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ProfessorPlum

(11,252 posts)
8. How fortunate for you that your bubble shields you from
Thu Apr 28, 2016, 11:32 AM
Apr 2016

the deprivations and desperation of your fellows.

I'm glad that Manhattan is doing well, and that it successfully hides the problems of the economic also-rans from your eyes.

I cannot recommend this enough, short and to the point... AuntPatsy Apr 2016 #1
Never. Wishing the worst for your neighbor is a uniquely american value. n/t lumberjack_jeff Apr 2016 #2
that is an excellent, and sad, way to put it. ProfessorPlum Apr 2016 #4
I have to agree. NEVER. We as a people have to feel that we are superior to the person next to us. LiberalArkie Apr 2016 #29
absolutely Fresh_Start Apr 2016 #90
It's not just the GOP lumberjack_jeff Apr 2016 #93
I see it too Fresh_Start Apr 2016 #96
There's so much hatred behind those Kittycat Apr 2016 #151
Sadly, it is in this obscene win/lose society in the US. People feel good about winning and others RKP5637 Apr 2016 #106
I remember the NIKE commercial robbob Apr 2016 #127
It's just absolutely disgusting what the US has become. n/t RKP5637 Apr 2016 #132
Very clever sig image. trof Apr 2016 #133
Many Americans are willing to sacrifice so that others will suffer more. Kablooie Apr 2016 #160
If it were "uniquely American," then... malthaussen Apr 2016 #164
The Germans may have invented the word. Bad Dog Apr 2016 #168
Excellent post, Professor. nm floriduck Apr 2016 #3
Most Americand don't know this nadinbrzezinski Apr 2016 #5
Hyperbole is not your friend... brooklynite Apr 2016 #6
How fortunate for you that your bubble shields you from ProfessorPlum Apr 2016 #8
I said nothing about Manhattan... brooklynite Apr 2016 #11
Most lines for Broadway shows are found in Manhattan, no? ProfessorPlum Apr 2016 #12
Have you ever looked at the crowd for most Broadway shows today? brooklynite Apr 2016 #14
Your point, again? that some people in the country have some disposable income? ProfessorPlum Apr 2016 #17
But that's my point. "Miserable" suggests a far higher level of struggle than I think is the case. brooklynite Apr 2016 #19
"than I think is the case." ProfessorPlum Apr 2016 #20
And now you know... SusanLarson Apr 2016 #52
Spot on! ~nt vkkv Apr 2016 #58
So who do you suggest Ds 'support' if Mrs. Clinton is the nominee? Sunlei Apr 2016 #59
This message was self-deleted by its author vkkv Apr 2016 #71
The lesser of two evils, obviously, what did you think? nt vkkv Apr 2016 #72
I don't think Mrs. Clinton is 'evil' so are you still on the 'Bernie or Bust' platform or aTrumpite? Sunlei Apr 2016 #78
Just what I was thinking sammythecat Apr 2016 #70
Yep. nt raouldukelives Apr 2016 #162
I think you are missing the forest for the trees. KPN Apr 2016 #105
you must not get out much Skittles Apr 2016 #135
he " must not get out much" indeed. We recently drove from the east coast Nay Apr 2016 #138
Ahhh the rationalization for letting Wall Street run our government. rhett o rick Apr 2016 #10
Well, his income comes from Wall Street jeff47 Apr 2016 #18
Would that not apply to everyone? treestar Apr 2016 #82
Wall street is not all "business enterprises". jeff47 Apr 2016 #111
My daughter has been looking 840high Apr 2016 #22
It's very hard out there especially for the 40 -50 year olds. No one will hire them. nm rhett o rick Apr 2016 #24
Yes - she's 50. 840high Apr 2016 #39
someone needs a visit from the spirits, past, present, future.... AuntPatsy Apr 2016 #27
And yet suicide rates My Good Babushka Apr 2016 #28
Thanks for that ProfessorPlum Apr 2016 #31
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! malaise Apr 2016 #36
just because you don't see us, doesn't mean we aren't here (and reading your words) Viva_La_Revolution Apr 2016 #37
New York is where those who got the cream from the top of the sour milk in 2008 live. JDPriestly Apr 2016 #57
Which is also how the US grew to what it did in the 20th century The2ndWheel Apr 2016 #74
So you are saying that companies should be able to do anything they want? zalinda Apr 2016 #120
I try to stay away from should's The2ndWheel Apr 2016 #183
Try telling that to people who have been zalinda Apr 2016 #184
Back in the 19th and early 20th century, we were a developing country, and there JDPriestly Apr 2016 #134
I live in New York, too, and neither I nor any of the people I associate with on a daily basis Gene Debs Apr 2016 #80
Average cost of a Broadway ticket passes $100 for the first time Human101948 Apr 2016 #91
