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In reply to the discussion: This country is so majorly fucked up [View all]MineralMan
(146,248 posts)27. No, I did not.
It is not a slur. It is simply a descriptive word about the OP's post. That post is a pessimistic one, as are most of the OPs by the poster. I take a different direction.
Read the Wikipedia article. It's not a slur at all, but is a philosophical viewpoint I don't share. That's all.
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Your right. As soon as this country comes to grip with the facts we are not an "exceptional"
southernyankeebelle
Oct 2012
#63
Militarism; Unregulated capitalism; A nest of ultra-wealthy refusing to contribute to the common
byeya
Oct 2012
#5
I'm sorry you are having such a difficult time. My oldest didn't go to college--computer geek--
mnhtnbb
Oct 2012
#72
The influence of corporations on our political process is a serious problem, and it's getting worse.
ronnie624
Oct 2012
#86
Posting a Wikipedia article was snarky and denying it just makes you look disingenuous.
Bonobo
Oct 2012
#103
This country is still prosperous and resilient, although the quality of life is not...
JackN415
Oct 2012
#9
I have been to several. They don't spend most of their $$ on their military, and, as a consequence,
Arugula Latte
Oct 2012
#104
Along similar lines of thought for me this last week, listening to the debates, was silence over
midnight
Oct 2012
#21
Because an intelligent adult can recognize a situation is hopeless and still try to fix it.
Poll_Blind
Oct 2012
#35
"I see no way out of this". There is no "fixing" if there's no way out of it.
NYC Liberal
Oct 2012
#51
I don't know. I'd like to know from the OP. Because I think we've been through even worse
NYC Liberal
Oct 2012
#56
Excellent post. I share(d) the same optimism, but I'm definitely becoming a cultured pessimist.
adirondacker
Oct 2012
#38
The masses have been fully propagandized and stupified with bread and circuses.
Odin2005
Oct 2012
#43
How true, and how can so many people be answering polls saying they would vote for Romney?
AlinPA
Oct 2012
#64
We know what the Republicans are doing to this country. Any real opposition party could have
sabrina 1
Oct 2012
#102
a nation of cheaters doesn't have the same ring as American Exceptionalism.
SleeplessinSoCal
Oct 2012
#107