| 202. by vast majority do you mean the handful of DLCers who back capitulation to the wealthy |
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because its ''reasonable''?
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| -"Wishing" for a revolution in the US in the light of Egypt is insulting to the Egyptian protestors |
Godhumor |
Jan-28-11 03:40 PM |
#0 |
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Because we can't want nice things too? |
AlabamaLibrul |
Jan-28-11 03:41 PM |
#1 |
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Compared to poor Egyptians, you live in the lap of luxury. nt |
sufrommich |
Jan-28-11 03:52 PM |
#16 |
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fuckin' A! n/t |
ProdigalJunkMail |
Jan-28-11 04:01 PM |
#21 |
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You haven't been to the rural south lately, have you? n/t |
melody |
Jan-28-11 04:23 PM |
#48 |
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I have...and the small pockets of poverty there |
ProdigalJunkMail |
Jan-28-11 04:49 PM |
#73 |
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To clarify on what I said earlier, and I do stand by it, |
AlabamaLibrul |
Jan-28-11 07:56 PM |
#107 |
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you mean like New Orleans?...n/t |
dtmfman |
Jan-28-11 09:16 PM |
#111 |
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The last time I visited Appalachia, thank you. |
Kalyke |
Jan-28-11 10:35 PM |
#118 |
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yes, I DO know what I am talking about... |
ProdigalJunkMail |
Jan-29-11 03:42 AM |
#121 |
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oh, but there is. the causes are the same; it's the same world system. |
Hannah Bell |
Jan-29-11 04:10 AM |
#127 |
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No, there really isn't. Egypt is Egypt. America is America. |
NuclearDem |
Jan-29-11 04:13 AM |
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egyptian poverty has a different cause than american poverty? do tell. |
Hannah Bell |
Jan-29-11 04:14 AM |
#129 |
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Since when was I talking about cause? |
NuclearDem |
Jan-29-11 04:17 AM |
#130 |
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i think you better take a look at the post you responded to. |
Hannah Bell |
Jan-29-11 04:26 AM |
#132 |
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Have you been to Appalachia? |
melody |
Jan-29-11 08:59 AM |
#157 |
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But that's not the point of a comparison |
jberryhill |
Jan-29-11 01:35 PM |
#167 |
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Oh, well, that does make the difference |
melody |
Jan-29-11 03:25 PM |
#170 |
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Yes they do - but the scale is incomparable |
jberryhill |
Jan-29-11 03:55 PM |
#175 |
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I don't think there will be a mass uprising here |
melody |
Jan-29-11 04:03 PM |
#176 |
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The point of the thread was about the types of conditions and numbers relevant to |
jberryhill |
Jan-29-11 04:34 PM |
#181 |
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That might have been your point of the thread |
melody |
Jan-30-11 02:09 AM |
#217 |
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Go check out post 156 "No comparison, eh?" |
melody |
Jan-29-11 03:30 PM |
#173 |
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Have you visited the 3rd world lately........EVER????? |
Mojeoux |
Jan-29-11 08:01 PM |
#199 |
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Collecting shit for cooking fuel |
jberryhill |
Jan-29-11 08:20 PM |
#201 |
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Human excrement is used on crops |
melody |
Jan-30-11 02:05 AM |
#216 |
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No one in the US has to walk miles for water |
Mojeoux |
Jan-30-11 02:55 PM |
#231 |
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Here we have cracks to fall through, in the 3rd world they haven't even got cracks. nt |
Mojeoux |
Jan-30-11 02:56 PM |
#232 |
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No comparison, eh? |
Kalyke |
Jan-29-11 01:31 PM |
#165 |
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Superb post, exactly |
melody |
Jan-29-11 03:27 PM |
#171 |
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Actually the trash is a big part of it |
Recursion |
Jan-29-11 07:33 PM |
#191 |
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Oh, I see, it's just they have more trash |
melody |
Jan-30-11 02:12 AM |
#218 |
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No, it's not "just that they have more trash" |
Recursion |
Jan-30-11 10:23 AM |
#227 |
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So, you're saying, |
