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89. What's so funny 'bout peace, love and understanding? nt

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Venezuela: Tens of thousands march in anti-government protests [View all] Zorro Mar 2014 OP

The neocons sure are busy these days, aren't they? reformist2 Mar 2014 #1

Yeah, because residents of Catia are all a bunch of neocons. joshcryer Mar 2014 #2

Donchu know? Archae Mar 2014 #7

I'd like to see what would happen in this country Yo_Mama Mar 2014 #21

One of the worst propogandists called it "psychological." joshcryer Mar 2014 #72

Everything is a US lead conspiracy davidpdx Mar 2014 #74

It's a new type of American exceptionalism. joshcryer Mar 2014 #75

Yep davidpdx Mar 2014 #76

"Dear Leader Maduro can do no wrong..." Archae Mar 2014 #3

That is what the right wing in this country call Obama zeemike Mar 2014 #5

Nope. Archae Mar 2014 #6

sounds like you did juxtaposed Mar 2014 #9

It was used against Bush, and Clinton before him. But no, please continue. DRoseDARs Mar 2014 #12

'Dear Leader' was/is the official title of Kim Jong-il in North Korea. denem Mar 2014 #27

Yeah, that's well-known and not what's being discussed. Thanks anyhow. DRoseDARs Mar 2014 #44

Strange to have never heard it back then. Didn't happen. Judi Lynn Mar 2014 #47

*sigh* Google: "dear leader bush du site:www.democraticunderground.com" DRoseDARs Mar 2014 #50

Well? smokey775 Mar 2014 #53

Can't you read? "Didn't happen." Common Sense Party Mar 2014 #55

Dammit. smokey775 Mar 2014 #56

Post haste. Common Sense Party Mar 2014 #57

Yep. Just read them. "Didn't happen" on threads I read. Judi Lynn Mar 2014 #68

BIG difference between "didn't happen" and "I never saw it happen." Feel free to admit you Common Sense Party Mar 2014 #83

+ 1,000,000 n/t Bacchus4.0 Mar 2014 #85

And just about every one, right or left, smokey775 Mar 2014 #10

Well that is what the North Korean people call their leader. zeemike Mar 2014 #11

See #12. nt DRoseDARs Mar 2014 #13

Well I never saw it zeemike Mar 2014 #18

You've been a member since 02 and never once saw it? I don't think you're lying, I just... DRoseDARs Mar 2014 #45

Yes, no, no,yes no.., zeemike Mar 2014 #46

See post #53. smokey775 Mar 2014 #80

Well there you go. zeemike Mar 2014 #81

There's a lot more where that came from. smokey775 Mar 2014 #82

I only told you I never saw it. zeemike Mar 2014 #84

but you did try to spear the poster with association with the right wing Bacchus4.0 Mar 2014 #87

Yes I did. zeemike Mar 2014 #92

Archives. smokey775 Mar 2014 #91

Did you not read my comments? zeemike Mar 2014 #94

Stilll, the fact remains that you could have easily typed in "dear leader bush" smokey775 Mar 2014 #96

My comments were about me zeemike Mar 2014 #98

You're still saying this is a RW meme? smokey775 Mar 2014 #99

Right, 5 compared to thousands. zeemike Mar 2014 #100

Still not doing research I see. smokey775 Mar 2014 #101

Well it seems that no matter what I say you will just repeat the charges. zeemike Mar 2014 #104

I'll bet that we agree on 99% of other issues, smokey775 Mar 2014 #105

Don't assume Democrats are as stupid as Republicans. That wouldn't be accurate. n/t Judi Lynn Mar 2014 #48

Care to address post #53? smokey775 Mar 2014 #63

I invite you to read post #68. n/t Judi Lynn Mar 2014 #70

Maybe next time, before you make a statement, you'll use your valuable time smokey775 Mar 2014 #79

It did happen so you were wrong, dear leader Maduro isn't the only one Bacchus4.0 Mar 2014 #88

It is standard practice for the right wing bitchkitty Mar 2014 #123

Well they have plenty of money to spend. zeemike Mar 2014 #4

People from 23 Enero are neocons? Who knew? nt MADem Mar 2014 #14

What a dumb thing to say jzodda Mar 2014 #15

Follow the money. Astroturfed movements don't just happen in the USA, you know. reformist2 Mar 2014 #16

According to DemocracyNow dotymed Mar 2014 #26

"That has been caused by the elite hoarding to destabilize Socialism." EX500rider Mar 2014 #32

I hope they had a fun afternoon. n/t Comrade Grumpy Mar 2014 #8

There was violence, lots of shooting with plastic bullets, etc., those armed gangs, tear gas, etc. MADem Mar 2014 #17

Funny how that works. zeemike Mar 2014 #19

These folks have leaders who articulate their views. MADem Mar 2014 #20

So OWS should have been throwing stones at the cops zeemike Mar 2014 #22

The Guardian: "Venezuela's poor join protests as turmoil grips Chávez's revolution" Tarheel_Dem Mar 2014 #30

OK you have convinced me. zeemike Mar 2014 #31

I don't give a fuck about OWS, and neither did anyone else. I just thought someone should correct Tarheel_Dem Mar 2014 #36

Well you may have contempt for OWS but I don't. zeemike Mar 2014 #40

What's so funny 'bout peace, love and understanding? nt Common Sense Party Mar 2014 #89

