| 197. Yessss.....you are spot on!! |
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Thank you for speaking for me!! Being #1 is meaningless when you get down to the nitty gritty...we need to forget competing and get with co-creating the best we can for each other. BTW, have I mentioned lately that you totally rock!!   |
| -Jingoistic nationalism does nothing for me. I don't want to "compete" with the world. |
scarletwoman |
Jan-26-11 08:00 PM |
#0 |
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the K and the R, but your comments so eloquently echo my own thoughts... |
mike_c |
Jan-26-11 08:04 PM |
#1 |
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Thank you. I felt very sad last night. Nothing about poverty, nothing about how many U.S. citizens |
scarletwoman |
Jan-26-11 08:18 PM |
#6 |
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So did I. Where was the defense of our people that are needing help? |
Safetykitten |
Jan-26-11 08:22 PM |
#11 |
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Well, in the glorious New World Order of our Plutocrat Overlords, THEY decide who is worthy |
scarletwoman |
Jan-26-11 08:28 PM |
#14 |
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Deleted sub-thread |
Name removed |
Jan-26-11 08:28 PM |
#13 |
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he did mention jobs you just don't like the solutions offered... |
Green_Lantern |
Jan-27-11 04:07 PM |
#179 |
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You're right. I didn't like the solutions offered. |
scarletwoman |
Jan-27-11 07:10 PM |
#202 |
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you sure argue out of both sides of your mouth |
Green_Lantern |
Jan-28-11 01:17 PM |
#225 |
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I don't think you bothered to read what I actually said. |
scarletwoman |
Jan-28-11 05:51 PM |
#232 |
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What a fantastic post. |
Safetykitten |
Jan-26-11 08:06 PM |
#2 |
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Thank you. |
scarletwoman |
Jan-26-11 08:19 PM |
#8 |
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Scarletwoman, you have always understood. |
Bonobo |
Jan-26-11 08:07 PM |
#3 |
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"It takes the sweat of their labor and returns very little by way of health and safety measures." |
scarletwoman |
Jan-26-11 08:25 PM |
#12 |
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You're lucky to be able to get a spousal visa |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Jan-27-11 09:18 AM |
#88 |
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I am lucky and... |
Bonobo |
Jan-27-11 04:43 PM |
#185 |
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You couldn't get any type of visa for Japan? |
Art_from_Ark |
Jan-27-11 06:27 PM |
#196 |
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Yes, but it's hard for people over 40 |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Jan-27-11 08:04 PM |
#207 |
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Oh, yeah, I forgot about that |
Art_from_Ark |
Jan-27-11 08:39 PM |
#215 |
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Plus one! |
Enthusiast |
Jan-27-11 09:27 AM |
#93 |
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Part of it is they want to lower population. |
RandomThoughts |
Jan-26-11 08:09 PM |
#4 |
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Amen |
chillspike |
Jan-26-11 08:15 PM |
#5 |
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Especially with online dating |
sulphurdunn |
Jan-27-11 08:11 PM |
#211 |
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You don't? Well, I do. |
Commie Pinko Dirtbag |
Jan-26-11 08:18 PM |
#7 |
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Yep. That would be enough competition for me................ |
socialist_n_TN |
Jan-26-11 08:55 PM |
#28 |
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Pretty awesome post. |
TheKentuckian |
Jan-26-11 08:19 PM |
