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Who will tell the

Thinking — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 02:39:01 +0000

Who will tell the children?

Cutting to the chase, nothing is honest in American institutions today. We have government corruption from the top to the lowest levels. There is “no checks and balances” that is no one there to require that laws are observed from federal to state, state to county, county to city and back up from the bottom supervising above. It is blowback from our foreign adventures.

http://www.boilingfrogspost.com/2010/09/22/decrypting-the-shadow-behind-hamid-karzai/

Herman Kahn, "We have corrupted the cities Now, perhaps we can corrupt the countryside as well.’ It was not a joke. Kahn was thinking in terms of a counterinsurgency program: the United States would win the war by making all Vietnamese economically dependent upon it. In 1967 his program was already becoming a reality, for the corruption reached even to the lowest levels of Vietnamese society.”

Look at Iraq and Afganistan. That is why the money was and is sent. Foreign aid is the same story.

America is now controlled to the lowest level. Who will tell the children?

I think that is a good call.

A Guy Called LULU — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 02:05:54 +0000

In reply to I think that's exactly what

I think that is a good call. I'm a bit less generous with kudos to Obama because Iso strongly object to a few things he has done but I wish we were in a time when Obama would be the right guy for the job. Such a time would be a better time. I think we need LBJ at the height of his power but after he learned from his Vietnam experience.

What did Emma Goldman say,

Anonymous pp — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 01:57:40 +0000

In reply to Ha ha, Emma, I checked it out

What did Emma Goldman say, 'if can't dance don't wanna be part of your revolution'? What's wrong w Tango lessons? To the ramparts!

I think that's exactly what

ocean-kat — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 01:39:45 +0000

In reply to A case could be made that

I think that's exactly what he wishes. I think he looks for the good in people and made a good faith judgment of republicans that they actually wanted to work at solving America's problems. I think he would have been a good president in another time and situation. Just not now in this situation. He's a good mediator if he has people with differing views that sincerely wanted to work together. What he seems to have trouble grasping is the republicans don't. He really needs to learn how to play hardball because that's all the republicans understand at this point in time.

Ha ha, Emma, I checked it out

Ramona — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 23:38:52 +0000

In reply to Would it be more interesting

Ha ha, Emma, I checked it out and thought as much but didn't want to hurt your feelings, since I don't know you very well and wasn't sure if you were serious. Glad to see you weren't.

Think I'll pass. . .

Just join the Republicans?

NCD — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 23:31:55 +0000

In reply to Well, I'm definitely not

Just join the Republicans? Romney/Ryan have or will support any position you can name? It is becoming increasingly possible this ludicrously incompetent Dumb and Dumber Lying Duo will in fact come close enough to steal the election, one that should not even be close.

The rich will get richer. The rest will work harder and fall further behind. The genetically imprinted UNprogressive KenyanUsurper hating voters who will put Dumb and Dumber in office will be content with their choice because they voted pro-life, pro-kicking ass (any ass), and exactly as their Pastor and Rupert Murdoch told them to vote.

As long as Romney/Ryan make life tough for gays, illegals or brown people somewhere in the world, and as long as liberals are pissed, regardless of the fiascoes or financial catastrophes to come, the right wing tribe will think it was worth it. You cannot change these people, and they constitute nearly half the voters. For them, 'progressive' policy is anathema. They think Obama will take their guns and melt them down into a hammer and sickle to hang on the White House. Keep that grim election/voter landscape in mind when you criticize Obama for not 'doing more' in this nation of used car salesmen, Bible thumping swindlers, hypocrites and liars, rapacious billionaires, scam artists, haters and easily deceived low information, jaded suckers.

Sorry you see it that way.

Dan Kervick — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 22:53:37 +0000

In reply to You think as long as one is

Sorry you see it that way.

No decision. I asked that

Dan Kervick — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 22:50:05 +0000

In reply to So what will be the name of

No decision. I asked that question on Twitter a few weeks ago and built up a list of about 20 options. It also might not be a party but just part of an attempt to build a movement. I just don't think the Democratic Party is capable of delivering fundamental change of the kind I'm interested in.

So what will be the name of

Ramona — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 22:36:03 +0000

In reply to We're always in a crisis, and

So what will be the name of your new party?

Would it be more interesting

EmmaZahn — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 22:26:41 +0000

In reply to Yes, we do seem to be stuck

Would it be more interesting if I told you this is almost certainly Koch-sponsored economic agitprop designed for the masses. Do you not think it might be useful study to if only to be able to develop a progressive counter to it on the same level?