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5. Excellent analogy, Fume. The obscene outpouring

Mon Jul 23, 2012, 08:05 AM

Jul 2012

of manufactured grief and public self-flagellation is nauseating.

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Orgy of Monday morning "mourning"...sadly and sickeningly predictable, [View all] Surya Gayatri Jul 2012 OP

Thanks for adding the last relevant paragraph to my post, DiK... Surya Gayatri Jul 2012 #4

you wrote: Democracyinkind Jul 2012 #8

Excellente question, mon chèr voisin...est-ce simplement Surya Gayatri Jul 2012 #10

Excellent analogy, Fume. The obscene outpouring Surya Gayatri Jul 2012 #5

I couldn't agree more. EnviroBat Jul 2012 #13

Great and pertinent commentary, EnviroBat... Surya Gayatri Jul 2012 #15

My wife and I have been considering joining the ranks of the ex-pats. EnviroBat Jul 2012 #25

91 people were killed in Iraq recently Cestode Jul 2012 #3

Yeah, but their families and friends aren't media-friendly... Surya Gayatri Jul 2012 #6

Any candles or teddybears in those commercials? malaise Jul 2012 #7

Oh, there's a huge pile of them building up Surya Gayatri Jul 2012 #9

Don't forget the black ribbons malaise Jul 2012 #16

As the latest outrage just begins to break on the screen crawl, Surya Gayatri Jul 2012 #18

So what does America do with its shock and outrage? turtlerescue1 Jul 2012 #11

Get mad, go to the streets, strike, boycott, Surya Gayatri Jul 2012 #12

But will enough do it? 99Forever Jul 2012 #20

For sure, 99Forever, the situation looks pretty dire... Surya Gayatri Jul 2012 #24

We do nothing with it. EnviroBat Jul 2012 #14

Wow, EnviroBat, this post is so full of wisdom Surya Gayatri Jul 2012 #17

So how do we take the passion and emotion out of discussions? turtlerescue1 Jul 2012 #19

I think, turtlerescue, to remove the passion you have Surya Gayatri Jul 2012 #22

Yoo-Essssay..Yoo-Esssay.. We're Number 1 SoCalDem Jul 2012 #21

+1,000 ! American exceptionalism reigns! Surya Gayatri Jul 2012 #23

To me it seems like rubber-necking. snot Jul 2012 #26