#9 |
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oh but you see, therein lies the rub, |
Peace Monger |
Jan-26-11 08:21 PM |
#10 |
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Thank you. And welcome to DU. |
scarletwoman |
Jan-26-11 08:49 PM |
#25 |
| -
it's not peace...it is fear.. |
Green_Lantern |
Jan-27-11 04:15 PM |
#182 |
| -
great post! |
jonnyblitz |
Jan-26-11 08:29 PM |
#15 |
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Beautifully written!!! |
Wind Dancer |
Jan-26-11 08:32 PM |
#16 |
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Thank you. (nt) |
scarletwoman |
Jan-26-11 09:56 PM |
#47 |
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But..but..the rat race is is wholesome and someday you might have more stuff than other people. |
Tierra_y_Libertad |
Jan-26-11 08:33 PM |
#17 |
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Remember, even if you win the rat race... |
warren pease |
Jan-26-11 08:39 PM |
#19 |
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As old as I am now, what I most sincerely wish is to have LESS stuff. |
scarletwoman |
Jan-26-11 09:09 PM |
#33 |
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Strongly disagree. |
ThatPoetGuy |
Jan-26-11 08:38 PM |
#18 |
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Not sure I see your point. It hardly matters where something is invented, what matters is where |
scarletwoman |
Jan-26-11 09:00 PM |
#32 |
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Your final "or" clause? We are there. |
WinkyDink |
Jan-27-11 07:35 AM |
#72 |
| -
But... |
kenfrequed |
Jan-27-11 10:06 AM |
#107 |
| -
ThatPoetGuy |
JDPriestly |
Jan-27-11 11:55 AM |
#134 |
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You are Right. You are not alone. I agree with you |
barbiegeek |
Jan-27-11 02:07 PM |
#160 |
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Ever heard of tarriffs? nt |
sudopod |
Jan-27-11 04:57 PM |
#186 |
| -
Where is the "disagree"? |
mdmc |
Jan-27-11 05:48 PM |
#194 |
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What the hell's so great about being a world leader? |
warren pease |
Jan-26-11 08:40 PM |
#20 |
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you just want to wallow in the past which is just a clever way.. |
Green_Lantern |
Jan-27-11 04:23 PM |
#183 |
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Our best chance of making a better world is for the common people to throw off the parasite class |
scarletwoman |
Jan-27-11 07:33 PM |
#206 |
| -
before you criticized the "elites" for deeming certain people |
Green_Lantern |
Jan-28-11 01:03 PM |
#224 |
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"Most businesses aren't multinational corporations." And since I never said a word against any |
scarletwoman |
Jan-28-11 06:41 PM |
#237 |
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Ordinary people are contributing to a better world all over the globe... |
warren pease |
Jan-28-11 01:42 PM |
#227 |
| -
what do you even mean |
Green_Lantern |
Jan-28-11 02:06 PM |
#229 |
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That ain't no solution |
blindpig |
Jan-29-11 06:45 AM |
#238 |
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K&R |
SammyWinstonJack |
Jan-26-11 08:43 PM |
#21 |
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That's a great vision, and not in conflict |
ProSense |
Jan-26-11 08:43 PM |
#22 |
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I don't agree. The SOTU was all about "winning" -- and peppered with references to beating |
scarletwoman |
Jan-26-11 09:21 PM |
#37 |
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"The only ones who are competing on the world stage are the OWNERS. " |
ProSense |
Jan-26-11 09:28 PM |
#39 |
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Why don't you ask all the unemployed textile workers in S. Carolina? |
scarletwoman |
Jan-26-11 09:45 PM |
#44 |
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That's exactly the point. |
ProSense |