Le Taz Hot |
Jan-29-11 04:00 AM |
#123 |
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Jan-29-11 08:36 AM |
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Amen n/t |
melody |
Jan-29-11 03:28 PM |
#172 |
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I'm FROM the rural south, and no, there is no comparison. n/t |
superduperfarleft |
Jan-28-11 04:53 PM |
#78 |
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Oddly, melody has gone silent... n/t |
ProdigalJunkMail |
Jan-28-11 05:27 PM |
#88 |
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Oddly, Melody was making dinner for her family |
melody |
Jan-28-11 07:14 PM |
#101 |
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I am from an extremely rural and poor area of south Alabama |
ProdigalJunkMail |
Jan-29-11 03:38 AM |
#120 |
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Look, if you need to be right, consider yourself right |
melody |
Jan-29-11 09:02 AM |
#158 |
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Maybe you should not make dinner for your family |
AngryAmish |
Jan-29-11 06:53 AM |
#144 |
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Oh, yeah, that's fair. You don't even know me. |
melody |
Jan-29-11 09:03 AM |
#159 |
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Tell that to my cousin's neighbor |
melody |
Jan-28-11 07:17 PM |
#102 |
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your first sentence tells the difference... |
ProdigalJunkMail |
Jan-29-11 03:47 AM |
#122 |
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You need to tell your cousin's neighbor about WIC |
cali |
Jan-29-11 07:28 AM |
#150 |
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My cousin's neighbor is a hillbilly |
melody |
Jan-29-11 04:05 PM |
#177 |
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oh, so they are offered help and refuse it ? so that's a lot different than Egypt |
JI7 |
Jan-29-11 07:12 PM |
#188 |
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I can't believe this post |
melody |
Jan-30-11 02:13 AM |
#219 |
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you don't think that's a big difference ? that there is some help offered in America unlike Egypt ? |
JI7 |
Jan-30-11 03:01 AM |
#222 |
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yes, I've been to Appalachia. Reminds me of the Northeast Kingdom |
cali |
Jan-30-11 03:12 AM |
#223 |
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So am I - and the ex wife of an Arabic man. |
Kalyke |
Jan-28-11 10:58 PM |
#119 |
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We have clean water, Egyptians boil water out of the Nile in buckets |
barbiegeek |
Jan-29-11 08:57 AM |
#156 |
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some of us have clean water. some egyptians have clean water too. |
Hannah Bell |
Jan-29-11 07:58 PM |
#195 |
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Appalachia boils water -- their rivers are poisoned by strip mining |
melody |
Jan-30-11 02:16 AM |
#220 |
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What has perplexed me about the Middle East is the extensive poverty. |
olegramps |
Jan-29-11 06:14 AM |
#139 |
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Mankind's default position is abject poverty |
AngryAmish |
Jan-29-11 07:00 AM |
#145 |
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default position = untold wealth. |
Hannah Bell |
Jan-29-11 08:00 PM |
#198 |
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why do you think that is when a lot of them have a lot of oil? |
Hannah Bell |
Jan-29-11 07:59 PM |
#196 |
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but in fear as well. fear of losing one's job, home, health care -- for starters. |
Hannah Bell |
Jan-29-11 07:45 PM |
#193 |
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How often do the secret police beat your ass? |
Teaser |
Jan-28-11 04:07 PM |
#29 |
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Who needs secret police when ordinary police can do the job? |
saras |
Jan-28-11 04:15 PM |
#37 |
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they don't typically watch everything you say, take your |
tigereye |
Jan-28-11 05:51 PM |
#90 |
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You think war is a nice thing? This isn't a game. n/t |
pnwmom |
Jan-28-11 04:21 PM |
#44 |
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See? |
Warren DeMontague |
Jan-29-11 04:54 AM |
#134 |
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It's just plain stupid, too. We're not anywhere near such a thing. |
MineralMan |
Jan-28-11 03:42 PM |
#2 |
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Jan-28-11 03:46 PM |
#8 |
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We're not being oppressed by our government? |
Lucian |
Jan-28-11 03:46 PM |
#9 |
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have fun. count me out if it involves violence. |
