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Tue Dec-28-10 05:24 AM
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"The façade is crumbling."
And this is where the rubber meets the road, so to speak. This is when our lives are in grave danger.
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| -"The noose is tightening. The era of amusement is being replaced by the era of repression" |
Better Believe It |
Dec-27-10 02:38 PM |
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Hedges was on w/Bob McChesney for an hour 8 days ago - Good stuff! - link to audio |
Bozita |
Dec-27-10 02:50 PM |
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Thanks for the link. I will listen to it later today. |
Better Believe It |
Dec-27-10 02:51 PM |
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Yes, it's excellent! nt |
snappyturtle |
Dec-28-10 01:19 AM |
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I'm just waiting for |
Wilber_Stool |
Dec-27-10 02:50 PM |
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China offers $8B |
Kennah |
Dec-27-10 03:02 PM |
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I hope my state is bailed out by Ben & Jerrys! nt |
flamingdem |
Dec-28-10 11:00 AM |
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I wish the FBI would pay some attention to the scam mail coming out of Nigeria that is supposedly |
Bobbieo |
Dec-27-10 02:59 PM |
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I've received the same kind of crap! But, the FBI is way too busy watching and listening to us. |
Better Believe It |
Dec-27-10 03:25 PM |
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The FBI is collecting Cheney's bribe to not be prosecuted for bribery |
PufPuf23 |
Dec-27-10 09:11 PM |
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The US falls for the biggest Nigerian scam on record. |
Jackpine Radical |
Dec-28-10 10:05 AM |
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Really? |
sakabatou |
Dec-28-10 01:40 AM |
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also here: |
maryf |
Dec-27-10 03:52 PM |
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K&R |
Odin2005 |
Dec-27-10 04:06 PM |
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Oh, you guys are so alarmist! |
gratuitous |
Dec-27-10 04:11 PM |
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You mean I no longer have to chant "Boooooo! Hissssss!" for 2 minutes |
Art_from_Ark |
Dec-27-10 08:15 PM |
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Here's a cogent comment on the site |
Doctor_J |
Dec-27-10 04:58 PM |
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I believe that the revolution will start somewhere other than in the U.S. |
ladjf |
Dec-27-10 05:40 PM |
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Doctor-J |
molly77 |
Dec-28-10 09:52 AM |
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k/r |
emilyg |
Dec-27-10 05:55 PM |
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Well, this DID answer the burning question for me. |
dixiegrrrrl |
Dec-27-10 06:04 PM |
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What do you think all the pug, right wing, Orwellian think tanks do. |
ooglymoogly |
Dec-28-10 12:30 AM |
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Nice fucking post! |
Enthusiast |
Dec-28-10 05:33 AM |
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American Enterprise Institute and The Heritage Foundation seem to own C-SPAN. |
immoderate |
Dec-28-10 01:57 PM |
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Thanx nt |
ooglymoogly |
Dec-28-10 04:52 PM |
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We are an extension of Mexico. nt |
valerief |
Dec-27-10 06:29 PM |
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The captain said excuse me ma'am, this species has amused itself to death |
KG |
Dec-27-10 07:20 PM |
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:o)) |
Amonester |
Dec-27-10 08:34 PM |
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Yeah |
Dj13Francis |
Dec-27-10 08:58 PM |
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Plus one! nt |
Enthusiast |
Dec-28-10 05:44 AM |
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One of my favorite cds |
OwnedByFerrets |
Dec-28-10 09:05 AM |
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We've been expecting this for some time....n/t |
radhika |
Dec-27-10 07:50 PM |
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The few who raise voices of dissent, who refuse to engage in the corporate happy talk |
Amonester |
Dec-27-10 08:02 PM |
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Corporations do not consider us "freaks" - they consider us "terrorists." |
truedelphi |
Dec-27-10 08:42 PM |
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Gloomy. |
davidwparker |
Dec-27-10 10:23 PM |
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Way too rosy |
BlackHoleSon |
Dec-27-10 11:59 PM |
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The right is way too indoctrinated-- and very comfortable |
chill_wind |
Dec-28-10 03:36 AM |
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Now all the mechanisms |
Enthusiast |
Dec-28-10 05:54 AM |
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K&R |