Jan-26-11 09:59 PM |
#48 |
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More than that, it must be accompanied by the WILL to take care of our own. |
scarletwoman |
Jan-26-11 10:09 PM |
#51 |
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The Owners must not be cut out of the equation. |
Dr Fate |
Jan-26-11 10:18 PM |
#53 |
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Which is what |
ProSense |
Jan-26-11 10:40 PM |
#60 |
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You're making the neoliberal, supply side, "free" market argument. I reject it. |
scarletwoman |
Jan-26-11 11:17 PM |
#62 |
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No, I'm not. |
ProSense |
Jan-26-11 11:26 PM |
#63 |
| -
But |
kenfrequed |
Jan-28-11 01:03 PM |
#223 |
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"As long as the situation is framed as 'competition', the ordinary U.S. worker is going to lose." |
RufusTFirefly |
Jan-27-11 12:55 PM |
#153 |
| -
I'll always be a happy heretic. |
scarletwoman |
Jan-27-11 07:17 PM |
#203 |
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There's the place where your assumptions don't match up with reality. |
Marr |
Jan-27-11 09:28 AM |
#95 |
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He's talking about what centrists "say" in their speeches, not what they end up actually doing. |
Dr Fate |
Jan-27-11 12:27 PM |
#145 |
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Has a U.S. company ever |
BobbyBoring |
Jan-27-11 03:52 PM |
#174 |
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PLUS ONE! |
Enthusiast |
Jan-27-11 09:35 AM |
#97 |
| -
But how do you "take care of our own people?" |
Atypical Liberal |
Jan-27-11 11:24 AM |
#124 |
| -
I would think that means providing people with the safety net found in Canada and Europe. |
pampango |
Jan-27-11 12:02 PM |
#139 |
| -
Safety nets are great... |
Atypical Liberal |
Jan-27-11 12:12 PM |
#142 |
| -
That's the irony. With safety nets, Canadians and Europeans excel in international trade. |
pampango |
Jan-27-11 12:50 PM |
#151 |
| -
The irony is further compounded when one actually pays attention to our GDP |
liberation |
Jan-27-11 03:42 PM |
#173 |
| -
Good grief, she's talking about ideas -- good ones that would eliminate a lot of what's gone wrong |
pacalo |
Jan-27-11 03:23 PM |
#167 |
| -
The irony in all this is that SOTU speeches have been morphed more into a pep rally by the president |
liberation |
Jan-27-11 03:39 PM |
#170 |
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"taking care of our own people" used to be Democratic Party Policy. |
bvar22 |
Jan-27-11 12:16 PM |
#143 |
| -
Sounds good, but beyond the power of any president. |
Atypical Liberal |
Jan-27-11 01:19 PM |
#155 |
| -
Beyond the power of the president to implement?...OK |
bvar22 |
Jan-27-11 01:40 PM |
#156 |
| -
I don't think we can go in that direction. |
Atypical Liberal |
Jan-27-11 02:32 PM |
#163 |
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Yes. We. Can. |
bvar22 |
Jan-27-11 05:24 PM |
#190 |
| -
Its actually a very easy concept... We as a country still have quite a bit of power and say. |
glowing |
Jan-27-11 07:05 PM |
#201 |
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Funny thing, a really good start would be single payer health care. |
scarletwoman |
Jan-27-11 08:06 PM |
#208 |
| -
"It's all about how to get the US to move in the direction....." That's rhetoric. |
rhett o rick |
Jan-27-11 01:51 PM |
#158 |
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A million times, this. |
JackDragna |
Jan-26-11 08:46 PM |
#23 |
| -
And you gain nothing |
WoodyM |
Jan-27-11 08:19 PM |
#213 |
| -
K&R |
varelse |
Jan-26-11 08:48 PM |
#24 |
| -
Such an eloquent post by |
Autumn |
Jan-26-11 08:53 PM |
#26 |
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What a great missive. K&R |
Populist_Prole |
Jan-26-11 08:54 PM |
#27 |
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We're a service, white collar economy. Wealth and geo political power has always been controlled by |
craigmatic |
