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In reply to the discussion: WE, THE PEOPLE, must create a severe consequence for cult followers [View all]2naSalit
(104,343 posts)80. Dear sir, there really isn't a good way to compare the states
with "failure to prosper" as a major factor in this argument. With that as a determinant feature, would mean that in order to deserve our representation, we should have made major cities and industry out of the entire Rocky Mountains, which BTW are the origins of more than half of the nation's fresh water, and that all the wood that your homes are made from comes from such states along with a good deal of food and petroleum raw materials and the coal used in heating and manufacturing over the past century... so let's not add that into the equation because only states with large populations count even though most of what they produce is more people and their problems - my view on things.
The places which produce the greater proportion of a nation's economic activity and wealth cannot perpetually be held in thrall by areas which have failed to prosper, mostly through their own poor political choices. New York or California or Illinois or Texas, for instance, cannot be held in a political relation which amounts to that of a colony to a metropole by states like Wyoming and South Dakota and Idaho and Rhode Island.
Do you also mean states like Kentucky? Where there are TWO Senators who continually fuck us all by their behavior in the Senate? Pr perhaps you are also referring to Iowa or Oklahoma?
At least my state has one of each.
If you don't live here, you won't get it. But the next time you want to go to the mountains, rivers, lakes for vacation and there aren't any gas stations or hospitals when you hurt yourself in the woods or get beat up by a bear or grocery stores, please recall how we don't rate as much as the cities. Oh and we do have life flight all over the place and cell towers all over the national parks because all you city-folks can't handle being out in the wild for more than twenty minutes. and demanded that we endure them year 'round because of your two weeks of insecurity and lack of knowledge beyond your sofas, cell phones and teevees.
I agree that Senate rules are a problem but on your other points, I disagree.
And it's Madam, thank you.
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Could you imagine what they'd be doing if Obama botched the response like this?
SunSeeker
Mar 2020
#9
What actions are you hoping someone else will coordinate, organize and act on with over-
WhiskeyGrinder
Mar 2020
#19
I wasn't asking about this supposed dire line you don't want to talk about.
WhiskeyGrinder
Mar 2020
#42
Well, you're kind of all over the place, here, so the reaction you're getting doesn't surprise me.
WhiskeyGrinder
Mar 2020
#51
I can't keep you from making assumptions about what I see and how I act, of course.
WhiskeyGrinder
Mar 2020
#76
I think that ignoring precautionary measures because their idols called the corona virus
tblue37
Mar 2020
#15
How would that be enacted? What do you suggest, beyond having the "will to do what we need to do"?
VOX
Mar 2020
#16
Personally, I think that CV is going to impact them very negatively, since they've ignored ...
SWBTATTReg
Mar 2020
#33
You did say it needed to go well beyond criminal charges, massive fines and/or violence.
MichMan
Mar 2020
#77
We just need to make it not ok to be openly racist and misogynistic again.
redstatebluegirl
Mar 2020
#90
Not a good rant, Cary. Tyranny of the majority is to be feared as much as tyranny of the minority...
Hekate
Mar 2020
#107
No. I want people to not go unchallenged when they are pushing a on sided agenda
Blue_true
Mar 2020
#131