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TheMastersNemesis

(10,602 posts)
Tue Jul 14, 2015, 11:34 AM Jul 2015

Never Thought Would See My Country So Fucked Up And Crazy On So Many Levels.

I am just aghast at the massive stupidity, racism, religious radicalism, gun nuttery, vicious bombast, psychopathic candidates, al al that is going on in the US. I feel like the country is disintegrating and descending into a black hole of madness. And I am not sure what to think about what the next election.

Something is radically wrong with this country when so much mayhem goes unanswered. Perhaps I am getting too cynical but we cannot seem to do anything about our problems without there being a partisan political war about the most inconsequential problem. If we still had duels much of Congress would already be gone the atmosphere is so toxic.

Now we will go through hate and vitriol over the Iran deal. One party wants to nuke them and invade the Middle East with multiple combat divisions. The GOP seems to want to destroy everything. Yet they have legitimacy thanks to the criminal MSM.

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Never Thought Would See My Country So Fucked Up And Crazy On So Many Levels. (Original Post) TheMastersNemesis Jul 2015 OP
Me, neither. The extent of the madness is very disturbing. There seem to be no brakes Nay Jul 2015 #1
You're certainly correct rock Jul 2015 #2
Ya know, I kinda like your "duels in Congress" proposal. jeff47 Jul 2015 #3
Tasers at 10 paces. nt clarice Jul 2015 #4
Not lethal enough. (nt) jeff47 Jul 2015 #5
Wolverines at 20 paces?nt clarice Jul 2015 #6
Bean bag round? Quackers Jul 2015 #8
we are governed by the media olddots Jul 2015 #7

Nay

(12,051 posts)
1. Me, neither. The extent of the madness is very disturbing. There seem to be no brakes
Tue Jul 14, 2015, 11:52 AM
Jul 2015

on the craziness, which usually indicates that it is subtly encouraged from some quarter or other. That, to me, is the scariest thing. This nuttiness is being encouraged for purposes that have nothing to do with the betterment of society.

rock

(13,218 posts)
2. You're certainly correct
Tue Jul 14, 2015, 12:30 PM
Jul 2015

The GOP owns the MSM, which in turn enables the GOP. That's why there's so much craziness.

jeff47

(26,549 posts)
3. Ya know, I kinda like your "duels in Congress" proposal.
Tue Jul 14, 2015, 12:46 PM
Jul 2015

It might greatly reduce the number of insane people holding office.

 

olddots

(10,237 posts)
7. we are governed by the media
Tue Jul 14, 2015, 12:53 PM
Jul 2015

the nature of the media is to constantly out due itself = "the media is the mesage"

How do we undo this ?

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