Jan-26-11 08:56 PM |
#29 |
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Couldn't have put it better |
Ramulux |
Jan-26-11 08:56 PM |
#30 |
| -
There's a significant irony in all this. If we were actually setting an EXAMPLE of taking care |
scarletwoman |
Jan-26-11 10:31 PM |
#57 |
| -
Well said. Taking care of our own would set an example for other nations. |
pampango |
Jan-27-11 07:35 AM |
#71 |
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BRAVO! |
Earth_First |
Jan-26-11 08:59 PM |
#31 |
| -
kr and thank you |
inna |
Jan-26-11 09:10 PM |
#34 |
| -
it's very Clintonesque though and typically American |
hfojvt |
Jan-26-11 09:11 PM |
#35 |
| -
But why would we lose? We are quite capable of taking care of most of our needs. |
scarletwoman |
Jan-26-11 09:38 PM |
#40 |
| -
It's our fault, and the alternative is protectionism/isolationism |
thesquanderer |
Jan-27-11 08:28 AM |
#81 |
| -
But that's the "race to the bottom" spiral epitomized |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Jan-27-11 09:24 AM |
#91 |
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I've neglected to thank you for your excellent posts on this thread up to now. |
scarletwoman |
Jan-28-11 06:17 PM |
#235 |
| -
clearly we cannot |
hfojvt |
Jan-27-11 10:16 AM |
#108 |
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That's true |
BobbyBoring |
Jan-27-11 04:06 PM |
#178 |
| -
large sections of the country would be nearly uninhabited without autombiles |
Ex Lurker |
Jan-27-11 06:09 PM |
#195 |
| -
yet almost all of the country was settled before the automobile was invented |
hfojvt |
Jan-28-11 12:10 AM |
#221 |
| -
good points nt |
Ex Lurker |
Jan-28-11 03:47 PM |
#230 |
| -
Yes, I had a higher standard of living in Portland than here |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Jan-27-11 08:07 PM |
#209 |
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Recommended |
somone |
Jan-26-11 09:13 PM |
#36 |
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Thank you, thank you. I so wholeheartedly recommend this. n/t |
Catherina |
Jan-26-11 09:24 PM |
#38 |
| -
+1 |
stevedeshazer |
Jan-26-11 09:39 PM |
#41 |
| -
Great post and well said! May truth prevail! |
Newest Reality |
Jan-26-11 09:40 PM |
#42 |
| -
That's exactly what bothered me. The SOTU was a blueprint of the dark vision. |
scarletwoman |
Jan-26-11 09:54 PM |
#46 |
| -
Me too! |
Newest Reality |
Jan-26-11 10:03 PM |
#49 |
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turn yourself into a corporation and all the benefits of our government will flow to you nt |
msongs |
Jan-26-11 09:44 PM |
#43 |
| -
You hit the nail on the head. |
SharksBreath |
Jan-27-11 11:51 AM |
#132 |
| -
Is there some middle ground between jingoistic nationalism and isolationism? |
pampango |
Jan-26-11 09:45 PM |
#45 |
| -
I'm talking about self-sufficiency, not isolationism. |
scarletwoman |
Jan-26-11 10:04 PM |
#50 |
| -
OP describes isolationism. What part of the definition do you disagree with? |
pampango |
Jan-27-11 07:33 AM |
#70 |
| -
Many independents and even conservatives agree with you and I on this, |
Dr Fate |
Jan-26-11 10:15 PM |
#52 |
| -
I agree with your assessment, Dr Fate. |
Enthusiast |
Jan-27-11 09:43 AM |
#99 |
| -
not to mention that corporatism does not promote |
bbgrunt |
Jan-27-11 11:26 AM |
#125 |
| -
+1 |
Blue_Tires |
Jan-27-11 10:03 AM |
#105 |
| -
"the pathologically greedy among us." Great observations. Great post. |
DirkGently |
Jan-26-11 10:19 PM |
#54 |
| -
Competition is the most entangling of foreign entanglements. |
JVS |
Jan-26-11 10:20 PM |
#55 |
| -
Good one! nt |
Enthusiast |
Jan-27-11 09:44 AM |
#100 |
| -
K&R. Well stated - I completely agree. Thanks for the great post. n/t |
NRaleighLiberal |
Jan-26-11 10:30 PM |
#56 |
| -
Hear hear. |
JoeyT |
Jan-26-11 10:34 PM |
#58 |
| -
K&R |
Odin2005 |
Jan-26-11 10:37 PM |
#59 |
| -
K&R |
leftstreet |
Jan-26-11 10:53 PM |
#61 |
| -
Great post, scarletwoman |
robdogbucky |
Jan-27-11 12:31 AM |
#64 |
| -
compete or get left behind |
idlisambar |
Jan-27-11 12:48 AM |
