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griloco

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4. methinks to a country that existed solely in their minds nt

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Thu Jan 23, 2014, 05:52 PM

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Is this what "I want my country back" means to the un-thinking? [View all] Mira Jan 2014 OP

One meaning, yes. There really are some who want to rid of those things, and child labor laws ck4829 Jan 2014 #1

Back to "Republican Utopia" ... Scuba Jan 2014 #2

jezus h christ…… they have no idea. BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2014 #3

Here's the rest of their story Art_from_Ark Jan 2014 #34

omg BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2014 #38

FREE ENTERPRISE! I love it. TrollBuster9090 Jan 2014 #12

methinks to a country that existed solely in their minds nt griloco Jan 2014 #4

Or on TV. TrollBuster9090 Jan 2014 #15

This Flatpicker Jan 2014 #20

I followed the link... Blanks Jan 2014 #21

All the stars had a pretty face arely staircase Jan 2014 #47

To your exact point, Volaris Jan 2014 #22

Add to that list Aldo Leopold Jan 2014 #5

I think all their "take back America" crap means from the black guy NightWatcher Jan 2014 #6

They don't think that will be them kcr Jan 2014 #7

Or possibly, this much preferable one. longship Jan 2014 #17

But definitely not The Munsters! TrollBuster9090 Jan 2014 #33

, blkmusclmachine Jan 2014 #8

I always ask "from whom?" louis-t Jan 2014 #9

excellent idea renate Jan 2014 #18

I do that as well. And then I re-iterate it when they don't answer. Mira Jan 2014 #30

I say, I didn't know you were native american" . end of discussion, for some reason! niyad Jan 2014 #36

That picture is the screen saver for Ted Cruz. kairos12 Jan 2014 #10

Mainly THIS, I think. The economic thing is just the unintended result of politics of resentment. TrollBuster9090 Jan 2014 #11

I wonder where this trio is now. n/t jaysunb Jan 2014 #13

They went to college, and learned how to obfuscate racial resentment with libertarian rhetoric TrollBuster9090 Jan 2014 #16

Looks just like them! Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2014 #35

And they ditched the goofy shirts! TrollBuster9090 Jan 2014 #49

and believe it or not PatrynXX Jan 2014 #14

This photo and that history means NOTHING to the 1%. WinkyDink Jan 2014 #19

that's because it is so much easier to be ignorant or pretend to be Mira Jan 2014 #26

That is a truism. WinkyDink Jan 2014 #27

If we could do what needs to be done, it wouldn't matter. They are only 1%. n/t jtuck004 Jan 2014 #32

K & R !!! WillyT Jan 2014 #23

Yeah, they want the Dust Bowl and working Cha Jan 2014 #24

Who needs govt programs when charities were all that were needed to help the poor. ErikJ Jan 2014 #25

How long do you think before America brings back slavery? tclambert Jan 2014 #28

If the minimum wage stays so low - Mira Jan 2014 #29

BEST RESPONSE EVER to what they want is right HERE: freshwest Jan 2014 #31

I always respond to "I want my country back"... Chan790 Jan 2014 #37

Kick alfredo Jan 2014 #39

It means: Back before the n***** was in charge. Drunken Irishman Jan 2014 #40

You nailed it! armed_and_liberal Jan 2014 #41

For many, that is what America currently is. NCTraveler Jan 2014 #42

I see them all around me, if only I look and get Mira Jan 2014 #43

You are spot on with your post. NCTraveler Jan 2014 #44

Teach a man to think and lose a Republican. n/t Mira Jan 2014 #46

Back to the "good old days"... baldguy Jan 2014 #45

how far back they want to take us napkinz Jan 2014 #48