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WinkyDink

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43. Heh---Yes, Peace, indeed, lest we (I) truly do forget. Plus, we had Bobby and Gene WITH us, FOR us.

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Sun Feb 10, 2013, 09:33 PM

Feb 2013

At least, for a bit.

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Daniel Ellsberg: “They are reversing freedoms we’ve had since the Magna Carta.” [View all] kpete Feb 2013 OP

We are the land of the less free since George Bush II. Baitball Blogger Feb 2013 #1

It's been longer than that, truebluegreen Feb 2013 #2

Why and how did it happen, why are we such sheep? 1-Old-Man Feb 2013 #3

Well, I have some theories... truebluegreen Feb 2013 #4

You omit the major reason for "unrest" in the 60's: VietNam. WinkyDink Feb 2013 #6

"...students..." truebluegreen Feb 2013 #7

The protests against VietNam were NOT about WinkyDink Feb 2013 #29

Oh sorry... truebluegreen Feb 2013 #40

Heh---Yes, Peace, indeed, lest we (I) truly do forget. Plus, we had Bobby and Gene WITH us, FOR us. WinkyDink Feb 2013 #43

To me one of the greatest failings of the current Democratic Party truebluegreen Feb 2013 #44

Yes, but those kids were the offspring of the WWII Generation, Jackpine Radical Feb 2013 #31

Yes!! And the last generation of boomers that were educated felix_numinous Feb 2013 #37

Somebody once asked me if I remembered the 60's. Jackpine Radical Feb 2013 #38

Yes the meme of forgetfulness felix_numinous Feb 2013 #41

And implemented via the Southern Strategy Wednesdays Feb 2013 #21

Thank you very much. I had never seen that document, its a very good read. 1-Old-Man Feb 2013 #22

Yes. As tempting as it is to cast Powell as the Great Satan, truebluegreen Feb 2013 #27

When we did not take to the streets after the Coup D'Etat of 2000, we doomed ourselves. WinkyDink Feb 2013 #5

+1 n/t truebluegreen Feb 2013 #8

Really? TomClash Feb 2013 #10

Yes, REALLY. Indeed, I would assert that there would have been no "9/11" and its subsequent horrors. WinkyDink Feb 2013 #28

Fair enough TomClash Feb 2013 #35

I'd take it even further back than that Catherina Feb 2013 #11

Reagan, MCA, and the Mob Octafish Feb 2013 #14

My friend! I was just reading about Reagan and Lew Wasserman Catherina Feb 2013 #17

Thanks for info! 2naSalit Feb 2013 #18

We DID Take to the Streets AndyTiedye Feb 2013 #26

That's exactly right. And that widened the coup and left us in a position plethoro Feb 2013 #30

It does back to saint ronney who convinced people that greed was better then fairness and justice libtodeath Feb 2013 #9

Oh my, look what you posted as I was typing Catherina Feb 2013 #12

Great minds as it is said libtodeath Feb 2013 #13

Simply put MynameisBlarney Feb 2013 #49

That was what 9-11 was all about. That was the motive for plethoro Feb 2013 #19

The election of Reagan meant their coup was completed TeamPooka Feb 2013 #15

Very important warning upi402 Feb 2013 #16

Your post just sent a shiver down my spine Catherina Feb 2013 #20

Turn about is fair play upi402 Feb 2013 #23

+1 woo me with science Feb 2013 #39

So where is John2 Feb 2013 #24

IMHO, you need to .. ReRe Feb 2013 #34

+100 arthritisR_US Feb 2013 #45

Thank you Dear Heart, ReRe Feb 2013 #47

Na, I just didn't want the descriptor pathitcR-US arthritisR_US Feb 2013 #48

If the US considers itself to = Capitalism,.... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #25

Did you coin that phrase "Money and State" because arthritisR_US Feb 2013 #46

I guess I did.... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #51

I won't hold my breath. You know what they say, arthritisR_US Feb 2013 #54

^ Wilms Feb 2013 #32

K&R woo me with science Feb 2013 #33

Thanks kpete for posting this link... ReRe Feb 2013 #36

kick woo me with science Feb 2013 #42

Many good people died fighting for the rights we used to hold dear. raouldukelives Feb 2013 #50

Very possibly true, though it could be vital to consider what one's definition(s) of "they" is/are. patrice Feb 2013 #52

Various outgroups -- racial, political, class, religious -- haven't enjoyed Magna Carta freedoms. leveymg Feb 2013 #53