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JohnnyRingo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 02:29 PM Original message |
Before 1941, we called World War I ..."The Great War" |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 02:31 PM Original message |
Until this current mess is named, we can forget any hopes of seeing |
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amerikat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 02:31 PM Response to Original message |
1. GD2(nt) |
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CountAllVotes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 02:31 PM Response to Original message |
2. actually .... |
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NoPasaran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 02:34 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Marketing concept only |
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SidneyCarton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 02:55 PM Response to Reply #2 |
15. Both. |
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CountAllVotes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 03:07 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. my grandfather hoped it was the war to end all wars |
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SidneyCarton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 03:13 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. I can understand that. In fact, considering the absolute horror of WWI |
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CountAllVotes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 03:37 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. thank you! |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 02:32 PM Response to Original message |
3. This is NOT even close to a Great Depression level |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 02:36 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. Very true |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 02:45 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. I've seen that poverty, crushing poverty |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 08:47 PM Response to Reply #12 |
26. I only saw a glimpse of that post-Katrina here on the Miss. Gulf Coast. |
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Auggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 02:34 PM Response to Original message |
5. How about the Bush Depression? |
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JohnnyRingo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 02:39 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. you win |
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SteelPenguin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 02:34 PM Response to Original message |
6. The great depresssion wasn't even the first one |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 02:35 PM Response to Original message |
7. To quote Yoda: |
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Gman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 02:42 PM Response to Original message |
10. I don't think anyone used "great" to mean something good |
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Strelnikov_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 02:42 PM Response to Original message |
11. "The underlying theory of Newspeak is that if something can't be said, then it can't be thought. " |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 08:44 PM Response to Reply #11 |
24. It's not just Newspeak. |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 02:47 PM Response to Original message |
13. Call this on the Bush Depression |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 02:48 PM Response to Original message |
14. The Great Rehearsal of 1929 |
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DavidDvorkin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
16. No, before 1939 |
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Wiley50 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 03:19 PM Response to Original message |
19. The 1st REPUBLICAN Great Depression. This is the 2nd REPUBLICAN Great Depression n/t |
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Raskolnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
21. I'm not sure you understand the historical usage of "the great." |
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Caliman73 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 04:08 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Thank you. |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 08:45 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Although we've kept the earlier usage in |
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ddeclue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
22. Excellent observation. K&R n/t |
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