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whathehell

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31. Yes, because her superior Brit culture resulted in citizens voting to leave
Sat Dec 23, 2017, 03:33 PM
Dec 2017

Last edited Sat Dec 23, 2017, 07:42 PM - Edit history (1)

a European Union they were entirely ignorant of until a day AFTER they voted themselves out of it...Duuh..

Difficult for me to refute this sentiment.nm Ferrets are Cool Dec 2017 #1
i can explain it. trump is the logical result of ignoring right wing talk radio for 30 yrs certainot Dec 2017 #142
We allow vicious lies in the name of "Freedom of the Press" and we allow our (former) politicians/ Dustlawyer Dec 2017 #146
a lot on left fall for that rw talking point about freedom of speech bullshit applied to a classic certainot Dec 2017 #157
I agree that the Dems have done a piss poor job at counter sttack whathehell Dec 2017 #169
I'm so sorry janterry Dec 2017 #2
You do many things well. LiberalLovinLug Dec 2017 #26
Yes we do whathehell Dec 2017 #75
Wish I could go with her. zentrum Dec 2017 #84
I wish you could too whathehell Dec 2017 #91
Maybe, but we are currently the winnas in decline. nt Susan Calvin Dec 2017 #96
Says you.. whathehell Dec 2017 #120
Yep. Sez you. I beg to differ. Susan Calvin Dec 2017 #121
Merry Christmas,! whathehell Dec 2017 #124
Happy holidays,! (typo included) Susan Calvin Dec 2017 #126
I'd call it a zentrum Dec 2017 #139
Perhaps zentrum Dec 2017 #141
Perhaps whathehell Dec 2017 #148
I was merely responding zentrum Dec 2017 #171
Of course you were.. whathehell Dec 2017 #172
You might ask youself why civilization is in decline. defacto7 Dec 2017 #103
Lol..am I supposed to respond whathehell Dec 2017 #119
Um. Grammar police. You find the error. nt. Susan Calvin Dec 2017 #122
Um, how about I don't? whathehell Dec 2017 #127
Your choice, your prob. Susan Calvin Dec 2017 #128
Seems to be more your "prob" than mine whathehell Dec 2017 #131
Yep. nt. Susan Calvin Dec 2017 #123
Have you ever lived in Europe? Sophia4 Dec 2017 #136
Yes I have.. whathehell Dec 2017 #137
It is about values. What value do we put on a human life that does not have an Doodley Dec 2017 #155
Wish I could move to London from the US. OliverQ Dec 2017 #3
Oh my.. whathehell Dec 2017 #92
Yikes ! Reading this will be most discouraging virgogal Dec 2017 #4
Harsh, but largely true. Crunchy Frog Dec 2017 #5
All true - from one born and raised here. TryLogic Dec 2017 #36
Bullshit..from one also "born and raised here". whathehell Dec 2017 #93
Well, Susan Calvin Dec 2017 #102
Ah yes the old love it or leave it. BannonsLiver Dec 2017 #110
So your alternative is? whathehell Dec 2017 #118
The OP says what I feel. nt. Susan Calvin Dec 2017 #125
Well, bless your heart whathehell Dec 2017 #129
What does patriotism mean to you? Doodley Dec 2017 #152
the door might be open NJCher Dec 2017 #147
Such is life.. whathehell Dec 2017 #168
Ha, not really treestar Dec 2017 #161
Largely biased, I'd say. whathehell Dec 2017 #74
I'd take the royal family over the Republican party any day. Crunchy Frog Dec 2017 #76
Never heard of the Tories, Lol? whathehell Dec 2017 #79
I'd take them over the Republicans too. Crunchy Frog Dec 2017 #83
There's more upward mobility zentrum Dec 2017 #85
.. Only since quite recently, and even now, only by a small margin. whathehell Dec 2017 #87
I wouldn't. Jake Stern Dec 2017 #90
The monarch wields no actual power. Crunchy Frog Dec 2017 #101
First it's not about who actually wields power Jake Stern Dec 2017 #111
I didn't say there was a point to it, Crunchy Frog Dec 2017 #117
Oh my goodness. cwydro Dec 2017 #138
The real equivalent is the Tories treestar Dec 2017 #163
Yes, I thought, what about Brexit? treestar Dec 2017 #162
And when you look at TPTB Trump crowd, it extends far beyond Trump. There are many basically RKP5637 Dec 2017 #6
Yes. This is true about our culture nm AmericanActivist Dec 2017 #7
