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ailsagirl

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95. You're absolutely right

Fri Nov 30, 2012, 02:45 AM

Nov 2012

I'm so glad I grew up in the 60s and experienced the music revolution and all the cultural changes. Times could be tough (losing President Kennedy, MLK, RFK, the Vietnam War, etc.) but extraordinary things happened, too. Things that still live on in those of us fortunate enough to have been there.

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There is something happening here... [View all] nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 OP

I sure hope so lunatica Nov 2012 #1

The MSM is doing what it does nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #2

Hear hear! ananda Nov 2012 #6

we do have a labor press Sherman A1 Nov 2012 #30

I have told my local central labor council nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #34

IWW.org Fantastic Anarchist Nov 2012 #46

The pendulum swings sandyshoes17 Nov 2012 #3

Les Miserables! Berlum Nov 2012 #27

My History Professor used to talk about the pendulum swings in US politics Liberalynn Nov 2012 #40

Your history professor was correct nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #43

I sure hope you are right, Nadin. nt awoke_in_2003 Nov 2012 #64

When the Rpublicans took the house ashling Nov 2012 #100

Well Said! sheshe2 Nov 2012 #53

The Pendulum Has Swung Way Too Far to the Right AndyTiedye Nov 2012 #86

When did it ever swing zentrum Nov 2012 #98

The progressive era was quite, well progressive nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #108

I've been feeling the same way and I love it! Lilyeye Nov 2012 #4

I think if massive cuts to Medicare and Medicaid happen Liberalynn Nov 2012 #5

I think you are correct. closeupready Nov 2012 #111

Awesome. I've been kinda, sorta feeling the same way as of late. EOTE Nov 2012 #7

Years of barely scraping by while watching the wealthy grabbing more & more DJ13 Nov 2012 #8

We are getting to see Heathen57 Nov 2012 #9

Yup, we are living high nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #10

That is the bill I most want to see revived Liberalynn Nov 2012 #22

Maybe this is in fact the Mayan prophecy of the world ending on the winter solstice. Cleita Nov 2012 #11

I've ad so much with that end of the word nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #17

Ah, c'mon. I'm kidding. Cleita Nov 2012 #21

I know, but that particular one nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #23

I dunno about extinction....... AverageJoe90 Nov 2012 #51

No species lives forever nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #58

Tell that to the tadpole shrimp...sometimes called the shield shrimp zappaman Nov 2012 #78

And birds, cockroaches, misquotes, alligators and crocodiles. fasttense Nov 2012 #102

Some of the birds today evolved FROM dinosaurs. mwooldri Nov 2012 #104

Here is a fun fact: Utopian Leftist Nov 2012 #72

Not just astrologers. nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #79

now THAT sounds interesting BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2012 #92

It will be down right your wheelhouse. nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #94

very cool! BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2012 #93

The Reagan revolution has been overthrown malaise Nov 2012 #12

"Stop Children What's That Sound!" KoKo Nov 2012 #29

Ahh Koko, you take me back. nm rhett o rick Nov 2012 #54

Nice malaise Nov 2012 #122

+ 1. Is this what President Obama meant when he said that Zorra Nov 2012 #120

Yes America is abandoning 'greed is good' for 'let's look after malaise Nov 2012 #121

Snoopy Dance! Zorra Nov 2012 #124

What it is ain't exactly clear NashvilleLefty Nov 2012 #13

Hey, you beat me to it! For what it's worth... ailsagirl Nov 2012 #15

Hey! what's that sound? UncleYoder Nov 2012 #19

Perfect!!! Squinch Nov 2012 #20

As Jay Leno would say EXACTLY, EXACTLY! nm rhett o rick Nov 2012 #55

What it is ain't exactly clear... ailsagirl Nov 2012 #14

Yup nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #16

"bloody" is right. This is the Rise of the Labor Movement Redux... Bigmack Nov 2012 #18

And that...we will. nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #24

Maybe they won't *give* anything theKed Nov 2012 #62

True but begging, signs, and appeasement isn't taking and passive resistance TheKentuckian Nov 2012 #68

I never advocated passive resistance as the solution theKed Nov 2012 #91

Drum circles are not passive tama Nov 2012 #125

and weekends, safe working conditions, and decent wages are gone now. robinlynne Nov 2012 #115

On the off-chance you are disagreeing with me.... Bigmack Nov 2012 #134

I wasn't being sarcastic. I'm agreeing with you. robinlynne Nov 2012 #135

Yay libodem Nov 2012 #25

Chris Hedges captured it pretty well: marmar Nov 2012 #26

Yup nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #28

Definitely...even though it sounds depressing..it's the TRUTH! n/t KoKo Nov 2012 #32

WOW! Perfect! Thanks for posting this quote marmar. nt snappyturtle Nov 2012 #44

Buying the election didn't work. They will try stepping it up, somehow. closeupready Nov 2012 #112

"There's something happening here. What it is, ain't exactly clear," Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #31

So much of that music still rings true-- anyone who thinks of it as 'oldies' is beyond redemption. ailsagirl Nov 2012 #41

