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loudsue

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13. The huge 5-ton gorilla in the room is FOX NEWS & RUSH LIMPBALLS

Reply to Jim Warren (Original post)

Mon Dec 24, 2012, 01:32 AM

Dec 2012

On the heels of Reagan's greed is good presidency, giving so many racist, mysogenist, ignorant, psycho-religious sociopaths a big shout out to feel good about their fucked up philosophies, faux news and rush built a path back to the robber baron days that is more insidious than the Trans Canada pipeline.

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Michael Moore: It's the Guns - But We All Know, It's Not Really the Guns [View all] Jim Warren Dec 2012 OP

"Maybe we should fix our race problem and our poverty problem "... NYC_SKP Dec 2012 #1

Neither of which had anything to do with the school shooting oberliner Dec 2012 #23

But probably have a lot to do with the c. 12K murders a year that aren't in schools. Spider Jerusalem Dec 2012 #24

"We believe in killing as a way of accomplishing our goals. " Pholus Dec 2012 #28

Take away all the guns -- that does not cure the sanity problem. immoderate Dec 2012 #2

It cures the mass shooting problem JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2012 #25

It's the last two sentences that he'll need to do some rewriting around. libdem4life Dec 2012 #3

No he was clear. If we can alleviate poverty, which drives property crimes, then Luminous Animal Dec 2012 #7

Following Portugal in decriminalizing drugs and treating it as a public health issue AtheistCrusader Dec 2012 #11

I'm not sure if it's entirely being "chicken shits", it could also be an undeniable sense of the patrice Dec 2012 #14

Truly, truly speaking the truth! malibea Dec 2012 #17

Maybe our fear comes in large part from our diversity Egnever Dec 2012 #4

But why do they fear the others? malibea Dec 2012 #18

As much as I love MM, I have to disagree. NashvilleLefty Dec 2012 #5

It's lots of things. I'm glad we're at least thinking. Gregorian Dec 2012 #6

Too many bees in the hive? Jim Warren Dec 2012 #10

Thanks. I know that trend. It does appear to contradict what I'm saying. Gregorian Dec 2012 #31

I agree with you. Population density breeds discontent. randome Dec 2012 #27

"2. We are an easily frightened people and it is easy to manipulate us with fear. " Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2012 #8

I agree and also wonder about Conservatism as a political movement and how the American version BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2012 #20

I agree with you Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2012 #21

Why did he ignore the points he has made earlier green for victory Dec 2012 #9

It's our willingness to use them... Deep13 Dec 2012 #12

The huge 5-ton gorilla in the room is FOX NEWS & RUSH LIMPBALLS loudsue Dec 2012 #13

I HATE that MM uses Canada as an example. laundry_queen Dec 2012 #15

It's also theKed Dec 2012 #16

Yep. US is nearly triple Canada per capita. laundry_queen Dec 2012 #19

Yeah theKed Dec 2012 #30

Even our national anthem celebrates the glory of war. Kablooie Dec 2012 #22

So does the French anthem. You don't hear a lot about gun violence there. RagAss Dec 2012 #32

Unlike Canada, Our Nation is Especially Chock Ful O' Nuts and Bigots Iggy Dec 2012 #26

I might add that Toronto Dec 2012 #29