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Writer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 12:02 PM
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This primary has proven to me that human cruelty knows no bounds.
Every day someone new becomes a villain. Every day mean-spirited words pass from one person to the next. Every day a person justifies hurting someone else for the mere sensation of political "victory."

What have we become? Have we given it much thought? I don't believe we have. We have only shown ourselves to be petty and small, save the few of us who extend a hand of graciousness from time to time. Look at who we are! We're not people capable of governing ourselves, but players in our own destruction. People power? Bullshit. More like mindless mob-power.

The question I have is: Is this who we want to be? We have a choice in the matter. We each can take responsibility for our own actions or we can jump into the muddy river with the others. However there are already so many of us swimming that we most assuredly will drown.

(And perhaps that would be for the best?)

~Writer~
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PBS Poll-435 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 12:04 PM
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1. STFU! And YOU started it!
:rofl:


Great OP
K&R
:hug:
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HiFructosePronSyrup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 12:04 PM
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2. Geez, grow a back bone.
It's only a primary. We go through this every four years.
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Writer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 12:05 PM
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3. I have the backbone enough to say this, thank you.
Edited on Thu May-08-08 12:06 PM by Writer
On edit to add: How about you?
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 12:07 PM
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4. This year has been nastier than usual.
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 12:10 PM
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5. K & R
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roguevalley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 01:39 PM
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6. the last one was pretty awful. but then, there were no women nor
African-Americans in the mix so the 'outrage', sexism/racist/I KNOW BUT WHAT ABOUT YOU?@+!!?!?! was a lot less than now.
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sandnsea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 01:43 PM
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7. Been noticing that of Hillary for a couple years now
Are you finally catching up?
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