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In reply to the discussion: As Republicans Make Millions Suffer, the Left’s Ideologues Obsess Over Edward Snowden [View all]reusrename
(1,716 posts)183. Step, chew, step, chew, step, chew, chew... Agghghh
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As Republicans Make Millions Suffer, the Left’s Ideologues Obsess Over Edward Snowden [View all]
flamingdem
Jul 2013
OP
because people _do not care_ about the patriot act if they cant pay their bills
pasto76
Jul 2013
#51
There would not have had a vote on "scaling back" the Patriot Act if not for Snowden.
kentuck
Jul 2013
#71
Well I have been reading about all the horrible things that Obama supposedly does
Vietnameravet
Jul 2013
#7
Are they obsessing over Snowden or are they obsessing over the Republican policies...?
kentuck
Jul 2013
#12
You speak of the left as if we are a bad thing for this country. I get a very strong impression
A Simple Game
Jul 2013
#85
So pointing out that DUers are obsessing over Snowden is obsessing over Snowden?
SunSeeker
Jul 2013
#188
Really? Is he/she fantasizing about having mojitos on the beach with Snowden like some DUers??
SunSeeker
Jul 2013
#199
So, it is the left that forces flamingdem to post dozens of anti-Snowden and Greenwald
Luminous Animal
Jul 2013
#194
The OP claims that the left is obsessing over Snowden. I'm not seeing that...
Luminous Animal
Jul 2013
#198
What irony. Look around. THose obsessed here in DU with Snowden and put up post after post
rhett o rick
Jul 2013
#17
Democrats usually side with whistle-blowers and not the authoritarian state.
rhett o rick
Jul 2013
#25
Why do posters here define the "left" by their own narrow purist criteria
BumRushDaShow
Jul 2013
#68
If you are so "progressive" why dont I ever see you posting in threads that pertain to
rhett o rick
Jul 2013
#123
So tell us what issues you are interested in, besides Snowden and any other whistle-blower that
rhett o rick
Jul 2013
#162
Sorry, somehow you stepped between me and flamingdem. My post 123 was to him/her.
rhett o rick
Jul 2013
#214
"Why do posters here define the "left" by their own narrow purist criteria"
rhett o rick
Jul 2013
#106
No, they simply realize that the anti-Snowden crowd are no different from the bush apologists.
Katashi_itto
Jul 2013
#153
I don't know how many times I've seen the same Greenwald article posted.
AllINeedIsCoffee
Jul 2013
#24
And authoritarians hate Chomsky. He dares to speak truth to Big Daddy power. nm
rhett o rick
Jul 2013
#110
AND out of the State Houses. Both governors' mansions AND the state legislatures
calimary
Jul 2013
#60
It's because many people only care about policies that they think affect them.
BenzoDia
Jul 2013
#38
Would you say it's obsessive to post several anti-Snowden threads every day?
last1standing
Jul 2013
#39
The erosion of our civil liberties as disclosed by Snowden is not mutually exclusive.
totodeinhere
Jul 2013
#45
Snowden is not an excuse for anything. Quite the contrary, there is no excuse for ignoring NSA
totodeinhere
Jul 2013
#99
"NSA spying is being used by the 1% who control this country to keep us under their thumbs?"
cstanleytech
Jul 2013
#59
I don't think it's the lessor of two evils. I think it's the issues of survival vs surveillance. n
kelliekat44
Jul 2013
#64
A simple solution to your dilemma. Call off the dogs and give Snowden his passport.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Jul 2013
#69
How are Snowden or civil rights activists responsible for the GOP's crimes?
Anarcho-Socialist
Jul 2013
#72
Democratic Socialist here: the surveillance state and suffering imposed upon the millions by
HardTimes99
Jul 2013
#76
If the words of Democratic Rep. Loretta Sanchez ("tip of the iceberg") have not
HardTimes99
Jul 2013
#152
This post is classic deflection. Blames the Left for the inability of the Center to carry out
leveymg
Jul 2013
#92
Here's a list of your GD OPs since the NSA spying was revealed, flamingdem:
muriel_volestrangler
Jul 2013
#98
You hate that post because it effectively illuminates how obsessed YOU are with Snowden.
stillwaiting
Jul 2013
#119
Well, you certainly have no problem putting down "the left's" interest in Snowden's revelations.
stillwaiting
Jul 2013
#132
The meaning of your OP and all of them seems to be 'blame liberals not the Republicans'
Bluenorthwest
Jul 2013
#133
You and others here are engaging in shaming and outing in a really sick fashion
flamingdem
Jul 2013
#104
We've all seen your one billion and one posts on Snowden and Greenwald so there is nothing to
Bluenorthwest
Jul 2013
#141
That's still more data than the NSA has on him. Kind of creepy, dude. nt
AllINeedIsCoffee
Jul 2013
#105
Be realistic. The NSA runs a web crawler that collects all the data that Bing or Google do
muriel_volestrangler
Jul 2013
#117
Heh - so flamingdem thinks talking about the thread starter is a 'call out'?
muriel_volestrangler
Jul 2013
#250
How are you blaming the left here? Does the left create a dragnet surveillance program or was that
TheKentuckian
Jul 2013
#147
So the desire to fill our bellies means it's acceptable to empty our souls?
Savannahmann
Jul 2013
#138
most of them are not the left, most are conspiracy theory types and right wing libertarian types
JI7
Jul 2013
#148
What a goddamn fucking STUPID article. It's not either/or. It's possible to do both.
MotherPetrie
Jul 2013
#149
The problem I see is that we have Democrats that carry water for the conservative Administration.
rhett o rick
Jul 2013
#246