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newspeak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-19-11 08:52 PM
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160. General Smedley Butler was correct!!!
War is a racket--it should burn everyone's bum that we are the ones paying for this bogus war with lives and money for global corporations. It doesn't benefit us, but we get to pay so that corporations can raid while we get screwed at the pump. Hmm, this reminds me of a scene from Good Will Hunting.

Our country is drained by the most greedy, worthless sociopaths so that they may reap why we suffer. And, now we have those in congress saying that WE have to sacrifice--as I see it, we're doing all of the sacrifice, while the leeches reap the rewards. They spend billions on so called security, while some goes to private corporations who's only purpose is to make profit--how about the security and well-being of the populace, how about the security of the infrastructure? I'd say there are a whole lot of people in this country who are less fearful of a terrorist attack now days-they are more fearful of losing jobs, of finding jobs, or just making ends meet.

And these repuke governors have crossed the boundaries pertaining to the ideals of the founding fathers. Ousting elected officials and installing your own man (so that they can sell off parts of the public land (that benefits all) to the wealthy---busting labor? We live in very interesting, corrupt times and the robber barons have reared their ugly heads again in full force (the curtain has been pulled for all to see and they don't give a damn because they know that they are in charge).
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