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getdown

(525 posts)
Mon Jan 2, 2012, 03:04 PM Jan 2012

Maybe Blind Allegiance In A Perfect Storm is Not The Best Position [View all]

We have a new year and new laws. We have an incumbent President who needs our votes and a SCOTUS that decides our votes don't count. Republicans have no viable candidate; only blind allegiance will give them votes.

More empty homes than there are homeless. State law allowing illegal immigrants to apply for college grants. Families who can't put food on the table if there is one. Everyone's hurting, everything's tight, very close to brother against brother, in a time of global economic war.

Men and women returning from bogus wars brain-damaged and worse.

OWS. Election year. Burst bubbles. Incumbent president. Rodent republicans. Global unrest. Online news sources. New creative communities.

A perfect storm?

Maybe NOW is the time to constructively criticize our political leaders, guide them, pressure them, give them the cover they need. The people lead; the leaders follow.

Or the day comes when constructively criticizing leaders makes you a "terrorist."

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must not criticize "leaders" or you will be disappeared or murdered by drones without trial nt msongs Jan 2012 #1
or turned getdown Jan 2012 #2
And then eaten by Godzilla. HappyMe Jan 2012 #5
Wait...what? one_voice Jan 2012 #6
Recommended for truth, but I disagree with NOW being the perfect time. Autumn Jan 2012 #3
well put. getdown Jan 2012 #4
I disagree -- now IS the perfect time Donnachaidh Jan 2012 #8
well put!! getdown Jan 2012 #13
I agree with you but as far as I am concerned Autumn Jan 2012 #16
people are hurtin!! getdown Jan 2012 #17
Yes, the people are hurting. Autumn Jan 2012 #18
exactly getdown Jan 2012 #19
I'd like to ask getdown Jan 2012 #7
"More empty homes than there are homeless" -- really? maggiesfarmer Jan 2012 #9
good question getdown Jan 2012 #10
wow, looks like it maggiesfarmer Jan 2012 #11
thank you! getdown Jan 2012 #14
Occupy your congressmen's emails. FarLeftFist Jan 2012 #12
good call getdown Jan 2012 #15
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