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It's OK to drop off millions in cash in Afghanistan, but we can't feed our poor and hungry (Original Post) DainBramaged Apr 2013 OP
No f-ing shit!!!! x a million ruffburr Apr 2013 #1
What is extra infuriating is that even if they DIDN'T do this, that gateley Apr 2013 #2
+1 blkmusclmachine Apr 2013 #3
CORRECT Skittles Apr 2013 #4
Completely agree! City Lights Apr 2013 #5
Yep nt abelenkpe Apr 2013 #6
This Phlem Apr 2013 #7
K & R KauaiK Apr 2013 #8
It's the American death spiral Pharaoh Apr 2013 #9
The scary thing is our nuclear weapons newfie11 Apr 2013 #11
+100000000000000. Nt newfie11 Apr 2013 #10
American workers are just so last year..ditto for the poor and hungry MichiganVote Apr 2013 #12

gateley

(62,683 posts)
2. What is extra infuriating is that even if they DIDN'T do this, that
Sun Apr 28, 2013, 10:40 PM
Apr 2013

money would never find its way to our poor and hungry anyway.

Phlem

(6,323 posts)
7. This
Mon Apr 29, 2013, 12:49 AM
Apr 2013

can't be repeated enough times. How's about the army turning down tanks while we have poor and elderly living on the streets?

Things have been F'd up for a long time. As long as we all start recognizing this sooner or later, the tide will shift.

Peace!

-p

 

Pharaoh

(8,209 posts)
9. It's the American death spiral
Mon Apr 29, 2013, 01:29 AM
Apr 2013

It eventually happens to all empires. The United States as we knew it no longer exists. In it's place we have plutocratic fascism, which still attempts to create an illusion of Democracy, but that illusion is quickly crumbling.

newfie11

(8,159 posts)
11. The scary thing is our nuclear weapons
Mon Apr 29, 2013, 05:54 AM
Apr 2013

And the amount of war toys Just waiting for the right excuse to use them. This is the danger the world faces from us.

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