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liberal N proud

(60,338 posts) Sun Oct 6, 2013, 06:02 PM Oct 2013

aMErica vs. United States...

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aMErica vs. United States... (Original Post) liberal N proud Oct 2013 OP

The modern conservative Jim Warren Oct 2013 #1

^^^this^^^ progressoid Oct 2013 #3

One of my favorite quotes SnowCritter Oct 2013 #6

That's Ayn Rand in a nutshell. Jack Rabbit Oct 2013 #7

That is pretty clever... yuiyoshida Oct 2013 #2

I believe that sums up the mindsets pretty well. Uncle Joe Oct 2013 #4

Good on ya! And it's JUSTICE not JUST US, like those people seem to think! ..nt dougolat Oct 2013 #5

and America is a vague term there is South America and Central America. mucifer Oct 2013 #8

Jim Warren

(2,736 posts)

1. The modern conservative

Reply to liberal N proud (Original post)

Sun Oct 6, 2013, 06:06 PM

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“The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.”

John Kenneth Galbraith

progressoid

(49,992 posts)

3. ^^^this^^^

Reply to Jim Warren (Reply #1)

Sun Oct 6, 2013, 06:54 PM

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SnowCritter

(810 posts)

6. One of my favorite quotes

Reply to Jim Warren (Reply #1)

Sun Oct 6, 2013, 07:37 PM

Oct 2013

I used it for a "sig" line for a while.

Jack Rabbit

(45,984 posts)

7. That's Ayn Rand in a nutshell.

Reply to Jim Warren (Reply #1)

Sun Oct 6, 2013, 07:39 PM

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yuiyoshida

(41,833 posts)

2. That is pretty clever...

Reply to liberal N proud (Original post)

Sun Oct 6, 2013, 06:07 PM

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and not far from the truth.

Uncle Joe

(58,378 posts)

4. I believe that sums up the mindsets pretty well.

Reply to liberal N proud (Original post)

Sun Oct 6, 2013, 07:03 PM

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Thanks for the thread, liberal N proud.

dougolat

(716 posts)

5. Good on ya! And it's JUSTICE not JUST US, like those people seem to think! ..nt

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Sun Oct 6, 2013, 07:14 PM

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mucifer

(23,557 posts)

8. and America is a vague term there is South America and Central America.

Reply to liberal N proud (Original post)

Sun Oct 6, 2013, 07:40 PM

Oct 2013

I always prefer to use the term United States of America.

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