Highly Experienced we are. But far from down and definitely not out. "People get ready, there's a libdem4life Nov 2012 #76

You're absolutely right ailsagirl Nov 2012 #95

believe thats called for every reaction there is an opposite reaction PatrynXX Nov 2012 #33

This goes well...beyond elections. nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #36

K&R to the nth degree ReRe Nov 2012 #35

Yup nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #37

Their hatred and general demonization of working class people is finally coming back to haunt TxVietVet Nov 2012 #38

What I see is the begining of some serious nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #39

I hope you are right!!! robinlynne Nov 2012 #42

It is not a reaction, but a quiet revolution. Fantastic Anarchist Nov 2012 #45

It is a revolution in the American mold. nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #48

If you haven't done so, I strongly urge you to read: Fantastic Anarchist Nov 2012 #75

"The Sound of Silence"- original version - Simon and Garfunkel KoKo Nov 2012 #50

And that is one of my all time favorite songs. nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #57

Amazing...it almost sounds "new" once again...in it's provocative thought. KoKo Nov 2012 #60

Yup nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #67

A couple of more in the tradition of this thread. ;) Fantastic Anarchist Nov 2012 #84

Highly agree. MannyGoldstein Nov 2012 #47

And I am ready to cover this from my local front lines nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #49

My local front lines are pretty boring MannyGoldstein Nov 2012 #71

Mine are pretty bland here nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #85

My local front lines are all Dems in name. But Daley was the 1st to privatize an interstate highway. ieoeja Nov 2012 #107

I think the emperor has been exposed, if you know what I mean. nm rhett o rick Nov 2012 #56

......the clothes...the clothes that are not there.....? KoKo Nov 2012 #63

Careful, careful, whistle-blowers will be treated as traitors. nm rhett o rick Nov 2012 #74

Long overdue, may it grow! eom greyghost Nov 2012 #52

I hope you're right! Chorophyll Nov 2012 #59

I've been noticing and thinking about the same thing. WOO HOO! lexw Nov 2012 #61

Fuck yeah! Unions and education and loving one another. These three hold our answers. lonestarnot Nov 2012 #65

and all of them under attack from all places...seems to me ..anyway. n/t KoKo Nov 2012 #66

Not only that: The musicians of the Minnesota Orchestra and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra Lydia Leftcoast Nov 2012 #69

Will add to the list nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #80

To quote Jimmy Carter pipewrench Nov 2012 #70

The next wave of labor will be ushered in by service workers Politicub Nov 2012 #73

Is that not unfortunately appropriate, however, as we have jettisoned our manufacturing base. libdem4life Nov 2012 #77

Another thought ... service workers can't be offshored, by definition. libdem4life Nov 2012 #88

And they deserve fair wages and benefits Politicub Nov 2012 #89

Absolutely. libdem4life Nov 2012 #90

you have a good point there liberal_at_heart Nov 2012 #106

Cue up WalMart as they are among the biggest of the Corporate Blights and hold them libdem4life Nov 2012 #118

Here here! Politicub Dec 2012 #136

It's time we stop, hey, what's that sound Everybody look what's going down pdxblue Nov 2012 #81

Welcome to DU nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #83

About TIME!! former-republican Nov 2012 #82

Ah, yes . . . "For What it's Worth" and "Sound of Silence" . . . Brigid Nov 2012 #87

And don't forget Dylan's astonishing song (one of many, but particularly apropos today): ailsagirl Nov 2012 #97

I have been expecting this ever since the EFCA came & went without a blip. I knew that wasn't like patrice Nov 2012 #96

We've seen Occupy groups and unions unite in many actions--a BFD that strengthens both pinboy3niner Nov 2012 #99

Yup, thanks for the song by the way nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #113

Occupy WalMart. Rolling Back Vultures. libdem4life Nov 2012 #119

UNION!!! It took Chicago & a team of community organizations to bring Unions back! graham4anything Nov 2012 #101

There is something happening here union_maid Nov 2012 #103

I think TARP was the tipping point. KansDem Nov 2012 #105

While it was needed to avoid a Great Depression nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #114

I was thinking the same thing. blackspade Nov 2012 #109

I absolutely love those classic, timeless songs. Springslips Nov 2012 #110

Which Side Are You On? triplepoint Nov 2012 #116

Indeed nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #117

An Excellent Watch and Thanks for this! KoKo Nov 2012 #129

"This is a unique period in our history. And no state or federal official or agency is going to Zorra Nov 2012 #123

This is great to hear! n/t hrmjustin Nov 2012 #126

We have the potential for a New Progressive Era and a New Deal 2.0 LongTomH Nov 2012 #127

As it always has been nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #133

What it is ain't exactly clear............................. n/t Pharaoh Nov 2012 #128

Just like the fall of the Soviet Union, the end of the GOP will be swift. randome Nov 2012 #130

Yep. But unless we actually take the next step this time........ socialist_n_TN Nov 2012 #131

Yup...I will e brutally honest nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #132