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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 11:22 AM Original message |
"This country wasn't built by griping and complaining - it was built by hard work." |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 11:27 AM Response to Original message |
1. I wonder if any rethugs were listening. This message seems tailor-made |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 11:37 AM Response to Original message |
2. I thought it was built by exploiting the poor, weak, meager masses |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 11:39 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Right! but they were working hard. |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 11:42 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. if I know people, there was some griping and complaining involved too |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 12:14 PM Response to Reply #6 |
14. Then people should do more things that fit their God-given talents. |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 01:19 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. you mean there are choices? |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 11:50 AM Response to Reply #3 |
11. And free men (in other countries) worked hard too |
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wininboy (111 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 12:06 PM Response to Reply #2 |
12. It was, but I'm sure the slaveowners whined |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 12:12 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Maybe the slave owners got some slaves to whip the other slaves... |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 11:40 AM Response to Original message |
4. Right. Mostly ours. Lots of risks as well. Mostly ours also. |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 11:42 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. According to George Carlin, there's no point in trying anyway... |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 11:43 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. And, ironically, people made him rich. |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
7. Back in the day, it was called "Slavery". |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 11:47 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Yep |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 11:50 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. 6 months is still too soon. But now the economy is showing signs of stability... |
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