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I am part of the 99% (Original Post) Playinghardball Aug 2012 OP
I especially like his last paragraph. sabrina 1 Aug 2012 #1
It bought us... "security." nadinbrzezinski Aug 2012 #3
Lol, I did ask. Thanks and I agree, we got nothing. sabrina 1 Aug 2012 #5
Why I use quotation marks nadinbrzezinski Aug 2012 #7
tired of handmade34 Aug 2012 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author femrap Aug 2012 #4
K&R Kurovski Aug 2012 #6

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)
1. I especially like his last paragraph.
Fri Aug 3, 2012, 05:49 PM
Aug 2012

We are all sick of subsidizing the War Machine and the Oil Industry with subsidies they do not need.

Still waiting for someone to tell us what the trillions that have been spent on these wars over the past decade, did for the American people, other than lose thousands of lives.

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)
5. Lol, I did ask. Thanks and I agree, we got nothing.
Fri Aug 3, 2012, 06:05 PM
Aug 2012

But the logic of telling us that these wars brought security is contradicted by the fact that there is no end in sight regarding this WOT. If it succeeded, why are we fighting wars now in even more countries? They really do believe we are stupid.

I know, we are supposed to just trust them. But they don't much care if we don't either apparently.

 

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)
7. Why I use quotation marks
Fri Aug 3, 2012, 06:07 PM
Aug 2012

Reading a tad into American Exceptionalism, which is a form of religion. One reason, IMO, that the US has not developed class consciousness. That could be trouble.

handmade34

(22,758 posts)
2. tired of
Fri Aug 3, 2012, 05:51 PM
Aug 2012

"...insurance that doesn't insure, food that doesn't nourish and taxes that support arms..."

...gotta fight back...

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