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In reply to the discussion: Bernie takes his revolution to the streets [View all]Uncle Joe
(58,472 posts)14. The U.S. Has Been At War 222 Out of 239 Years
The U.S. Has Been At War 222 Out of 239 Years. This morning, I discovered an interesting statistic, America Has Been At War 93% of the Time 222 Out of 239 Years Since 1776, i.e. the U.S. has only been at peace for less than 20 years total since its birth.Mar 19, 2017
The U.S. Has Been At War 222 Out of 239 Years | Freakonometrics
https://freakonometrics.hypotheses.org/50473
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I thought he's been at it for 30 years? This is longer than the Thirty Years War of the 1600s.
George II
Aug 2019
#9
The American Revolution only lasted 18 years, this one has been going on for 30+ years.
George II
Aug 2019
#56
We had a "revolution" of sorts 3 years ago. I doubt many want another one...
TreasonousBastard
Aug 2019
#6
Trump is the most dangerous President in modern American history, he is a racist,
Uncle Joe
Aug 2019
#16
So, outside of being "the most dangerous President in modern American history",
lapucelle
Aug 2019
#24
Goodness - YOU'RE citing POLITICO now? Did you have a change of heart over the weekend?
ehrnst
Aug 2019
#8
So when Uncle Joe cites Politico, well, then it's 'different' and the ownership doesn't negate it.
ehrnst
Aug 2019
#13
There is a search feature on DU - feel free to use it. The date is right there in the screenshots.
ehrnst
Aug 2019
#29
I believe that the date is included in the screenshot. So, here's how you use the advanced search
ehrnst
Aug 2019
#32
Apparently your opinion about how Allbritton affects the credibility of Politico has changed.
ehrnst
Aug 2019
#41
I have posted articles of journalists or pundits that I agree with but it doesn't change my view
Uncle Joe
Aug 2019
#43
Allbritton is your topic. I'm betting you really regret bring him up at all right about now...
ehrnst
Aug 2019
#54
I had to run on appointments. Your very first post #8 on this thread omitted the heading of my post
Uncle Joe
Aug 2019
#59
It was an excellent, well balanced article and I couldn't find any lies or false memes in it.
Uncle Joe
Aug 2019
#38
I had to run on appointments. Your very first post #8 on this thread omitted the heading of my post
Uncle Joe
Aug 2019
#58
Time for Mr. Shakir to face reality. First, Tiffany Caban lost her primary. Second...
George II
Aug 2019
#17
All these Jill Stein supporters continue to line up behind this candidate. I wonder...
George II
Aug 2019
#39