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Doctor_J

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49. You want to just let the country slide into fascism?

Reply to Cary (Reply #23)

Mon Feb 25, 2013, 12:32 PM

Feb 2013

really? Not fight back at all?

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What percentage of lefties buy into the.... [View all] Cary Feb 2013 OP

While of course they are not the same it's disingenuous not to note how far right dem's have gone Exultant Democracy Feb 2013 #1

I attribute that to pragmatism. Cary Feb 2013 #2

Yes that pragmatic let the bankers do what they will approach the Dems and Reps both agreed on. Exultant Democracy Feb 2013 #5

You don't take out the banksters when you're on the brink. Cary Feb 2013 #8

The Gramm–Leach–Bliley Act cut off a lot more then our nose. Deregulating the Bankers was a scam Exultant Democracy Feb 2013 #9

II doubt it. Cary Feb 2013 #16

Obama is a pragmatist, not necessarily a partisan or ideologue. The good news is that the Liberal_Stalwart71 Feb 2013 #18

The blue dogs were essentially wiped out in 2010, and nobody's pushing another 50 state strategy... Recursion Feb 2013 #40

Blue Dogs are not wiped out. There are fewer of them, though. Th 50 state strategy was Liberal_Stalwart71 Feb 2013 #58

He is indeed an idealogue Doctor_J Feb 2013 #62

I disagree with you and think your posts are often drenched in hyperbole, but I respect your opinion Liberal_Stalwart71 Feb 2013 #71

What do you mean by "the same"? Doc_Technical Feb 2013 #3

Sadly they kind of are.. Bennyboy Feb 2013 #4

Where in any modern society has there ever been any real force... Cary Feb 2013 #6

VOILA'!!!!!!!!!!!! Bennyboy Feb 2013 #7

Well, today it's more "Les Misérables" without The French Revolution. Amonester Feb 2013 #10

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Chaos, murder, mayhem... Cary Feb 2013 #23

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Hardly. Cary Feb 2013 #25

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Do the University of Illinois and Washington University at St. Louis count? Cary Feb 2013 #30

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Whose "muster" would that be? Cary Feb 2013 #42

And you didn't answer my question about Napoleon Bonaparte. Cary Feb 2013 #27

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The question I asked you was about Napoleon Bonaparte. Cary Feb 2013 #31

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You can't answer a simple, direct question. Cary Feb 2013 #34

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+a zillion on your whole thread here. graham4anything Feb 2013 #38

You want to just let the country slide into fascism? Doctor_J Feb 2013 #49

Are you saying Democrats are fascists? Cary Feb 2013 #52

I don't know Doctor_J Feb 2013 #61

I think it's a rotten shame that Cary Feb 2013 #66

We seem to be two sides of the same coin Doctor_J Feb 2013 #67

No one is dragging anyone. Cary Feb 2013 #68

Center left nation? Doctor_J Feb 2013 #69

I have held minor office. Cary Feb 2013 #70

Holding your nose might have affected the supply of oxygen to your brain NoPasaran Feb 2013 #13

They are not the same, but money DOES make it more difficult to choose. Liberal_Stalwart71 Feb 2013 #19

^^ Bennyboy for the win. Myrina Feb 2013 #37

1 Party, 2 Faces. blkmusclmachine Feb 2013 #11

I don't know quaker bill Feb 2013 #12

That's kind of the point. Cary Feb 2013 #20

Yup again and again on both these graham4anything Feb 2013 #39

Most democratic voters on the outside of this board are 93%plus with President Obama graham4anything Feb 2013 #44

And we need to keep our focus and to remember that. n/t Cary Feb 2013 #46

And there was a poll once showing that he has an 80%+ approval Jamaal510 Feb 2013 #59

Isn't it the centrist, Third Way types that see both Parties as alike enough that they take Bluenorthwest Feb 2013 #15

Actually it seems to be the radicals who are pushing this meme. Cary Feb 2013 #22

What does 'seems' mean? Do you have specifics to offer? Bluenorthwest Feb 2013 #29

"Seems" means that there are no hard answers. Cary Feb 2013 #48

I said nothing of mainstream Democrats, nor of mainstream Republicans. Where do you get that? Bluenorthwest Feb 2013 #50

You can get upset over my interpretation of your words. Cary Feb 2013 #51

Those were not my words, they were words you wrote to argue with because you did not Bluenorthwest Feb 2013 #55

It's clear to me that you're getting bent out of shape Cary Feb 2013 #60

+A ZILLION again graham4anything Feb 2013 #41

By "radicals" you mean those who think health care is a right, Doctor_J Feb 2013 #63

Neither party is perfect Proud Liberal Dem Feb 2013 #17

"Conservatives" are the enemy. Cary Feb 2013 #21

I shudder to think where we would be with Romney or McCain as POTUS Proud Liberal Dem Feb 2013 #47

There are a LOT of conservatives who call themselves Dems Doctor_J Feb 2013 #64

"Conservatives" aren't conservative. Cary Feb 2013 #65

Imperial policies are the same. The parties are different. Agnosticsherbet Feb 2013 #36

Straight, white, employed males like me can afford to think that way Recursion Feb 2013 #43

Only the top 1% can afford to think like that. Cary Feb 2013 #45

Oh I don't know. MuseRider Feb 2013 #53

Dunno PETRUS Feb 2013 #54

That would be interesting. MuseRider Feb 2013 #56

I would so rec this reply alone if i could! nt. Amimnoch Feb 2013 #57