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VanillaRhapsody

(21,115 posts)
88. damn dude....you are one debbie downer...
Mon Oct 14, 2013, 08:43 PM
Oct 2013

by this analogy the Republicans stealing people's votes are just all pretty much just another thing to take away as deemed appropriate.

I disagree...I think that was then this is now....What made us a great country was......elections......we could throw the bums out...what good is a free press...if you cannot throw the bums out?????


and this is neither here nor there...Assange is NOT a journalist...he can keep his silly ass in the consulate for eternity for all I care. He expected his followers to risk some skin in the game....but he is certainly all about saving his own....

. blkmusclmachine Oct 2013 #1
I wonder if he is ever going to face up 4now Oct 2013 #2
Newbies sure come out of the woodwork... Indi Guy Oct 2013 #3
... Uncle Joe Oct 2013 #6
Bwaahaahaa! Zorra Oct 2013 #23
heh Ohio Joe Oct 2013 #48
Another predictable #13 PSPS Oct 2013 #8
Assange is NOT Snowden who IS an American... VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #10
My mistake. It's closer to a #5 PSPS Oct 2013 #11
Oh I am supposed to take the word an anti-American of Australian decent VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #19
What makes him anti-American? Fantastic Anarchist Oct 2013 #103
Do YOU presume to tell Australia how THEY should think? VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #105
I can offer my opinion ... Fantastic Anarchist Oct 2013 #106
He is making more than just an opinion.... VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #107
Oh, you got me! Fantastic Anarchist Oct 2013 #109
I'm going to borrow your hit parade n/t Indi Guy Oct 2013 #93
He's not even American VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #4
Is American democracy substantially different than Australian democracy? Indi Guy Oct 2013 #7
Yes... VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #9
Which political party would these disclosures fall under? Uncle Joe Oct 2013 #12
what difference does that make? VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #16
Freedom of the press is American Democracy. Why should we feel differently about freedom of the Uncle Joe Oct 2013 #18
Freedom of the Press is only part of Democracy not all of it... VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #30
Without freedom of the press, you have no democracy. Uncle Joe Oct 2013 #74
Without elections you have no democracy... VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #75
Without freedom of the press, you won't have elections except perhaps in name only. Uncle Joe Oct 2013 #76
Without elections....its all a moot point!!! VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #83
Freedom of the press and speech led to elections, not the other way around Uncle Joe Oct 2013 #87
damn dude....you are one debbie downer... VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #88
No where did I imply that Republicans stealing votes was something to take as "appropriate" had you Uncle Joe Oct 2013 #89
Maybe he, Assange, being on the outside can see the trees in our forest better than we can. RC Oct 2013 #21
And maybe he can't... VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #31
Yep, blinded by politics. RC Oct 2013 #33
nope...not looking for an anti-american hero! VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #34
Snowden and Manning are traitors then? RC Oct 2013 #36
At the very least they are Americans...who can be tried for them. VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #38
good night and good luck reddread Oct 2013 #51
OMG....You Libertarians are amazing VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #53
And you authority fetishists are just plain scary. n/t Psephos Oct 2013 #60
Oh did I hit a nerve? Too close to home was it? VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #72
time for an optometrist reddread Oct 2013 #69
You Libertarians don't believe in drivers License's VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #73
well, its been dull and unenlightening reddread Oct 2013 #77
Yes...the typical result VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #78
You never answered my question in post #65. Indi Guy Oct 2013 #79
Is it a concern...yes...is it "the end of our country as we know it"? doubtful... VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #81
What is that supposed to mean (and don't put words in my mouth)? Indi Guy Oct 2013 #85
huh? VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #90
Stuck for a response? Indi Guy Oct 2013 #92
You'll find that as his/her MO. nt Fantastic Anarchist Oct 2013 #104
This message was self-deleted by its author Luminous Animal Oct 2013 #94
and maybe YOU are looking for an anti-American hero! VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #96
Make that an American hero. RC Oct 2013 #98
