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Tue Aug-04-09 12:16 PM
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Did you really imagine the right was going to release their necrotic grip on power via democratic |
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Tue Aug-04-09 12:17 PM
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1. What is it you are suggesting? |
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Tue Aug-04-09 12:19 PM
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2. being prepared for their increasingly physical hysterical backlash |
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Edited on Tue Aug-04-09 12:19 PM by villager
that might mean training in principled non-violence, King/Gandhi style
But we have to quit assuming they're going to play by any kind of societally perceived "rules...."
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Tue Aug-04-09 12:25 PM
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Never thought for a minute that the wingers, and those who use them to maintain the status quo and their profits, would give up. The puppet masters (those who profit from status quo) know the mindless hate and fear in their minions is easy to trigger.
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Tue Aug-04-09 12:22 PM
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3. They lost their necrotic grip via democratic means in 06 and 08. |
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and now they're demonstrating that they don't believe in American Democracy.
Fuck em. They're now 100% anti-American, and proud of it. I wonder if they even recognize the irony?
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Tue Aug-04-09 12:25 PM
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4. Backed into a corner, a wild animal will fight. |
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Tue Aug-04-09 02:44 PM
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10. And given their track record, there are many effective ways for them to skin that cat |
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Tue Aug-04-09 12:28 PM
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6. Of course not, but I do expect the "blue Dogs" to be dems! |
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I don't expect or want the Dems to vote in solid unison like the Pubs do, but I sure don't want them supporting the corporate world either.
I expect a Dem from Ky, SC, Al, or Ms to vote against abortion issues or gay marriage OK's, because they SHOULD represent their constituents, but I don't expect or want them to ignore the needs of their constitutnts to get affordable HC either.
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Tue Aug-04-09 12:32 PM
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7. No, they're (the RW) still around and have a huge effect on things. The gov't appears |
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to be largely hamstrung, the war continues, and the money bunch are still riding high.
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Tue Aug-04-09 12:37 PM
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8. yup. The way forward ain't gonna be easy.... |
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Tue Aug-04-09 02:41 PM
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9. No, but I thought that empowered Dems might be more proactive ... |
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in seizing the power that they could and changing the nation's policies.
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Tue Aug-04-09 06:45 PM
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12. i thought they might be a little less feckless, as well... |
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Tue Aug-04-09 02:48 PM
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11. Nope, and the hardest work has just begun |
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I knew these thieving motherfuckers weren't going to just smile ruefully, shrug and say, "Oh well, we had a good run. Here's the country back." No, we're to have to snap their greedy fingers off the levers of power one by one (figuratively speaking) and take control. Even then, they'll be whining and puling about how unfair it all is, and how they deserve to have a say in how things are run. We need to ignore them as the losers that they are. Remember how fair-minded and generous Republicans were with office space, hearing rooms, and even floor votes in Congress? Me neither.
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Tue Aug-04-09 07:00 PM
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13. They are fascist scum. |
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Tue Aug-04-09 07:39 PM
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14. and what will the end game be between them, and the rest of Ameica? |
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that, I think, is the question...
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