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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 07:16 AM Original message |
ok, I"m sick and tired of people here saying the far left and the far right are equal |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 07:18 AM Response to Original message |
1. I agree. |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 08:27 AM Response to Reply #1 |
106. +1 |
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quaker bill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 07:20 AM Response to Original message |
2. Correct |
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nxylas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 07:53 AM Response to Reply #2 |
101. And much more powerful |
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mcablue (625 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 07:21 AM Response to Original message |
3. The first people to oppose the Iraq war were called "far left" |
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corpseratemedia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 07:36 AM Response to Original message |
4. +1 |
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pampango (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 07:40 AM Response to Original message |
5. Agreed, although it seems to be a DU tradition to characterize those with whom one doesn't agree, |
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Cary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 07:47 AM Response to Original message |
6. In another thread I was more than mocked |
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cornermouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 08:06 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. equivalent not equavalent. |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 08:26 AM Response to Reply #8 |
13. You totally missed his point |
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Cary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 08:44 AM Response to Reply #8 |
18. Like the "namecalling" thing |
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cornermouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 09:07 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Why not? |
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Cary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 09:26 AM Response to Reply #19 |
22. Whatever floats my boat is irrelevant |
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cornermouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 09:33 AM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Of course. |
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Cary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 09:51 AM Response to Reply #25 |
28. That isn't what I'm saying |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 12:16 AM Response to Reply #22 |
67. "you people" |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 08:23 AM Response to Reply #6 |
10. I saw that and it was awful |
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TreasonousBastard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 08:24 AM Response to Reply #6 |
11. Of course you were mocked. In the past we ahve had Presidential... |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 12:22 AM Response to Reply #11 |
70. "people who know what they're talking about" - lol. It's these "experts" trying to push through |
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TreasonousBastard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 11:04 AM Response to Reply #70 |
121. OK, so we'll play Cultural Revolution and send all the... |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 01:15 AM Response to Reply #11 |
80. Underwriting for health insurance is a fundamentally sociopathic thing to do |
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TicketyBoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 10:40 AM Response to Reply #80 |
120. Well, maybe it's a dirty job |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 11:55 PM Response to Reply #120 |
128. Doctors and lawyers provide actual services |
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TicketyBoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-27-09 11:17 AM Response to Reply #128 |
134. They are an unfortunate |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-27-09 05:22 PM Response to Reply #134 |
135. They are not necessary at all if we simply establish that everyone has the right to health care |
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TicketyBoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-27-09 05:45 PM Response to Reply #135 |
136. The only way |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-27-09 07:36 PM Response to Reply #136 |
138. Private insurance could still provide bells and whistles |
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TicketyBoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-28-09 08:03 AM Response to Reply #138 |
140. Private insurance |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-29-09 02:01 AM Response to Reply #140 |
144. Yes, Medicare for All just makes way too much sense! n/t |
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TreasonousBastard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 11:10 AM Response to Reply #80 |
122. I never worked for a health insurer, but a large part of any... |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 11:56 PM Response to Reply #122 |
129. Simply accept the premise that everyone has the right to health care-- |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 10:18 AM Response to Reply #6 |
29. Two things, one you will like the other you will not. |
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Violet_Crumble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 05:16 PM Response to Reply #6 |
53. Where's a link to that thread? |
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Jax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 01:46 AM Response to Reply #6 |
84. LECTURE |
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otherlander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 11:58 PM Response to Reply #6 |
130. You're not equating liberalism |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 07:57 AM Response to Original message |
7. Philosophically, yes, very different. Tactically? Sometimes quite similar |
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cornermouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 08:08 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Singing quite a different tune, aren't you. |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 08:26 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. say what? I have no frickin' idea what you're trying to say. |
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cornermouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 09:31 AM Response to Reply #12 |
23. I'm merely saying what I've seen. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 12:25 AM Response to Reply #23 |
72. I noticed the sudden turnaround & the second sudden turnaround too. |
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Cary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 09:31 AM Response to Reply #12 |
24. Cornermouse is saying you're inconsistent |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 08:28 AM Response to Reply #9 |
14. More like attack mouse, if this thread is any indication |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 08:34 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. I haven't attacked anyone in this thread. I expressed a pov |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 09:19 AM Response to Reply #7 |
21. Ethics aside, nut-right tactics sometimes work |
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KharmaTrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 08:36 AM Response to Original message |
16. The Futher You Go... |
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JTFrog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 08:39 AM Response to Original message |
17. You obviously missed threads calling for alliance with the fucking teabaggers.... |
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OHdem10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 09:17 AM Response to Original message |
20. There is a big difference: Over the last decades the Liberals have |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 09:45 AM Response to Original message |
