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RobinA

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75. I Do Not

Thu Feb 28, 2013, 02:01 PM

Feb 2013

find it freeing at all. I graduated from college in 1980, hello Reagan economy. I didn't work in my major, because it was slated for cutbacks. The first job I got I took so I would have health insurance. That entity ceased to exist in 1986 after a slow death. My career decision-making, while taking into consideration my interests, has been based almost completely on attaining some measure of job security. I have worked at three careers, two of which I enjoyed. In my 32 years of working I have worked for 2 1/2 years at a place that wasn't teetering on the verge of extinction. Some made it, some didn't. As a result, I have taken zero financial risks, and it has limited me. I am somewhat financially conservative, but had I ever once NOT had to worry whether I'd have a job a year from now, I would have been considerably more successful in life than I currently am. And I'm WAY better off than a lot of people, but that is due to some luck and no risk taking.

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Ever get the feeling that virtually nobody with power gives a crap about your life? [View all] MannyGoldstein Feb 2013 OP

I am a numbered ballot. Any and EVERY politician will tell me what he or she thinks I want to hear. cherokeeprogressive Feb 2013 #1

I Can Agree With Your Post TheMastersNemesis Feb 2013 #2

No, Manny, I have the feeling that it's 'us' vs. them... babylonsister Feb 2013 #3

I know you feel that way. And you know I feel this way. MannyGoldstein Feb 2013 #8

Elizabeth Warren is the only reason I haven't given up hope. Archaic Feb 2013 #10

She's a breath of fresh air, isn't she? Rider3 Feb 2013 #95

I definitely have a feeling that Jamaal510 Feb 2013 #29

But don't you see? babylonsister Feb 2013 #42

it is somewhat crazy to believe that Obama hfojvt Feb 2013 #82

Psychologist never said that Right Wing Authoritarians were "crazy", however... Larry Ogg Feb 2013 #98

No we are only crazy if we think that the oligarchs dont have control in both parties. rhett o rick Feb 2013 #131

Political parties are not teams, sulphurdunn Feb 2013 #111

Well thanks for that clarification. babylonsister Feb 2013 #118

You're welcome. sulphurdunn Mar 2013 #140

A woman at the grocery 840high Feb 2013 #121

She's right. MichiganVote Feb 2013 #127

That's what I told her. 840high Mar 2013 #142

I can't tell you how many times woo me with science Mar 2013 #144

You are so right. This 840high Mar 2013 #145

Did you see this video? woo me with science Mar 2013 #147

Thank you. 840high Mar 2013 #150

The real irony here, to me, is that the dysfunction at the Federal level is... Poll_Blind Feb 2013 #4

I suspect that politics has always attracted an overabundance of sociopaths MannyGoldstein Feb 2013 #6

Gerrymandering and a whole bottomless pit of corporate money loudsue Feb 2013 #56

Exactly dreamnightwind Feb 2013 #93

So true, evidenced by how Wasserman-Schultz did just that in FL. ancianita Feb 2013 #109

Well said. n/t loudsue Mar 2013 #139

Socialize the election process, voting box, and public media... Larry Ogg Feb 2013 #102

"I think this plane's going to crash. " dixiegrrrrl Feb 2013 #124

They remember we exist every 2 years when they remember Warpy Feb 2013 #5

Every damn day. Lint Head Feb 2013 #7

I second that!! DearHeart Mar 2013 #146

We who are about to die salute you pinboy3niner Feb 2013 #9

That about captures it. MannyGoldstein Feb 2013 #11

Morituri te salutamus. Manifestor_of_Light Feb 2013 #20

Did they ever? dkf Feb 2013 #12

The Founders, Lincoln, and FDR, I think. MannyGoldstein Feb 2013 #15

The corporations that own congress... awoke_in_2003 Feb 2013 #67

Really RobinA Feb 2013 #70

Hi RobinA LittleGirl Feb 2013 #77

have not believed that people in power cared about *me* for a long time. not even local HiPointDem Feb 2013 #13

I Do Not RobinA Feb 2013 #75

psychologically freeing. HiPointDem Feb 2013 #83

Yep. All the time. TDale313 Feb 2013 #14

I honestly believe that no one in power gives a shit about me or you. Apophis Feb 2013 #16

