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MNBrewer

(8,462 posts)
5. It doesn't matter that he's speaking the truth
Tue Sep 25, 2012, 06:32 PM
Sep 2012

this is DU, and to question is to commit the unpardonable sin.

Expect a fresh round of "Fuck Chris Hedges" threads....

For my part, he looks right on, calling for the Democratic Party to stand up for the people over corporate power, but lots here will see it as an outright attack instead.

My suggestion for Hedges: cali Sep 2012 #1
How is he wrong -- specifically -- about the suasion of corporate power? villager Sep 2012 #2
he makes sweeping generalizations cali Sep 2012 #3
It doesn't matter that he's speaking the truth MNBrewer Sep 2012 #5
yes. yes. if one doesn't agree, one is in denial. the truth? lol, honey. cali Sep 2012 #10
Sorry, but I'll take his "opinion" over yours any day MNBrewer Sep 2012 #14
lol. feel free. I'm not asking you to take my opinion cali Sep 2012 #20
I agree that there are numerous things Summer Hathaway Sep 2012 #38
I suggest you haven't been paying attention if you think those things can't be questioned LOL MNBrewer Sep 2012 #42
I think perhaps you're the one Summer Hathaway Sep 2012 #47
True, Assange and Greenwald are guilty. The Government told me so! Zalatix Sep 2012 #55
Really? Summer Hathaway Sep 2012 #56
You really asked a crazy question like that? Zalatix Sep 2012 #64
Oh, so the Swedish gov't told you he's guilty? Summer Hathaway Sep 2012 #71
I've disliked Hedges long before this article. Odin2005 Sep 2012 #79
villager... a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #6
I can see it both ways, personally. 99th_Monkey Sep 2012 #11
right... a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #13
I believe you are very much mistaken 99th_Monkey Sep 2012 #33
LOL a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #36
Free pony tama Sep 2012 #103
not enough free ponies... a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #104
That looks fairly close to the amount of ponies the corporations and uber wealthy receieved. raouldukelives Sep 2012 #106
You didn't read what he said, did you? MNBrewer Sep 2012 #15
Well, if you were the 4th Amendment, you wouldn't see much difference. villager Sep 2012 #16
I'll admit... a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #19
You do indeed tune out quickly from the discussion, Geek Bob! villager Sep 2012 #21
really? an attempt at a snarky comment? a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #23
Was it? Was that what you were doing with the "mental rabies" thing? I wasn't sure. villager Sep 2012 #25
okay then a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #26
So... capitalism is helping people thrive, and all of Scandanavia has mental rabies? villager Sep 2012 #32
All of scandanavia is socialist? Pure socialist? a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #102
I am a socialist, but I am also a political realist. Odin2005 Sep 2012 #82
That I can work with. a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #84
This socialist has no problem with entrepreneurs! Odin2005 Sep 2012 #90
then we haven't got a problem... a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #92
Have a nice life. GeorgeGist Sep 2012 #98
thank you for the well wishing a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #101
Can you explain what Socialism is? I have rarely met a Democrat who has this sabrina 1 Sep 2012 #109
oh look! it's a black or white fallacy... a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #110
Because Hedges is about throwing his body onto the gears of the Death Machine, 99th_Monkey Sep 2012 #4
Goodness, how dramatic. n/t DemocratsForProgress Sep 2012 #8
codswallop. and why don't YOU go throw your body into the gears if cali Sep 2012 #12
Comparing Hedges to Mario Savio is an insult to Savio. Odin2005 Sep 2012 #83
I kind of liked Savio a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #105
I don't know who's worse... Zalatix Sep 2012 #49
From the article: DemocratsForProgress Sep 2012 #7
+100 Zalatix Sep 2012 #50
OK. I read the entire piece cali Sep 2012 #9
I don't completely agree w/Hedges, but feel his voice is important. 99th_Monkey Sep 2012 #18
I no longer do. cali Sep 2012 #22
It's true that Hedges appears to have given up on Obama 99th_Monkey Sep 2012 #28