cali |
Jan-28-11 04:04 PM |
#24 |
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I'm an advocate for peaceful demonstrations. |
Lucian |
Jan-28-11 05:54 PM |
#91 |
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Ah, so it's "let's you and him fight" is it? |
MineralMan |
Jan-28-11 06:41 PM |
#95 |
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gee...wonder where we'd be... |
dtmfman |
Jan-28-11 09:18 PM |
#112 |
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How many of your relatives have been disappeared? |
Teaser |
Jan-28-11 04:08 PM |
#31 |
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Relatives, or friends? |
saras |
Jan-28-11 04:17 PM |
#39 |
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Okay, I'll play. |
cherokeeprogressive |
Jan-28-11 04:24 PM |
#50 |
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I know one person indicted by a grand jury through an FBI mole for simply organizing. |
readmoreoften |
Jan-28-11 04:55 PM |
#80 |
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Actually the poster used the term "killed". |
cherokeeprogressive |
Jan-28-11 05:48 PM |
#89 |
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yes, get that list |
Teaser |
Jan-28-11 04:37 PM |
#65 |
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Jan-28-11 06:35 PM |
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Jan-28-11 07:22 PM |
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Jan-28-11 08:52 PM |
#108 |
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Jan-28-11 06:40 PM |
#94 |
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Oooooooooooh...elections... |
Lucian |
Jan-28-11 07:22 PM |
#104 |
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I vote for Bernie Sanders, Pat Leahy, Peter Welch, Peter Shumlin |
cali |
Jan-29-11 07:31 AM |
#151 |
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What about our unemployed and uninsured? |
Lucian |
Jan-28-11 03:42 PM |
#3 |
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Nonviolent protests are one thing. Armed revolutionaries are another. n/t |
pnwmom |
Jan-28-11 04:34 PM |
#62 |
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what unemployed...what uninsured? |
dtmfman |
Jan-28-11 10:03 PM |
#114 |
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AMERICA DOES NOT NEED A REVOLUTION! |
Rex |
Jan-28-11 03:42 PM |
#4 |
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And if they don't? |
atreides1 |
Jan-28-11 03:51 PM |
#15 |
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We gripe about it on the Internets. |
Rex |
Jan-28-11 03:57 PM |
#20 |
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Or we can raise taxes to 90% and they will leave too... |
dkf |
Jan-28-11 04:17 PM |
#40 |
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Only the money the can prove they earned legitimately and within 24hrs. |
Rex |
Jan-28-11 04:28 PM |
#55 |
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Yes, they'll flee to Europe where the tax rate is even higher. |
superduperfarleft |
Jan-28-11 04:41 PM |
#69 |
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That would take a revolution. |
mmonk |
Jan-28-11 10:07 PM |
#115 |
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So we should just accept our fate at the hands of the tyrannical elites? |
DJ13 |
Jan-28-11 03:43 PM |
#5 |
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Where did you pull that from? |
JuniperLea |
Jan-28-11 03:49 PM |
#12 |
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the self-indulgence here is pretty funny. |
cali |
Jan-28-11 04:05 PM |
#25 |
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I'm surprised some people... |
JuniperLea |
Jan-28-11 04:47 PM |
#72 |
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Not being able to afford to have an abscessed tooth pulled.. |
Fumesucker |
Jan-28-11 07:25 PM |
#105 |
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Yeah, and not having the funds to have your tooth pulled is JUST LIKE living under martial law for |
Maru Kitteh |
Jan-29-11 04:09 PM |
#178 |
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+1000 |
NotThisTime |
Jan-28-11 04:30 PM |
#57 |
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Nonviolent means of protest is one thing. Revolution is another. n/t |
pnwmom |
Jan-28-11 04:23 PM |
#45 |
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Pondering the tolerance level of an oppressed class is not "wishing" |
leftstreet |
Jan-28-11 03:44 PM |
#6 |
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Define 'necessary', please. |
enlightenment |
Jan-28-11 03:45 PM |
#7 |
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Yeah, that's just plain ignorance... |
JuniperLea |
Jan-28-11 03:47 PM |
#10 |
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Yes, anyone who "wishes" for justice should "wake the hell up" |
readmoreoften |
Jan-28-11 03:56 PM |
#19 |
