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brooklynite

(93,871 posts)
128. My income doesn't protect me from crackpot Tea Party policies...
Fri Jul 26, 2013, 10:38 AM
Jul 2013

...I just don't let it get me down. There's always the ability to change things, given enough effort.

Is it just me? [View all] MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 OP
Yes, it's you... brooklynite Jul 2013 #1
No, it's not just him, there are at least two of us. However I agree we can work through our sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #51
John Lennon thought "they" were insane. Enthusiast Jul 2013 #198
you kardonb Jul 2013 #102
Of course you do - you can afford to have that perspective. TBF Jul 2013 #123
My income doesn't protect me from crackpot Tea Party policies... brooklynite Jul 2013 #128
The civil rights issues can be changed TBF Jul 2013 #133
It clearly provides you with needed status feelings, you are one of just a few DUers Bluenorthwest Jul 2013 #180
The ONLY time I mention my income... brooklynite Jul 2013 #200
How are you going to work through a problem with your head in the sand? Fantastic Anarchist Jul 2013 #175
No, it's not just you. PDJane Jul 2013 #2
Where are we going? The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2013 #3
For some reason, reminds me of... MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 #8
I love that song. nt ZombieHorde Jul 2013 #29
Isn't early Pink Floyd great? MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 #32
That goes all the way back to Syd Dragonfli Jul 2013 #37
Amazing album MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 #42
Agreed, one more for those that may not be familiar with it... Dragonfli Jul 2013 #55
That might be my favorite from the album MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 #62
The modern cover is by Voivod. Fantastic Anarchist Jul 2013 #199
there is something we actually agree on arely staircase Jul 2013 #46
Corporal Clegg MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 #57
he won it in the war arely staircase Jul 2013 #59
Syd Barrett days were pretty cool. Fantastic Anarchist Jul 2013 #178
Holy crap! Enthusiast Jul 2013 #114
I don't dislike it...just sounds HEAVILY influenced by Sgt. Pepper's to me... Moostache Jul 2013 #171
A whole lot of music from that period was influenced by Sgt. Pepper's. Enthusiast Jul 2013 #173
Where is the hostage negotiation team? leftstreet Jul 2013 #4
no it's not just you, Manny Skittles Jul 2013 #5
Jeez, Manny-- Jackpine Radical Jul 2013 #6
I love Candide MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 #12
"Amo, Amas, Amat, Amamus!" markpkessinger Jul 2013 #76
American Idle Oilwellian Jul 2013 #64
It was intentional. Jackpine Radical Jul 2013 #125
Hey Manny, it seems to me we're on our own, lob1 Jul 2013 #7
If you think they are crazy you are only half right. Cleita Jul 2013 #9
yeah that is totally about to happen arely staircase Jul 2013 #15
Let's hope not, but it's something being discussed by some pundits. Cleita Jul 2013 #23
I have decided it isn't arely staircase Jul 2013 #30
for some reason SwampG8r Jul 2013 #80
and is there really any issue that a sizable number of Americans are willing to kill other Americans arely staircase Jul 2013 #86
love it.. funny, sad and true. mountain grammy Jul 2013 #190
Well, old white male lunatics Jackpine Radical Jul 2013 #142
so over what issue do you think a substantial number of Americans will be willing to arely staircase Jul 2013 #144
You're assuming a bloody revolution. Jackpine Radical Jul 2013 #145
no, I'm assuming a "civil war" arely staircase Jul 2013 #146
Warfare can take many forms. Jackpine Radical Jul 2013 #151
and the one being discussed is arely staircase Jul 2013 #152
Because there aren't enough of us tblue Jul 2013 #61
there is no issue on the table in America currently arely staircase Jul 2013 #66
I think that is the only remedy... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2013 #19
But the crazies can break free from their puppetmasters MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 #26
I did want to expand on this myself but Godwin keeps getting in the way. Cleita Jul 2013 #27
#%^* Godwin MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 #33
Thank you for saying that, Manny! markpkessinger Jul 2013 #45
incrementally as in 6 years. from 1933 to 1938 when Hitler went from pogroms to invasions Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #48
Nazism, as a political movement, arose over time from WWI . . . markpkessinger Jul 2013 #69
I have. I'm speaking of actual rise to power when people supported Hitler to 1938 when the world saw Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #71
You know nothing, Jon Snow, er Pretzel_Warrior. n/t Cleita Jul 2013 #73
my brother and I spent years studying WW1...the "cease fire", Spanish Civil War and WW2 Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #75
Because your words seem to show it. Cleita Jul 2013 #78
