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freshwest

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81. Cha, Animal Farm is owned by the darlings of the 1% whose media hates the ones you mentioned.
Mon Jun 24, 2013, 05:47 AM
Jun 2013

Last edited Mon Jun 24, 2013, 02:44 PM - Edit history (1)

They are invisible, they don't count. Our eyes are all diverted to 1% themes, with heroes from their class. If you ain't in the 1% you don't have any rights. And the mob goes along with it.

Those who worship the 1% manufactured heroes, the political equivalent of rock stars, don't care about the civil rights of those lower down in society. No, they care about 1% celebrities. That's all that is being played out, fame, fortune and the ifestyles of jet setters. Meant to be adored.

They matter, not those losing their civil rights or the rights to say how their bodies will be used. Or if their communities will be destroyed by the 1%. They accuse Obama of everything they have done to hurt people, when it is they who hurt the people he represents. The hate is not as much as about Obama as it is about us.

Rand Paul is the servant of the 1% and is loved because the media has made him golden. Just like Snowden. This for the man who holds budgets hostage to personhood bills, works to end abortion, the rights of gays to live their lives in peace and dignity, and Planned Parenthood.

He does not support my right to anything, not even to live. Those who love him do not love me. It's a hard thing to realize those who say they are your allies have given their allegiance to the 1% heroes. They have left the rest of us behind. They are proud of it and themselves.

The same Rand who says that companies should not have to pay taxes or clean up for industrial accidents that ruin people's lives, who wants the end of the DOE, the separation of church and state, the EPA, Social Security, aid to the poor in food, housing and healthcare, is not my friend.

But he is the friend of the 1% like Snowden and Assange, and will be defended as the Holy Grail. The 1% has taught people well, who is good and bad. They have forgotten the words of Malcolm X warning about the press telling us who to hate, that may be our best friend.

And so it goes. Another win for 1% media.