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big difference between justice and revolution. |
Bluerthanblue |
Jan-28-11 04:06 PM |
#27 |
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Uh. Yeah, justice happens when a revolutionary change is successful. |
readmoreoften |
Jan-28-11 04:27 PM |
#54 |
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"you people".... you'd do much better to ask what someone is |
Bluerthanblue |
Jan-28-11 04:52 PM |
#76 |
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Most revolutions have wound up making things worse |
Recursion |
Jan-29-11 07:08 PM |
#186 |
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I'll take this as verification... |
JuniperLea |
Jan-28-11 04:37 PM |
#66 |
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So you want rebellion for the sake of rebellion? |
Arkana |
Jan-28-11 06:43 PM |
#97 |
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+1000 |
Bluerthanblue |
Jan-28-11 04:03 PM |
#22 |
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Hi! |
JuniperLea |
Jan-28-11 04:35 PM |
#63 |
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People don't realize |
Drale |
Jan-28-11 03:48 PM |
#11 |
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Well said... |
JuniperLea |
Jan-28-11 03:51 PM |
#14 |
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Yup. And the Tea Party people love to talk about revolution, too. |
pnwmom |
Jan-28-11 04:24 PM |
#51 |
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Holy Mother of God! |
JuniperLea |
Jan-28-11 04:30 PM |
#58 |
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O no if they tried to start a violent revolution |
Drale |
Jan-28-11 04:38 PM |
#67 |
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Ha! Love this post! |
JuniperLea |
Jan-28-11 04:49 PM |
#74 |
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But not against the corporate-loving |
Le Taz Hot |
Jan-29-11 04:04 AM |
#124 |
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Then there is an objective list of grievances |
LanternWaste |
Jan-28-11 03:51 PM |
#13 |
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The font on the interstate highway signs sucks |
jberryhill |
Jan-28-11 06:54 PM |
#99 |
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Oh here we go. Just like only people about to lose their fingers need unions. |
readmoreoften |
Jan-28-11 03:54 PM |
#17 |
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+1 |
leftstreet |
Jan-28-11 03:56 PM |
#18 |
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My oh here we go moment was watching people get excited that it might/should happen here |
Godhumor |
Jan-28-11 04:04 PM |
#23 |
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Yes, 50% of Egyptians live under the official poverty level. |
ipaint |
Jan-28-11 04:09 PM |
#33 |
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No. It's not going to happen here soon. That's a world apart from "shouldn't" happen here soon. |
readmoreoften |
Jan-28-11 04:16 PM |
#38 |
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Standing in solidarity is a lot different than "Oh Boy, we should be doing this to our bankers!" |
Godhumor |
Jan-28-11 04:20 PM |
#41 |
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Of course it is. But it's fallacious to argue that somehow wanting to revolt against the banks |
readmoreoften |
Jan-28-11 04:31 PM |
#59 |
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JHC |
snooper2 |
Jan-28-11 04:05 PM |
#26 |
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+1 |
JVS |
Jan-28-11 04:37 PM |
#64 |
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+1. Injustice is injustice plain and simple. n/t |
Catherina |
Jan-29-11 04:07 AM |
#125 |
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Capitalism here, Capitalism there... |
blindpig |
Jan-28-11 04:06 PM |
#28 |
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In what sense is Egypt "capitalist"? |
Recursion |
Jan-29-11 07:10 PM |
#187 |
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thank you for your concern |
fascisthunter |
Jan-28-11 04:08 PM |
#30 |
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lol. |
Starry Messenger |
Jan-28-11 04:09 PM |
#32 |
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Like DUers are going to get up from their computers. |
Starbucks Anarchist |
Jan-28-11 04:11 PM |
#34 |
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we can dream, cant we? |
spooked911 |
Jan-29-11 09:07 AM |
#160 |
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Maybe the revolution will have free wireless connectivity!!!! |
JoePhilly |
Jan-29-11 04:41 PM |
#182 |
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there you go projecting again! the last protest i went to |
jonnyblitz |
Jan-29-11 08:00 PM |
#197 |
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"It's the Tunisians' movement!" |
earthside |
Jan-28-11 04:12 PM |
#35 |