I think the word excoriate is more appropriate cali Sep 2012 #30
Hedges' list of Obama's broken promises 99th_Monkey Sep 2012 #39
You didn't answer my question. cali Sep 2012 #46
Post removed Post removed Sep 2012 #57
Many here conveniently forget what Obama has *asked* them to do... villager Sep 2012 #24
Yes, some people do. cali Sep 2012 #27
Not to make our sub-exchange about the Hedges piece, Cali -- you *do* agree we need villager Sep 2012 #31
Absolutely. My point is that is antithetical to what Hedges believes. cali Sep 2012 #34
Well, though I like the OP more than you do -- I think it raises some salient, if imperfectly villager Sep 2012 #37
They are both corporatists Kindly Refrain Sep 2012 #35
Yes, but that doesn't mean there isn't an enormous gulf between the two. cali Sep 2012 #40
This is just to defend Bernie Sanders real quick. limpyhobbler Sep 2012 #87
Bernie is my Senator. I love the guy cali Sep 2012 #100
He's become a caricature of the negative stereptypes of "preachy Baby Boomers". Odin2005 Sep 2012 #86
Ay yay yay alcibiades_mystery Sep 2012 #17
I'll take mine with a little sugar on top of my GMO oatmeal and hormone fed eggs on the side. NT Kalidurga Sep 2012 #29
Fuck Socialism. There is a party for socialists. banned from Kos Sep 2012 #41
As in obscure "3rd party" you mean? 99th_Monkey Sep 2012 #43
So... No Teachers... No Firefighters... No Police... No Military ??? WillyT Sep 2012 #44
Of course they are. banned from Kos Sep 2012 #45
Thank You !!! - So The Argument Becomes... WHAT... Is Essential ??? WillyT Sep 2012 #48
Hedges says YOU are the problem, Willy banned from Kos Sep 2012 #51
Well... Hedges Is Probably Pointing Out The Obvious... WillyT Sep 2012 #72
Yup. They did that with water already. Zalatix Sep 2012 #53
What about Bernie Sanders? He almost ALWAYS sides with the Dems. Zalatix Sep 2012 #52
There may not be anything "wrong" with Socialism. banned from Kos Sep 2012 #59
To Hedges: Don't let the perfect become the ENEMY of the good. Zalatix Sep 2012 #54
The dichotomy is not perfect/good, it is bad/worse. hay rick Sep 2012 #66
He reminds me of the the German Communists in 1932. Odin2005 Sep 2012 #88
Liberals today remind me of German liberals who remained silent limpyhobbler Sep 2012 #97
I like it when outsiders criticize Democrats from the left. I want more of this on the TV. nt. limpyhobbler Sep 2012 #58
Or better yet, how about helping to elect leftists at the state and local level? Zalatix Sep 2012 #61
Hedges, Nader and their fans here are de facto allies of the Republicans. geek tragedy Sep 2012 #62
I think boot-licking corporate centrists are the real allies of the Republicans. limpyhobbler Sep 2012 #70
Attacking the boot-lickers? hay rick Sep 2012 #73
Those who objectively try to help Republicans win elections are their allies. geek tragedy Sep 2012 #75
Those who help pass right-wing policies are the Republicans' allies. limpyhobbler Sep 2012 #80
His lawsuit has merit. His attempts to persuade people to not vote geek tragedy Sep 2012 #85
Can't argue with that. limpyhobbler Sep 2012 #65
What is this pro-Romney horeshit doing here? nt geek tragedy Sep 2012 #60
Pro-Romney? You'd best get your eyes checked, 99th_Monkey Sep 2012 #63
That's a pretty rosey take-away from Hedges. Capn Sunshine Sep 2012 #67
No, he's attacking Obama as just as bad as Romney, and he says you're part of the problem muriel_volestrangler Sep 2012 #69
No, Hedges wants Obama to lose because only by geek tragedy Sep 2012 #74
FYI, OP will not be posting in this thread any more. Nye Bevan Sep 2012 #68
I was on a jury that voted to leave this very post alone MannyGoldstein Sep 2012 #76
Post removed Post removed Sep 2012 #77
Never mind - my jury was for the OP, it was a later response MannyGoldstein Sep 2012 #93
Some of these RWers really can't help themselves. Son of Gob Sep 2012 #81
Thank you, Nye Bevan! Cha Sep 2012 #95
More proof of why I hate Chris Hedges. Odin2005 Sep 2012 #78
Chris Hedges is an asshat. Warren DeMontague Sep 2012 #89
DUZY!!!!!!!!! Odin2005 Sep 2012 #91
ROFL! Bobbie Jo Sep 2012 #94
Campaign finance reform. Autumn Sep 2012 #96
It seems progressive voices are no longer popular on this site DerekG Sep 2012 #99
Spouting Naderite garbage has never been allowed on DU. Odin2005 Sep 2012 #107
Oh, for pete's sake. MineralMan Sep 2012 #108
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