DerekG
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Fri Dec-11-09 01:46 AM
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Never made it to grad school, but I'm smart enough to know when I'm being swindled. So you'll excuse me if I don't take a wait-and-see approach, when dealing with a charlatan who's already shown a talent for bombing brown people and bailing out banksters.
I guess I just love feeling a sense of power over those who completely own us, lock, stock and barrel.
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| -There's actual social science research out there that explains that our cynicism... |
Writer |
Dec-10-09 11:25 PM |
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This is probably the best post of the day. I'm willing to buy into that theory |
rockymountaindem |
Dec-10-09 11:27 PM |
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Writer's posts are ALWAYS the best posts of the day.... |
Clio the Leo |
Dec-10-09 11:56 PM |
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Do you 'see the end result' of unemployment & repressed wages? |
leftstreet |
Dec-10-09 11:27 PM |
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My cynicism doesn't give me a sense of control at all. |
Forkboy |
Dec-10-09 11:31 PM |
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Wait. Let's give this some thought... |
Goldstein1984 |
Dec-11-09 05:49 AM |
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Excellent post. K&R. |
cliffordu |
Dec-10-09 11:38 PM |
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Thank you |
rwheeler31 |
Dec-10-09 11:39 PM |
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K&R |
silverweb |
Dec-10-09 11:41 PM |
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Or as I was saying.... |
Clio the Leo |
Dec-11-09 12:02 AM |
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K&R |
elana i am |
Dec-11-09 12:13 AM |
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Actually, the more you know about TARP, the more cynical you'll become. |
girl gone mad |
Dec-11-09 12:23 AM |
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I would add Elizabeth Warren to your list. |
amandabeech |
Dec-11-09 12:40 AM |
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Your last line is way too true, and my cynicism definitely took shape during the Reagan years. |
Forkboy |
Dec-11-09 12:44 AM |
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What is the alternative? |
Usrename |
Dec-11-09 01:12 AM |
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If the choice was a binary one, between TARP and no intervention, TARP was better. |
Zynx |
Dec-11-09 06:49 AM |
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I think I'll drop in here for awhile, LOL. Good OP, plus others. And yes, DU has "gone mental." |
Hekate |
Dec-11-09 12:48 AM |
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Another thought provoking post. |
Undercurrent |
Dec-11-09 12:59 AM |
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What a crock of shit |
DerekG |
Dec-11-09 01:46 AM |
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Isn't there also social science research that explains hero worship and and herd mentality? |
jgraz |
Dec-11-09 02:31 AM |
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Didn't you get the memo? Only observations, and not actions, can be cynical |
mitchum |
Dec-11-09 09:44 AM |
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The true cynics are those who run to the Left and rule from the Center Right |
leveymg |
Dec-11-09 03:43 AM |
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Yes, those are more correct terms. |
Bluenorthwest |
Dec-11-09 10:35 AM |
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"reaction to not being able to see and feel all of the structures that surround us in modernity." |
The2ndWheel |
Dec-11-09 05:38 AM |
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A cynic is sometimes just... |
Goldstein1984 |
Dec-11-09 05:38 AM |
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I think it is conditioning based on the fact that you are probably 90% right when you are cynical |
AllentownJake |
Dec-11-09 05:41 AM |
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The problem is people are supposed to fit in neat little catergories and they don't |
Jennicut |
Dec-11-09 08:39 AM |
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Cynical people tell themselves that if they don't hope for anything |
HopeOverFear |
Dec-11-09 09:03 AM |
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Bingo |
Hekate |
Dec-11-09 10:02 AM |
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And incapable of getting anything done |
treestar |
Dec-11-09 03:17 PM |
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There's a distinction that must be made |
Armstead |
Dec-11-09 09:14 AM |
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A very well thought out examination of what is going on.. thank you |
Peacetrain |
Dec-11-09 10:14 AM |
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+1 That thread about the TARP bailout |
treestar |
Dec-11-09 03:17 PM |
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And fawning over power...what does the "research" say about that? nt |
mix |
Dec-11-09 03:36 PM |
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Indeed... |
freddie mertz |
Dec-11-09 04:48 PM |
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Maybe it's my mental health issues, but I have intense waves of optimism followed by cynicism. |
Odin2005 |
Dec-11-09 04:31 PM |
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