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Doc_Technical

(3,505 posts)
192. It's not you.
Fri Jul 26, 2013, 11:41 PM
Jul 2013

This has been going on for at least 150 years now, but
the people running the country have become more
blatant in the last 35 years or so.

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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