Cue Elvis Costello zeemike Mar 2014 #97

I'm sorry, I can't talk to someone who sounds like they swallowed an Occupy manifesto. OWS was a... Tarheel_Dem Mar 2014 #102

Well even a broken ddddemarco Mar 2014 #108

Yeah, unless the clock is of the mickey mouse variety. Tarheel_Dem Mar 2014 #109

"But the country with the highest murder rate in SA right now is Hindus" EX500rider Mar 2014 #33

Well thanks for pointing out my error. zeemike Mar 2014 #39

Absolutely, Hindus! Just after the Principality of Santa Lucia del Carmen though... ChangoLoa Mar 2014 #38

Yep. Your tax dollars is buying propaganda the right-wingers try to stuff down Judi Lynn Mar 2014 #49

Yep they seem to recycle the same old propaganda. zeemike Mar 2014 #52

They give themselves away with everything they do, without shame! n/t Judi Lynn Mar 2014 #59

OWS did throw rocks. joshcryer Mar 2014 #67

Bullshit zeemike Mar 2014 #77

"the same people praise the opposition in anther country that does all of those things and more." reddread Mar 2014 #86

Well I am against capital punishment. zeemike Mar 2014 #90

me too, with one exception reddread Mar 2014 #93

Yes but that is criminal zeemike Mar 2014 #95

You slept through Oakland, apparently. nt MADem Mar 2014 #113

No, they should have had leaders that articulate their views. MADem Mar 2014 #103

All authoritarians love strong leaders. zeemike Mar 2014 #106

Gee, so you're saying that Chavistas are authoritarians....? MADem Mar 2014 #107

Well look we have both made ourself clear. zeemike Mar 2014 #110

How tiresome. MADem Mar 2014 #112

Well if it is tiresome why did you make this long tiresome post zeemike Mar 2014 #115

Well, it doesn't repeat a doggone thing. You don't want to hear it. MADem Mar 2014 #116

Don't need to...I have seen it before. zeemike Mar 2014 #117

Don't watch, don't learn. MADem Mar 2014 #118

And so was the video showing the "Chavistas" firring on the demonstrators zeemike Mar 2014 #119

This is not about the "opposition." MADem Mar 2014 #120

Well you are right about one thing. zeemike Mar 2014 #121

Excuse me? MADem Mar 2014 #122

Well let's apply your logic to ourselves. zeemike Mar 2014 #124

You cannot compare USA to VZ--stop trying to divert with phony comparisons. MADem Mar 2014 #125

So then it is the degree of it zeemike Mar 2014 #128

You don't understand the "moral principles." It's a dysfunctional dictatorship now. MADem Mar 2014 #129

There is no "false equivalency" in moral principles. zeemike Mar 2014 #130

You're comparing a paper cut to a double amputation. MADem Mar 2014 #131

Well being shot in the face with pepper spray is not a paper cut. zeemike Mar 2014 #132

You are the only one carping about OWS. MADem Mar 2014 #133

Well you are right it is not an apt comparison. zeemike Mar 2014 #134

You are corect, zeemike RobertEarl Mar 2014 #135

Too often money trumps morality zeemike Mar 2014 #136

I've been among 100s of thousands cprise Mar 2014 #23

And then, during the Bush pResidency, they stopped estimating crowds at protests Judi Lynn Mar 2014 #51

We could have ownership restrictions over broadcast media cprise Mar 2014 #61

BTW cprise Mar 2014 #62

You got any fake pictures to back up the numbers? JackRiddler Mar 2014 #24

Will this do? And this isn't fake. 3/3/2014 smokey775 Mar 2014 #25

No, actually. That will not do. JackRiddler Mar 2014 #28

"The pro-oligarchic movement" EX500rider Mar 2014 #35

Neither, obviously. JackRiddler Mar 2014 #42

I wouldn't call them a movement. They're a presence from centuries ago that never left. They are not freshwest Mar 2014 #64

You expect "very high resolution" in the barrios of Caracas? joshcryer Mar 2014 #71

ANONYMOUS VZ is collecting images from protesters round the clock and putting them up on Twitter. MADem Mar 2014 #114

The Keystone Pipeline protest in DC yesterday had more people protesting than the Venezuelan Zorra Mar 2014 #29

Honestly? I doubt that. JackRiddler Mar 2014 #34

Even in US MSM media, which usually exaggerates the size of RW protests Zorra Mar 2014 #37

If you can find any credible information that the Keystone protesters were attacked Common Sense Party Mar 2014 #58

Yes, the biker gangs shootings are terrifying and destabilizing government as well. I don't think freshwest Mar 2014 #65

Authoritarianism begins in the home... Zorra Mar 2014 #126

Authoritarianism is older than the definition as we use it. Before the pharoahs, even. And it's not freshwest Mar 2014 #127

yawn Zorra Mar 2014 #111

You don't say....USA pop 300+million Vs Venz. 29 million EX500rider Mar 2014 #41

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2014 #43

Here's how Mitt Romney and the right wing would explain this: BillZBubb Mar 2014 #54

Absolutely right. COLGATE4 Mar 2014 #60

What's the boligarchs? Is that a new term at DU? TIA. n/t freshwest Mar 2014 #66

It's a term Chavez himself has used. joshcryer Mar 2014 #69

Thanks for those details! I was just posting elsewhere about how Russia can get its way with Gazprom freshwest Mar 2014 #73

The new oligarchs who have profited mighily from COLGATE4 Mar 2014 #78