Exhibit A... lakeguy Apr 2016 #99
With all due respect moonbeam23 Apr 2016 #107
Your post makes me madder than hell Stargazer99 Apr 2016 #108
Hmm you need to get out off that bubble nadinbrzezinski Apr 2016 #122
It must be awesome being you tenderfoot Apr 2016 #125
OMFG - get our of NYC and come drive around upstate bread_and_roses Apr 2016 #175
Holy shit, get out of your privileged bubble. Odin2005 May 2016 #186
Miserable is good... Wounded Bear Apr 2016 #7
Every country has a different history The2ndWheel Apr 2016 #9
Nah, that's a negative way to spin our greatest strength, our diversity and tolerance ProfessorPlum Apr 2016 #15
Well Star Trek is also a fictional TV show The2ndWheel Apr 2016 #61
They keep us fighting amongst ourselves awoke_in_2003 Apr 2016 #117
Canada does all that Europe does with a near-civil war on its hands for several decades ... MisterP Apr 2016 #41
True, and the context of every country is different The2ndWheel Apr 2016 #67
In about 10-20 years. jeff47 Apr 2016 #13
We live to work Matrosov Apr 2016 #16
Plantation Mentality/Protestant Work Ethic. HughBeaumont Apr 2016 #40
You win! moonbeam23 Apr 2016 #115
Never, as long as the vested interests keep us divided. alarimer Apr 2016 #21
And unfortunately a big share of the country has just voted jwirr Apr 2016 #23
that's right, and the strange reality is that not only do they not cost too much ProfessorPlum Apr 2016 #25
Bernie has done an excellent job highlighting the problems with the Democratic Party. Enthusiast Apr 2016 #94
Been holding that in and slightly vexed lately? mrdmk Apr 2016 #155
"Where to Invade Next" by Michael Moore. CrispyQ Apr 2016 #26
A sadistic people My Good Babushka Apr 2016 #30
This is my take on it in a nutshell. Americans are sadistic, seething with Nay Apr 2016 #48
America is that way because that narrative was culitivated by the far right media. Enthusiast Apr 2016 #97
Yeah, I know. That's why I said "I could go on, but I won't." It's not like TPTB Nay Apr 2016 #137
Maybe never. nt ladjf Apr 2016 #32
Want to make this country less Miserable?????? Cryptoad Apr 2016 #33
great advice ProfessorPlum Apr 2016 #42
GOD. ++++ a million. nt Nay Apr 2016 #49
Apathetic,,?? Cryptoad Apr 2016 #81
Just what, on earth, are you trying to say? ProfessorPlum Apr 2016 #129
If we voted for our local senator and representatives treestar Apr 2016 #87
I think you make the best point yet. llmart Apr 2016 #136
I was just thinking that treestar Apr 2016 #85
What makes my ass want a pinch of snuff,,,,, Cryptoad Apr 2016 #95
No, Democrats are powerless to change zalinda Apr 2016 #123
Thank you. I've endlessly repeated the story of here in VA, where Cantor Nay Apr 2016 #140
the GOP are a problem, but our number one problem is money in politics passiveporcupine Apr 2016 #145
Not until the country breaks up into smaller nations, I'm afraid. tabasco Apr 2016 #34
Once we have supermajorities in both Houses of Congress and a landslide Pony. Octafish Apr 2016 #35
A friend & I saw it about a month ago & I'd like to see it again. CrispyQ Apr 2016 #38
Yep, remember it well. the looks on their faces LittleGirl Apr 2016 #156
can't wait to see it ProfessorPlum Apr 2016 #43
Do you want the long answer or the short answer? MrScorpio Apr 2016 #44
Our education system sucks (k-12) and people can't either Phlem Apr 2016 #45
It is Congresses job to raise the Federal minimum wage to $15. Americans have to stop electing Repub Sunlei Apr 2016 #46
Some of those Republicans wear Democrat suits. Phlem Apr 2016 #47
I know but a good start is to not elect Republicans. The worst has come from them. Sunlei Apr 2016 #50
Been doin it since before 2005. Phlem Apr 2016 #56
Yup, more and more of OUR Federal funds go into 'for profit' private pockets. Sunlei Apr 2016 #62
Yup. Phlem Apr 2016 #65
Thanks, you too! Sunlei Apr 2016 #76
BERNIE SANDERS: "Poor people don't vote". vkkv Apr 2016 #51
Because voting is on a Tuesday, and they don't have the luxury. Oneironaut Apr 2016 #86
Mail-in ballots, absentee ballots.. there are other options, but yes, if one isn't all that vkkv Apr 2016 #98
A number of states require a reason for absentee ballots zalinda Apr 2016 #126
""Or just maybe nothing fucking changes whether you vote or not. "" vkkv Apr 2016 #130
When you have been voting for Democrats zalinda Apr 2016 #131
I have heard this so many times nadinbrzezinski Apr 2016 #148
Amen! redstatebluegirl Apr 2016 #53
K&R yuiyoshida Apr 2016 #54
Getting the money out of politics is a start... modestybl Apr 2016 #55