#65 |
| -
Or don't compete and make the world go away -China's Great Wall strategy. |
pampango |
Jan-27-11 07:43 AM |
#74 |
| -
Let us compete with other advanced countries, not with poor ones |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Jan-27-11 09:27 AM |
#94 |
| -
And if poor countries want to export to countries with the money to buy stuff? |
pampango |
Jan-27-11 10:04 AM |
#106 |
| -
If the poor countries trade with one another and build on their respective strengths |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Jan-27-11 11:56 AM |
#135 |
| -
If we must compete it should |
Enthusiast |
Jan-27-11 09:49 AM |
#101 |
| -
why not ? it does good things, how do you think we ended up on the Moon ? |
JI7 |
Jan-27-11 01:01 AM |
#66 |
| -
Wow. So right and so eloquently put. |
Smashcut |
Jan-27-11 02:14 AM |
#67 |
| -
excellent point. the many references to competition bothered me, too. |
tomp |
Jan-27-11 05:36 AM |
#68 |
| -
I accidently unrecced this amazing essay! |
myrna minx |
Jan-27-11 06:46 AM |
#69 |
| -
I fixed it. nt |
Enthusiast |
Jan-27-11 09:51 AM |
#102 |
| -
Thanks. |
myrna minx |
Jan-27-11 11:02 AM |
#118 |
| -
Not to worry. It would seem that your accidental unrec has been compensated for -- |
scarletwoman |
Jan-27-11 07:25 PM |
#205 |
| -
No kidding, my dear. It seems that your sage wisdom has |
myrna minx |
Jan-27-11 11:23 PM |
#218 |
| -
"Sage wisdom"? Yikes! I'm just a cranky old lady living alone in the woods with my dogs, |
scarletwoman |
Jan-28-11 06:33 PM |
#236 |
| -
k&r |
Starry Messenger |
Jan-27-11 07:38 AM |
#73 |
| -
Competition is a destructive paradigm. You nailed it. |
LWolf |
Jan-27-11 07:50 AM |
#75 |
| -
k&r |
Swamp Rat |
Jan-27-11 07:53 AM |
#76 |
| -
Globalization is a SCAM! |
Joanne98 |
Jan-27-11 07:55 AM |
#77 |
| -
Globalization-describes the process by which regional economies, societies, and cultures have become |
pampango |
Jan-27-11 08:55 AM |
#85 |
| -
I agree |
jbeing |
Jan-27-11 11:33 AM |
#127 |
| -
I totally agree!!!! |
valerief |
Jan-27-11 08:13 AM |
#78 |
| -
With global warming the USA can't feed 1/3 of billion citizens alone |
barbiegeek |
Jan-27-11 08:16 AM |
#79 |
| -
Traitor! |
Bragi |
Jan-27-11 08:24 AM |
#80 |
| -
We are the fools |
Action |
Jan-27-11 08:31 AM |
#82 |
| -
Totally agree. The SOTU sounds like it was written by an ad agency |
mistertrickster |
Jan-27-11 08:34 AM |
#83 |
| -
Well said |
Brewman_Jax |
Jan-27-11 08:37 AM |
#84 |
| -
Thank you, scarletwoman. |
dotymed |
Jan-27-11 08:55 AM |
#86 |
| -
We need enough protectionism to be able to compete freely and fairly |
humblebum |
Jan-27-11 09:15 AM |
#87 |
| -
... |
xchrom |
Jan-27-11 09:18 AM |
#89 |
| -
I am sorry |
nalnn |
Jan-27-11 09:19 AM |
#90 |
| -
I don't know how old you are |
BobbyBoring |
Jan-27-11 04:13 PM |
#181 |
| -
Communist! |
Enthusiast |
Jan-27-11 09:24 AM |
#92 |
| -
You're right in large part, |
shimmergal |
Jan-27-11 09:30 AM |
#96 |
| -
I have had it up to 'here' with the philosophy that we have to be or |
Paper Roses |
Jan-27-11 09:38 AM |
#98 |
| -
Wow, you sure use the word "me" a lot. |
ClassWarrior |
Jan-27-11 09:54 AM |
#103 |
| -
"Competition" is insane -- we need cooperation, for the planet and for labor .... |
defendandprotect |
Jan-27-11 10:00 AM |
#104 |
| -
I'm with you scarletwoman! |
judy |
Jan-27-11 10:17 AM |
#109 |
| -
Don't worry, Obama does not want to compete either. |
obxhead |
Jan-27-11 10:18 AM |
#110 |
| -
Well said! |
CrispyQ |
Jan-27-11 10:56 AM |
#116 |
| -
Excellent post..... n/t |
4_TN_TITANS |
Jan-27-11 10:35 AM |
#111 |
| -
k&r |
ceile |
Jan-27-11 10:40 AM |
#112 |
| -
Fabulous post, eloquently expressed |
theHandpuppet |
Jan-27-11 10:42 AM |
#113 |
| -
what about Sputnik? |
Enrique |
Jan-27-11 10:43 AM |
#114 |
| -
It's Ironic, because those repeating that rhetoric don't seem to give a damn about its people |
fascisthunter |
Jan-27-11 10:47 AM |
#115 |
| -
I had a similar feeling. the nationalism. the "This is the greatest country on earth" |
robinlynne |
Jan-27-11 10:58 AM |
#117 |
| -
