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nadinbrzezinski

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16. Yup

Reply to malaise (Reply #15)

Thu Jan 3, 2013, 07:19 PM

Jan 2013

Part of the problem

Decreasing crime rates and home invasions, but you'd never know it from watching the local news.

But it goes with the meta fear induction.

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The problem, the basic problem, with US politics [View all] nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 OP

3. lobbying/$$$/special interests NRaleighLiberal Jan 2013 #1

That's part of it, to be sure Jeff In Milwaukee Jan 2013 #2

+1. n/t NRaleighLiberal Jan 2013 #3

#1 in a capitalist economy had better be money or you are off base and never will get right TheKentuckian Jan 2013 #20

Every industrialized nation on Earth is in a capitalist economy Jeff In Milwaukee Jan 2013 #23

Perhaps, but only in America is it the official state secular religion TheKentuckian Jan 2013 #24

It exploits the other two nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #4

Or maybe the fear is we aren't exceptional... dkf Jan 2013 #5

We aren't nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #6

Tell that to the people in Lala land. dkf Jan 2013 #11

Who are those? nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #13

the electing and worship of really, really stupid people Johonny Jan 2013 #7

One point...this is not just Republicans. nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #9

Exceptionalism is sort of hit and miss Johonny Jan 2013 #17

Yeah, but Americans nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #18

" Yeah, but Americans Have no clue how the government works." zappaman Jan 2013 #19

#1 LWolf Jan 2013 #8

Yup, it's code. nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #10

You forgot "Dumb people who vote" slackmaster Jan 2013 #12

Careful, voting tests have a way of biting people in the arse nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #14

Add the media who whip up the fear on behalf of their corporate bosses malaise Jan 2013 #15

Yup nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #16

good post Kingwithnothrone Jan 2013 #21

This is why OWS was a threat nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #22