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riqster

(13,986 posts)

13. It's about the illusion of control.

Reply to theHandpuppet (Original post)

Sun Jul 13, 2014, 03:47 PM

Jul 2014

White male "conservatives" constantly try to control the world, and have sometimes managed to control bits and bobs of it at most. But so long as it LOOKS LIKE they are large and in charge, they are as happy as they can get.

When their illusions collapse, they amp up the rhetoric and violence so as to feel more in control.

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Hobby Lobby opens a new front in the ‘War on Women’ [View all] theHandpuppet Jul 2014 OP

You do nice work Handpuppet libodem Jul 2014 #1

I'm just old. theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #2

I'm 58 libodem Jul 2014 #3

We seem to be rushing headlong back to the old days. theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #4

Do you think it is about control? libodem Jul 2014 #5

It's always been about control and misogyny theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #6

Don't forget TNNurse Jul 2014 #7

Speaking of yesteryear... theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #10

Thank you I'd missed that one libodem Jul 2014 #18

Thanks for your post. littlemissmartypants Jul 2014 #8

Glad to see you here theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #9

WE already have our extra bedroom and basement filled with friends coming in from out of town! eom. Raine1967 Jul 2014 #19

Good on ya!! theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #20

We wouldn't miss this come heaven or hell… :) Raine1967 Jul 2014 #22

Scalia's Church of the Supreme Court. "Theocracy Now! Theocracy Forever!" blkmusclmachine Jul 2014 #11

Scalia and Thomas should have recused themselves from this case theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #16

Kudos to whoever named it the "Not My Boss's Business Act." Well done! pnwmom Jul 2014 #12

Yeah, I loved that! theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #14

It's about the illusion of control. riqster Jul 2014 #13

They feel it slipping through their fingers theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #15

Yep. It's gonna get uglier before it gets better. riqster Jul 2014 #17

Good, let's help accelerate that slip. sheshe2 Jul 2014 #23

If the bill doesn't go through BrotherIvan Jul 2014 #21

I don't think any of this gains any traction SnakeEyes Jul 2014 #24

You mean like Hobby Lobby? theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #25

No I mean a business that actually denies birth control SnakeEyes Jul 2014 #27

IUDs ARE for birth control theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #31

how much more interfering in women's lives do you think companies should be able to do niyad Jul 2014 #36

There are over 80 for-profit businesses lining up to deny coverage BrotherIvan Jul 2014 #26

Haven't heard about this, got a link? SnakeEyes Jul 2014 #28

It has been widely discussed on DU BrotherIvan Jul 2014 #29

Another link theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #30

And another theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #33

Actually "closely held" is not referring to their belief SnakeEyes Jul 2014 #32

Not so fast. theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #34

You're doing an awesome job of educating BrotherIvan Jul 2014 #35

Don't you find it interesting that some are trying to downplay the importance of this ruling? theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #37