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In reply to the discussion: A repost/expansion on the fall of Madison's Republic [View all]hfojvt
(37,573 posts)29. see there you go
Al-Alwaki got killed, therefore our society is being destroyed.
The banking system didn't collapse, therefore our society is being destroyed.
You want to see destruction of our society, then just let the banking system collapse.
But some are apparently all upset because society was NOT destroyed. "Oh horror, the banks got bailed out instead of letting the whole economy collapse. It's an outrage and it proves how much the Democratic Party sucks." Especially when put together with the death of my hero - Al Alwaki, the greatest American citizen ever.
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oh, my. please, dear goddess, tell me that you forgot the sarcasm icon, because you cannot
niyad
Nov 2014
#24
A very important piece. Have you had a chance to check out the work of Sheldon Wolin
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#28
And the dumbing-down is vastly accelerated by the death of public education
Jackpine Radical
Nov 2014
#33
I think I'd edit some of the rough spots & start getting this thing out there.
Jackpine Radical
Nov 2014
#34
K&R for this primer on the New Fascism that should be at the top of the Greatest Page
woo me with science
Nov 2014
#42