Yeah...call it a "feeling" cbrer Feb 2013 #17

We are here to pay the bills. Archaic Feb 2013 #18

Pay the bills? No. The money we receive for our work is illusory and mostly given right back HiPointDem Feb 2013 #30

WE willingly gave away our power Tsiyu Feb 2013 #19

When you stand up and demand positive Change, suddenly they do. Very much so. Fire Walk With Me Feb 2013 #21

There are no adequate words. woo me with science Feb 2013 #73

The horror to me was the recognition that they ALL have the same uniforms now... Moostache Feb 2013 #79

Yep....sadly. nt snappyturtle Feb 2013 #87

It is possible to trace this trend to two sources. Fire Walk With Me Feb 2013 #104

Yes KT2000 Feb 2013 #22

Neglect seems like an improvement. I tend to think they are actively trying to milk us. TheKentuckian Feb 2013 #23

They're looting the place with our approval. UnrepentantLiberal Feb 2013 #24

+1 That's the bottom line of corporate rule. woo me with science Feb 2013 #45

Here's the deal. Fuddnik Feb 2013 #25

That's false equivalence. Jamaal510 Feb 2013 #31

yep. +100 n/t BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2013 #36

+1 Shankapotomus Feb 2013 #41

What you said. cliffordu Feb 2013 #59

Thank you. great white snark Feb 2013 #64

Absolutely true. But some just want to believe the parties are exactly the same. They are not. Jennicut Feb 2013 #71

Thank you! There are differences. I'll remain realistic, but refuse to be so pessimistic and cynical mountain grammy Feb 2013 #85

Sometimes they're different in what they say but the outcomes....not so much. snappyturtle Feb 2013 #90

I'm ok, but we've been really lucky to have been healthy with decent union jobs. mountain grammy Feb 2013 #103

You're banging your head against a wall with this crowd. But good luck Number23 Feb 2013 #107

I know, Jamaal510 Feb 2013 #117

Get the feeling? Spirochete Feb 2013 #26

I only feel that way the first seven days of the week Kennah Feb 2013 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author Jamaal510 Feb 2013 #28

Yeah... I'm with you all on this one. defacto7 Feb 2013 #32

...... snappyturtle Feb 2013 #96

what kills me is how many DUers still swoon Skittles Feb 2013 #33

That yep. 840high Feb 2013 #123

Yup, Sherman A1 Feb 2013 #34

nobody *without power* does either! BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2013 #35

+ struggle4progress Feb 2013 #130

was having a bum out night BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2013 #136

I planned to post the same, just on general grouchy principle, but you beat me to it! struggle4progress Mar 2013 #138

They remember us every election, and then promptly drop us like Autumn Feb 2013 #37

I've had that feeling for years-since Nixon. hobbit709 Feb 2013 #38

Every damned day. AngryOldDem Feb 2013 #39

President Obama cares - and he has changed things Zax2me Feb 2013 #40

When Paul Krugman lunches at the White House as often as Jamie Dimon and Lloyd Blankfein MannyGoldstein Feb 2013 #47

AMEN TO THAT. ancianita Feb 2013 #113

Hope and Change woo me with science Feb 2013 #72

All the time. CanonRay Feb 2013 #43

I don't believe they do. nt raccoon Feb 2013 #44

It's not a feeling, it's an absolute certainty. 99Forever Feb 2013 #46

I never thought they did in the first place, not once, not ever Puzzledtraveller Feb 2013 #48

Carlin said it all: "They don't care about you at all" deutsey Feb 2013 #49

Carlin was a prophet GiveMeFreedom Feb 2013 #105

In the truest sense of the word. deutsey Feb 2013 #126

+1 woo me with science Mar 2013 #141

Aside from both my Senators, my Congressman, my guv, the vast majority cali Feb 2013 #50

Look at how long it has been going ProSense Feb 2013 #51

It's not a feeling to me. I live in Texas. It's a reality here. nt Javaman Feb 2013 #52

