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bertman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-21-09 08:17 AM
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32. Laws were devised to keep the rabble in their place and to protect the aristocracies.
They are immune from the laws that govern our lives. Always have been.

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  -And that you heard was the National Security State putting its foot down nadinbrzezinski  May-20-09 08:28 PM   #0 
  - The republics and the media and the spineless Dems have  rurallib   May-20-09 08:34 PM   #1 
  - This is not about we, as we have been screaming  nadinbrzezinski   May-20-09 08:40 PM   #2 
  - And, if I read the Maddow comment correctly,  merh   May-20-09 09:20 PM   #6 
     - If the IMC is even 10% as powerful as some belief they are  nadinbrzezinski   May-20-09 09:23 PM   #8 
        - that is where the problems stem from  merh   May-20-09 09:30 PM   #10 
        - Last fall when, the people were steadfastly against the bank bailouts  DemReadingDU   May-20-09 09:37 PM   #13 
  - 30 years? That's optimistic. I'd give it no more than 8-12.  tom_paine   May-20-09 09:14 PM   #4 
     - Hey there, have not seen you in a while  nadinbrzezinski   May-20-09 09:37 PM   #14 
     - Hi. Just had to take a break.  tom_paine   May-21-09 12:09 PM   #33 
     - 30 years is hugely optimistic. You also see it in dire climate change predictions.  glitch   May-20-09 10:49 PM   #23 
  - This country is up shit creek and the Democrats are poking holes  Lint Head   May-20-09 09:12 PM   #3 
  - Forget about party, because that is no longer operative  nadinbrzezinski   May-20-09 09:17 PM   #5 
     - The economic collapse may wake up some people  DemReadingDU   May-20-09 09:23 PM   #7 
     - Yeah consumerism is a powerful drug  nadinbrzezinski   May-20-09 09:24 PM   #9 
     - Your post is completely pointless.  bigmonkey   May-20-09 09:33 PM   #11 
        - That is why I keep emailing and calling  nadinbrzezinski   May-20-09 09:36 PM   #12 
           - I have seen discussion elsewhere about the Rise and Fall of the American Empire  DemReadingDU   May-20-09 09:42 PM   #15 
              - I think it will be here faster than we expect  nadinbrzezinski   May-20-09 10:24 PM   #19 
                 - In order to get thru the coming depression  DemReadingDU   May-21-09 07:48 AM   #31 
  - Did you catch this?  merh   May-20-09 09:48 PM   #16 
  - Yeah I did... and I hate to say it, but GITMO will not be closed  nadinbrzezinski   May-20-09 10:26 PM   #20 
     - That is what too many people here don't seem to understand  merh   May-20-09 10:34 PM   #22 
        - Will see... the logic of empire is now nekkid for all to see  nadinbrzezinski   May-20-09 10:53 PM   #24 
  - The part of Rachel's comments that I found interesting was that someone's telling  bertman   May-20-09 09:57 PM   #17 
  - If he is going to take the stands he is making, he better get used to it.  mmonk   May-20-09 10:13 PM   #18 
  - precisely  nadinbrzezinski   May-20-09 10:27 PM   #21 
  - Welcome my son ... Welcome ...  ShortnFiery   May-20-09 10:58 PM   #27 
  - What I found most discouraging in Rachel's report  magellan   May-20-09 10:56 PM   #25 
  - Explains why NO ONE IN CONGRESS OR THE COURTS INVESTIGATES BUSH FOR LYING AMERICA INTO WAR.  Octafish   May-20-09 10:56 PM   #26 
  - Newsflash: Democrats are now part of one big War-Party.  ShortnFiery   May-20-09 11:00 PM   #28 
     - BFEE  Octafish   May-20-09 11:24 PM   #29 
        - What's that expression - nation of laws, rule of law  DemReadingDU   May-21-09 07:42 AM   #30 
           - Laws were devised to keep the rabble in their place and to protect the aristocracies.  bertman   May-21-09 08:17 AM   #32 
              - Certainly seems that way, doesn't it? n/t  tom_paine   May-21-09 12:11 PM   #34 
              - Actually Bertman, back in the 1830's, the "rabble" got upset enough over banking failures  truedelphi   May-21-09 08:44 PM   #35 
  - I was slow to warm to her, but Maddow is sharp and ethical...hope she lasts! n/t  Badgerman   May-21-09 09:32 PM   #36 
 

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