And too many Americans buy it, because they've never been anywhere else |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Jan-27-11 11:12 AM |
#119 |
| -
"They went to Tijuana once." lol |
robinlynne |
Jan-27-11 11:52 AM |
#133 |
| -
Jingoism is a front for the extractive class... |
I hate liars |
Jan-27-11 11:17 AM |
#120 |
| -
One of the most valuable things I learned from living in Japan in the 1970s |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Jan-27-11 11:17 AM |
#121 |
| -
The genie is out of the bottle. |
Atypical Liberal |
Jan-27-11 11:20 AM |
#122 |
| -
Don't forget-- |
amandabeech |
Jan-27-11 09:40 PM |
#217 |
| -
Brilliant as usual, my dear... |
BeHereNow |
Jan-27-11 11:23 AM |
#123 |
| -
I agree 100% with the OP |
Kirbster |
Jan-27-11 11:27 AM |
#126 |
| -
A wonderful and thoughtful post and a great dialogue! |
LongTomH |
Jan-27-11 11:36 AM |
#128 |
| -
Beautifully stated post. |
aquamarina |
Jan-27-11 11:40 AM |
#129 |
| -
I have a different perspective of that part... |
JuniperLea |
Jan-27-11 11:42 AM |
#130 |
| -
+++ |
amyrose2712 |
Jan-27-11 11:51 AM |
#131 |
| -
Kicked and recommended. |
Uncle Joe |
Jan-27-11 11:58 AM |
#136 |
| -
Very eloquent |
bluestateboomer |
Jan-27-11 11:59 AM |
#137 |
| -
Great post. Unfortunately we don't want to "compete" with Asia, but |
harun |
Jan-27-11 12:01 PM |
#138 |
| -
you're talking out of both sides of your mouth... |
Green_Lantern |
Jan-27-11 12:05 PM |
#140 |
| -
I think you are being too generous... |
stevenleser |
Jan-27-11 03:40 PM |
#171 |
| -
I think they're confusing competing with bullying... |
Green_Lantern |
Jan-27-11 03:58 PM |
#176 |
| -
I wish that were so. These folks really believe in no competition (or at least they think they do) |
stevenleser |
Jan-27-11 11:53 PM |
#220 |
| -
the OP logic baffles me |
Green_Lantern |
Jan-28-11 01:18 PM |
#226 |
| -
nah... maybe it's just you |
fascisthunter |
Jan-28-11 05:53 PM |
#233 |
| -
Exactly. |
Celeborn Skywalker |
Jan-27-11 12:08 PM |
#141 |
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Well said, I think most people would agree with you. |
sabrina 1 |
Jan-27-11 12:17 PM |
#144 |
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Yes. We. Can. Compete with the World. |
bvar22 |
Jan-27-11 12:28 PM |
#146 |
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Bravo! I'm with bvar22! |
RufusTFirefly |
Jan-27-11 07:04 PM |
#200 |
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Right on, sw! |
G_j |
Jan-27-11 12:29 PM |
#147 |
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'Competition is a destructive paradigm' |
ElboRuum |
Jan-27-11 12:33 PM |
#148 |
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You must not have been paying attention during the campaign when "worker productivity" was mentioned |
Octafish |
Jan-27-11 12:37 PM |
#149 |
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K&R and remember we, the people don't require force multipliers |
bobthedrummer |
Jan-27-11 12:43 PM |
#150 |
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+ 1,000 |
swilton |
Jan-27-11 12:53 PM |
#152 |
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But don't you want to lower your quality of life so the 2% at the top can live better? |
ck4829 |
Jan-27-11 01:17 PM |
#154 |
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So apparently you wouldn't have competed with the Soviets to see who could make it to the moon... |
totodeinhere |
Jan-27-11 01:51 PM |
#157 |
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Competition is part and parcel of the Infinite Growth Paradigm. |
robertpaulsen |
Jan-27-11 02:04 PM |
#159 |
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K&R +1!!! |
mcollins |
Jan-27-11 02:23 PM |
#161 |
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k&R |
midnight |
Jan-27-11 02:25 PM |
#162 |
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K&R n/t |
DeSwiss |
Jan-27-11 02:39 PM |
#164 |
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I agree wholeheartedly with every eloquent sentence you wrote. Kudos! |