Coward! [View all] question everything Jun 2013 OP
He is a hero beccause he gave up everything Harmony Blue Jun 2013 #1
That is your definition of a 'hero'? randome Jun 2013 #5
Giving up everything (selfish desires) for selfless goals makes him a hero Harmony Blue Jun 2013 #12
And no one does these things for other reasons, right? randome Jun 2013 #18
Shall with hold up a mirror to that argument,... TheMadMonk Jun 2013 #63
Everyone has their own reasons for giving classified information to other countries. randome Jun 2013 #66
This in indeed true. However, I find it offensive in the extreme... TheMadMonk Jun 2013 #68
I doubt there is a single country that has not been hypocritical and inconsistent. randome Jun 2013 #70
Like what? Sea and surf in Hawaii? question everything Jun 2013 #6
Right On. Lots of boot lickers out there. bahrbearian Jun 2013 #42
Caca de vaca hobbit709 Jun 2013 #2
No hablo espanol question everything Jun 2013 #13
My question everything starts with you hobbit709 Jun 2013 #22
Have fun question everything Jun 2013 #38
I don't waste my time trying to teach pigs to sing. hobbit709 Jun 2013 #39
But you seem to Sing very well. bahrbearian Jun 2013 #43
Caca del Toro Gman Jun 2013 #14
I miss the unrec button. Scuba Jun 2013 #3
Post removed Post removed Jun 2013 #10
I believe Snowden is a hero Harmony Blue Jun 2013 #15
You're not here to debate. You're here to disrupt. n/t backscatter712 Jun 2013 #57
And now, they're simply not here in the thread anymore. The post you're replying to got hidden. Electric Monk Jun 2013 #65
LOL! He disrupted poorly. n/t backscatter712 Jun 2013 #67
+1 L0oniX Jun 2013 #84
But...he says the NSA can watch your thoughts form as you type. randome Jun 2013 #4
From where are you responding? question everything Jun 2013 #16
Sorry, I thought the sarcastic 'hue' of my post was evident. randome Jun 2013 #20
Sorry. Am trying to move full speed aheard question everything Jun 2013 #40
Understandable! randome Jun 2013 #49
You expect he'd get a sane trial? Your naivete is breathtaking. (nt) Posteritatis Jun 2013 #7
so you "question everything" except what the MIC tells you not to question? villager Jun 2013 #8
+1984 jsr Jun 2013 #19
Ooh, well played. marmar Jun 2013 #75
But you'll believe Snowden without evidence. randome Jun 2013 #24
So, first it's "we've known about these programs for years!," and then it's "no evidence!" villager Jun 2013 #26
The only 'evidence' Snowden showed was the legal warrant regarding metadata. randome Jun 2013 #30
No, you will not believe anything that deviates from the official Executive Branch line villager Jun 2013 #32
Sorry, you're wrong. I have no problem with saying I'm wrong. About anything. randome Jun 2013 #34
So... when have you ever said it? villager Jun 2013 #87
So why are you so frighten by Snowden? bahrbearian Jun 2013 #45
Not in the slightest frightened of him. randome Jun 2013 #47
So you want truth but can't wait for it, because why? bahrbearian Jun 2013 #50
There is nothing to do BUT wait for more evidence, pro or con. randome Jun 2013 #56
LOL. What a hilariously ironic post. DesMoinesDem Jun 2013 #41
What evidence did he provide? randome Jun 2013 #46
I'm just laughing at how ironic your post is. DesMoinesDem Jun 2013 #52
DU is not a jury. We can look at anything and make assumptions and judgments. randome Jun 2013 #55
Not cowardice. Common sense. backscatter712 Jun 2013 #9
And China and Russia are better? question everything Jun 2013 #23
Joe McCarthy, is that you? n/t backscatter712 Jun 2013 #25
silly H2O Man Jun 2013 #11
Human nature doesn't work the way you think it does. And coward doesn't mean what you think it means DisgustipatedinCA Jun 2013 #17
There is nothing that changed the world I see question everything Jun 2013 #33
I'm sure, once they have him custody, the TPB would be happy to give him press conferences. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2013 #21
Do you really trust the authorities in China and in Russia? question everything Jun 2013 #28
"..as long as the authorities agree with what he says.." Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2013 #35
Maybe you want to see Obama's DOJ railroad him... I don't. MotherPetrie Jun 2013 #27
Part of the point is that this information is wrongly called "Espionage." DirkGently Jun 2013 #29
expertly said Rise Rebel Resist Jun 2013 #37
Exactly. The real cowards are the pieces of shit here that are already in my ignore list. backscatter712 Jun 2013 #44
Right or wrong he's playing it smart. rrneck Jun 2013 #31
God speed Snowden Rise Rebel Resist Jun 2013 #36
Sunlight is the best disinfectant. morningfog Jun 2013 #48
You're right about the firing squad treestar Jun 2013 #51
He's certainly not a coward. Takes a lot of guts to do what he did. DLevine Jun 2013 #53
True, he gave up the good life on a matter of principle. pa28 Jun 2013 #72
Go spend the rest of your life like Manning, then call him a coward LittleBlue Jun 2013 #54
Well said! kenny blankenship Jun 2013 #58
+1. "question everything" is the real coward. n/t backscatter712 Jun 2013 #59
You mean an open trial like Bradley Mannings? TheMadMonk Jun 2013 #60
He is no coward, but he is no fu*kn hero either. He could have gone to plenty of Congress people, still_one Jun 2013 #61
Gen Alexander, is that you? marions ghost Jun 2013 #62
Yawn. Another "attack the messenger" post. Th1onein Jun 2013 #64
Like Gitmo. GeorgeGist Jun 2013 #69
The viceral and immediate contemp for this man Snowden by some is amazing Puzzledtraveller Jun 2013 #71
Do character assassinations much? LOL Corruption Inc Jun 2013 #73
Funny coming from someone named Question Everything Puzzledtraveller Jun 2013 #74
Silly! leveymg Jun 2013 #76
Why would he do that? ZombieHorde Jun 2013 #77
And, the SOB had frickin' boxes in his garage! Vinnie From Indy Jun 2013 #78
China was happy Snowden stopped by to hide for awhile.. and Cha Jun 2013 #79
Cha, Animal Farm is owned by the darlings of the 1% whose media hates the ones you mentioned. freshwest Jun 2013 #81
Excellent post.. "Manufactured hero" is right, fresh.. Cha Jun 2013 #82
No wonder the1% and their allies are so bold everywhere. The medium is the massage, always has been. freshwest Jun 2013 #86
Yeah! He needed to stay and be made an severe example of, just in case any mhatrw Jun 2013 #80
YAwn L0oniX Jun 2013 #83
You Should Change You Handle... WillyT Jun 2013 #85
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