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It's almost cliche to say, but I think many on DU would find their lifestyles aren't going to be |
superduperfarleft |
Jan-28-11 04:14 PM |
#36 |
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i think you might be thinking of |
Bluerthanblue |
Jan-28-11 04:20 PM |
#42 |
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here's the link to |
Bluerthanblue |
Jan-28-11 04:23 PM |
#47 |
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Thank you. n/t |
superduperfarleft |
Jan-28-11 04:26 PM |
#53 |
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Yeah, yeah, yeah. We already read it. |
readmoreoften |
Jan-28-11 04:26 PM |
#52 |
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Oh gosh. I'm so concerned about my "lifestyle." |
readmoreoften |
Jan-28-11 04:21 PM |
#43 |
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You think that's not what a revolution looks like? |
superduperfarleft |
Jan-28-11 04:29 PM |
#56 |
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I don't "envision" revolutions because you can't account for all the contingency. |
readmoreoften |
Jan-28-11 04:42 PM |
#70 |
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Far more people would have to be in far more desperate situations than they currently are |
superduperfarleft |
Jan-28-11 04:49 PM |
#75 |
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Having a roof over your head and an internet connection is a far cry from "comfort." |
readmoreoften |
Jan-28-11 05:00 PM |
#82 |
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Again, you're having an argument that was clearly started with someone else, because I've said none |
superduperfarleft |
Jan-28-11 05:26 PM |
#87 |
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homeless people post on the internet regularly, thanks to the public libraries. |
Hannah Bell |
Jan-29-11 04:19 AM |
#131 |
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What revolutions look like depend on contingent factors. |
readmoreoften |
Jan-28-11 04:45 PM |
#71 |
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Could you be any more insulting to impoverished people in the US? |
leftstreet |
Jan-28-11 04:24 PM |
#49 |
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Yeah, I could be. But I won't. Thanks for asking! |
superduperfarleft |
Jan-28-11 04:32 PM |
#60 |
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Oh, and those masses of poor people who you claim to speak for |
superduperfarleft |
Jan-28-11 04:38 PM |
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Jan-28-11 05:04 PM |
#85 |
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OFFS... |
JuniperLea |
Jan-28-11 04:53 PM |
#79 |
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That's not the point |
leftstreet |
Jan-28-11 09:44 PM |
#113 |
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+1,000 |
inna |
Jan-29-11 08:53 PM |
#203 |
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There's not going to be a "revolution" |
Warren DeMontague |
Jan-29-11 04:57 AM |
#136 |
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if you lose your house, your job, your pension, your health insurance, your kids' class size |
yurbud |
Jan-28-11 04:23 PM |
#46 |
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If all that happens, you should just be happy you're lucky enough to be an American... |
LooseWilly |
Jan-30-11 04:14 AM |
#224 |
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We don't NEED a civil war - YET |
EnlightenedOne |
Jan-28-11 04:33 PM |
#61 |
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agreed. they live in a dictatorship |
treestar |
Jan-28-11 04:52 PM |
#77 |
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To paraphrase Burt Lancaster in "From Here to Eternity," 99% of our erstwhile "revolutionists" here |
apocalypsehow |
Jan-28-11 05:01 PM |
#83 |
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by vast majority do you mean the handful of DLCers who back capitulation to the wealthy |
yurbud |
Jan-29-11 08:29 PM |
#202 |
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LOL - laughable stuff. n/t. |
apocalypsehow |
Jan-30-11 02:44 AM |
#221 |
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Can I wish for a peaceful one? |
white_wolf |
Jan-28-11 05:04 PM |
#84 |
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KnR |
Uzybone |
Jan-28-11 05:08 PM |
#86 |
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I don't think our fore fathers were exactly living in slums |
TNLib |
Jan-28-11 06:40 PM |
#93 |
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Bullshit. The powers that be here in the U.S. won't rest until we all live in extreme poverty |
earth mom |
Jan-28-11 06:42 PM |
#96 |
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"...BEFORE we DO something to stop them?" - Spell it out; what specifically would you have us do? |
apocalypsehow |
Jan-28-11 07:25 PM |
#106 |
