TwixVoy
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Wed Jan-06-10 04:46 AM
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It won't be by summer. It is coming, but still a good ways off. I expect around 1-2 more years before we really start to see major unrest. I expect it will start to gradually increase in direct proportion to unemployment benefits being lost.
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| -Prediction: People marching in the streets by summer ... Jobs, Foreclosures, Credit Cards ... |
Blackhatjack |
Jan-06-10 12:59 AM |
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Doubt it. |
LostInAnomie |
Jan-06-10 01:00 AM |
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The job of the politicians and M$M is to prevent revolution |
leftstreet |
Jan-06-10 01:04 AM |
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That worked in the past, but things are moving swiftly in the other direction.... |
Blackhatjack |
Jan-06-10 01:11 AM |
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Prediction: This prediction is going to be wrong |
onenote |
Jan-06-10 01:04 AM |
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Did you see this in your tea leaves? |
donheld |
Jan-06-10 01:05 AM |
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I don't know. It may require Great Depression levels of suffering before people resort to that. |
Selatius |
Jan-06-10 01:05 AM |
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Maybe if Krugman's 40% probable double dip occurs. |
dkf |
Jan-06-10 01:08 AM |
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We cannot limp along and expect people to remain quiet and loyal when... |
Blackhatjack |
Jan-06-10 01:16 AM |
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I honestly don't think nearly enough people would protest/revolt. We'd need |
gateley |
Jan-06-10 01:24 AM |
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I hope your prediction is correct, and I'll do whatever I can to |
Goldstein1984 |
Jan-06-10 01:29 AM |
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I hope you are right. But I fear that everyone will get to that after American Idol |
AllyCat |
Jan-06-10 01:37 AM |
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I'm watching a show on the small meth towns |
EmeraldCityGrl |
Jan-06-10 01:52 AM |
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That's a good point. I don't agree with the OPs optimistic outcome of unity in response. |
napoleon_in_rags |
Jan-06-10 01:59 AM |
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I just read this on another thread |
EmeraldCityGrl |
Jan-06-10 02:18 AM |
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Yeah, that was a great read actually. |
napoleon_in_rags |
Jan-06-10 04:42 AM |
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Anyone that has ever struggled with depression understands |
EmeraldCityGrl |
Jan-06-10 08:52 AM |
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Who's showing this? |
dkf |
Jan-06-10 02:07 AM |
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It was a piece on Nightline. |
EmeraldCityGrl |
Jan-06-10 02:16 AM |
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Thanks. |
dkf |
Jan-06-10 02:20 AM |
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Nope. |
Codeine |
Jan-06-10 02:31 AM |
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As much as it hurts, I have to agree with your assessment. |
tango-tee |
Jan-09-10 09:40 AM |
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People should have been marching during the Bush regime reign |
Don Caballero |
Jan-06-10 02:34 AM |
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People did march during the Bush regime nt |
laughingliberal |
Jan-06-10 03:50 AM |
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I went to a huge protest the day before the Iraq War started |
liberal_at_heart |
Jan-06-10 10:18 AM |
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Uh, people DID do that. I should know, because I was one of them. Several times. |
HughBeaumont |
Jan-06-10 04:48 AM |
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Where were you during all of the anti-war marches? |
Selatius |
Jan-06-10 10:11 AM |
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DU's resident slumlord was busy kicking 'deadbeats' out of his properties |
Moochy |
Jan-09-10 09:20 AM |
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Lol! I remember that. nt |
laughingliberal |
Jan-09-10 09:23 AM |
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I think it's time but I think more people are going to need to be in more pain before it happens |
laughingliberal |
Jan-06-10 03:54 AM |
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Hope you're right-but I don't think TPTB have annihilated enough of the middle class yet. |
earth mom |
Jan-06-10 04:35 AM |
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I disagree |
TwixVoy |
Jan-06-10 04:46 AM |
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I'll Be There Marching |
WVRICK13 |
Jan-06-10 05:58 AM |
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Extended unemployment benefits |
AllentownJake |
Jan-06-10 06:00 AM |
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yeah, we're sending your job to Chindia but |
TheFarseer |
Jan-06-10 06:13 AM |
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They eventually will cut them |
AllentownJake |
Jan-06-10 06:31 AM |
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It won't be this President OR Dems People will be marching in the streets against... |
Blackhatjack |
Jan-06-10 10:01 AM |
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you're right that it will have to get worse before millions will march |
liberal_at_heart |
Jan-06-10 10:25 AM |
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Fail. you want people to march in the streets and also be completely outraged about something? |
Javaman |
Jan-06-10 10:55 AM |
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You are right about $5/gal gas, but that is coming too... |
Blackhatjack |
Jan-06-10 11:49 AM |
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Of course it's coming... |
Javaman |
Jan-06-10 04:14 PM |
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It is the cumulative effect that will drive people to fight back... |
Blackhatjack |
Jan-06-10 08:00 PM |
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well of course. |
Javaman |
Jan-07-10 09:26 AM |
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There is a lot of truth to what you say, but remember that history will repeat itself... |
Blackhatjack |
Jan-08-10 04:33 PM |
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That's precisely what it will take... |
tango-tee |
Jan-09-10 09:47 AM |
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Nope |
WeDidIt |
Jan-06-10 08:03 PM |
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Are we sure those marching would be with us? |
Imajika |
Jan-06-10 08:15 PM |
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Jan-09-10 09:28 AM |
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Can we all drive our imported cars to the march to protest lack of jobs? |
NNN0LHI |
Jan-09-10 09:33 AM |
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Activist is a 4 letter word on DU |
arcadian |
Jan-09-10 09:33 AM |
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It will not happen for one reason - its an election season and they will be mollifying us |
ThomWV |
Jan-09-10 10:18 AM |
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