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Fri May-11-07 10:25 PM
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| 28. Not The Gap! They sell really hip clothes |
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Now I'll go back and read whatever your essay was really about
But, surely you expected this
Do you hear me, Shirley?
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| -Wake up America! :Why Americans Need to Acknowledge the Gap between America’s Ideals and its Actions |
Time for change |
May-10-07 11:33 PM |
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Excellent. |
mmonk |
May-10-07 11:38 PM |
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Thank you -- This has been a pet peeve of mine for a long time |
Time for change |
May-11-07 01:17 PM |
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Superb. American's pride in what is truly great about America |
bleever |
May-11-07 12:01 AM |
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Thank you bleever -- I think it would help a great deal if busted up |
Time for change |
May-11-07 08:39 AM |
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Thank you for emphasizing the international |
dave_p |
May-11-07 12:11 AM |
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I agree |
Time for change |
May-11-07 03:17 PM |
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Some in the Media have this warped notion that if |
OHdem10 |
May-11-07 12:34 AM |
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Thank you -- I do believe that the corporate media is highly complicit in this |
Time for change |
May-11-07 11:20 AM |
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It isn't America or Americans at all, but something international and much more complicated |
melody |
May-11-07 01:18 AM |
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Yes, it is very complicated |
Time for change |
May-11-07 07:40 AM |
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I think they do object |
melody |
May-11-07 04:26 PM |
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I don't understand what you mean by that |
Time for change |
May-11-07 04:56 PM |
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Whenever you say "Americans think ... ", you're generalizing about 300 million people |
melody |
May-11-07 05:33 PM |
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Just because they are against the President, |
Iris |
May-11-07 05:40 PM |
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That's the stereotype |
melody |
May-11-07 05:50 PM |
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I don't know where you live, |
Iris |
May-11-07 05:58 PM |
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Again, whenever anyone generalizes about a group of people, it's not clearly reasoned out |
melody |
May-11-07 07:08 PM |
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dupe |
Iris |
May-11-07 05:57 PM |
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I don't believe I ever started a phrase with "Americans think" or "Americans anything" |
Time for change |
May-11-07 06:17 PM |
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I disagree ... I'll outline my reasons |
melody |
May-11-07 07:14 PM |
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The gap between America's ideals and its actions |
Time for change |
May-11-07 11:14 PM |
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I have given several specific examples |
melody |
May-11-07 11:33 PM |
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Why would you think I mean my criticisms to apply to ALL Americans? |
Time for change |
May-11-07 11:43 PM |
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Let's just agree to disagree |
melody |
May-12-07 01:06 AM |
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very nice post. |
some guy |
May-11-07 01:54 AM |
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Thank you for pointing that out |
Time for change |
May-11-07 10:02 AM |
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Why do you hate America? |
entanglement |
May-11-07 11:52 AM |
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great essay, but I would call it the gap between Bush Republicans |
hfojvt |
May-11-07 03:38 PM |
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Well, I think those are all pretty good points -- yet I have some disagreements |
Time for change |
May-11-07 05:32 PM |
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Wake up America! :Why Americans Need to Acknowledge the Gap between America's Ideals and Its Actions |
Truthseeker013 |
May-11-07 05:43 PM |
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I have felt the same way. |
bluestateboomer |
May-11-07 10:16 PM |
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Thank you bluestate -- and very well said |
Time for change |
May-11-07 11:20 PM |
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Not The Gap! They sell really hip clothes |
Wiley50 |
May-11-07 10:25 PM |
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Lots of hard work there... |
saddlesore |
May-11-07 10:54 PM |
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Thank you -- A lot of people, including myself, feel much like much of what you express here |
Time for change |
May-12-07 12:02 PM |
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K&R'd. A good read. |
Kelly Rupert |
May-11-07 11:15 PM |
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Excellent Read |
dogday |
May-12-07 12:06 PM |
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Thank you for keeping |
pingzing58 |
May-12-07 01:09 PM |
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Welcome to DU, Pingzing! |
Karenina |
May-13-07 08:32 AM |
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Self esteem is bullshit. We need self respect. |
porphyrian |
May-12-07 01:12 PM |
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wow. great essay, Time for change |
blondie58 |
May-13-07 05:28 AM |
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Brilliant! |
Cerridwen |
May-13-07 08:52 AM |
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