that's great. I am sure you learned a lot you couldn't merely from a textbook Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #84
My father was a doughboy in WWI. He even marched to Paris and lived. Cleita Jul 2013 #92
You could be right especialy if in the next dexade or so Caucasians continue towards moinority in US lunasun Jul 2013 #138
We should all study the rise of the Third Reich MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 #52
"The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" by William Shirer should be required Cleita Jul 2013 #65
I agree, Manny. Enthusiast Jul 2013 #117
You begin a visit to the Holocaust museum on the top floor. Jakes Progress Jul 2013 #136
And that's the thing - I've studied that period myself MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 #149
So profound. chervilant Jul 2013 #193
And this is where you get answers like #48, without any thought to the fact that Cleita Jul 2013 #56
Exactly! n/t markpkessinger Jul 2013 #70
so what ideology resembling Nazism is taking hold in the US Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #74
We already have concentration camps if you haven't noticed. Cleita Jul 2013 #77
are you for real? I want Guantanamo closed as much as the next person and some kind of due process Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #82
You want it closed? It should never have been opened. The abuses that Cleita Jul 2013 #85
Well they didn't check with me before they opened it Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #87
We don't seem to be. You don't find this the same abomination Cleita Jul 2013 #90
ever heard of false equivalence? it is an insult to the millions of Jews, homosexuals, conscientious Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #93
Yes, that's the excuse. We don't exterminate Jews. I can't think of any Jewish person who would Cleita Jul 2013 #97
People are called delusional when they say there have been Nazi comparisons. great white snark Jul 2013 #112
An entire industry of private prisons is being developed in this country, woo me with science Jul 2013 #81
wrapped in a flag and carrying a cross. Warren Stupidity Jul 2013 #120
+1 woo me with science Jul 2013 #166
Good take. nt Enthusiast Jul 2013 #116
Agree wholeheartedly, and thank you for saying it. woo me with science Jul 2013 #88
not a civil war a revolution n/t TorchTheWitch Jul 2013 #28
There was a revolution. The super-rich won while the MSM diverted our attention. We lost. AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2013 #49
that was a coup TorchTheWitch Jul 2013 #111
Have nots against the haves, and the people they buy...else it would be awfully one-sided. n/t jtuck004 Jul 2013 #38
I feel the same way. forestpath Jul 2013 #10
the real republicans and the republican lites are duking it out lol nt msongs Jul 2013 #11
The predators fighting over who's getting lamb for dinner. Hydra Jul 2013 #18
The are both getting lamb... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2013 #24
It's you nt arely staircase Jul 2013 #13
It's not just you Hydra Jul 2013 #14
I read a DOD report a long time ago predicting mass migration of people Mojorabbit Jul 2013 #54
I'm sure they are Hydra Jul 2013 #72
Yea there may be no time for issues that divide and the whole danm group needs a time out lunasun Jul 2013 #139
Not just you. My wife and I, and our daughters, speak of this often. NRaleighLiberal Jul 2013 #16
Nope, not just you. MuseRider Jul 2013 #17
Life goes on. limpyhobbler Jul 2013 #20
Nope, not just you. TDale313 Jul 2013 #21
Throwing Stones TransitJohn Jul 2013 #22
But that was when the kids did dance and shake their bones. zeemike Jul 2013 #39
No, it's definitely not just you. nt woo me with science Jul 2013 #25
I keep seeing a new kind of homeless people on the streets. people who have not robinlynne Jul 2013 #31
Me too. MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 #34
I have. In South America, in the 1940s when all the tinpot dictators ruled everything. Cleita Jul 2013 #98
You're not alone ornotna Jul 2013 #35
No it's not. I don't 840high Jul 2013 #47
Our biggest problem is only 20yr oil supply and 20 yr supply of potable water CK_John Jul 2013 #36
You are not alone. Lonr Jul 2013 #40
on some fronts it is getting better each day Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #41
But in the back it really, really sucks for tens of millions of people. And has for some time. n/t jtuck004 Jul 2013 #44
Nope not just you. zeemike Jul 2013 #43
It is not just you. liberal_at_heart Jul 2013 #50
Not just you. Mr_Jefferson_24 Jul 2013 #53
It won't end nicely. bigwillq Jul 2013 #58
No. Not when we have a president who promised to look forward and keeps dragging us back. MotherPetrie Jul 2013 #60
It will not end nicely. alittlelark Jul 2013 #63
"being held hostage by crazy people". If we would quit volunteering to write the damn ransom notes jtuck004 Jul 2013 #67
Maybe ya'll should get a compound or something. DevonRex Jul 2013 #68
I apologize for saying so, but your perspective appears to be incredibly myopic Dragonfli Jul 2013 #100