26. SOME of the Far Left are equal in their intolerance and irrational hatred. BTW you don't speak for |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 09:49 AM Response to Original message |
27. It's just lazy thinking. |
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WCGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 10:31 AM Response to Original message |
30. I started a shit-storm the other day that makes precisely this point... |
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sweetloukillbot (378 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 01:38 PM Response to Reply #30 |
38. Its not really new though - look at all the left-wing folks who flocked to Ron Paul... |
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Ysabel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-27-09 01:31 AM Response to Reply #38 |
131. people who flocked to ron paul aren't really lefties / nt... |
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Retired AF Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
31. There is no difference between the FAR left and the FAR right |
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bowens43 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 10:09 PM Response to Reply #31 |
59. what an incredibly ignorant statement. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 12:26 AM Response to Reply #31 |
73. Does that apply to the "moderate" health-insurance mandate, too? |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 07:24 AM Response to Reply #31 |
93. Who is far left? |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 09:14 AM Response to Reply #31 |
112. plonk |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 10:43 AM Response to Original message |
32. I don't mind it. |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
33. In 1975 I was a middle-of-the-road Democrat. |
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sweetloukillbot (378 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 01:40 PM Response to Reply #33 |
39. I've had the opposite happen it seems... |
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snot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
34. I disagree; BUT I consider "public option" CENTER, not far left. |
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liberal_at_heart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 01:03 AM Response to Reply #34 |
78. I've never understood why people are trying to claim that public option is far left |
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panzerfaust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 12:08 PM Response to Original message |
35. Really? |
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hansberrym (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
36. Yes, just look at the wide gulf between Obama and Bush.... |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 12:34 AM Response to Reply #36 |
75. "Under the radar, Obama pushes for Patriot Act renewal" |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 07:27 AM Response to Reply #36 |
94. You are suggesting |
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hansberrym (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 01:28 PM Response to Original message |
37. Another example of the wide difference! :-) |
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Vidar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
40. K&R. |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
41. K&R Does a "far left" even really exist in America? |
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noiretextatique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 02:30 PM Response to Original message |
42. it's really quite an insane comparison |
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Hydra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 03:06 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. Of course it is |
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JAbuchan08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 03:24 PM Response to Reply #42 |
46. Thanks for that, it seems that being extremely vocal about your views |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 02:59 PM Response to Original message |
43. I think it is a circle rather than a straight line |
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Hydra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 03:07 PM Response to Reply #43 |
45. If that's true |
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JAbuchan08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 03:25 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. LOL, great point. |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 05:11 PM Response to Reply #45 |
51. Where would you get that? |
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Hydra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 05:21 PM Response to Reply #51 |
54. No, you just made a point by accident and I ran with it |
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Political Heretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
48. What people are noticing in common are activists bases - its got nothing to do with left and right. |
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Umbral (969 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
49. Besides, the spectrum has shifted so far to the right, I don't even know what 'far left' means. |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 05:13 PM Response to Reply #49 |
52. The further left you get the more government involvement |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 01:19 AM Response to Reply #52 |
82. In Britain, "far left" = "moderate socially liberal Tory" n/t |
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juno jones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
50. I wish they'd also get off the 'negativity' horse as well |
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Hydra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 11:21 PM Response to Reply #50 |
64. Hehe |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 05:23 PM Response to Original message |
55. is it okay then if we just say |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 05:55 PM Response to Original message |
56. K&R. |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 09:03 PM Response to Original message |
57. No argument here. |
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krawhitham (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 09:56 PM Response to Original message |
58. Everyone wants a PO, those who would kill the bill because it does not have a PO are "FAR LEFT" |
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WeDidIt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
60. Too bad, the far left IS as batshit crazy as the far right |
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The Gunslinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 10:17 PM Response to Original message |
61. There was a time where the so called "far left" was just being a Democrat |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 12:36 AM Response to Reply #61 |
76. according to fox news, it still it. so it's funny to see the dlc types taking over fox |
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Kaleva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 02:22 AM Response to Reply #61 |
89. When was that? |
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scentopine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 10:30 PM Response to Original message |
62. Still searching for liberals in America - are there any left? |
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NorthCarolina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-25-09 10:31 PM Response to Original message |
63. Its just the DLC crowd joining with the GOP to once again work to marginalize |
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Usrename (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 12:03 AM Response to Original message |
65. yep! |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 12:14 AM Response to Original message |
66. makes sense |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 12:19 AM Response to Original message |
68. Equal? No, but there are alot of similiarities |
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parts (48 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-27-09 01:59 AM Response to Reply #68 |
