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Unca Jim

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Tue Aug-07-07 04:29 PM
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100. Damn.

I agree that "Chicken Little" is a pretty dismissive term for people genuinely concerned for the welfare of their country. I also agree that things are worse now than they have been for about 80 years in this country. I think it's true that we have a lot of work to do to right the horrific wrongs of the Bush administration.

Still, I also concur that too many people are overreacting. We have seen crazy differences between rich and poor in this country. Look over the 1870s-1900s. Ung. We have also seen far more oppressive Executive and Legislative madness. Look over the Alien and Sedition Acts or the Volstead Act. Yikes.

I have never understood the whole idea of equating today's nutty Executive branch with the gestapo. Unlike Germany, we have a strong Constitution with built in checks and balances that always manage to get whatever branch under control that needs to be sat on.

Of course I suppose I could just accept the inevitable and commit suicide after I denigrated anyone with actual hope for the future. :hide:

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-Hey Chicken Littles: The sky is not falling...really its not.	Perky	Aug-06-07 08:44 PM	#0
- Things will get better...once we get rid of the one-party corporatocracy that is destroying us. n/t	NotGivingUp	Aug-06-07 08:46 PM	#1
- In other words, never.	BlueEyedSon	Aug-07-07 02:01 PM	#80
- Chicken Little only has to be right once.	King Coal	Aug-07-07 04:54 PM	#102
- You are absolutely right	Perky	Aug-07-07 08:06 PM	#118
- The system is rigged... don't you read Will Pitt?	BlueEyedSon	Aug-07-07 10:21 PM	#128
- Perky, we've never been taken over before now.	lonestarnot	Aug-06-07 08:48 PM	#2
- Well then lets work to take it back rather than doing nothing but piss and moan about it!!!	Perky	Aug-06-07 08:49 PM	#5
- What do you propose?	OzarkDem	Aug-06-07 09:11 PM	#20
- We need to go on the offensives	Perky	Aug-06-07 09:49 PM	#31
- Your notion that simply replacing Republiks with Democrats will fix	greyhound1966	Aug-07-07 03:13 PM	#87
- With a name like Perky what do you expect.	dickbearton	Aug-07-07 07:31 PM	#110
- Who the hell is doing nothing? Point them out to me and I'll make	lonestarnot	Aug-06-07 09:26 PM	#28
- You are getting really annoying, "Perky"! .. n/t	Breeze54	Aug-07-07 08:03 PM	#117
- Why?	Perky	Aug-07-07 08:08 PM	#119
- Because, xxxxx, I resent your OP title of 'Chicken Littles"!!	Breeze54	Aug-07-07 08:30 PM	#122
- Declarations the democracy is dead is as	Perky	Aug-08-07 07:31 AM	#129
- See? There you go AGAIN. preaching to the choir.	Breeze54	Aug-08-07 09:27 AM	#131
- K&R	Richardo	Aug-06-07 08:48 PM	#3
- strong presidential candidates debating the issues???	welshTerrier2	Aug-06-07 08:48 PM	#4
- You might want to finish your last sentence	Poiuyt	Aug-06-07 08:49 PM	#6
- the gestapo got him before he could	hfojvt	Aug-06-07 08:55 PM	#9
- ....	Perky	Aug-06-07 08:58 PM	#10
- I hope you are right	Kelvin Mace	Aug-06-07 08:50 PM	#7
- Post of the month, Perky.	Codeine	Aug-06-07 08:51 PM	#8
- Fine post, Perky	JeffR	Aug-06-07 08:59 PM	#11
- I'm sure the Jews said the same thing in the early 30s.	SoonerPride	Aug-06-07 09:00 PM	#12
- Sorry, but I take a different view	journalist3072	Aug-06-07 09:00 PM	#13
- You pack your bags and leave. Sadly. There is no voting for change.	SoonerPride	Aug-06-07 09:04 PM	#16
- The democrats have had chances already.......	Homer12	Aug-06-07 09:01 PM	#14
- Its only reversible if Dems wield power	OzarkDem	Aug-06-07 09:03 PM	#15
- If you really deep down believe that then I repectfully think	Perky	Aug-06-07 10:37 PM	#38
- Wow! n/t	peace13	Aug-07-07 03:34 PM	#90
- LOL	redqueen	Aug-07-07 03:51 PM	#93
- Well said. I recall in 1999 and 2000 hearing some Republican friends	beyurslf	Aug-06-07 09:07 PM	#17
- But, Clinton did not have....	Homer12	Aug-06-07 09:13 PM	#22
- He had a Dem congress for how long?	redqueen	Aug-07-07 03:52 PM	#94