My response: A lot of us know this, and are similarly embarrassed, ashamed, and dismayed. Aristus Dec 2017 #8
I remember many, many years ago PatSeg Dec 2017 #51
And it's not even an accurate quote. Susan Calvin Dec 2017 #97
Yes PatSeg Dec 2017 #144
Sad, but true. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2017 #9
If only dear Mari had a clue, saidsimplesimon Dec 2017 #10
Mari is going back to reasonably-structured healthcare. Demit Dec 2017 #12
That is subject to cuts and the constant threat of cuts by whathehell Dec 2017 #82
Constant threat, yeah, I know. In the meantime they have it don't they? Demit Dec 2017 #100
Exactly...It's surprising how "plutocratic" Jolly Olde has become whathehell Dec 2017 #45
Thank you for bringing some balance to the subject whathehell Dec 2017 #134
I cant blame Mari at all. MrScorpio Dec 2017 #11
I can whathehell Dec 2017 #71
Ouch! Heartstrings Dec 2017 #13
What doesnt make sense to me is spooky3 Dec 2017 #14
It's still in the US. Mariana Dec 2017 #18
No question (although MA has its own health care system), spooky3 Dec 2017 #46
It's just an opinion piece. Mariana Dec 2017 #67
I've mentioned it before Kogaratsu72 Dec 2017 #77
Trump himself said, "the American Dream is dead" world wide wally Dec 2017 #15
Yes indeed. mountain grammy Dec 2017 #30
This ought to be a poster or something. nt. raccoon Dec 2017 #70
We Would Do Well to Listen to Mari Leith Dec 2017 #16
I would have to agree with her. smirkymonkey Dec 2017 #17
Lol...I doubt you'd enjoy Austria now ..It's gone to the Right. whathehell Dec 2017 #49
Yep, Austria is not a step up now. Alice11111 Dec 2017 #59
Correct. n/t. whathehell Dec 2017 #61
What about Brexit. nycbos Dec 2017 #19
nycbos, bingo saidsimplesimon Dec 2017 #48
Truly. Not much high ground here. My partner has duel Alice11111 Dec 2017 #54
Of course.. Mentioned by me in a post up thread. whathehell Dec 2017 #56
We agree again. Alice11111 Dec 2017 #58
True, but not new... paleotn Dec 2017 #20
UK enid602 Dec 2017 #21
Foreign intervention wouldn't have worked if the soil had not already been fertile. The_jackalope Dec 2017 #24
Talent enid602 Dec 2017 #40
Absolutely spot on analysis of American society. procon Dec 2017 #22
Looking south from Ottawa, I agree with her. The_jackalope Dec 2017 #23
"selling itself to itself" struck a chord with me as well yonder Dec 2017 #88
I saw a bumper sticker on a truck this morning mnhtnbb Dec 2017 #25
The future is going smack these morons very hard and very soon. roamer65 Dec 2017 #39
Also thinking of moving. Lonestarblue Dec 2017 #50
Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2017 #113
Funny thing his wife is probably the type to hate on "Moozlems" Jake Stern Dec 2017 #176
The damage done seals the deal StarzGuy Dec 2017 #27
Sorry for your disability . I feel the same way. I'm retired and trying to live on less than 800.00 geretogo Dec 2017 #35
Most Americans don't care about the Common Good anymore! Chasstev365 Dec 2017 #28
You mean like the Majority that voted Clinton instead of Trump? whathehell Dec 2017 #62
Merry Christmas! Chasstev365 Dec 2017 #68
Happy New Year! whathehell Dec 2017 #69
This reminds me of X-Files episode last year "Mulder and Scully Meet the Were-Monster" underpants Dec 2017 #29
Yes, because her superior Brit culture resulted in citizens voting to leave whathehell Dec 2017 #31
They still have single-payer health care, old chap. The_jackalope Dec 2017 #34
..and an outdated mentally mediocre Monarchy still payed up the nose for whathehell Dec 2017 #37
I'd trade DJT for Queen Elizabeth II in a New York minute The_jackalope Dec 2017 #38
Lol.. That's unfortunate since we can throw DJT out, but the Royals are forever whathehell Dec 2017 #41
The only way DJT won't remain a benign burden is.. mdbl Dec 2017 #98
Being thrown out of office might work too whathehell Dec 2017 #130
Even if you consider the Royal family a waste of money... potone Dec 2017 #158
Lol.. whathehell Dec 2017 #167
Absolutely true . geretogo Dec 2017 #32
