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Karmadillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 10:04 AM Original message |
The level of political corruption in America is staggering. |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 10:10 AM Response to Original message |
1. Historically, once corrupt, there is no going back |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 10:36 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. I like to be an optimist, but yes, if history is a guide to matters, pessimism seems warranted here. |
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dfgrbac (378 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 01:07 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. History has repeatedly shown revolution - but must it be violent? |
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northernlights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-10 09:16 AM Response to Reply #7 |
24. the Constitution? That quaint little piece of paper?.... |
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janet118 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-10 10:37 AM Response to Reply #7 |
29. Revolution Rule #1: Capture a national television station first |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-10 11:10 AM Response to Reply #29 |
33. If anyone is still watching our corporate-press, they are clueless.... |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-10 11:06 AM Response to Reply #7 |
32. Agree -- Berlin Wall fell without violence ... AA's overturned Segregation, Inc. w/o violence .... |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 08:11 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. That is a big consideration. |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
2. Very true. K&R |
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somone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
4. Always, always watch what they do, not what they say |
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blindpig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
5. Capitalism by any means necessary. n/t |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 12:32 PM Response to Original message |
6. Kick |
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vssmith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 09:52 PM Response to Original message |
9. Sadly, revolution often brings in worse than it replaces |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-10 12:35 AM Response to Original message |
10. I'd love to think that viable third parties could triumph |
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Jim Lane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-10 01:09 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Before we have the votes for a third party, we'll have the votes to make the Dem Party progressive |
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Chisox08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-10 08:25 AM Response to Reply #12 |
18. I agree it is time to do to the Dempcratic Party |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-10 11:12 AM Response to Reply #18 |
35. If Dems were listening to the people, that's where they'd be ... to the LEFT ... |
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Zanzobar (276 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-10 12:38 AM Response to Original message |
11. The level of political corruption in ________ is staggering. |
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tomp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-10 06:26 AM Response to Reply #11 |
14. pretty much. but that doesn't make it right, right? |
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marions ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-10 08:05 AM Response to Reply #11 |
16. No |
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fasttense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-10 08:45 AM Response to Reply #11 |
20. Your example only gives us individual opinions which are NOT facts. |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-10 09:28 AM Response to Reply #11 |
26. As applied to the 3rd world that is partially true. |
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Zanzobar (276 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-10 10:57 AM Response to Reply #26 |
30. I would argue it's no more corrupt than ever |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-10 04:52 PM Response to Reply #30 |
41. I would love to see your thoughts on other countries. |
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tomp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-10 06:22 AM Response to Original message |
13. bipartisan--exactly! it's what i've been saying all along. |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-10 06:41 AM Response to Original message |
15. New age of the Robber Baron- We need a new TR to come in and literally CRACK HEADS! |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-10 11:14 AM Response to Reply #15 |
36. They're making quite sure that never happens again .... |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-10 02:43 PM Response to Reply #36 |
40. TR would have been Dean-screamed out of a political career no doubt... |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-10 06:28 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. Hard to say ... so much of the Dem party has been sold out that not only |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-10 08:20 AM Response to Original message |
17. K&R-I recently saw that cars costing $40 to $60 thousand are not selling well, but |
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KharmaTrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-10 08:39 AM Response to Original message |
19. It's All About Money... |
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unhappycamper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-10 08:48 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. "Follow the money." |
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DaveinJapan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-10 08:51 AM Response to Original message |
22. I really hate bullshit hyperbole, and there is some in this article. |
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northernlights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-10 09:24 AM Response to Reply #22 |
25. better health INSURANCE for some, paid for by |
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russspeakeasy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-10 09:45 AM Response to Reply #25 |
27. northernlights...you nailed it..Thanks. |
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Locrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-10 09:01 AM Response to Original message |
23. they're not done, just getting started |
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sirthomas66 (336 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-10 10:11 AM Response to Original message |
28. Until we get past the notion that contacting our representatives, |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-10 11:16 AM Response to Reply #28 |
37. Right ... what's the figure on lobbyists now ... 1600 for every 1 member of Congress ... ???? |
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dfgrbac (378 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-10 01:28 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. Have you voted for the National Initiative? |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-10 01:49 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. Thank you -- will look at it later today - |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-10 11:03 AM Response to Original message |
31. K/R -- |
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AsahinaKimi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-10 11:11 AM Response to Original message |
34. I think I knew this |
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