- And they had some pretty bizarre conspiracy theories about Clinton too	LittleClarkie	Aug-06-07 09:18 PM	#26
- But Clinton didn't sit through the worst Terrorist Attack in History	soulcore	Aug-07-07 05:17 PM	#104
- No, it's not always darker on the other side.	dickbearton	Aug-07-07 07:57 PM	#114
- I like your post, even though I only half agree with it	demnan	Aug-06-07 09:09 PM	#18
- That's what is so good about this Nation.	NancyBreen	Aug-06-07 09:11 PM	#19
- They are nearly irreversible	OzarkDem	Aug-06-07 09:15 PM	#24
- Superb post.	Psephos	Aug-06-07 09:12 PM	#21
- there is much insight in that quote.	cryingshame	Aug-08-07 05:19 PM	#134
- The sky may NOT be falling...	jtg33	Aug-06-07 09:13 PM	#23
- Bravo! I want some of what you are drinking.	corkhead	Aug-06-07 09:15 PM	#25
- Posts like yours are the reason I am still here. Thanks, Perky.	tandot	Aug-06-07 09:20 PM	#27
- Actually, it is falling...	warren pease	Aug-06-07 09:28 PM	#29
- I believe your specifics are more pertinent than the OP.	joeunderdog	Aug-07-07 12:36 PM	#75
- These perky clowns don't have a clue.	dickbearton	Aug-07-07 08:46 PM	#123
- I agree. But I think it's going to be a very slow process.	Gregorian	Aug-06-07 09:43 PM	#30
- "good will" didn't keep the gestapo away	ryanus	Aug-06-07 09:53 PM	#32
- as a lifetime Democratic warrior	bigtree	Aug-06-07 09:55 PM	#33
- I keep trying to tell myself that	Mojorabbit	Aug-06-07 09:57 PM	#34
- sniffsniff.....shit. n/t	Mind_your_head	Aug-06-07 09:59 PM	#35
- I lived through the Vietnam era....	BlackVelvet04	Aug-06-07 10:06 PM	#36
- Please explain that to your "friends who came home in a box" n/t	Mind_your_head	Aug-06-07 10:24 PM	#37
- what a hateful comment n/t	Snazzy	Aug-06-07 10:56 PM	#41
- I suspect, if we could hear them, most of them would say	JeffR	Aug-07-07 12:36 AM	#43
- Thank you.....	BlackVelvet04	Aug-07-07 01:05 AM	#47
- That's such a simplistic viewpoint	InkAddict	Aug-07-07 09:49 AM	#68
- Yes, only you know the hardships of life.....	BlackVelvet04	Aug-07-07 10:45 AM	#71
- We have a lot in common BlackVelvet04 and	InkAddict	Aug-07-07 09:04 PM	#125
- I am not suggesting we pretend 24/7 that life is grand	BlackVelvet04	Aug-08-07 04:08 PM	#132
- We did what we could do......	BlackVelvet04	Aug-07-07 01:03 AM	#46
- Things have gotten progressively worse for the last 7 years. Tell me please	rhett o rick	Aug-06-07 10:48 PM	#39
- More Democrats in Office	Perky	Aug-06-07 10:52 PM	#40
- Won't help if the Democrats vote like Republicans. nm	rhett o rick	Aug-07-07 03:31 PM	#89
- Well, if it aint exactly fallin, it do be saggin and lookin sorta structural-deficient	struggle4progress	Aug-06-07 11:49 PM	#42
- NGU.	bleever	Aug-07-07 12:40 AM	#44
- n/t	PretzelzRule	Aug-07-07 12:58 AM	#45
- It's our leaders that are the whole problem.	Usrename	Aug-07-07 03:35 AM	#48
- We gained the House largely	Perky	Aug-07-07 05:44 AM	#52
- If only this is a normal iteration of American History and not the Coming of Caesar	tom_paine	Aug-07-07 04:54 AM	#49
- As usual You make escellent Points Tom...However	Perky	Aug-07-07 05:55 AM	#54
- Damnit, why do these rules of frightened timidty only apply to DEMS and NOT BUSHIES?	tom_paine	Aug-07-07 06:31 AM	#61
- I agree with all your points but one which is near and dear to me	chknltl	Aug-07-07 05:33 AM	#50
- So when pieces of the sky are laying all around you, remind me	Skidmore	Aug-07-07 05:37 AM	#51
- .	Perky	Aug-07-07 06:00 AM	#55
- Supporting Obama is looking toward the future, but reality dictates	Skidmore	Aug-07-07 06:55 AM	#66
- All Reversible? Our Torture Victims Might Disagree	Senator	Aug-07-07 05:45 AM	#53
- Perhaps	Perky	Aug-07-07 06:02 AM	#57
- It Can Stop The Victim Machine	Senator	Aug-07-07 06:34 AM	#62
- I think we're experiencing an enormous, long-delayed swing to the left.	Perry Logan	Aug-07-07 06:02 AM	#56
- “Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic.”	seemslikeadream	Aug-07-07 06:24 AM	#59
- I think there is still hope, but our republic is in serious peril	deutsey	Aug-07-07 06:16 AM	#58
- The War Party is firmly in control and won the last election.	Warren Stupidity	Aug-07-07 06:30 AM	#60
- But not irretrievably lost.	Perky	Aug-07-07 06:37 AM	#63
