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Sun Feb-13-11 06:45 PM
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| 66. February 15, 2003 anti-war protest |
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It affected nothing.
When you live in a democracy it takes more than just protests to overthrow the status quo, it takes action on an unprecedented level. We're talking about full on union support across the country in every facet of production and business.
People can't even get involved in local politics, it is naive to believe that we can go further than that without overwhelmingly revolutionary actions by certain groups. ie, "cultists" cutting off the governments of their states, deciding to run their towns without paying taxes and so on.
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| -What will it take for Americans to take to the streets? |
polichick |
Feb-10-11 10:57 AM |
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Even the predictable first unrec is telling -- many here imagine our corporate masters |
villager |
Feb-10-11 11:01 AM |
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Yeah, that delusional thinking is why I haven't posted in a while... |
polichick |
Feb-11-11 08:41 AM |
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The TV goes fuzzy. |
Badfish |
Feb-10-11 11:07 AM |
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Cancellation of American Idol? Outlawing sugary soft drinks? |
tularetom |
Feb-10-11 11:09 AM |
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Beat me to it....LOL n/t |
Perky |
Feb-10-11 11:34 AM |
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The banning of slurpees.... |
Avant Guardian |
Feb-11-11 11:10 AM |
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beer gets too expensive to buy and no sports on TV |
ensho |
Feb-10-11 11:10 AM |
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Maybe if ... |
earthside |
Feb-10-11 11:11 AM |
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Good point about the delivery of tyranny! Sadly, it does seem that... |
polichick |
Feb-11-11 08:45 AM |
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Funny related story |
JohnnyRingo |
Feb-10-11 11:16 AM |
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They think it's Egyptian "teabaggers" rising up against the tyrannical state. n/t |
jtuck004 |
Feb-10-11 11:27 AM |
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It will take a lot more Americans feeling a lot more pain. |
CrispyQ |
Feb-10-11 11:32 AM |
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It will take a dictator to take control of our govt. Right now, WE have free and fair elections, |
jenmito |
Feb-10-11 11:33 AM |
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Disagree. Bush V Gore. |
grahamhgreen |
Feb-10-11 04:51 PM |
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True, plus purging of the voter rolls, bullying at the polling place... |
polichick |
Feb-11-11 09:18 AM |
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This happens in all democracies. |
joshcryer |
Feb-13-11 06:47 PM |
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Bush v. Gore was an anomaly. |
joshcryer |
Feb-13-11 06:46 PM |
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We aren't even close to being a third world country. |
phleshdef |
Feb-10-11 11:49 AM |
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Neither is England but they are out in the streets protesting budget cuts. |
Hello_Kitty |
Feb-13-11 04:58 PM |
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You recall the 2005 memo leaked from Citigroup? My guess is we'll |
Jefferson23 |
Feb-10-11 11:49 AM |
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Yes, these things are helpful, and the more we have the better the chances... |
polichick |
Feb-11-11 08:47 AM |
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A New Generation |
Yavin4 |
Feb-10-11 11:50 AM |
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Ditto! n/t |
Fire1 |
Feb-10-11 06:28 PM |
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For years I have heard from teenagers and twenty-somethings that... |
polichick |
Feb-11-11 08:51 AM |
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It will take a truly unbiased news system |
zalinda |
Feb-10-11 11:51 AM |
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Yep, that's another one to add to the list, reversal of the Telecommunications Act 1996. n/t |
Jefferson23 |
Feb-10-11 11:54 AM |
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So true. I am very excited and hopeful about the plans for Current TV. nt |
polichick |
Feb-11-11 08:57 AM |
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just a little more caving on the part of the Dems will do it. |
grahamhgreen |
Feb-10-11 04:50 PM |
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Dems Don't Cave |
Yavin4 |
Feb-10-11 05:09 PM |
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Not even in the ballpark |
quaker bill |
Feb-10-11 05:42 PM |
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Will. never. happen. period. |
JoePhilly |
Feb-10-11 04:59 PM |
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Crippling poverty, mass hunger, breakdown of institutions. |
