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Laura PourMeADrink

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16. To me, we've turned into a culture of greed and selfishness. Big business and repukes, abeted

Tue May 21, 2013, 07:29 AM

May 2013

by conservative media, have created this meme that most people are out to get something for nothing. Just like Romney said when he got caught. Look at the reaction to healthcare...no one every articulates the real truth to it...the elephant in the room..that people don't give a shit that someone else can't see a doctor or go to a hospital and may die because of it. Anything that benefits the entire public, as whole, is bad.

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Can you even remember the last time we built anything cool ? [View all] Laura PourMeADrink May 2013 OP

Clearly you don't appreciate the subtle beauty of a newly built Waffle House. nt onehandle May 2013 #1

...or Wal-Mart. davidn3600 May 2013 #2

Wal-Mart: The ruthlessness of Capitalism and the aesthetics of Communism. :) Bosso 63 May 2013 #36

+1. Though I actually appreciate some of the aesthetics of communism better than walmart's. HiPointDem May 2013 #56

Wow! Bosso 63 Jun 2013 #60

+1 Buzz Clik May 2013 #10

We would have if the jobs bill had passed madokie May 2013 #3

If anyone has ever been to Letchworth State Park in New York... Earth_First May 2013 #4

I appreciate the simplicity of their work so much. Here's an example from Petit Laura PourMeADrink May 2013 #34

CCC Laura PourMeADrink May 2013 #38

personally i just built four ponds with a hundred yards of streams joining them loli phabay May 2013 #5

That sounds cool. Post some pictures! randome May 2013 #9

i like it, long term i plan to add more, hopefully another four or five ponds loli phabay May 2013 #13

Sort of depends on the parsing of 'we' and 'cool' HereSince1628 May 2013 #6

Pretty cool? That's amazingly beautiful. Go Milwaukee ! nt Laura PourMeADrink May 2013 #24

One of the main reasons I quit architecture tridim May 2013 #7

To me, we've turned into a culture of greed and selfishness. Big business and repukes, abeted Laura PourMeADrink May 2013 #16

Have you seen "Build It Bigger" on the Science Channel? Tracer May 2013 #8

Yes. Something worthwhile, for the good of all. I know this is probably a private venture Laura PourMeADrink May 2013 #11

The Big Dig? pipoman May 2013 #12

I was going to say that, too. Atman May 2013 #14

I agree ! Preserve the beauty and history of the above ground ! nt Laura PourMeADrink May 2013 #22

Incredible that anyone even conceived of such a project Atman May 2013 #30

Absolutely transformed Boston. Mopar151 May 2013 #31

Oedo underground loop line in Tokyo. godai May 2013 #41

The brand new World Trade Center in NYC is cool graham4anything May 2013 #15

I often wondered why it took so long but never read up on the subject Laura PourMeADrink May 2013 #21

In Minneapolis, on a smallish scale - Morning Dew May 2013 #17

very cool ! I guess people in MN are more open to spending on Laura PourMeADrink May 2013 #39

My first driving lesson took me over the steel grate deck of the old Lowry Bridge. Bosso 63 May 2013 #40

Our hillclimb series runs in VT Parks Mopar151 May 2013 #18

1985 Puzzledtraveller May 2013 #19

It's all on the War Channel. woo me with science May 2013 #20

Yup. Drones and Missiles and Fighter Jets. They are SO beautiful ! nt Laura PourMeADrink May 2013 #27

*sigh* No, we haven't. HappyMe May 2013 #23

Well this is cool but very local maddezmom May 2013 #26

Okay, that is cool. HappyMe May 2013 #29

The best part is I can walk to it on the regular walking path and then do the hike maddezmom May 2013 #32

That sounds pleasant, especially the part about the shade. HappyMe May 2013 #33

We do have a lot of public parks in my area maddezmom May 2013 #37

I guess it all depends on where you look. kentauros May 2013 #25

We no longer think of the common good marions ghost May 2013 #28

goes hand in hand with the general attitude that pervades the right - no help, no care Laura PourMeADrink May 2013 #42

Yes - a fabulous bridge over the Colorado- the Mike O’Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge malaise May 2013 #35

Ummmm....it's not IN Colorado, A HERETIC I AM May 2013 #45

My bad malaise May 2013 #50

Honest mistake! A HERETIC I AM May 2013 #51

I'm very well thank you malaise May 2013 #52

Curiosity is pretty incredible. morningfog May 2013 #43

NASA continues to build stuff that's far more than simply "cool", kentauros May 2013 #47

Dallas High Five Demo_Chris May 2013 #44

The California Conservation Corps nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #46

Yes. opiate69 May 2013 #48

The big dig in boston was a pretty impressive project. hughee99 May 2013 #49

thanks ! great, close, season so far ! nt Laura PourMeADrink May 2013 #53

CCC & WPA construction = gorgeous. But I think space program HiPointDem May 2013 #54

From The Ashes RedCappedBandit May 2013 #55

New Bay Bridge? Jesus Malverde May 2013 #57

Welcome to DU my friend! hrmjustin May 2013 #58

It's been up since 2007 or so but it is cool to me, Portland Arial Tram Bluenorthwest May 2013 #59