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Are you prepared to do what might be necessary to "stop them"? Would you be willing to do it |
Godhumor |
Jan-28-11 10:12 PM |
#116 |
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Ummm, I'm looking for the thread where smug jerks gloat and tease idealistic youth... |
Bonobo |
Jan-28-11 06:46 PM |
#98 |
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No, you are still looking for "California Missile Confirmed" - two doors down the hall /nt |
jberryhill |
Jan-28-11 06:57 PM |
#100 |
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Smug jerks? I find it appalling that the "idealistic youth" would co-op the pain and suffering |
Godhumor |
Jan-28-11 09:00 PM |
#109 |
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uhhhh....well..now that you mention it... |
dtmfman |
Jan-28-11 09:10 PM |
#110 |
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Wrong. We may not be quite as bad off, but many see us |
Kalyke |
Jan-28-11 10:26 PM |
#117 |
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What if the population you speak of is tired of you? n/t |
BzaDem |
Jan-29-11 06:17 AM |
#141 |
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And who are you to speak for a population? |
jotsy |
Jan-29-11 11:25 PM |
#212 |
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Disagree with some parts, agree with other parts |
NuclearDem |
Jan-29-11 04:09 AM |
#126 |
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-1 We Can't Make It Here Anymore |
Catherina |
Jan-29-11 04:13 AM |
#128 |
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Yeah, why don't you ask James McMurtry if he supports a revolution? |
Warren DeMontague |
Jan-29-11 04:55 AM |
#135 |
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You have to understand how important it is to talk big in the dorm lounge under the che poster. |
Warren DeMontague |
Jan-29-11 04:52 AM |
#133 |
| -
I'm almost afraid to visit DU sometimes... |
NuclearDem |
Jan-29-11 05:33 AM |
#137 |
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and also actually pretty dumb. |
quaker bill |
Jan-29-11 05:38 AM |
#138 |
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Why does a tiny subset of people think they get a revolution just because they can't get their way |
BzaDem |
Jan-29-11 06:15 AM |
#140 |
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The same logic says you're 'sticking it to the man' by breaking windows at McDonalds or Starbucks. |
Warren DeMontague |
Jan-29-11 06:37 PM |
#183 |
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Wow. DUers playing the RW "you don't KNOW what poverty is like" card. That's what was missing. |
HughBeaumont |
Jan-29-11 06:42 AM |
#142 |
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wat |
NuclearDem |
Jan-29-11 06:46 AM |
#143 |
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I'm pretty sure no one here is saying that Egypt and the US are in the same Venn diagram. |
HughBeaumont |
Jan-29-11 07:02 AM |
#146 |
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Fair enough, I see your point now. |
NuclearDem |
Jan-29-11 07:05 AM |
#147 |
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And I hope your situation gets better. |
HughBeaumont |
Jan-29-11 07:10 AM |
#148 |
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Their grievances are identical to my grievances |
Disintermedia8 |
Jan-29-11 07:22 AM |
#149 |
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Very well said. |
blindpig |
Jan-29-11 07:38 AM |
#152 |
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thanks # |
Disintermedia8 |
Jan-29-11 01:15 PM |
#162 |
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Shouldn't the people decide through elections the economic policy of the country? n/t |
BzaDem |
Jan-29-11 07:42 AM |
#153 |
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You do your thing, I'll do mine. |
Disintermedia8 |
Jan-29-11 08:16 AM |
#154 |
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Perfect response. nt |
TBF |
Jan-31-11 08:14 AM |
#234 |
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Yes, that's done a world of good for us these past three decades, really . . . |
HughBeaumont |
Jan-29-11 09:32 AM |
#161 |
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So your prefered solution is to NOT have a democracy? Because it hasn't "done a world of good?" |
BzaDem |
Jan-29-11 07:14 PM |
#189 |
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My preference is for people to wake up and see that we DON'T have one. |
HughBeaumont |
Jan-29-11 10:13 PM |
#208 |
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Just because you don't like the RESULT of an election doesn't mean we don't have democracy. |
BzaDem |
Jan-30-11 01:30 AM |
#214 |
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Just because they declare results to an election, doesn't mean they counted anything. |
TBF |
Jan-31-11 08:16 AM |
