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calimary

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41. That is exactly my fear.
Tue Feb 27, 2018, 01:41 PM
Feb 2018
I fear we closer to some horrible event than we think. BSdetect Feb 2018 #1
Knowledge of History also provides answers to ending our problem as well OhNo-Really Feb 2018 #2
I don't know about one single "event" but Cosmocat Feb 2018 #9
I agree. Texin Feb 2018 #15
That is exactly my fear. calimary Feb 2018 #41
Yup! We have been heading that way burrowowl Feb 2018 #46
Rove, Cheney, Rumsfeld OhNo-Really Feb 2018 #50
Were there any billionaires besides John D Rockefeller in 1936? FarCenter Feb 2018 #3
He was 97 in 1936 OhNo-Really Feb 2018 #6
Most of them either were dead or not born in 1936, FarCenter Feb 2018 #45
But his relatives lived on Farmer-Rick Feb 2018 #12
Yes , and David was pure evil. He finally died. OhNo-Really Feb 2018 #20
The full article is excellent geardaddy Feb 2018 #4
You are welcome. We are a knowledge of history deprived nation. OhNo-Really Feb 2018 #8
We are a knowledge PERIOD deprived nation... Moostache Feb 2018 #29
K&R. dchill Feb 2018 #5
I'm worried about the 2018 November elections mountain grammy Feb 2018 #7
You can bet the Kochs and the Adelsons of the American oligarchs are going to be dumping Texin Feb 2018 #17
Any reference to the attempted coup against FDR by the American Liberty League during this time? brush Feb 2018 #10
The Business Plot coup, 1934 funded by billionaires using veterans to pull it off. OhNo-Really Feb 2018 #18
It was no hoax though. Seems the Times tried to cover for the prominent industrialists involved. brush Feb 2018 #28
Same old Shit, different century. Citizens United was helpful. OhNo-Really Feb 2018 #35
Smedley Butler, a real American hero. blue-wave Feb 2018 #63
Those who say it can't happen here and bury their heads in the sand should kairos12 Feb 2018 #11
They tried before and blue-wave Feb 2018 #64
I wonder what Prescott Bush was doing at the time bunt homer Feb 2018 #13
Prescott Bush was a war criminal and had assets seized by Congress OhNo-Really Feb 2018 #32
A fascinating read... IthinkThereforeIAM Feb 2018 #51
I highly recommend Erik Larson's book PatSeg Feb 2018 #14
Fabulous book! I never dreamed when I read it, it would begin to develop here - and so soon. Texin Feb 2018 #19
Same here PatSeg Feb 2018 #23
Interesting, the original DKOS article warning us was written in 2012 fighting Mittens OhNo-Really Feb 2018 #36
Reagan's election was the beginning of the movement to the extreme right. Sophia4 Feb 2018 #39
Great comment. May I add that inflation and stagnant wages breed discontent, our reality OhNo-Really Feb 2018 #43
So Ben Mankiewicz is progressive. Ligyron Feb 2018 #47
Maybe men with conscience on both sides? OhNo-Really Feb 2018 #48
I second that recommendation peggysue2 Feb 2018 #24
Yes PatSeg Feb 2018 #30
Yes. Everyone should read that book. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2018 #27
I agree PatSeg Feb 2018 #31
I loved this book. The actual letters were a real look OhNo-Really Feb 2018 #33
So often people ask PatSeg Feb 2018 #34
Excellent book! dhol82 Feb 2018 #37
Thanks for the recommendation. Sounds like a worthy warning. calimary Feb 2018 #42
Was thinking of this book Leighbythesea Feb 2018 #55
It's at my library. CrispyQ Feb 2018 #56
Oh, that is good to know PatSeg Feb 2018 #61
The original speech offers a history lesson on "economic nationalism" imposed on North Carolina ancianita Feb 2018 #16
Dodd - one of the key characters in the book: "In the Garden of Beasts" Grins Feb 2018 #20
Have you read PatSeg Feb 2018 #25
I loved "Devil in the White City". n/t area51 Feb 2018 #44
Yes, I have! Another fun read. Grins Feb 2018 #65
Maybe I'll go with that one next PatSeg Feb 2018 #66
Thanks. I'll order this one. Nothing today isn't connected to old relationships and events. ancianita Feb 2018 #38
and there on some right here on DU elmac Feb 2018 #22
K & R LAS14 Feb 2018 #26
Old Old man Koch was SayItLoud Feb 2018 #40
True read here OhNo-Really Feb 2018 #49
I would suggest that most Americans have no desire to know the lessons of history. YOHABLO Feb 2018 #52
K&R...Thanks for posting red dog 1 Feb 2018 #53
thank you for this post. -eom poboy2 Feb 2018 #54
K & R Great post. "It Can't Happen Here" 1936 political novel by Sinclair Lewis. appalachiablue Feb 2018 #57
"I am horrified to discover that the whole gang is nothing but a horde of criminals and cowards" pangaia Feb 2018 #58
Why is it so difficult for world leaders to learn, adjust policies......... pangaia Feb 2018 #59
History Repeats Itself, in Part, Because dlk Feb 2018 #60
k&r n/t lordsummerisle Feb 2018 #62
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