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Whisp

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14. I'm begining to really dislike that word 'progressive'
Sat May 18, 2013, 06:50 AM
May 2013

because it is so misused and abused.

The base word is progress and progress means finding a way ahead step by step, not instant teleportation to nirvana.

Great progress has been made in health care - you probably don't like it as it's a requirement of 'true blue progressives' to not because full single payer like Canada has, was deliberately sabotaged by Obama because he is a bad man. Otherwise it was totally possible, never mind the traitor Dems or the morally stunted repugs or the bullhorns for the corporations media, it's Obama jamming that cash in his personal jeans doing all this shadowy sabotage to the American people.

As far as bankster prosecution, that is a real heartache that they didn't really break any laws and do can't be prosecuted. Laws were changed in secret for years for these things to happen the way they did. But some believe Obama is really in on the deal and when he leaves office he is going to get pieced off for his work to help them get away. I believe there is still a glimmer of hope and some justice might be waiting for those grand thieves. Like the 2 years it took to finally get Bin Laden - the details of progress weren't broadcasted, it had to remain very secret.

But carry on and keep thinking that Kucinich would have solved everything by now and not had to bow too to the centuries of 'understandings' how the rich and poor worlds work. There is no one on this earth that could change this huge ship of empire and the laws of greed that are followed in every empire, in one Presidency. Hopefully the next President is a good and honest person and can carry on Obama's good works and progress even further toward a fairer and cleaner system.

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I have read this and think it is terribly important. I believe most people think it could never rhett o rick May 2013 #1
Just like when they hired the first few Indian IT workers in your company.... RagAss May 2013 #2
That smacks of blaming an ethnic group treestar May 2013 #23
I believe he's really just talking about In-Sourcing at the expense of Americans losing their jobs whathehell May 2013 #25
Thanks...and yes you are correct. They just happen to be 99.9% from India. RagAss May 2013 #28
You're welcome, and yes, I understand. n/t whathehell May 2013 #29
+1 Gravitycollapse May 2013 #26
You are exactly right. Blanks May 2013 #27
First they came for the communists,.......... ErikJ May 2013 #3
I've never bought this apology by Niemoller. Nazism was a Christian phenomenom and Hitler byeya May 2013 #35
Another excerpt. Sorry don't have the chapter number, had it pasted in an old OP, long ago. - Mnemosyne May 2013 #4
I believe apologists contribute to the creep to the right by giving free passes to all Ds. GoneFishin May 2013 #8
I could not agree more. Amazing to hear bush policies excused, a few years ago would never have Mnemosyne May 2013 #9
so how have the last few days been for you unapologetics? Whisp May 2013 #10
As an example, the IRS "scandal" is manufactured. I do not root for a team color. GoneFishin May 2013 #12
You act as if Obama's progressive critics are indistinguishable from his reactionary critics. Jim Lane May 2013 #13
I'm begining to really dislike that word 'progressive' Whisp May 2013 #14
I disagree with the whole with-us-or-against-us tone of many Obama defenders. Jim Lane May 2013 #16
I think I'd rather be a progressive, chervilant May 2013 #19
This message was self-deleted by its author Occulus May 2013 #20
and some fight just like Repuglicans. Whisp May 2013 #21
"You never loved him pony poutrage wanted Romney WAAAAAHHHHH" Occulus May 2013 #30
clean up your stupid act Whisp May 2013 #31
"...hate....HATE OBAMA..... hatehate....." Occulus May 2013 #32
child. Whisp May 2013 #33
Eternally. I admit that. Occulus May 2013 #34
Absolutely, and a great deal of it is deliberate propaganda woo me with science May 2013 #11
This country still operates with elected officials treestar May 2013 #24
Those 4 paragraphs come immediately before the ones in the OP. Very important book - those who don't kath May 2013 #22
This is why some of us are so frustrated with the creeping fascism we now excuse. nt Demo_Chris May 2013 #5
Thanks. Bookmarked. rug May 2013 #6
I read this book several years ago susanr516 May 2013 #7
Many people have pondered how the Nazi’s got the power they did and so many followers YeahSureRight May 2013 #15
This is not well understood. important book. Democracyinkind May 2013 #17
K&R. nt DLevine May 2013 #18
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