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Cleita

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17. More accurately, we have enabled banana republicanism in many nations due

Sat Aug 18, 2012, 12:46 PM

Aug 2012

to the Monroe Doctrine, but didn't have to suffer it ourselves. Now it is being brought to us. The increase of homeless and poor people and shrinking of the middle class is a sure sign of it. The suppression of our voter rights by tea party elected officials and many other rights being taken from us by homeland security is another sign.

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The West Has Just Become A Giant Banana Republic [View all] xchrom Aug 2012 OP

banking information was a significant part of the issue spike91nz Aug 2012 #1

This is one of the most important posts I've seen to explain why Pres. Obama truth2power Aug 2012 #10

+1000 HooptieWagon Aug 2012 #24

I have pointed this out several times also over the past few days. There sabrina 1 Aug 2012 #26

Thanks, Sabrina. Sometimes I can't keep up. But I remember now about truth2power Aug 2012 #27

Good post. If you remember, Assange had said that Wikileaks would be publishing leaked info sabrina 1 Aug 2012 #29

Your sidebar story prompts me to post one. :) The ebay powerseller message board is Doremus Aug 2012 #30

That person should read "Killing Hope: U.S. Military and CIA Interventions Since WWII" truth2power Aug 2012 #31

That's the truth. Doremus Aug 2012 #32

I forgot about Smedley Butler. Thanks. truth2power Aug 2012 #33

Assange got Spitzered by the big banks cartel librechik Aug 2012 #28

Sometimes xchrom it feels like turtlerescue1 Aug 2012 #2

I am disgusted to see the US abandon all its principles in this sorry situation. NC_Nurse Aug 2012 #3

agreed Swagman Aug 2012 #6

Agreed times two. nt avebury Aug 2012 #9

When I mention Julian Assange, virtually no one knows who he is. Sad. but the propaganda machine truth2power Aug 2012 #34

K&R! Send straight to Greatest Threads! This push (and I mean push) to the Right has spread too Dustlawyer Aug 2012 #4

just? datasuspect Aug 2012 #5

Hell of an author you've picked there. Robb Aug 2012 #7

he makes it pretty regularly into mainstream sites like businessinsider. xchrom Aug 2012 #8

I looked around that website. What is it you find "indelicate" there?... truth2power Aug 2012 #22

Here's the problem with this line of thought malaise Aug 2012 #11

K&R backscatter712 Aug 2012 #12

Heh heh. "40 hours a week". Curious, isn't it? eom truth2power Aug 2012 #35

I'm done with the spinners. riderinthestorm Aug 2012 #36

"left this thread alone" You know why that is... truth2power Aug 2012 #41

Agreed! K&R nt riderinthestorm Aug 2012 #42

The USA has always been a "banana republic." hunter Aug 2012 #13

that's utterly ridiculous. it's always been a flawed nation, but that's another story cali Aug 2012 #15

More accurately, we have enabled banana republicanism in many nations due Cleita Aug 2012 #17

A glaringly flawed nation... hunter Aug 2012 #18

sure, glaringly flawed- although, not historically, without quite a few postive attributes cali Aug 2012 #19

Some of us are allowed to live among the wealthy as a "middle class." hunter Aug 2012 #20

From the same source: tama Aug 2012 #40

The 1% simply can NOT allow... bvar22 Aug 2012 #14

Bankers in the west have applied unfettered laissez faire JRLeft Aug 2012 #16

WikiLeaks shows that 'Money Trumps Peace' is Buy-Partisan... Octafish Aug 2012 #21

The Western World is less ruled by Democracy than Corporatocracy cr8tvlde Aug 2012 #23

How did I miss this post? JDPriestly Aug 2012 #25

When we speak about this, it's almost as if it's in third person--"they" did this, or that. WE did Romulox Aug 2012 #37

shhhh -- we're not allowed to speak of that. nt xchrom Aug 2012 #38

Indeed tama Aug 2012 #39

All this fuss about war crimes and rape, when all along it was about the money. GliderGuider Aug 2012 #43

Evening kick. nt riderinthestorm Aug 2012 #44