me b zola |
Dec-27-10 11:17 PM |
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Right ... a crime wave by capitalists -- corporate/elites -- Enron-izing all of government .... |
defendandprotect |
Dec-28-10 12:25 AM |
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Rec - KICK n/a |
Zax2me |
Dec-28-10 12:36 AM |
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Orwell and Huxley were both right. |
Octafish |
Dec-28-10 12:41 AM |
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Two things.... |
walldude |
Dec-28-10 01:41 AM |
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K&R |
DeSwiss |
Dec-28-10 02:09 AM |
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2 pages and highly recommend. Every gut wrenching paragraph of it. . |
chill_wind |
Dec-28-10 03:32 AM |
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"The few who raise voices of dissent.........." |
democrank |
Dec-28-10 04:04 AM |
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K&R |
Enthusiast |
Dec-28-10 05:24 AM |
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k&r |
TheUnspeakable |
Dec-28-10 05:48 AM |
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Interesting picture of the presidents in your sig. |
gtar100 |
Dec-28-10 11:45 AM |
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Hedges is a secular apocalyptist |
cali |
Dec-28-10 06:03 AM |
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Go back to sleep America! |
CL455W4R |
Dec-28-10 06:56 AM |
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pointing out that Hedges is a secular apocalyptist who |
cali |
Dec-28-10 07:21 AM |
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I don't think that Hedges is a religious or secular .... |
Better Believe It |
Dec-28-10 08:20 AM |
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he's a doomsdayer. |
cali |
Dec-28-10 10:12 AM |
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So is it your opinion then that the article holds no truth? |
Jester Messiah |
Dec-28-10 11:32 AM |
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No, I think it holds some truth, but I doubt that the end is nigh. |
cali |
Dec-28-10 12:59 PM |
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don't fall victim to normalcy bias |
stockholmer |
Dec-28-10 01:34 PM |
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All empires end. I greet that with a shrug. |
cali |
Dec-28-10 02:04 PM |
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well said, and your lifestyle sounds like a Norrbotten Swede, lolol |
stockholmer |
Dec-28-10 02:30 PM |
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T.S. Eliot, actually. n/t |
chill_wind |
Dec-28-10 04:10 PM |
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So what points do you disagree with in the article and why? You have the floor. |
Better Believe It |
Dec-28-10 11:42 AM |
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You're going to be waiting a long time. |
Raster |
Dec-28-10 12:19 PM |
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yep. went out to do a bit of snow shoeing on this bright and beautiful day. |
cali |
Dec-28-10 12:59 PM |
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I stand by my earlier statement. |
Raster |
Dec-30-10 09:11 AM |
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Couldn't agree with you more. He's way over the top. n/t |
Narkos |
Dec-28-10 11:39 AM |
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across exactly what arena of human freedom and rights are things not mouldering in the West? |
stockholmer |
Dec-28-10 01:43 PM |
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k & r |
rhett o rick |
Dec-28-10 07:18 AM |
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How very true |
OwnedByFerrets |
Dec-28-10 09:04 AM |
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All Circus, no bread |
ThoughtCriminal |
Dec-28-10 09:55 AM |
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big k and r. Hedges' new book is epic. |
nashville_brook |
Dec-28-10 11:16 AM |
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To both facebook and noodlebrain news! Thank you very much! |
earcandle |
Dec-28-10 12:32 PM |
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Glad to see this at the top of the home page - hopefully the powerbrokers are paying attention. |
grahamhgreen |
Dec-28-10 01:34 PM |
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Awareness is a useful tool |
postatomic |
Dec-28-10 01:51 PM |
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I don't disagree that there are elements of both Orwell's and Huxley's visions |
cali |
Dec-28-10 01:59 PM |
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I'm sure you don't mean to be condescending |
leftstreet |
Dec-28-10 02:21 PM |
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K&R |
leftstreet |
Dec-28-10 02:21 PM |
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"are you or have you ever been a member of the Democratic Underground?" |
Javaman |
Dec-28-10 02:36 PM |
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I expect a WWIII before I die (or collect Social Security or Medicare) |
PufPuf23 |
Dec-29-10 07:56 PM |
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