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ewagner

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8. When we delude ourselves...

Reply to Faygo Kid (Original post)

Sun Feb 10, 2013, 07:19 PM

Feb 2013

...that the issue is survival....survival at any cost...we inch closer and closer to becoming the type of people...skilled, honest, patriotic people...who were sitting in the docks at Nuremburg...

it is not without cost....the cost is our individual humanity and our collective, national soul.

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Guantanamo? Drones? We have to think these things through. [View all] Faygo Kid Feb 2013 OP

Thought provoking indeed. This REALLY puts things into more historic perspective. 99th_Monkey Feb 2013 #1

I don't want to cut corners when it comes to basic decency. Faygo Kid Feb 2013 #3

du rec limpyhobbler Feb 2013 #2

provocative & accurate jade3000 Feb 2013 #4

+100 Ssshhhhh... FYI 99th_Monkey Feb 2013 #6

Everyone can access it Catherina Feb 2013 #12

Thanx for letting me know. 99th_Monkey Feb 2013 #13

"Those who cannot remember the past... jjewell Feb 2013 #5

Mediocre camera work. Bucky Feb 2013 #7

When we delude ourselves... ewagner Feb 2013 #8

Yep we were great once. zeemike Feb 2013 #9

The United States gave all of that up in the name of Empire.... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #10

I wish heaven05 Feb 2013 #11

It starts with the abolition of the draft Squaredeal Feb 2013 #14