What a DevonRex Jul 2013 #161
You're welcome, I have been working on my manners and I am pleased it is being noticed. Dragonfli Jul 2013 #162
I would have DevonRex Jul 2013 #163
F*cking brilliant! Couldn't agree more, thanks. grahamhgreen Jul 2013 #165
This is a superb post. woo me with science Jul 2013 #189
Except, you know, it's not only the republicans screwing over the people. Apophis Jul 2013 #194
I'm sure DevonRex Jul 2013 #196
I don't look up to Greenwald. Apophis Jul 2013 #197
No, this is what it is like living in a plutocracy. Rex Jul 2013 #79
This has been going on from at least the Reagan wars. delrem Jul 2013 #83
nope, it is not just you nadinbrzezinski Jul 2013 #89
" Is it just me?" jazzimov Jul 2013 #91
the post isn't about obama. talk about obsession. HiPointDem Jul 2013 #95
The crisis will not be averted by a cult of personality. Maedhros Jul 2013 #156
agreed. blackspade Jul 2013 #94
I'm walking on sunshine!! Scurrilous Jul 2013 #96
The internet has enabled the lunatic zealots to organize. The problem is ... Kablooie Jul 2013 #99
Manny, you should be at the beach with the rest of us! Rosa Luxemburg Jul 2013 #101
No, it is not just you. Safetykitten Jul 2013 #103
i'm over 60. it's been appalling since & before i was born. spanone Jul 2013 #104
I'm living in Australia now — temporarily, I thought . . . MrModerate Jul 2013 #105
I CAN see how this ends nicely. DeSwiss Jul 2013 #106
RAW is correct but in order to solve this problem he knew it would require Dragonfli Jul 2013 #108
Apes with nukes. DeSwiss Jul 2013 #109
I see that aspect of things as well Dragonfli Jul 2013 #107
Things are definitely messed up. avaistheone1 Jul 2013 #110
It's FUBAR, Manny. K&R n/t Enthusiast Jul 2013 #113
du rec. xchrom Jul 2013 #115
Not just you, there are lots of paranoid and negative people michigandem58 Jul 2013 #118
No, it's not just you deutsey Jul 2013 #119
No it's not you. And more and more and coming to the realization every day. nt matthews Jul 2013 #121
It makes me want one of those virtual reality headsets.. ananda Jul 2013 #122
Definitely not just you.n/t BuelahWitch Jul 2013 #124
It's you, you complain a lot...I'm not the first person to tell you this either uponit7771 Jul 2013 #126
The country is in worse shape now than when Obama took office ProSense Jul 2013 #127
No, it's not just you. nt LWolf Jul 2013 #129
Yes. treestar Jul 2013 #130
I'm glad I finally got an answer from someone MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 #131
Not just you by far n/t Catherina Jul 2013 #132
Hang on for a wild ride Manny... polichick Jul 2013 #134
Unfortunately, "scorched Earth" usually gets you "Norsefire". HughBeaumont Jul 2013 #143
Not just you. The neoliberal agenda has decimated countries around the world. RedCappedBandit Jul 2013 #135
No, it's not just you Jack Rabbit Jul 2013 #137
Yes. It's you. Gird your loins. Generations before us have faced much worse and msanthrope Jul 2013 #140
Here's a simple thing I'm starting not to stand . . . HughBeaumont Jul 2013 #141
The essence of Progressivism is seeking change for the better. Maedhros Jul 2013 #157
Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2013 #147
No, Manny. But it sucks tblue Jul 2013 #148
This has been predicted before ... JoePhilly Jul 2013 #150
A Friend Of My Family Was A Jew In Germany In The 30s MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 #153
Ah, so now we're Germany in the late 1930s or so. JoePhilly Jul 2013 #155
Do you mean stuff like this? Snake Plissken Jul 2013 #154
K&R for a good point and for bringing out the usual boot lickers. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jul 2013 #158
Not just you. ctsnowman Jul 2013 #159
No Manny, it's not just you and it's not just your country. idwiyo Jul 2013 #160
Me neither. We don't have Republicans in this country. Sarah Ibarruri Jul 2013 #164
The Downward Trend for the Working Class continues. bvar22 Jul 2013 #167
It is not just you. felix_numinous Jul 2013 #168
Calm down, Manny. Take a deep breath and repeat: "This is the best of all possible worlds." tclambert Jul 2013 #169
It's not just you Manny MissDeeds Jul 2013 #170
It's not just you, Manny! City Lights Jul 2013 #172
It's just you nt Progressive dog Jul 2013 #174
Love your bumper sticker GeoWilliam750 Jul 2013 #176
K&R LittleBlue Jul 2013 #177
Gozer worshippers may have been right. JVS Jul 2013 #179
Nope. Not just you. matt819 Jul 2013 #181
Republicans just gave up their war on gays getting married.... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #182
K&R Michigan-Arizona Jul 2013 #183
No it is not just you FOR Warren 2016. We need help! glinda Jul 2013 #184
No, it's not just you bread_and_roses Jul 2013 #185
No, of course it isn't just you tavalon Jul 2013 #186
excellent metaphor Doctor_J Jul 2013 #187
I'm afraid we are rolling downhill, picking up speed, with no brakes. I'm a realist. AAO Jul 2013 #188
No it's not just you. Phlem Jul 2013 #191
It's not you. Doc_Technical Jul 2013 #192
I agree PlanetBev Jul 2013 #195
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