Bhutan? They don't focus on Gross Domestic Product numbers... mwooldri Apr 2016 #60
Hey, the banksters are happy and that should be good enough for all of us, eh? Scuba Apr 2016 #63
Well Damnits, They should be even more happy that their choices are now Phlem Apr 2016 #69
Cost of my daughter's 4 year education at a LibDemAlways Apr 2016 #64
Yep. Phlem Apr 2016 #66
There are still too many people who either benefit from the status quo or... antigop Apr 2016 #68
With no guarantee that it gets better The2ndWheel Apr 2016 #75
K & R mountain grammy Apr 2016 #73
When this country stops squeezing turnips for blood. romanic Apr 2016 #77
Wow Scarsdale Apr 2016 #79
Never. People are addicted to misery. Oneironaut Apr 2016 #83
You have a point there treestar Apr 2016 #88
This message was self-deleted by its author carolinayellowdog Apr 2016 #84
Proud to be your 100th rec, PP. blm Apr 2016 #89
Thanks blm ProfessorPlum Apr 2016 #92
K & R! Excellent post! TIME TO PANIC Apr 2016 #100
We are being manipulated psychologically felix_numinous Apr 2016 #101
This message was self-deleted by its author carolinayellowdog Apr 2016 #109
Silly rabbit. Happiness is for corporations. Arugula Latte Apr 2016 #102
Amenz! northernsouthern Apr 2016 #103
Americans have been bred to think this is the norm and many don't even look out of the box, falling RKP5637 Apr 2016 #104
Great post!! Thom Hartmann is reading it on his show!! SalviaBlue Apr 2016 #110
that's humbling ProfessorPlum Apr 2016 #112
This message was self-deleted by its author carolinayellowdog Apr 2016 #113
Oh, but you are worthy. SalviaBlue Apr 2016 #118
When there's money in it for those at the top Punx Apr 2016 #114
This message was self-deleted by its author carolinayellowdog Apr 2016 #116
great comment ProfessorPlum Apr 2016 #119
It will have to get worse before it gets better, I hate to say steve2470 Apr 2016 #121
NO! You cannot take away a family's Rolls and make them ride in an Escalade, or plain old Caddy. eom Festivito Apr 2016 #124
When we vote to make them miserable. Who do they really not want to work with? ViseGrip Apr 2016 #128
Yes, of course you're right. Rec'd sadly. nt babylonsister Apr 2016 #139
When collective compassion exceeds collective greed. nt NorthCarolina Apr 2016 #141
Fuck you! I have mine....... Hotler Apr 2016 #142
We need a revolution Plucketeer Apr 2016 #143
Thom Hartmann read most of your post on his show today. Ilsa Apr 2016 #144
thank you for the heads up. ProfessorPlum Apr 2016 #165
Found it! ProfessorPlum Apr 2016 #171
I think that many ostensible Liberals have thrown in the towel. Maedhros Apr 2016 #146
But I have a smart phone! Depaysement Apr 2016 #147
Western Europe has blood on its hands. It still exploits the third world for the wealth McCamy Taylor Apr 2016 #149
K&R Paka Apr 2016 #150
YES! CarrieLynne Apr 2016 #152
Many here don't want that. That's why they don't protest Hillary Clinton as candidate... whereisjustice Apr 2016 #153
people in Norway are Happy! KT2000 Apr 2016 #154
I live in the south, the poorest part of our country, and yet anniebelle Apr 2016 #157
We have been colonized by our own capitalism. n/t eShirl Apr 2016 #158
K&R! secondwind Apr 2016 #159
We are in really tough shape Progressive dog Apr 2016 #161
I'm pretty sure I'm not making an argument in favor of slavery ProfessorPlum Apr 2016 #166
I did't claim you were, I just pointed out Progressive dog Apr 2016 #173
ok - which argument? Used by whom? ProfessorPlum Apr 2016 #176
Go back and read my post that you replied to originally. Progressive dog Apr 2016 #177
no, it isn't ProfessorPlum Apr 2016 #178
Exactly, after your "except", you repeated Progressive dog Apr 2016 #180
you will be the first person I've put on ignore here in 12 years ProfessorPlum Apr 2016 #181
I feel honored Progressive dog May 2016 #185
also, there really are places in Europe where the people happier ProfessorPlum Apr 2016 #167
So you think I didn't understand what you said. Progressive dog Apr 2016 #172
Unfortunately I think we're seeing our only chance sinkingfeeling Apr 2016 #163
yeah, that is really depressing ProfessorPlum Apr 2016 #169
It's not just this country, it's humanity in general. randome Apr 2016 #170
K&R & crosspost to 'working poor' n/t w0nderer Apr 2016 #174
thank you ProfessorPlum Apr 2016 #179
When we stop blaming everyone else for the misery and stop the misery we are causing ourselves. nt Jitter65 Apr 2016 #182
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