So, our priorities are petty religious/moral/political shit rather than domestic/foreign policies,..

[sicksicksick_N_tired]

,...bankrupting this nation.

OH! PUH-LEASE DO NOT DO A:shrug:"HUH?"

DUH!!!!

All one has to do is scan the first page of DU to see where attention is drawn.

Excuse me for making an observation.

[opihimoimoi]

1. The Pubs want it this way...its all they know...petty shit...better to distract

[sicksicksick_N_tired]

2. Ahhhh,...the feel good "BITCH AND COMPLAIN" and do nothing while being victimized,....

,...cycle.

So, why is that cycle being repeated, here? :shrug:

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. You got it.

We piss and moan about how shallow and stupid the media talking heads are, but exactly the same shit happens here -- all this idiotic arguing about some remark that could be spun every which way and clearly never meant what the spin claimed it to mean, and then we stick labels on people, and it's all just a lazy shortcut that keeps us from actually thinking seriously about complex issues.

People are getting killed in Iraq. People are losing their homes and their jobs. The United States tortures prisoners and spies on its own citizens. Yet here we are, parsing phrases and calling names. If we act like dumbasses we will get another dumbass president, and we'll deserve it.

[havocmom]

4. You forgot Poland

and Michelle's bra.

Yeah, it is bad.

[sicksicksick_N_tired]

5. I never "got" Poland. However, what I did get is the "policies" pursued by this regime.

I admit no one or any regime can possibly be so simply nutshelled as a cult for profit and power, I will exercise Occam's Razor with this regime believing them to be THAT SIMPLE.

The rest of humanity is a multi-faceted quilt of qualities and geniuses able to not only tolerate but also embrace the unique among one another.

This regime HATES us. It's obvious, this regime's hatred of all of us who cling to the value of humanity rather than bow to the power of elitism.

It's obvious and it's gross.

[realisticphish]

6. exactly

we run around in circles assaulting each other over stupid shit, when there are serious issues that need serious debate. But some people are only interested in flaming and e-cred :shrug:

[sicksicksick_N_tired]

7. Not those who care,...

That's all.

[Fox Mulder]

8. And you know what's sad?

Most people in this country couldn't give a fuck about the serious issues. Like you said, they only care about the petty wedge issues.

It pisses me off. This is why nothing ever gets done.

[notesdev]

9. I forget who said this

... and I paraphrase, but it's a spot-on sentiment;

"Democracy is the idea that the people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard."