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Odin2005

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13. Reid was wrong, the political climate has not been this bad since the 1850s.

Reply to TrollBuster9090 (Original post)

Sat Nov 10, 2012, 10:49 PM

Nov 2012

There is a new book out on the beating of Sumner and it's context in the downward spiral towards civil war called The Caning, the the similarities between then and now are scary. the hysterical, violent, and apocalyptic rhetoric of the Right today is very similar to that of the "Fire-Eater" Southrons in the 1850s. During the lead up to Bloody Kansas the anti-slavery settlers in Kansas were peaceful settlers while the pro-slavery settlers were violent ruffians subsidized by slave state governments and told to "lynch every damn abolitionist". Much like all the violent rhetoric from the Teabaggers today.

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FIX THIS! No more "the system obviously works because nobody was beaten with a cane" excuses. [View all] TrollBuster9090 Nov 2012 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author NMDemDist2 Nov 2012 #1

I'm a product of badly funded public schooling, what can I say? ;P TrollBuster9090 Nov 2012 #2

You know, the forward slash means "end," so the off is redundant. For instance, Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #4

Yeah, I've been chewed out for using a ;) winkey as a closing bracket. TrollBuster9090 Nov 2012 #6

Just to be clear, I was responding toNMDemDist2 who had corrected you, so I was good-naturedly Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #9

ahh, love to learn something new NMDemDist2 Nov 2012 #7

Cool. I love people who love to learn. I'm a teacher, by profession, so, not a surprise. Btw, that Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #8

yes NMDemDist2 Nov 2012 #10

The problem is deleting after you have replies. No biggie, but you can see why. And here's another Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #11

maybe someone will think i got too edgy NMDemDist2 Nov 2012 #12

I can start a rumor you used the forward slash in a provocative manner, if that would help. Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #14

What is this "Leverage" that Obama is Supposed to Have over the House of Teabaggers AndyTiedye Nov 2012 #3

That's a good point, but even Norquist was squirming to find a way out of his own rhetoric during TrollBuster9090 Nov 2012 #5

Reid was wrong, the political climate has not been this bad since the 1850s. Odin2005 Nov 2012 #13

Hoping the mass media can serve at least one purpose in its ability to report this crap at a certain Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #15