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HereSince1628

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Reply to Posteritatis (Reply #10)

Mon Apr 1, 2013, 03:01 PM

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What concepts captured by single words make US politics most dysfunctional? [View all] HereSince1628 Apr 2013 OP

Graft. Scuba Apr 2013 #1

Yes, that must be in there HereSince1628 Apr 2013 #3

"Exceptionalism" is the one word I'd nominate. (nt) Posteritatis Apr 2013 #2

Obviously for foreign policy, interesting to think about that around domestic policy. HereSince1628 Apr 2013 #4

I don't think you can separate the two Posteritatis Apr 2013 #10

true HereSince1628 Apr 2013 #11

Americans don't believe in "American Exceptionalism" ... Scuba Apr 2013 #5

What about this sort of exceptionalism... HereSince1628 Apr 2013 #8

That's interesting that Rs don't seem to want American innovation protected. HereSince1628 Apr 2013 #9

Entitlements benld74 Apr 2013 #6

I suppose that is as used in the phrase "I don't want to pay for their entitlements" HereSince1628 Apr 2013 #7

What Democrats call Social Security and the like are named Entitlements by the GOP benld74 Apr 2013 #14

"Makers" and "takers". Initech Apr 2013 #12

very true HereSince1628 Apr 2013 #16

banana republic datasuspect Apr 2013 #13

Lobbyists RainDog Apr 2013 #15

1%. Zorra Apr 2013 #17

Close enough to include I think! HereSince1628 Apr 2013 #18

Profit. LadyHawkAZ Apr 2013 #19

No doubt. HereSince1628 Apr 2013 #20

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