pacalo |
Jan-27-11 03:04 PM |
#165 |
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Thank you! |
Scottybeamer70 |
Jan-27-11 03:15 PM |
#166 |
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A hearty welcome to DU, scottybeamer! |
pacalo |
Jan-27-11 03:28 PM |
#168 |
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Competition is 20th-century. Cooperation is 21st-century. |
chaska |
Jan-27-11 03:32 PM |
#169 |
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Beautifully Stated |
BobbyBoring |
Jan-27-11 03:41 PM |
#172 |
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God Bless the USA -- screw everyone else |
Blue Owl |
Jan-27-11 03:57 PM |
#175 |
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We are about 5% of the global population consuming approx 25% of the planet's resources. |
scarletwoman |
Jan-27-11 09:19 PM |
#216 |
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scarletwoman: Great Post! |
Tace |
Jan-27-11 04:01 PM |
#177 |
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What do politicans mean when they say "compete"? |
EndElectoral |
Jan-27-11 04:12 PM |
#180 |
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K&R |
raouldukelives |
Jan-27-11 04:27 PM |
#184 |
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We have always been in competition with Eastasia. nt |
eppur_se_muova |
Jan-27-11 05:03 PM |
#187 |
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K & R |
Better Believe It |
Jan-27-11 05:09 PM |
#188 |
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K&R!!! One of the best posts and threads EVER on DU! |
tilsammans |
Jan-27-11 05:18 PM |
#189 |
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Agree |
Beringia |
Jan-27-11 05:27 PM |
#191 |
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thanks for the OP |
mdmc |
Jan-27-11 05:44 PM |
#192 |
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Yeah, I found that to be a turn-off too. |
Puregonzo1188 |
Jan-27-11 05:45 PM |
#193 |
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Yessss.....you are spot on!! |
Desertrose |
Jan-27-11 06:31 PM |
#197 |
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Hey, DR!!!! |
scarletwoman |
Jan-28-11 06:09 PM |
#234 |
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To all those who have responded on this thread, my humble thanks. |
scarletwoman |
Jan-27-11 06:34 PM |
#198 |
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I'm sick of this beating the other guy crap |
Scruffy1 |
Jan-27-11 06:39 PM |
#199 |
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You don't have to be better to win |
saras |
Jan-27-11 07:18 PM |
#204 |
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The world wants to compete with you. |
bluestate10 |
Jan-27-11 08:10 PM |
#210 |
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I dont think that the President was saying we need to compete |
mommalegga |
Jan-27-11 08:14 PM |
#212 |
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Oh for the day! When our President would have you as his/her speech writer!! |
Agony |
Jan-27-11 08:32 PM |
#214 |
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K/R |
moondust |
Jan-27-11 11:29 PM |
#219 |
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Competition turns on the violent, brutal side of human nature. |
Odin2005 |
Jan-28-11 12:44 AM |
#222 |
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It's a ruling class thing... |
blindpig |
Jan-28-11 01:49 PM |
#228 |
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Well and succinctly put. (nt) |
scarletwoman |
Jan-28-11 05:20 PM |
#231 |
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But...but...but...Obama's a Socialist. |
Kurovski |
Jan-30-11 03:00 PM |
#239 |
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If Jesus or Dr King were to return |
upi402 |
Jan-30-11 03:02 PM |
#240 |
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I had the exact same reaction to SOTU |
lanlady |
Jan-30-11 03:47 PM |
#241 |
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