#235 |
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Perfectly stated, thanks. nt |
ipaint |
Jan-29-11 01:41 PM |
#169 |
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Speak for me anytime. n/t |
Catherina |
Jan-31-11 08:05 AM |
#233 |
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Solidarity. nt |
TBF |
Jan-31-11 08:18 AM |
#236 |
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so, what would u install instead of democracy? nt |
egressingsparrowdrop |
Jan-31-11 10:16 PM |
#240 |
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nonsense |
purrFect |
Jan-29-11 01:20 PM |
#163 |
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Sure absolutely bet. How many socialists do you think are in the US? |
Godhumor |
Jan-29-11 09:55 PM |
#207 |
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What!?!?!?!?! |
Iggo |
Jan-29-11 01:27 PM |
#164 |
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this reminds me of the Bush excuse for torture: Saddam did worse |
yurbud |
Jan-29-11 01:34 PM |
#166 |
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I can't believe this thread... |
madmom |
Jan-29-11 01:37 PM |
#168 |
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I'm sorry but your post is ridiculous |
cali |
Jan-29-11 04:33 PM |
#180 |
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I do understand the difference and it's still a stupid argument. |
madmom |
Jan-29-11 10:32 PM |
#210 |
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Cheney & Bush started a phony war in Iraq and got away with it- things R different in the US |
Imagevision |
Jan-29-11 03:31 PM |
#174 |
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I see no merit in waiting for our population to face utter deprivation and loss of natural rights |
TheKentuckian |
Jan-29-11 04:20 PM |
#179 |
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What boots on what necks? Care to be specific? |
Warren DeMontague |
Jan-29-11 06:38 PM |
#184 |
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No, its about who profits and who is powerful. |
TheKentuckian |
Jan-30-11 09:31 AM |
#226 |
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The secret police of Egypt are the same as the TSA, huh? |
NuclearDem |
Jan-29-11 07:00 PM |
#185 |
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Didn't say boo about TSA |
TheKentuckian |
Jan-30-11 09:29 AM |
#225 |
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Actually after reading this thread...makes it clear why we will never |
Desertrose |
Jan-29-11 07:28 PM |
#190 |
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thread over, please lock |
datasuspect |
Jan-29-11 07:43 PM |
#192 |
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Thanks...I tried. |
Desertrose |
Jan-29-11 07:49 PM |
#194 |
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Do you think an Egyptian protester is going to see the same situation if he or she were in the US? |
Godhumor |
Jan-29-11 09:47 PM |
#206 |
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It's not a competition. |
Desertrose |
Jan-29-11 11:59 PM |
#213 |
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Yes, and here's the reason... |
Pedalpower |
Jan-30-11 10:54 AM |
#230 |
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I don't agree. Until there is an upheavel here |
Raine |
Jan-29-11 08:04 PM |
#200 |
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this thread is insulting to intelligence, really. enough said. |
inna |
Jan-29-11 08:58 PM |
#204 |
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Yes, all the people who think with glee that the situation here is anyway resembling Egypt |
Godhumor |
Jan-29-11 09:43 PM |
#205 |
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+1 well said. n/t |
Maru Kitteh |
Jan-29-11 10:17 PM |
#209 |
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There are enough similarities to see a correlation. |
RegieRocker |
Jan-30-11 10:40 AM |
#228 |
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Correlation? The Egyptian face overwhelmingly different economic and societal differences |
Godhumor |
Jan-31-11 08:49 AM |
#237 |
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100% Dude did you miss that? |
RegieRocker |
Jan-31-11 10:12 PM |
#239 |
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Some people like revolution for the sake of revolution. n/t |
wisteria |
Jan-29-11 10:53 PM |
#211 |
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I believe Tunisia was first, it seems the entire southside of the Med is rocking. |
jotsy |
Jan-30-11 01:30 AM |
#215 |
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Won't happen unless there's a collapse of the welfare system... |
Modern_Matthew |
Jan-30-11 10:45 AM |
#229 |
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"welfare system" is a RW term. just sayin', FYI. |
inna |
Jan-31-11 06:41 PM |
#238 |
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