IsItJustMe
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Tue Jan-01-08 12:17 PM
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| 28. I agree. We like things in black and white and that is generally the way our minds work. Any |
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understanding is definitely better than no understanding and gets us closer to the light.
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| -Can we once and for all drop the "to fight for the poor, you must be poor" nonsense? |
jpgray |
Dec-31-07 08:45 PM |
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FDR RFK even LBJ |
mth44sc |
Dec-31-07 08:49 PM |
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I'm guessing the answer to your question is going to be "no". |
K Gardner |
Dec-31-07 08:51 PM |
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I'm guessing it will sink quickly without many responses |
jpgray |
Dec-31-07 09:10 PM |
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Being rich is not a sin |
truedelphi |
Dec-31-07 08:52 PM |
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Actually, it kinda is |
jgraz |
Dec-31-07 09:22 PM |
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It's akin to saying that going green isn't good because Al Gore spent a lot of energy in his house |
antiimperialist |
Dec-31-07 08:53 PM |
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The term is "compassion" |
baldguy |
Dec-31-07 08:53 PM |
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I once heard the saying: "You don't need to have cancer to do research on it" |
antiimperialist |
Dec-31-07 08:55 PM |
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It's a good point. |
personman |
Jan-01-08 07:25 AM |
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scoundrel that he was, Joe Kennedy Sr. drummed into his children that they were expected |
yellowdogintexas |
Dec-31-07 09:11 PM |
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Such complexity and nuance is most out of place here... |
PurityOfEssence |
Dec-31-07 09:58 PM |
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Well said. nt |
JerseygirlCT |
Dec-31-07 09:33 PM |
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Right Wingers believe |
ThoughtCriminal |
Dec-31-07 09:36 PM |
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You might happier with the GOP. You would never have |
OHdem10 |
Dec-31-07 09:41 PM |
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The best post I've read on DU in a very long time! |
Patchuli |
Dec-31-07 09:45 PM |
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And wealth is not the problem, |
postulater |
Dec-31-07 09:50 PM |
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straw man alert |
cali |
Dec-31-07 10:02 PM |
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An individual's investments and possessions don't make any serious impact. Policy and activism can. |
jpgray |
Dec-31-07 10:18 PM |
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I'm not addressing Al Gore. |
cali |
Dec-31-07 10:39 PM |
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Why not? Why create a moral code for one individual you refuse to apply to all others? |
jpgray |
Jan-01-08 04:14 AM |
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Well, well, well; the return of the Old Guard. |
PurityOfEssence |
Dec-31-07 10:03 PM |
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Soon as all those folks who believe they are rich figure out how to take it with them |
nolabels |
Dec-31-07 10:58 PM |
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But you have to be black in order to play blues music, |
TalkingDog |
Jan-01-08 07:52 AM |
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I do not consider myself a reverse elitist, but I don't believe you can truly comprehend the life |
IsItJustMe |
Jan-01-08 11:43 AM |
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True, but comprehending only a part of another's situation can lead to understanding and support |
jpgray |
Jan-01-08 11:57 AM |
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I agree. We like things in black and white and that is generally the way our minds work. Any |
IsItJustMe |
Jan-01-08 12:17 PM |
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Agreed. |
Laelth |
Jan-01-08 10:40 AM |
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Even the Robber Barons of old valued philathropy. |
HughBeaumont |
Jan-01-08 12:01 PM |
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I acknowledge, but never justify my own hypocrisy... |
LanternWaste |
Jan-01-08 12:19 PM |
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Until we have public campaign financing, we'll need to rely on decent rich folk... |
calipendence |
Jan-01-08 02:02 PM |
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