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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 12:38 PM Original message |
By nearly any measure, this country has serious problems. |
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knowbody0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
1. the media |
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yowsa52 (2 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
2. Pro-gressives |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 01:18 PM Response to Reply #2 |
9. They're people that give out free frozen pizza. |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 01:19 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. ! |
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dgibby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 01:21 PM Response to Reply #2 |
11. Welcome to DU. |
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juno jones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 03:58 PM Response to Reply #2 |
21. We stand for all the nifty propaganda |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 10:05 PM Response to Reply #2 |
29. Google is your friend... |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
3. comfort, I guess |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 01:42 PM Response to Reply #3 |
16. That would be an easy sell. |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
4. Their uncanny ability to hold their noses and accept the "lesser of two evils." |
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cdsilv (883 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 01:06 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Apathy, comfort & exhaustion..... |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 01:15 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. +1 nt |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 01:50 PM Response to Reply #4 |
17. definitely not |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
6. IMO, the root of all evil |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 01:27 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. He implemented the plans laid in the 60s. |
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mistertrickster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 04:03 PM Response to Reply #6 |
22. I believe it was Gore Vidal who famously said that Reagan looked like a dick wearing a suit. NT |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
8. I don't know who the enemy is, but I think their strongest tool is coordinated media |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
13. The use of fear. |
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kctim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
14. The progressives 'enemy numero uno' is progressives themselves |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 01:38 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Harsh, but true. |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 01:52 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. back atcha. |
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Umbral (969 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 02:12 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. You're right about it being 'themselves', but only because they wont withhold their vote. nt |
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OHdem10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 01:59 PM Response to Original message |
19. Progressives willingness to accept as fact that we are not in the |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 05:39 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. I think left progressives are the second largest bloc in American politics, |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 05:43 PM Response to Reply #19 |
24. I agree. nt |
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Mr Generic Other (362 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 06:55 PM Response to Original message |
25. certainly there are many enemies of progressive ideology and legislation |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 08:08 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. who is the big kahuna of "conservatives"? |
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Mr Generic Other (362 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 09:59 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. i don't think that there is a single big kahuna of conservatives. |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 03:16 AM Response to Reply #27 |
31. "the international class of the uber-rich" |
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Mr Generic Other (362 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-23-09 03:32 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. corporations provide the defensive walls and the castle moat |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-23-09 08:43 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. The Sheriffs of Nottingham to the filthy rich's Edward, eh? |
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Mr Generic Other (362 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-23-09 10:01 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. that is a pretty good summation of what has happened. |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-23-09 11:02 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. good point. |
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Lagomorph (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 10:03 PM Response to Original message |
28. People can learn to live under.... |
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Mr Generic Other (362 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 10:07 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. especially scary for those who live on the margins. |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-23-09 10:06 AM Response to Reply #28 |
32. Fearmongering is so easy in America. |
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DU GrovelBot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-23-09 10:06 AM Response to Original message |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-23-09 11:04 PM Response to Original message |
38. without election reform |
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