One little flaw you got in your ointment...HE IS NOT AN AMERICAN!!!! VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #99
So? RC Oct 2013 #100
so he is NOT your "American Hero"... VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #101
Even though the Australian government is more Liberal than our government, they are still our ally. RC Oct 2013 #102
Nice graph ... Fantastic Anarchist Oct 2013 #110
Better than being blue or purple. RC Oct 2013 #112
Because, bvar22 Oct 2013 #28
BECAUSE...he is not an authority on American Democracy... VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #41
And neither ore you, bvar22 Oct 2013 #44
I have much more than HE ever will.... VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #45
Because YOU say so? bvar22 Oct 2013 #49
How, exactly? I know the answers, but I doubt you do... Violet_Crumble Oct 2013 #66
FWIW, with his trove of info Blue_Tires Oct 2013 #82
So what? He obviously knows more than a lot of Americans... Octafish Oct 2013 #95
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Oct 2013 #5
Since revolutionary war times, we've had a balancing act of security and surveillance SleeplessinSoCal Oct 2013 #13
Strangely worded, BUT GREAT ARTICLE! Miranda4peace Oct 2013 #14
Hopefully the surveillance apparatus crushes the RW extremists. nt BluegrassStateBlues Oct 2013 #15
Assange is right! warrenswil Oct 2013 #17
Yes Libertarians and Anarchists agree... VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #20
Instead of being blinded by politics, be enlightened by facts. RC Oct 2013 #22
Because libetarian means different things to different people, both the left and right Uncle Joe Oct 2013 #24
and this is Democratic Underground... VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #32
I disagree with Assange re: his economic remedy but I understand his point view. Uncle Joe Oct 2013 #37
What exactly ARE his credentials that he thinks he is an expert in politics and history? VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #46
The Wikipedia post states that Assange is largely self taught but one doesn't have to be a history Uncle Joe Oct 2013 #59
Self-taught? Oh, just like Glenn Beck. Tx4obama Oct 2013 #68
Perhaps Assange should be more like Newt Gingrich, Gingrich must be correct because he has a Ph.D Uncle Joe Oct 2013 #71
Rand Paul... Indi Guy Oct 2013 #29
so the fact that his actual name is "Rand" means nothing right? VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #47
Forgive my ignorance but... Indi Guy Oct 2013 #50
HE IS a Libertarian... VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #52
OK I get it. Indi Guy Oct 2013 #55
Who is it of you to presume that other countries feel comfortable calling us their "model"... VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #56
It's common knowledge that American democracy has been a model for the world from its inception. Indi Guy Oct 2013 #57
are you? VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #58
I'm 100% American, born & raised. Indi Guy Oct 2013 #61
No VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #62
OK. Indi Guy Oct 2013 #63
Depends on what your definition of democracy is I guess. I suppose I think it is a bit more VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #64
When our surveillance agencies break the law and violate our constitution... Indi Guy Oct 2013 #65
FWIW, Manning is a much greater hero than Snowden ever was or will be... Blue_Tires Oct 2013 #80
Can't disagree here ... MrChaoticAttractor Oct 2013 #108
obviously, if Assange said it, it couldn't possibly be true. KG Oct 2013 #25
Surveillance Cameras At Work otohara Oct 2013 #26
that is exactly what they are there for reddread Oct 2013 #54
DURec for the Watch Dogs of our Democracy! bvar22 Oct 2013 #27
K&R DeSwiss Oct 2013 #35
The crackpot who made sure his political party preferred neo-nazis to greens? That Assange? struggle4progress Oct 2013 #39
The dude whose pal "Shamir" was trying to sell US State Department cables in Moscow? That Assange? struggle4progress Oct 2013 #40
The guy whom Ecuador's ambassador called "the stone in the shoe"? That Assange? struggle4progress Oct 2013 #42
History will record Assange as a hero (assuming that the narrative is not co-opted). NoodleyAppendage Oct 2013 #43
Secret police are secret police, anywhere you go. nt bemildred Oct 2013 #67
So he's not getting enough attention treestar Oct 2013 #70
This is the same guy that thinks Rand Paul will save us all Cali_Democrat Oct 2013 #84
A comment on his recent political undertakings MFrohike Oct 2013 #86
We're doing a good enough job destroying democracy on our own AnnieBW Oct 2013 #91
To those of you who have exited the Matrix: The Stranger Oct 2013 #97
Yes, it is a threat to U.S. democracy while they claim to keep you safe. It's all for your own good Jefferson23 Oct 2013 #111
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