Happy Holidays, Mari mountain grammy Dec 2017 #33
we are still learning how to be a country samnsara Dec 2017 #42
Yes. Absolutely yes Saboburns Dec 2017 #43
Thanks for giving us a try bucolic_frolic Dec 2017 #44
So, let me get this straight - Mme. Defarge Dec 2017 #47
i agree with you onetexan Dec 2017 #53
We're the whole zero sum thing or whatever writ large. Ligyron Dec 2017 #52
Beautiful place Concord. Home to Walden Pond and some very nice people. CentralMass Dec 2017 #55
I picture Trump and family (GOP) as bad renters tavernier Dec 2017 #57
No, Donald Trump is NOT a logical result of American culture ollie10 Dec 2017 #60
Our values are fucked up. No question. Yavin4 Dec 2017 #63
Contrasted to the absolutely sterling ones of other countries? whathehell Dec 2017 #72
I've been to other countries Yavin4 Dec 2017 #78
Likely not as many as I have.. whathehell Dec 2017 #80
Most of the rest of the world supports families more. yardwork Dec 2017 #145
Most of what is being defined as "America" here, is really whathehell Dec 2017 #173
Couldn't agree more. shanny Dec 2017 #64
Who wrote this? melman Dec 2017 #65
I love living here in BC! Fiendish Thingy Dec 2017 #66
She doesn't say why she came here...I'd guess it was a marriage whathehell Dec 2017 #73
Well, Britain has its own problems, with Brexit etc.! LeftishBrit Dec 2017 #81
Are OP jodymarie aimee and Mari the same person? Why the third-person subject line? VOX Dec 2017 #86
Fine, but two words for you: Teresa. May. regnaD kciN Dec 2017 #89
OP: I cant say Quemado Dec 2017 #94
So very well said. Without much of an outside viewpoint, BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2017 #95
Well said. Dual citizenship has its advantages. Best of luck. Eyeball_Kid Dec 2017 #99
Spot on. mudstump Dec 2017 #104
She's right. Sadly. Wish I could afford to move to Great Britain. Honeycombe8 Dec 2017 #105
It's embarrassing... mudstump Dec 2017 #106
Ironically, it's usually Americans who have never been outside of this country. smirkymonkey Dec 2017 #133
Hear hear! defacto7 Dec 2017 #107
How about Barack Obama? Also a logical result of our culture? n/t sl8 Dec 2017 #108
As the French say, the difference between America and Yogurt, Xipe Totec Dec 2017 #109
That's an ignorant statement, imo. Visit any American city, and they'll be full of culture! Oneironaut Dec 2017 #156
Little Miss Brexit/UKIP likes prancing on her high horse, doesn't she?? Blue_Tires Dec 2017 #112
Sad but true Pepsidog Dec 2017 #114
Americas dirty secret exposed Pepsidog Dec 2017 #115
It is a little depressing to read this and realize old guy Dec 2017 #116
I'm wondering where are country has gone, and where it's going. You are so right. YOHABLO Dec 2017 #132
I completely agree and have felt it coming cilla4progress Dec 2017 #135
I'll ask again melman Dec 2017 #140
It doesn't matter, as that is the sentiment of millions. Doodley Dec 2017 #154
It definitely does matter melman Dec 2017 #175
Shes right. alarimer Dec 2017 #143
This American disease arises periodically, but this particular strain of it started ... Persondem Dec 2017 #149
Partially true, I think. lark Dec 2017 #150
So she moves back to a country that worships Kings and Queens. former9thward Dec 2017 #151
I think Americans are more into royalty than the Brits. Doodley Dec 2017 #153
Do you really believe the British "worship" kings and queens? Demit Dec 2017 #164
Its a sick culture we fought a revolution against. former9thward Dec 2017 #170
I agree this Presidency is a crime and therefore should logically be Enoki33 Dec 2017 #159
Don't forget Hillary won the popular vote treestar Dec 2017 #160
The Palin family Turbineguy Dec 2017 #165
I blame this country for allowing Hate Radio and Hate Network Fox News yuiyoshida Dec 2017 #166
So what was Obama? whathehell Dec 2017 #174
I was born here and if I had the money would blow out of Dodge in a heartbeat, all is lost even if FreeStateDemocrat Dec 2017 #177
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