cottonseed |
Feb-10-11 05:21 PM |
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A Draft...n/t |
WiffenPoof |
Feb-10-11 05:37 PM |
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A belief that taking to the streets would accomplish anything |
killbotfactory |
Feb-10-11 06:33 PM |
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You no longer believe the change we need |
Hutzpa |
Feb-10-11 07:45 PM |
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You miss the point. We've tried change through the Democratic party... |
polichick |
Feb-11-11 09:07 AM |
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A fearless, charismatic, fearless, progressive leader who is fearless |
fadedrose |
Feb-10-11 07:53 PM |
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Could work, if that person cared more about leading than being re-elected... |
polichick |
Feb-11-11 08:56 AM |
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Bottom up is the way it will go. Unfortunately.............. |
socialist_n_TN |
Feb-13-11 01:08 PM |
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"100% taxpayer financing of free and fair elections" |
golfguru |
Feb-10-11 08:16 PM |
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Lack of Ipod. |
cliffordu |
Feb-10-11 08:19 PM |
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Verifiable voting |
BeFree |
Feb-10-11 09:42 PM |
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we marched against the war but that's about it |
Rosa Luxemburg |
Feb-10-11 09:58 PM |
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I read this in the '70's and have |
laylah |
Feb-10-11 10:21 PM |
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The internet goes out across america |
marlakay |
Feb-10-11 11:06 PM |
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I agree with you - that would shake people up. nt |
polichick |
Feb-11-11 09:09 AM |
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Answer is very simple |
golfguru |
Feb-10-11 11:06 PM |
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It's silly to think we have nothing to fight for when corporations now run both parties. nt |
polichick |
Feb-11-11 09:52 AM |
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I have no problem if both parties are in pockets of corporations |
golfguru |
Feb-11-11 10:44 PM |
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All of those things you have problems with result from corporations... |
polichick |
Feb-12-11 08:00 AM |
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Bill Clinton was more corporatist than Obama, so how come |
golfguru |
Feb-13-11 11:57 AM |
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The Tea Partiers are on the verge. When they lose in 2012, I am concerned. |
Honeycombe8 |
Feb-11-11 05:14 AM |
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The abrupt disruption of cable and satellite TV service. |
paparush |
Feb-11-11 05:51 AM |
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Take away their "American Idol" and they're out the door. |
Vinca |
Feb-11-11 06:56 AM |
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Another "New Coke" |
slackmaster |
Feb-11-11 08:52 AM |
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We have a democracy that is now over 200 years old. It is getting creaky and over comfortable. |
Jennicut |
Feb-11-11 09:13 AM |
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Well I hope when y'all take to the streets that you wear matching T-shirts |
AtomicKitten |
Feb-11-11 09:53 AM |
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The smart thing to do is educate teabaggers and then march... |
polichick |
Feb-11-11 10:03 AM |
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If they can do it in Egypt, why can't we do it here? Or are the American people hopeless clueless |
totodeinhere |
Feb-11-11 10:45 AM |
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Right now, too many people are delusional about our own "democracy" or... |
polichick |
Feb-11-11 11:03 AM |
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You're not gonna like this, but you wanna know what it would take? |
Ter |
Feb-11-11 02:42 PM |
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A 30 year dictatorship,torture,killing etc |
Swede |
Feb-11-11 02:47 PM |
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Actually our basic system works-we hust have a lot of ignorant and manipulated people |
old mark |
Feb-12-11 05:07 AM |
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A clearance sale n/t |
Onlooker |
Feb-12-11 05:14 AM |
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No cable, no football, things like that... |
Safetykitten |
Feb-12-11 08:26 AM |
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Sadly, the only protesters of note in recent years: |
pulledpork |
Feb-12-11 12:36 PM |
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As misguided and gullible as they are, I salute them for getting off their asses. nt |
polichick |
Feb-13-11 01:46 PM |
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February 15, 2003 anti-war protest |
joshcryer |
Feb-13-11 06:45 PM |
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