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Arkansas Granny

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1. I've seen and felt that same anger. Prices are going up,

Reply to redstatebluegirl (Original post)

Sat Nov 2, 2013, 08:55 AM

Nov 2013

but not wages. More and more people slipping through the cracks into poverty instead of advancing despite the fact that they are working harder. The thought that programs to help the poor, mainly children, are being cut while the rich continue to live a lavish lifestyle without paying their fair share.

I could go on and on, but we recognize those problems. I believe the only hope we have is to vote the RWNJs out of office and enact some serious campaign finance reform to level the playing field.

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How angry are we these days? [View all] redstatebluegirl Nov 2013 OP

I've seen and felt that same anger. Prices are going up, Arkansas Granny Nov 2013 #1

That it sums up - only difference kydo Nov 2013 #2

Hi to you in Florida Kydo redstatebluegirl Nov 2013 #3

I saw an marked increase in general psychological dysfunctionality among people I worked with... Smarmie Doofus Nov 2013 #4

But this is where "D" numbers make a difference. The Majority Leader controls SharonAnn Nov 2013 #28

Blue D's Jamaal510 Nov 2013 #36

Another good question: How willing are the angry to channel that anger into GOTV? ancianita Nov 2013 #5

The sort of anger that I think the OP is talking about ... LisaLynne Nov 2013 #6

I am not violent redstatebluegirl Nov 2013 #8

I didn't mean YOU are violent ... LisaLynne Nov 2013 #9

Thanks for that! redstatebluegirl Nov 2013 #12

I understand that. Understanding is the booby prize. Anger isn't bad, it's how it's expressed that ancianita Nov 2013 #11

What brought this on was something I saw yesterday. redstatebluegirl Nov 2013 #14

Understandable. You can see in that the unproductive uses of anger misdirected. ancianita Nov 2013 #17

Thankfully the police just talked with him did not arrest. redstatebluegirl Nov 2013 #18

I've seen firsthand how police defuse misdirected anger. Your larger question is still important. ancianita Nov 2013 #24

Tragic. cilla4progress Nov 2013 #38

Addiction. cilla4progress Nov 2013 #33

I think government pacification, from PR to drugs, is always a bad thing. Freedom can't be ancianita Nov 2013 #39

Wow - you are a real truth-teller cilla4progress Nov 2013 #44

Thank you! ancianita Nov 2013 #46

An excellent question Andy823 Nov 2013 #30

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2013 #7

You ain't seen nothing yet. nt rrneck Nov 2013 #10

This new version of ourselves since the financial collapse. JaneyVee Nov 2013 #13

usually not so much hfojvt Nov 2013 #15

We need a "like" button here redstatebluegirl Nov 2013 #16

My mood is pretty complex and continually evolving....during the Bush* years, I was irate NRaleighLiberal Nov 2013 #19

I totally relate PasadenaTrudy Nov 2013 #27

Y'know, this is really helpful to me. Thank you. cilla4progress Nov 2013 #35

I'm feeling it in myself and seeing it in others... magical thyme Nov 2013 #20

Honey, I want you to know that I hear you, cilla4progress Nov 2013 #40

thank you so much for this... magical thyme Nov 2013 #43

Me too. cilla4progress Nov 2013 #45

Personally, I think you're projecting your own anger... brooklynite Nov 2013 #21

Perhaps the failed business person has turned those feelings inward Mojorabbit Nov 2013 #57

She spilled to me at dinner this week brooklynite Nov 2013 #59

We all should be angry. mountain grammy Nov 2013 #22

I love you! cilla4progress Nov 2013 #41

Not angry enough... yet. ananda Nov 2013 #23

My anger entered the red zone in November 2000 NV Whino Nov 2013 #25

Thank you. I knew it wasn't just me. russspeakeasy Nov 2013 #26

Any contact with right wingers and their insidious BS raises my BP a few notches. Zorra Nov 2013 #29

Let me count the ways... L0oniX Nov 2013 #31

Totally...for all the reasons you say. cilla4progress Nov 2013 #32

Thanks! redstatebluegirl Nov 2013 #34

Crap - I must be a MESS! cilla4progress Nov 2013 #42

I totally agree...everywhere you look has seen better times. joanbarnes Nov 2013 #37

This is one of the healthiest, cilla4progress Nov 2013 #47

I needed it after yesterday redstatebluegirl Nov 2013 #49

I relate.. cilla4progress Nov 2013 #51

Angry enough. davidthegnome Nov 2013 #48

Cyberhug to you David.... redstatebluegirl Nov 2013 #50

Thanks davidthegnome Nov 2013 #62

I Was Yelled At By Security Guard @ Red Rocks otohara Nov 2013 #52

not angry enough Doctor_J Nov 2013 #53

It's life in a dying empire. roamer65 Nov 2013 #54

I think people in general have gotten more and more angry over the past 5 years. juanrodriguezn248 Nov 2013 #55

I am still boiling blood mad at Cheney and his lackey Dubya. Rex Nov 2013 #56

VERY angry DiverDave Nov 2013 #58

I am one of those 50 something year olds that lost a job Packerowner740 Nov 2013 #60

I considered it. davidthegnome Nov 2013 #61