132. very true. |
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liquid diamond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 12:19 AM Response to Original message |
69. They both constantly bash the President. |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 12:23 AM Response to Reply #69 |
71. If you can't tell left from right, you probably should leave politics to the adults. |
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liquid diamond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 01:51 AM Response to Reply #71 |
85. I can tell them apart alright. |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 07:37 AM Response to Reply #85 |
97. Advocates of the public option |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 09:14 AM Response to Reply #71 |
113. But they're mean to the President!!! |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 01:00 PM Response to Reply #113 |
125. And we know what a wilting little violet he is. |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 01:25 AM Response to Reply #69 |
83. Did the far-right vote for this president? |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 07:39 AM Response to Reply #83 |
98. Another well done, Sabrina. nt |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 09:16 AM Response to Reply #83 |
115. +1 |
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liberal_at_heart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 12:31 AM Response to Original message |
74. I am not afraid to call myself a progressive |
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glitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 12:58 AM Response to Reply #74 |
77. They don't need to control your vote |
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MisterP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 01:14 AM Response to Original message |
79. I blame two things: the idea that both sides of any issue are morally equal |
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inthebrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 01:19 AM Response to Original message |
81. Folks are more radcally left than others would have us believe or even acknowledge |
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Kaleva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 01:54 AM Response to Original message |
86. They use the same methods in an attempt to achieve their goals. |
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TheWebHead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 01:56 AM Response to Original message |
87. I think everyone has a gut reaction to support anything that's an "option" |
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Atticus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 02:19 AM Response to Original message |
88. Well, according to the MSM, Lieberman, Nelson, Baucus, etc., are "MODERATE" Democrats. I guess that |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 07:44 AM Response to Reply #88 |
99. Yes, according to the M$M. |
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nofurylike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 02:22 AM Response to Original message |
90. like hamsher? and those saying we ought to ally w/teabaggers |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 03:34 AM Response to Original message |
91. The far right hates socialism, the far left loves socialism. Simple as that. |
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Norrin Radd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 03:46 AM Response to Original message |
92. The so-called "far left" is actually the "true left." |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 07:29 AM Response to Reply #92 |
95. Codswallop. Jane Hamsher and the assholes at Counterpunch are hardly |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 08:27 AM Response to Reply #95 |
107. I don't consider Counterpunch as 'far left' |
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NorthCarolina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 08:50 AM Response to Reply #95 |
108. Nor are they exclusively representative of "Far Left Americans". nt |
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TicketyBoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 07:36 AM Response to Original message |
96. Not equal, |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 07:54 AM Response to Reply #96 |
102. Advocates of the public option |
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TicketyBoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 10:27 AM Response to Reply #102 |
119. That's not what I said, |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 11:37 AM Response to Reply #119 |
123. I've never seen them or |
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TicketyBoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 11:36 PM Response to Reply #123 |
127. I don't care to take them off "Ignore" |
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DWilliamsamh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 07:51 AM Response to Original message |
100. The most salient point is the differing agenda's.... (K&R) |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 08:14 AM Response to Original message |
103. 2 differences: |
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TicketyBoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-27-09 05:52 PM Response to Reply #103 |
137. I think the far left |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 08:24 AM Response to Original message |
104. I agree. Especially the way that 'far left' seems to be used in American politics. |
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iamthebandfanman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 08:25 AM Response to Original message |
105. definitely not the same BUT |
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tomg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 09:02 AM Response to Original message |
109. I couldn't agree more, but |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 12:28 PM Response to Reply #109 |
124. Great post... |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 09:12 AM Response to Original message |
110. People should be banned for saying that because... |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 09:13 AM Response to Original message |
111. You would have gotten more recs had you posted at a time when more people were not around because... |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 09:16 AM Response to Original message |
114. The term "far left" is the new "liberal", being deliberately used to quiet dissent. It's disgusting |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 09:19 AM Response to Reply #114 |
116. Yes. And the differences re right/left are substantial, despite the want of some to align them |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 01:03 PM Response to Reply #116 |
126. You said it far more eloquently than I could. Thank you Echo |
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Stevenmarc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 09:25 AM Response to Original message |
117. Not equal in the slightest, the far right get their shit done, the far left argue |
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Aviation Pro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-26-09 09:28 AM Response to Original message |
118. Since.... |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-27-09 02:02 AM Response to Original message |
133. Who says "far left"? Bill O'Reilly and what other assholes? |
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natrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-28-09 08:10 AM Response to Reply #133 |
141. just take a look around here , sadly |
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MellowDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-27-09 07:43 PM Response to Original message |
139. People usually have a hard time defining... |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-28-09 08:21 AM Response to Original message |
142. nt |
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blindpig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-28-09 09:16 AM Response to Original message |
143. It is absurd |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-29-09 02:05 AM Response to Original message |
145. infiltration |
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