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FDR was old money, right?

Michael Maiello — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 18:32:41 +0000

In reply to That sense of privilege might

FDR was old money, right? Kennedy was wealthy but his dadreally had to struggle for it. But, that's probably all not relevant. Some people can see beyond their own lives and some can't or won't.

Romney strikes me as a

AmericanDreamer — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:52:59 +0000

In reply to Great piece, MM. Romney is

Romney strikes me as a character out of a Rudyard Kipling poem. His is the mindset of a colonialist in his own country. What Romney and people who act like he does have to teach is that it is not just ok in 2013 America, but downright admirable, to extract your tens of millions from the wreckage you inflict on the great unwashed. The latter, where they might otherwise or occasionally raise a voice in protest, simply need to understand and accept their assigned, and also deserved, lowly place in the universe's pecking order.

That sense of privilege might

Ramona — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 13:00:13 +0000

In reply to Privilege is the ability to

That sense of privilege might be a really good excuse if we hadn't already had FDR and JFK, two sons of privilege who moved outside themselves to try and understand the plights of the millions who weren't as lucky.

In Kennedy's case he and his siblings were brought up to expect to enter some form of public service. Not sure about FDR. It could be that Eleanor was the guiding influence there. (Somehow, I can't see Ann Romney getting it, either.)

Sounds as though you've

AmericanDreamer — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:38:37 +0000

In reply to No, not really. I've

Sounds as though you've gotten a lot farther with him than I have with my brother-in-law. Are you available for holiday season consults?

No, not really. I've

Verified Atheist — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:31:33 +0000

In reply to He does realize, right, that

No, not really. I've explained exactly this to him, but he remains unconvinced.

He does realize, right, that

AmericanDreamer — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:27:42 +0000

In reply to Every so often I see a

He does realize, right, that the churches by themselves cannot possibly come close to dealing with the extent of poverty that exists--and that many of them are the first to make that clear when they talk to media and others? And that it's not "either/or" when it comes to churches and civil society more broadly, and government? It's "both/and".

Every so often I see a

Verified Atheist — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:09:31 +0000

In reply to My father is not part of the

Every so often I see a glimmer of hope that my dad will finally come to his senses, but I'm not holding my breath. I think I have finally convinced him that climate change is a serious concern, although he's still wanting a global solution to happen before a national one is enforced. I've tried pointing out the folly of this, but I don't think it's getting through. As for labor unions? Family planning? Fuggedaboutit. (I was about to include taking care of the poor, but he is very concerned about that. He just thinks it's the church's responsibility, and he does put his money and time where his mouth is on that one, so I can't really criticize him.)

My father is not part of the

tmccarthy0 — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:55:35 +0000

In reply to And of course a large

My father is not part of the 47%, he's been voting for Republicans as long as I can remember, but for the second time he voted for Barack Obama. He told me he was finally done with Republicans because they lack seriousness as a party and they use racism to attract voters. It makes him sick to his stomach. My father employs many people of all races, but mostly brown people, who work their asses off to get ahead in this world, he can't believe that Republicans would continue to diss them like they do.

True VA, quite true. But the

tmccarthy0 — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:49:59 +0000

In reply to When you're as rich as Mitt

True VA, quite true. But the larger issue is his inability to comprehend the larger implications of universal health care at the policy level, particularly in terms of public health. He really has no issue that he thinks deeply, he and the entire Republican Party, have no real deeply developed policies, they simply spout the party line, cut taxes to spur economic growth, which doesn't work, but that it is, that is all they have. Even their so called "policy wonk" Paul Ryan, I know, that made me laugh too, has no real policy ideas nor has he ever advanced any policies, he was just Sarah Palin but he spoke in complete sentences. Otherwise there was literally no difference between them. Unlike Republicans of the past, all they care about now is stopping and or reversing progress. Moving forward to them means making sure corporations and rich people don't pay any taxes, wow. Lame and it doesn't work. It's very surreal to see a party that lacks seriousness on this level and it is equally strange they continue to rely on propaganda and stereotyping to attract designed to attract white men. They rely on the Southern Strategy, when by and large we are moving on from that time in our history, and while it worked for a while our world has changed and they are unable to see that change. But they continue to use the BS propaganda that brown people and poor people just want handouts. Such utter BS. And how insulting and racist and retro!

I really do hope, in the long run that the Green Party can begin to run some credible candidates all over the country. If they are serious and step up to the plate, they can take the place of the Republican Party as a major party and Republicans can be relegated to third party status.

And of course a large

Verified Atheist — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 13:51:20 +0000

In reply to Romney essentially says eff

And of course a large percentage of the 47% (including my retired dad^*) did vote for him.

^*In his defense, he did put more into the system than he's likely to take out, even considering the fact that longevity runs in our family. Technically, though, he's still part of the 47% as far as Romney is concerned.