (ie voting democrat). That sounds a lot like how we treat DOGS-- dependent with no expectations or dignity.

You truly believe 47% of this country are low life beggars????

And you say I'm drinking Kool aid.

BTW: What's dignified by collecting $20,000 a person you put out of work and on the streets, because you also took their pensions? Romney made close to or over a half a billion $ from Bain, doing just that. That's a hellova lot of people he threw away for his personal wealth. Then has the nerve to call those same people moochers & bottom-feeding victims? Bet he's real proud.

Much Love n Peace,

Da "Libby" Pup

>:o): PurRrRrRrrRrRrRrr

stop spamming with this garbage. It's already been proved to be false and biased.

the flood, people killing in gods name, there is too much to talk about. Love casts out all fear and Jesus accepted everyone, Remember the tax collector?The most hated of his time, but yet Jesus made a point to show everyone to accept even the worst. I don't have anything against other religions other then other religions thinking they have God on their side and they can say anything.

Mohammad v JC. Sound like a cage match (story line). What's the added attraction the nitrous burning Pope-mobile?

earthycat777,

the next time a muslim nation attacks canada and stations their armies in it for about 10 years look me up. i will be your holy crusader to give them all of jesus's love they can handle till they are all dead or they convert.

Since that is never going to happen lets just agree that christian kill people just as well as muslims do. maybe even better cause they do not have unmanned drones raining hellfire from above being controlled by a computer nerd in a basement on the other side of the world.

earthcat: you are the abomination!

Actually, Communism is on the Left of the political spectrum. If anything this is Democratic work. The Republicans are on the Right. Good try though. You get a silver star for effort. Just like a good Democrat! everyone gets a trophy (or in your case a star)

Great Response!... totally true too.

HAHA Ed Hines! I like you. You are funny. Benet has no idea what he is talking about and yet these poeple vote! I'm afraid for our future.

we say the same about republicans but where does it get us? gridlocked in congress and an ineffective president who is constantly being blocked by the checks and balance system.

Hey, Ed Hines: Communism has nothing to do with it. It is called Authoritarianism. China has never been communist in the true sense of the word. That's just a marketing slogan.

Soolong has got it right.

China isn't a communist nation. It is a capitalist communist nation. Meaning capitalist not really any communism.

Just like America is a democracy. It is a democratic republic. Meaning it is really a republic.

Totalitarianism and Conservatism are very similar. As opposed to Liberalism, which is about peace, love, social conscience etc. Conservatism is about power and domination, how is this not the same as communism or totalitarianism? Time and time again I have heard conservatives try to side step their own branding by making wild allegations about any similarity about a repressive society and a liberal society. They are polar opposites, by what sort of logic is this not obvious?

The US is a republic, not democratic republic. The states are democratic. I've never seen communism that wasnt at least authoritarian. No majority would ever voluntarily vote for communism therefore commies have to force their reign. China started allowing limited capitalism cuz their socialist ideas couldnt create enough wealth to appease their masses and violence wasnt working very well anymore.

With that screen name, do you mean to pass yourself off as a history teacher? Really? China is not and never has been communist. That's just their slogan. It's called Authoritarianism, look it up; might be in one of those history books you've got lying around.

they have too much money over there, we should send obama over there to outsource their ( our ) money back here!

Well, clearly it's not truly a communist country if there are beggars. While it is correct to assume that everyone would have an equal share of the wealth in communism, the actual existence or accumulation of wealth would be virtually impossible given that humans are naturally corrupt and will always try to get something for nothing, thus undermining any attempt at true communism. Group behavior, game theory, strongly held religion or traditions, and tendencies to form hierarchies will always break apart forced systems like this, and authoritarianism is the inevitable result.

But if I were a beggar, I'd prefer the cage. Do you know how many teenagers never look where they're walking?

getwithit, sure thing, we should send someone over there to send our jobs back, maybe Mitt could go there (he is the outsourcing king after all) except when he was there he just bought a factory and set it up so he could send even more of our jobs to them...bottom line, bigger profit margin, fatter bank account.

Actually, communism implies CENTALIZED control of wealth. Everybody having a share would be socialism. But the Worker's Paradise thing implies that the system can create wealth to redistribute; which communism cant. That's what killed the USSR. Nobody was willing to work for strangers.

China is transitioning to a capitalist oligarchy, and has been for the last 20 years.

This is no different from small towns putting their bums on busses and shipping them someplace else, or the "Free Speech" cages they set up at the political conventions.

Take a good hard look.

Norway, has practice socialism for years. There is a film in the 50s were people were going off to work with their children and women were taking the strollers away to baby sit so they could work, how humane. We just can't have that

Norway was voted the happiest and contented society in the modern world. Modern world!

our country would never take care of everything so that is a stupid statement.But we will not let people go cold, hungry and without medical care because some arrogant politicians think its the right way

Why not? Romney can have his lawyers set up another shell corporation, he can have the cages built overseas using cheap labor, buy them from himself with taxpayer dollars and then have the profits deposited into a Caymen Island bank account. He knows what to do, why not? He needs to be financially secure you know...he and his ilk are going to inherit the earth.

lol

AmazingRuss.........Hope you never have to walk a mile in their shoes...How would it be if it was you?

Captian Amazing - I was thinking the exact same thing, and then you said it - LMAO!

Beggars or not (and MANY of them are beggars because they've come to the cities from rural China, and don't have a valid resident's permit OR a work permit -- these people work for pennies a day if they're lucky!), they still deserve human dignity. This is more upsetting than Abu Graib or Guantanamo, because the f**king pseudo-communist Chinese flaunt their human rights violations in front of the WORLD and aren't even ashamed enough to cover it up.

The Chinese government have no face left to save. They're the Baby-Killers of Beijing, and they're all going to burn in hell, especially Li Peng - China's equivalent of Saddam Hussein, Ahmadinejad, Qaddafi, and Assad all rolled together in one stinking ball of sh*t.

I've blogged about Chinese atrocities, especially their persecution of women. Have a look at it and spread the word. I've taken some time off to handle some personal health issues, but I'm about ready to stir things up again. http://justlooklikefrog.wordpress.com

The Chinese are good people; it's their GOVERNMENT who are our enemies, and the enemies of freedom-loving people everywhere on this rapidly-deteriorating planet.

That's what America will look like if Romney wins. We would just need much bigger cages.

Top 10 - yes, I can hear Romney folks quickly scratching notes on their "Ideas" notebooks.

Hmmm, beggars' cages, you say? Excellent, just in time for the Romney Double Dip!

Also, Top 10 - even more fun if you riff off of Roy Scheider "Jaws" quote: "I think we're gonna need a bigger cage."

It is China. This is what they do. This is the Chinese version of FREEDOM. It is a pathetic shame Obama has us so indebted to China with his failed "stimulus". Cash for clunkers did not only get the clunkers off the road, it just put us in more debt to China. Obama has spent three times what George W. Bush spent and all it did was indebt us to China.

"begger" is just another word for "dependent." No dignity. no prospects for improving one's life. Welfare receipients are just beggers that get automatic payments for the govt. Welfare hurts the poor the most by destroying hope.

The Chinese should treat their homeless like the USA. It's much more "dignified."