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77. I think they knew it too. Forever war. Our country was taken over by extremist psychopaths for a

Mon Jan 12, 2015, 12:47 PM

Jan 2015

while, but we decided to do nothing about it. So there is no hope of stopping the War Machine at this point. It would take replacing nearly every member of Congress and the Senate and putting someone who is so tough no one dares to cross him/her before we can even begin to start reversing the damage.

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Chris Hedges - We have engineered the rage of the dispossessed (warning - may scare some) [View all] kpete Jan 2015 OP

K/R marmar Jan 2015 #1

Frightened of what? upaloopa Jan 2015 #103

OMFG! Hedges totally 'goes there'. I love this man. HUGE K&R!! 99th_Monkey Jan 2015 #2

He tells the truth. A lot of people have suddenly stopped wanting the truth. sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #43

early on in the start of the 2003 heaven05 Jan 2015 #51

I think they knew it too. Forever war. Our country was taken over by extremist psychopaths for a sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #77

So we limp along 99th_Monkey Jan 2015 #93

Well, the "Imperial West" wouldn't be so successful w/o help of Saudis and other heads of state KittyWampus Jan 2015 #3

Excellent point. hifiguy Jan 2015 #104

good turn of phrase. Our media never, ever mentions this. KittyWampus Jan 2015 #108

k&r, the attack on Charlie Hebdo was not about images of Mohamed, that was the excuse. uppityperson Jan 2015 #4

I agree that religion is not the cause BainsBane Jan 2015 #5

Agreed. The anti-religion brigade is just another way for 1% to "divide & conquer" the 99% nt 99th_Monkey Jan 2015 #6

You got that right. Brigid Jan 2015 #12

I've been all over the map 99th_Monkey Jan 2015 #15

The deal around the table may need to be empathy,too HereSince1628 Jan 2015 #41

Good point you make. -nt 99th_Monkey Jan 2015 #95

+100 ND-Dem Jan 2015 #20

+1 nt Live and Learn Jan 2015 #16

What "wretched of the earth"? The attackers were middle-class French citizens Recursion Jan 2015 #7

Middle class isn't the impression I got. Do you have a link for that? ND-Dem Jan 2015 #21

The brothers worked at a restaurant; Coulibaly worked for Coca Cola Recursion Jan 2015 #24

According to the article I posted, the brother worked in a fish market. After getting out ND-Dem Jan 2015 #26

Now, compare it to le cite des 4000 that the original article mentioned Recursion Jan 2015 #30

I didn't read what you read. Please copy the part about gentrification in the 19th. ND-Dem Jan 2015 #31

Seriously? Go to Paris some time Recursion Jan 2015 #73

I've been to paris, thanks very much. I've been to the 19th, belleville area. what you're ND-Dem Jan 2015 #83

Said: ‘He was very, very muscular but I think they were poor. ND-Dem Jan 2015 #34

Yes, I've read many articles stating they were poor and felt ostracized. polly7 Jan 2015 #38

Then why weren't they in the neighborhood the author profiled? Recursion Jan 2015 #52

One lived in the 19th; the other lived in Gennevilliers, as reported by multiple sources. ND-Dem Jan 2015 #107

ohhhhhh DustyJoe Jan 2015 #81

Guess you didn't read my post very well. polly7 Jan 2015 #82

You are correct. And welcome to DU ND-Dem! (nt) PotatoChip Jan 2015 #79

This message was self-deleted by its author Recursion Jan 2015 #23

and "...devoid of hope, brutally controlled, belittled and mocked..." ? Perhaps one can be "wretched jtuck004 Jan 2015 #54

They're school shooters. They're Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold. Recursion Jan 2015 #62

So in a school you would have a fairly better chance of identifying people who have something going jtuck004 Jan 2015 #67

Even in the school that fails: Harris was popular Recursion Jan 2015 #69

I'm not sure that isn't the lie, that you can't be "broken" while appearing advantaged. n/t jtuck004 Jan 2015 #70

They were not "middle class" or "fairly well off". PotatoChip Jan 2015 #86

I don't condone my government killing innocent people Skittles Jan 2015 #8

Well, I don't think Hedges is excusing the attacks on Charlie Hebdo, Maedhros Jan 2015 #85

I was going to tell you all that he is wrong but then I stopped to think. The attackers used a jwirr Jan 2015 #9

+1 daleanime Jan 2015 #10

I have often thought . . . Brigid Jan 2015 #13

Exactly and I think if we look at the history of rebellion that would be true in most of them. jwirr Jan 2015 #57

