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RKP5637

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9. People with attitudes such as theirs, for whatever their reason, are holding this nation
Fri Oct 26, 2012, 10:29 PM
Oct 2012

back and skewing the wealth of the nation to a very small percentage of individuals. They just can't see that, they don't want to see that and bask in their ignorance. They won't get it 'till they are in abject poverty dieing of some medical condition, and they still probably won't get it then saying how the F could this happen with a deer in the headlight look. I just have no patience for "stupid" anymore. I'm fed up with the "stupid" in this country holding the nation back.

Some have a theory that change only occurs through failure. Without the Great Depression little would have probably been done to fix things. ... and many examples similar to this. This nation only seems to advance when there is a crisis, otherwise it's lackluster. I fear another major crisis like another Great Depression is about the only thing that will wake up the "stupid" in this country to get a brain and use it ...

I guess you can tell I'm pretty fed up with it all.


This has been on my mind all day sunnystarr Oct 2012 #1
Hope you get better---and hope Medicare is still there for you. McCamy Taylor Oct 2012 #3
People forget that Medicare keeps parents out of poverty and alive. SharonAnn Oct 2012 #20
The "stupid" in this country is pretty widespread, I think. Plus, much of the RKP5637 Oct 2012 #2
My daughter-in-laws grandparents are on medicare. They are voting for Romney because southernyankeebelle Oct 2012 #6
People with attitudes such as theirs, for whatever their reason, are holding this nation RKP5637 Oct 2012 #9
Thanks you are speaking for me also. You can't change stupid no matter how hard you try. southernyankeebelle Oct 2012 #16
That is excellent!!! Ron White has a good skit on Stupid, yep, you just can't fix stupid. n/t RKP5637 Oct 2012 #21
Really true. I am at the point I don't even try to talk to them because they believe facts southernyankeebelle Oct 2012 #22
This whole election seems like an illusion sandyshoes17 Oct 2012 #4
The Obama campaign barely mentioned it. This is IB+MHO the biggest ***-up in this campaign BlueStreak Oct 2012 #5
I didn't know 40-55 years old LukeFL Oct 2012 #12
My point exactly. You don't understand. MILLIONS don't understand. BlueStreak Oct 2012 #13
You Never Know... mzteaze Oct 2012 #7
Let me put it to you this way RegieRocker Oct 2012 #8
They dont, so dont believe the bullshit...nt and-justice-for-all Oct 2012 #10
Has Romney flat out said he will abolish it? LukeFL Oct 2012 #11
Yes. He said it in the second debate and Obama didn't challenge it at all. BlueStreak Oct 2012 #14
Wording a question differently can get as much as a 50+ point shift in public opinion ShadowLiberal Oct 2012 #15
Obama has a good campaign, if I'm correct our PACS are suffering LeftInTX Oct 2012 #17
It's going to cost seniors some $600 if Romney trashes ACA flamingdem Oct 2012 #18
In the minds of the mushy undecided/swayable middle of the electorate... Silent3 Oct 2012 #19
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