Because they don't. Comrade_McKenzie Feb 2013 #53

Somedays it feels as if there is samplegirl Feb 2013 #54

No, I do not treestar Feb 2013 #55

Yes. Daily. Myrina Feb 2013 #57

There was a scene in House of Cards on Netflix erinlough Feb 2013 #58

Thank you. nt woo me with science Feb 2013 #65

when revolution comes i hope our overlords arent too surprised roguevalley Feb 2013 #60

The universe is indifferent to us AngryAmish Feb 2013 #61

Rub it in, Manny. Jackpine Radical Feb 2013 #62

They are paid to not give a crap about us... RevStPatrick Feb 2013 #63

Thanks, and keep screaming it, others will join in - nt dreamnightwind Feb 2013 #125

No but I can see why people who don't like either party rationalize it in that way. great white snark Feb 2013 #66

Every minute of every day. n/t ProfessionalLeftist Feb 2013 #68

+1000000 It's not a feeling. It's a sick, nausea-inducing reality, woo me with science Feb 2013 #69

Every day more and more George Carlin was right: it's a big club and we're not in it. Initech Feb 2013 #74

"I tell people to hell with charity, you only get what you're stong enough to get." HomeboyHombre Feb 2013 #76

True enough. MannyGoldstein Feb 2013 #101

Ever get the feeling? Manny don't tell me you think they care? Rex Feb 2013 #78

Conservatives consider us all to to have only one function. Consume.... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #80

Exactly like an abusive relationship felix_numinous Feb 2013 #81

Has anyone thought of a national tax revolt. Refusal Refusal of the middle class to give up one dime ancianita Feb 2013 #120

Yep... K & R !!! WillyT Feb 2013 #84

I think this is one of your best posts! Couldn't agree more nor could I be more envious. snappyturtle Feb 2013 #86

Wow. woo me with science Feb 2013 #88

Yes, it does but it is true. My grandfathers both lived well into their 90's also. snappyturtle Feb 2013 #91

I understand what you are saying. woo me with science Feb 2013 #94

I couldn't agree more woo.....nt snappyturtle Feb 2013 #97

It's not a feeling. It's reality. forestpath Feb 2013 #89

Politics is not one of the caring professions FarCenter Feb 2013 #92

I was raised with that feeling Scootaloo Feb 2013 #99

I always KNOW that virtually nobody with power gives a shit about my life. obxhead Feb 2013 #100

But Manny, didn't you see the latest pictures of Michelle Arctic Dave Feb 2013 #106

Sure I do.......... socialist_n_TN Feb 2013 #108

We are a stock entity that gets the 'pump and dump' routine every election cycle. ancianita Feb 2013 #110

But, but ... OUR GUY won the election!!!! 99th_Monkey Feb 2013 #112

The feeling is mutual. rucky Feb 2013 #114

It's a Beeeg Club, & You & I Aren't In It! harkonen Feb 2013 #115

Only on days that end with a 'y'. KamaAina Feb 2013 #116

apathy is only rivaled by ignorance (often the willful kind) in this country stupidicus Feb 2013 #119

Yeah yeah. Even if I did believe him (which I do not) abelenkpe Feb 2013 #122

Most of them are millionaires, so they cannot relate to the people they claim sabrina 1 Feb 2013 #128

I don't have a large enough ego to think anyone would or should give a crap about my life. RB TexLa Feb 2013 #129

It is not your ego that elected them to Office, it is your vote and it is their job to care 1-Old-Man Mar 2013 #148

Most Democrats care Pancho Schneider Feb 2013 #132

''Chaos is required for the veils to fall.'' DeSwiss Feb 2013 #133

Is that the Boston Marathon? MannyGoldstein Feb 2013 #134

Not sure.... DeSwiss Mar 2013 #135

Ha! It is. MannyGoldstein Mar 2013 #137

kick woo me with science Mar 2013 #143

America has been suffering from an empathy deficit for quite some time. shcrane71 Mar 2013 #149

actually, I think its a small but vocal minority with limited power that believes that graham4anything Mar 2013 #151

That's only fair. Peter cotton Mar 2013 #152

As Lennie Briscoe once said, "All day long." WinkyDink Mar 2013 #153

All the Republicans and half the Democrats are bought whores. limpyhobbler Mar 2013 #154

kick woo me with science Mar 2013 #155

More like knowing instead of feeling. mmonk Mar 2013 #156