They were angry about the "Let them eat cake" thing BobbyBoring Jan 2015 #88

+2 ReRe Jan 2015 #17

You're right fadedrose Jan 2015 #55

Too bad isn't it? jwirr Jan 2015 #58

Damned pity nt fadedrose Jan 2015 #59

Painfully True. n/t Martin Eden Jan 2015 #11

But they didn't live in Saint-Denis or Pantin; they lived in Paris Recursion Jan 2015 #25

the particular circumstances of the attackers bbgrunt Jan 2015 #92

Maybe if you look Old Codger Jan 2015 #14

"we" didn't fight the barbary pirates. ND-Dem Jan 2015 #22

Apparently you didn't read Old Codger Jan 2015 #27

I don't know about you, but I wasn't alive in the 1800s. "We" also fought the british, in ND-Dem Jan 2015 #28

LOL Old Codger Jan 2015 #32

No, I think you're trying to make the case that the US has always had a bad relationship with ND-Dem Jan 2015 #33

This message was self-deleted by its author NuclearDem Jan 2015 #65

America was fighting Christians before they were fighting Muslims. Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2015 #56

Its about time fingrin Jan 2015 #18

Thanks for posting this. As is so often the case, Hedges reframes the debate and KingCharlemagne Jan 2015 #19

a vile rant that know not what it is DonCoquixote Jan 2015 #29

mockery in the service of racism is an outrage reddread Jan 2015 #40

I hear the sounds of the city and dispossessed seveneyes Jan 2015 #35

Don't expect M$Greedia to discuss this malaise Jan 2015 #36

But, but, but ... isn't it enough to just say they hate our freedoms? Scuba Jan 2015 #37

"The evil of predatory global capitalism and empire has spawned the evil of terrorism. " LWolf Jan 2015 #39

Um, Mr. Hedges? The killers said they did it in support of ISIS. randome Jan 2015 #42

I think the greater point is that JackInGreen Jan 2015 #44

The cultural divide simply exists. America is not responsible for everything. randome Jan 2015 #46

"America is not responsible for everything" KansDem Jan 2015 #63

Yes, America killed and tortured combatants. randome Jan 2015 #74

I think you missed the point. Unknown Beatle Jan 2015 #100

everyone once in a while kpete Jan 2015 #78

This: chervilant Jan 2015 #45

Thanks chervilant, kpete Jan 2015 #47

I look forward to your OPs, chervilant Jan 2015 #64

K&R nt raouldukelives Jan 2015 #48

The only understanding I see in all of this is the obvious. A lot of those in power are sociopaths, BlueJazz Jan 2015 #49

Probably the most clueless article on the subject posted here oberliner Jan 2015 #50

So I take it you disagree with Hedges' thesis statement (in his first paragraph): KingCharlemagne Jan 2015 #60

The basic premise is completely accurate.... now what? Adrahil Jan 2015 #53

Why not? We did the equivalent with the Marshall Plan after World War II, when KingCharlemagne Jan 2015 #61

I think this is simplifying things. Osama Bin Laden was from one of the wealthiest families in S.A. Arugula Latte Jan 2015 #66

My message to the "Wretched of the Earth". staggerleem Jan 2015 #68

^^^^^THIS^^^^^ BobbyBoring Jan 2015 #94

We need to understand the rage. Chemisse Jan 2015 #71

Wait, what "rage"? Recursion Jan 2015 #72

I am more thinking about the underlying movements, such as Al Qaeda. Chemisse Jan 2015 #76

over & over & over again kpete Jan 2015 #80

It is about religion cali Jan 2015 #75

I don't think Hedges would disagree with you. PotatoChip Jan 2015 #89

Not sure if you read this article, but I think it speaks extremely well to the increase in adirondacker Jan 2015 #109

Scare me? It lifts my spirits Doctor_J Jan 2015 #84

"Capitalists will sell us the rope with which to hang them." ~Attributed KingCharlemagne Jan 2015 #96

The same conditions Hedges describes is now festering in cities and towns all over this country . geretogo Jan 2015 #87

Hedges wrote the book "I don't believe in Atheists" he will always make excuses for religion. m-lekktor Jan 2015 #90

And yet, religious people loathe him. Funny thing, that. (nt) PotatoChip Jan 2015 #91

Thank you for pointing that out. MindPilot Jan 2015 #99

American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on America PotatoChip Jan 2015 #102

He is quite clear. He hates fundamentalism. Luminous Animal Jan 2015 #101

It's all blowback from terrible ME policies. Solution: stop blowing it. grahamhgreen Jan 2015 #97

Very Interesting... but! ymetca Jan 2015 #98

Spot on, Hedges. Octafish Jan 2015 #105

Were the attackers Sunni or Shia? Cosmic Kitten Jan 2015 #106

His bullshit "poverty" argument might carry more weight Blue_Tires Jan 2015 #110