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NNN0LHI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-23-05 04:01 PM
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Penetrating The Closed Mind With The Truth
http://www.swans.com/library/art11/pgreen65.html

(Swans - May 23, 2005) Show several people a painting. Then ask each out of the presence of the others to describe what he has seen. It is improbable that any two will give similar reports; personal predilections will unknowingly slant their explanations.

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JDPriestly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-23-05 04:09 PM
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1. Good article
Thanks for the post
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NNN0LHI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-23-05 05:06 PM
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4. You are welcome and here is another good one from the same site
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understandinglife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-23-05 04:14 PM
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2. "... consequences will cause the U.S. to join the list of ex-superpowers."
Thank you for posting this essay. These sentences are special:

I think both processes are occurring today. Supposedly honest and capable leaders have been proven to be liars and incompetents. What goes through the minds of the loyal citizens when each lie that brought the country to war is disclosed? What goes through the minds of the patriots when the optimistic predictions -- "cakewalk," "mission accomplished," "welcomed with flowers" -- never occur? Does each lie and each bad prediction chip their loyalty armor?

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I suspect that more exposed lies and unfulfilled predictions will continue and conditions will deteriorate further until a sufficient mass of discontent will cause a major eruption. What happens next -- your guess is as good as mine...."


My recommendations as to what should happen, now, are posted here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x3688434#3690417

Peace.


www.missionnotaccomplished.us
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Fire Walk With Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-23-05 05:15 PM
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5. As was pointed out by another DU member, it's secret code
"cakewalk," "mission accomplished," "welcomed with flowers"

- Stealing the oil and duping the public into giving away civil rights was a "cakewalk"

- We got the oil and huge mil-indust contracts, 8.8 billion unaccounted for, "mission accomplished"

- When we invaded Afghanistan, we were "welcomed with flowers", lots of poppies, that is, just like daddy did through the CIA. Opiate of the masses is..opiates!
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damntexdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-23-05 04:55 PM
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3. Basically, one ...
cannot.
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