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32. K&R! This post deserves hundreds of recommendations.

Sun Apr 24, 2016, 12:47 PM

Apr 2016

I hope this post receives several hundreds of recommendations.

All the replies are good save one and it is ridiculous. What a contrast! Maybe we will get to see more replies.

I'm 63 years old. I have never felt so negative toward the government even during the Vietnam War.

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Noam said it best... [View all] Lodestar Apr 2016 OP

Speaking of strictly limiting the "spectrum of acceptable opinion" democrank Apr 2016 #1

Well said. And political correctness and condeming dissent as conspiracy theories rhett o rick Apr 2016 #2

I've been advised your opinion hasn't been approved by Debbie Wasserman Shultz... whereisjustice Apr 2016 #37

+ 10 n/t 99th_Monkey Apr 2016 #40

A corporation is merely a kingdom without borders. Dont call me Shirley Apr 2016 #3

Sounds like something Noam would say...1000+ Lodestar Apr 2016 #6

Wow, thank you, Lodestar! Dont call me Shirley Apr 2016 #7

+1 Very well said. BeanMusical Apr 2016 #11

... Dont call me Shirley Apr 2016 #13

K&R&bookmark JEB Apr 2016 #4

thanks Lodestar--great collection, especially bbgrunt Apr 2016 #5

And to make sure they are uneducated in "public" schools - raven mad Apr 2016 #8

"An informed and enlightened citizenry..." lastlib Apr 2016 #24

lol... Jesus rode his dinosaur to work. whereisjustice Apr 2016 #38

Parenti phrases it differently but says the exact same thing Doctor_J Apr 2016 #9

yep, you have to hide your opinions as if we live in an occupied country -- and we do nashville_brook Apr 2016 #42

Too many also grow to accept the control of the masters. BillZBubb Apr 2016 #53

K&R&B silvershadow Apr 2016 #10

Kick and R BeanMusical Apr 2016 #12

More and more relevant by the second nadinbrzezinski Apr 2016 #14

K & R! TIME TO PANIC Apr 2016 #15

Always so brilliant. zentrum Apr 2016 #16

Great quotes from today's connsumate philosopher RoccoR5955 Apr 2016 #17

In a true revolution everyone does not need to understand jwirr Apr 2016 #41

"capitalism and sociopathology" hopemountain Apr 2016 #18

"...advertising... ronnie624 Apr 2016 #19

KnR! n/t Admiral Loinpresser Apr 2016 #20

actually there is a fair amount of freedom in a large corporation hfojvt Apr 2016 #21

Delve deeper ArcticFox Apr 2016 #22

How can the invasion and destruction of Indochina ronnie624 Apr 2016 #26

it's not about a threat to the US hfojvt Apr 2016 #30

The people of both countries, ronnie624 Apr 2016 #34

well it would seem that the North was doing some of the bombing hfojvt Apr 2016 #43

Things would have been very different there ronnie624 Apr 2016 #47

Have you seeen Saigon lately? bvar22 Apr 2016 #50

You forgot the "Domino Theory." RoccoR5955 Apr 2016 #48

Pretty shallow perception here. You could use a little more education yourself. YOHABLO Apr 2016 #29

We can all use more education hfojvt Apr 2016 #35

Dilbert talks about it all the time, life in a cubical for the white color and if your manufacturing haikugal Apr 2016 #52

Chomsky is right. Urchin Apr 2016 #44

oh I know hfojvt Apr 2016 #45

I tend to agree, having worked for several large corporations bhikkhu Apr 2016 #49

Some invest themselves in Democracy for all, some in Wall St. raouldukelives Apr 2016 #23

Very well said. n/t ronnie624 Apr 2016 #27

Thank you for that. Enthusiast Apr 2016 #31

.that^ 840high Apr 2016 #39

Excellent...thank you! haikugal Apr 2016 #54

Capitalism is destroying the world and it will change. fasttense Apr 2016 #25

From the home page OxQQme Apr 2016 #28

K&R! This post deserves hundreds of recommendations. Enthusiast Apr 2016 #32

So, do we want anarchy? Socialism? Communism? What are we asking for exactly? Jitter65 Apr 2016 #33

Happy mediums would include respect for the public sphere and incentives for cooperatives lostnfound Apr 2016 #36

The primary purpose of capitalism ronnie624 Apr 2016 #46

Chomsky is one of the best Philosophers ever! kcjohn1 Apr 2016 #51