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NRaleighLiberal

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7. what keeps me sane - my wife, kids, pets, the beauty of the world we live in...
Sun Nov 5, 2017, 11:27 PM
Nov 2017

great books, music, movies. Long walks, kayaks.

Yes, it is escapism....but so important to find some balance against the rage.

what it means is that we are all living a sham. I think many of us suspect it anyway. NRaleighLiberal Nov 2017 #1
Yes, suspecting it is one thing. defacto7 Nov 2017 #2
I have to admit that at 61, I am heading for deeper cynicism and isolation as all of this NRaleighLiberal Nov 2017 #3
I'm with you. defacto7 Nov 2017 #10
You know how meat keeps cooking for a good bit of Gabi Hayes Nov 2017 #16
Too late is likely, but we keep trying defacto7 Nov 2017 #21
I use all my ziplock bags til they leak through Gabi Hayes Nov 2017 #26
You are me cilla4progress Nov 2017 #5
what keeps me sane - my wife, kids, pets, the beauty of the world we live in... NRaleighLiberal Nov 2017 #7
I hear you cilla4progress Nov 2017 #8
and they have no right to do that. NRaleighLiberal Nov 2017 #9
Where constitutional rights become blurred, defacto7 Nov 2017 #14
Where is the line where escapism becomes reality? defacto7 Nov 2017 #15
. NRaleighLiberal Nov 2017 #18
Millions of Leaked Files Shine Light on Where the Elite Hide Their Money FarCenter Nov 2017 #4
And where and how do they cilla4progress Nov 2017 #6
"Behind every great fortune lies a great crime" - Honore de Balzac FarCenter Nov 2017 #11
They've stolen cilla4progress Nov 2017 #12
I think that there is a point where wealth defacto7 Nov 2017 #20
Agree 100 percent. You said what I was thinking. SweetieD Nov 2017 #23
I'm curious about the holdings of defacto7 Nov 2017 #22
It has always been this way, Twitler Nov 2017 #13
BTW, welcome to the gang! defacto7 Nov 2017 #17
Thank you! Twitler Nov 2017 #19
Imagine where the world would be if these people actually paid their taxes like we do? SweetieD Nov 2017 #24
I think the numbers are there to support this. defacto7 Nov 2017 #25
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