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Ichingcarpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-26-11 06:34 AM Original message |
Chomsky Quotes... many won't like them but they have rung true |
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KG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-26-11 06:39 AM Response to Original message |
1. i don't rec often. but Chomsky knows what time it is. |
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Ichingcarpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-26-11 06:45 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. The Economic Deficit Reduction bullshit deal |
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KG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-26-11 06:51 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. there are cosmetic differences to be sure; the anti-war and social equality movements |
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tomp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-26-11 05:25 PM Response to Reply #3 |
21. the democratic party never met a war it didn't like. nt |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-26-11 07:18 AM Response to Reply #2 |
9. The social issues are worth considering which is why Chomsky believes we should vote... |
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DeadEyeDyck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-26-11 10:11 AM Response to Reply #2 |
16. amen KnR |
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Frank Cannon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-26-11 08:17 AM Response to Reply #1 |
14. I don't rec often, but when I do... |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-26-11 07:46 PM Response to Reply #1 |
30. +1 |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-26-11 06:55 AM Response to Original message |
4. "In fact, they can change their positions 180 degrees, and nobody even notices." |
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Ichingcarpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-26-11 07:06 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Those are grass roots stuff not Congress nor the Presidency |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 07:47 AM Response to Reply #5 |
52. Call me. |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 10:05 AM Response to Reply #5 |
58. Republicans destroying epa and the clean air act is not grass roots. |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-26-11 06:07 PM Response to Reply #4 |
25. What's happening in Wisconsin, Egypt, Libya, Bahrain, |
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chervilant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 12:57 AM Response to Reply #25 |
33. You're right, too: |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 01:36 AM Response to Reply #33 |
39. Excellent post. The way to get out of this catastrophe is to |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 10:16 AM Response to Reply #25 |
62. Obama called for a bottom-up movement for change |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 12:12 AM Response to Reply #4 |
32. Do you see the Democratic Party in DC, the president, Congress |
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chervilant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 08:28 AM Response to Reply #32 |
54. hmm... |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 10:11 AM Response to Reply #32 |
60. Republicans destroying epa and the clean air act is not the people or Democrats. |
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liberation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 02:51 AM Response to Reply #4 |
40. Everytime I think irony is dead... |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 10:07 AM Response to Reply #40 |
59. Being radical doesn't require |
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leveymg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-26-11 07:13 AM Response to Original message |
6. 5th rec. A point of view well worth wider consideration. |
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Ichingcarpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-26-11 07:40 AM Response to Reply #6 |
12. I honestly think the World is waking up to that fact |
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leveymg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-26-11 05:55 PM Response to Reply #12 |
23. As Adm. Yamamoto said, America is a sleeping giant, but when it is roused, it is an awsome force. |
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Kip Humphrey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-26-11 07:17 AM Response to Original message |
7. And so, We the People are pitted against each other while the corporatocracy plays on. |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-26-11 03:56 PM Response to Reply #7 |
20. Unless and until we choose to stop being complicit, and SUPPORT each other. |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 06:51 AM Response to Reply #20 |
48. Like that's going to happen. |
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chervilant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 08:29 AM Response to Reply #20 |
55. Hey, Lady! |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-26-11 07:18 AM Response to Original message |
8. Ahh, anarchists. |
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Ichingcarpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-26-11 07:25 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. anarchists is a word that means liberal now |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-26-11 07:30 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Anarchism was demonized from the start, few people actually research what it actually means. |
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carterbob1 (10 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 03:55 AM Response to Reply #11 |
43. Love reading and listening to Chomsky |
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inna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 03:35 PM Response to Reply #11 |
63. great interview here: |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-26-11 07:44 AM Response to Original message |
13. Recommend |
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_ed_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-26-11 09:57 AM Response to Original message |
15. This quote sums up the Obama years |
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snagglepuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-26-11 03:43 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Bang on. nt |
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somone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-26-11 06:11 PM Response to Reply #15 |
27. Amen. Praise The Lord And Pass The Ammunition |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 06:53 AM Response to Reply #27 |
49. Yeah nt |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-26-11 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
18. K&R |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-26-11 03:49 PM Response to Original message |
19. The way he frames his views on capitalism is perfect. |
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tomp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-26-11 05:27 PM Response to Original message |
22. this is fairly obvious to anyone paying attention. |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 07:28 AM Response to Reply #22 |
51. I know, right? I can't tell you how many times I'll see someone cut right through the bullshit, |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-26-11 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
24. If you go back and read Marx now, as I did in grad school a while back, |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-26-11 06:09 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. You can also read it online. |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-26-11 07:35 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. Hey, of course! |
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liberation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 02:55 AM Response to Reply #24 |
41. But... but... they told me that Marx was an evil dude, and that he ate babies |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 08:25 AM Response to Reply #41 |
53. Marx made no effort to disguise his contempt for capitalists whom he called |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-26-11 06:43 PM Response to Original message |
28. K & R for interesting exchanges and discussion. |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-26-11 07:53 PM Response to Original message |
31. Chomsky is boss |
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carterbob1 (10 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 04:07 AM Response to Reply #31 |
45. He is indeed |
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grahamhgreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 01:04 AM Response to Original message |
34. "Hegemony or Survival" - one of his best books, IMHO. |
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Umbral (969 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 01:08 AM Response to Original message |
35. oh, it's too easy.nut the only |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 01:14 AM Response to Original message |
36. We've long know it's one party with two wings -- absorbing that info and doing something |
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inna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 01:19 AM Response to Original message |
37. Huge K&R, and thank you for this thread! |
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slay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 01:22 AM Response to Original message |
38. He is right on indeed - especially about cRapitalism |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 03:42 AM Response to Original message |
42. K&R |
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carterbob1 (10 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 04:03 AM Response to Original message |
44. I agree with you |
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upi402 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 04:51 AM Response to Original message |
46. He was sharp as ever on Democracy Now! |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 06:41 AM Response to Original message |
47. Kick for Chomsky. |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 06:57 AM Response to Original message |
50. K&R! nt |
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Karmadillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 08:47 AM Response to Original message |
56. And our next step is? |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 09:50 AM Response to Original message |
57. k&r |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 10:12 AM Response to Original message |
61. Highly recommended, just too late to push the button |
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