- Irretreivably?	Warren Stupidity	Aug-07-07 06:46 AM	#64
- The next election has been cancelled! never mind	B Calm	Aug-07-07 06:49 AM	#65
- Another "These are not the droids you are looking for..." post.	LeftHander	Aug-07-07 07:22 AM	#67
- How would you like me to call you a Pollyanna? There are many of us who you might call "Chicken	OmmmSweetOmmm	Aug-07-07 10:01 AM	#69
- "Always look on the bright side of life"	endarkenment	Aug-07-07 10:16 AM	#70
- Well there's being Perky then there's being delusional	LibertyorDeath	Aug-07-07 11:23 AM	#72
- Read the rest of the post or at least the paragraph	Perky	Aug-07-07 12:32 PM	#74
- Amen brother (or sister)	soulcore	Aug-07-07 05:29 PM	#105
- Sorry but the sky has fallen, completely.	ananda	Aug-07-07 12:23 PM	#73
- Sorry, but I'm crying this morning and feel like Chicken Little...	calipendence	Aug-07-07 12:42 PM	#76
- Sorry it's not going well Cali, hang in. nt	wiggs	Aug-07-07 01:34 PM	#78
- Ohh, Cali, I am so sorry! I too have 2 kitties and they are my "children".	saracat	Aug-07-07 03:30 PM	#88
- thanks...needed to hear that from someone...	zehnkatzen	Aug-07-07 12:45 PM	#77
- Let's talk about this in 24 months	Ezlivin	Aug-07-07 01:54 PM	#79
- Good point....lol	Perky	Aug-07-07 03:01 PM	#85
- ...if you're rich. n/t	rucky	Aug-07-07 02:08 PM	#81
- Hey Fiddlers!	bvar22	Aug-07-07 02:41 PM	#82
- Pass the rosin. n/t	sfexpat2000	Aug-07-07 02:42 PM	#83
- So we should all get out our flame throwers rather than try and put the fire out?	Perky	Aug-07-07 03:12 PM	#86
- I don't know who you're talking to	Firespirit	Aug-07-07 02:59 PM	#84
- Perky Pollyanna	SoonerPride	Aug-07-07 03:35 PM	#91
- What disaster will happen before the next election??	djp2	Aug-07-07 03:50 PM	#92
- Dirty bombs in San Fran and Miami, blamed on Hezbollah.	SoonerPride	Aug-07-07 03:54 PM	#97
- Location is the key	djp2	Aug-07-07 09:20 PM	#126
- Deleted message	Name removed	Aug-07-07 03:53 PM	#95
- People need to quit falling for the "Conceit of the Present."	Odin2005	Aug-07-07 03:53 PM	#96
- In what form?	SoonerPride	Aug-07-07 03:57 PM	#98
- Yeah, cause ALL the danger is ONLY from BushCo.	redqueen	Aug-07-07 03:58 PM	#99
- Damn.	Unca Jim	Aug-07-07 04:29 PM	#100
- What Constitution?	Prophet 451	Aug-07-07 05:54 PM	#107
- You have two choices....	CGrantt57	Aug-07-07 04:53 PM	#101
- Nope.	mmonk	Aug-07-07 04:57 PM	#103
- It is absolutely imperative that we remain vigilent...we need to guard against Hysteria.	Perky	Aug-07-07 07:51 PM	#113
- No, this time it really IS falling	Prophet 451	Aug-07-07 05:52 PM	#106
- A very cogent and convincing oratory. Please, DUers, take this	MasonJar	Aug-07-07 06:12 PM	#108
- Or, for at least 500+ more days, Cheney and Bush have access to Nukes	paparush	Aug-07-07 07:11 PM	#109
- Pure speculation........which is all any of us can do.......	OwnedByFerrets	Aug-07-07 07:38 PM	#111
- One question	Time for change	Aug-07-07 07:49 PM	#112
- I do not think he needs that power... I do not know why he wants it	Perky	Aug-07-07 07:59 PM	#115
- Why would it be undone?	SoonerPride	Aug-07-07 08:21 PM	#120
- What evidence do you have to support that conclusion???	Perky	Aug-07-07 09:59 PM	#127
- The evidence is simply that he has gone to great lengths to get that power	Time for change	Aug-08-07 04:53 PM	#133
- That is a theory in search of evidence	Perky	Aug-08-07 07:13 PM	#135
- Who's warning that we're doomed?	Time for change	Aug-08-07 09:24 PM	#136
- Noo noo You misunderstand	Perky	Aug-08-07 09:51 PM	#137
- The possibility of Bush cancelling or fixing the next election is a real concern, as it should be	Time for change	Aug-09-07 07:27 AM	#138
- dupe	Perky	Aug-07-07 07:59 PM	#116
- What we need is several SCOTUS appointments, with 30 year old lawyers from the ACLU, EFF, NORML,	impeachdubya	Aug-07-07 08:24 PM	#121
- Sorry to tell you, but the American experiment has FAILED	depakid	Aug-07-07 08:47 PM	#124
- So what would replace the "Experiment"?	Perky	Aug-08-07 08:16 AM	#130
- What do other countries do?	depakid	Aug-09-07 02:52 PM	#140
- I'm largely with you BUT . . .	skip fox	Aug-09-07 09:08 AM	#139

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