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HiPointDem

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18. america is the leading edge of capitalism, that's why.

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Wed May 29, 2013, 02:26 PM

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America as a punishment and revenge society. [View all] Dash87 May 2013 OP

Question...which Country should we become more like? nt clarice May 2013 #1

Not necessarily anyone. A cultural change is needed. Dash87 May 2013 #3

Maybe we can, I would like that...question.. clarice May 2013 #4

I don't know. It's definitely NOT a signature, though. Dash87 May 2013 #7

The reason I ask... clarice May 2013 #8

It must be the little DU elves that are writing it there. Dash87 May 2013 #10

Little elves. lol clarice May 2013 #13

how about Denmark? noiretextatique May 2013 #19

Too cold. nt clarice May 2013 #35

i thought so noiretextatique May 2013 #38

Canada Uzair May 2013 #22

too many Canadians. nt clarice May 2013 #36

America of forty years or so ago. We were making great strides toward the egalitarian society Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #24

How about any first-world country that is not soused/inebriated with a right-wing purulence indepat May 2013 #31

Examples? nt clarice May 2013 #37

Denmark and Canada noiretextatique May 2013 #39

No fighting,Curious, do you live in Canada? nt clarice May 2013 #41

Norway! RandiFan1290 May 2013 #43

Beautiful place...been there. nt clarice May 2013 #46

Capitalism is at its core a violent system, Ron Green May 2013 #2

Alternatives? nt clarice May 2013 #5

I suggest workers' self-directed enterprises. See Richard Wolfe's Ron Green May 2013 #17

There are 3 things that bother me about Socialism clarice May 2013 #34

ayn rand....is that you? noiretextatique May 2013 #44

No, I don't like Ayn Rand. I said "no fighting".nt clarice May 2013 #45

HaHaHaHaHa HangOnKids May 2013 #48

It's 12:30 central....shouldn't you be in school? nt clarice May 2013 #49

HaHaHaHaHa HangOnKids May 2013 #52

ok ayn: what "human characteristic" noiretextatique May 2013 #50

You don't seem like a nice person, goodbye. nt clarice May 2013 #51

But YOU are just a GEM! HangOnKids May 2013 #53

Laizze-faire governance is the real culprit, when the extreme far-right branch of our effectively indepat May 2013 #54

been that way for a while datasuspect May 2013 #6

Charges and or case dropped & mugshot remains ...is another example. L0oniX May 2013 #9

the three Rs G_j May 2013 #11

I agree completely. MindPilot May 2013 #12

Yes. There is a reason the US is the world's leading jailer. Comrade Grumpy May 2013 #14

Trapitalism is worse than punishment; it's herd culling. HughBeaumont May 2013 #15

K&R This and compulsive consumption of television. n/t Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #16

america is the leading edge of capitalism, that's why. HiPointDem May 2013 #18

Would you like to see George Zimmerman in jail or rehab? n/t cigsandcoffee May 2013 #20

how about DonCoquixote May 2013 #26

I think you're tilting at windmills there. n/t cigsandcoffee May 2013 #28

I think we've been a desperately sick nation since 11/22/63. And not just because of JFK: WinkyDink May 2013 #21

Michael Moore calls it "the me society" Uzair May 2013 #23

We should find out who is responsible for making our culture like this ... dawg May 2013 #25

No. What's rotting the apple is the union busting and lack of jobs. MrSlayer May 2013 #27

I'm against the Drug War. It is the only policy disagreement I have with this administration. Pragdem May 2013 #29

All humans are violent Puzzledtraveller May 2013 #30

It's more then that nebenaube May 2013 #32

Those that want a theocracy felix_numinous May 2013 #33

The real problem is living in a country that is never wrong. Rex May 2013 #40

There are plenty of sociopaths who only refrain from crime because of the threat of punishment. Nye Bevan May 2013 #42

America has been about simple solutions in a complex world olddots May 2013 #47

Because the arena is not yet legal. Orsino May 2013 #55