Democracy in the USA is like a zombie. It's dead and it doesn't know it. (Reply #27)

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Tue Jun 18, 2013, 10:01 PM

L0oniX (31,493 posts)

27. Democracy in the USA is like a zombie. It's dead and it doesn't know it.

A corrupt corporate ass licking SCOTUS ...political campaigns financed by the 1% ...US diplomats shilling for Monsanto GMO ...a morphed right wing Democratic party ...might as well call it the Demoplican party ...congress with less that a 10 % approval ...more war on the way like that's what the US people want ...less transparency ...indefinite detention ...militarized police force used against protestors ...demonstrators jailed ...eco greens = terrorists ...unfulfilled POTUS promises ...buck being passed around or ping ponged ...reframing ...framing ...false equivalency ...attacks on journalists and their sources ...banksters continue to sell packaged bullshit as derivatives cause they know their buddies will bale them out with the tax payer fools money ...pffft

Yea I will vote Dem but I will feel like I am just another voting zombie.

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211 replies	Author	Time	Post
What we have here ... [View all]	nadinbrzezinski	Jun 2013	OP
K&R	MotherPetrie	Jun 2013	#1
One of your best posts Nadin. +1000	dkf	Jun 2013	#2
You nailed it. Thank you.	Autumn	Jun 2013	#3
You are not the only one who feels that way	Curmudgeoness	Jun 2013	#4
It will bear fruit	nadinbrzezinski	Jun 2013	#6
I am sorry to think that I will not be here	Curmudgeoness	Jun 2013	#13
Yup, I know.	nadinbrzezinski	Jun 2013	#15
Never say you've hit bottom	malthaussen	Jun 2013	#136
It's not really constitutionalists vs. authoritarians. It seems more like	JaneyVee	Jun 2013	#5
See what I mean?	nadinbrzezinski	Jun 2013	#7
I'm agreeing with you.	JaneyVee	Jun 2013	#8
But I am one of the people with the hair on fire	nadinbrzezinski	Jun 2013	#12
That's not a bad thing, everyone is different and has different thresholds.	JaneyVee	Jun 2013	#14
Well, this is to te point many of us will not play	nadinbrzezinski	Jun 2013	#17
With this "Court" overseeing it,	tblue	Jun 2013	#57
Don't exaggerate	nadinbrzezinski	Jun 2013	#59
The NSA says they don't need to get warrants every time	LondonReign2	Jun 2013	#112
It is an old fashioned Stasi	nadinbrzezinski	Jun 2013	#113
not at all. not when you have folks on your side who surely have their hair flaming	cali	Jun 2013	#11
Flaming hair all around. Then there's those without flaming hair.	JaneyVee	Jun 2013	#16
My hair used to be calm...because I mistakenly believed we had a government that would	dkf	Jun 2013	#98
What about those of us without any hair? Okay, I guess that's a discussion for	SlimJimmy	Jun 2013	#151
And there is a perfect example of why people are giving up on both parties.	sabrina 1	Jun 2013	#72
In time of war	nadinbrzezinski	Jun 2013	#82
We're talking about metadata collection, no one is giving up freedom.	JaneyVee	Jun 2013	#135
What is this 'metadata' you are speaking of? I was told by the President that my	sabrina 1	Jun 2013	#138
Sabrina, your ability to accurately assess situations	Generic Other	Jun 2013	#140
That was very nice of you to say Generic Other.	sabrina 1	Jun 2013	#211
Thank you for saying what I've been thinking!	DearHeart	Jun 2013	#209
It seems more like a 'trust' vs. a 'dis-trust' divide to me. There are those who	HardTimes99	Jun 2013	#124
I think you are only seeing half the danger.	reusrename	Jun 2013	#139
Very good post!	Caretha	Jun 2013	#186
Can you explain to me how we can have a democracy if our security	JDPriestly	Jun 2013	#162
The lesser of two evils is catching up fast. Cuts to food snaps (Senate Dems voted for it),	forestpath	Jun 2013	#9
Well, your bias showed up in the 1st paragraph....	Honeycombe8	Jun 2013	#10
Good post...	one_voice	Jun 2013	#18
^^^^^^^^^ all of this ^^^^^^^^	pkdu	Jun 2013	#20
That was what I was thinking that same thing, although in a bit different way	davidpdx	Jun 2013	#55
Are you sure the FISA court is free from the administration?	Coccydynia	Jun 2013	#25
The FISA court is appointed by none other	Unknown Beatle	Jun 2013	#66
So it is free from this administration	Coccydynia	Jun 2013	#69
Yes, good post!	mountain grammy	Jun 2013	#45
+1	uponit7771	Jun 2013	#106
You don't get it,	Caretha	Jun 2013	#187
End the war on terror	abelenkpe	Jun 2013	#19
the way you've divided folks here (and wherever)	bigtree	Jun 2013	#21
Not taking the bait	nadinbrzezinski	Jun 2013	#22
you're the one who wrote this baiting post	bigtree	Jun 2013	#24
Nope, not taking the bait	nadinbrzezinski	Jun 2013	#26
Feedback isn't bait and a couple of people have	Skidmore	Jun 2013	#160
I do not compromise with the constitution.	nadinbrzezinski	Jun 2013	#161
I did not ask you to compromise anything	Skidmore	Jun 2013	#166
Straw men, labeling, other ad hominem tactics, thats the order of the day if you dont completely buy	stevenleser	Jun 2013	#176
I will make an exception	nadinbrzezinski	Jun 2013	#198
I'm also prior service and also took an oath. Why do you feel the need to keep bringing it up?	stevenleser	Jun 2013	#204
And from now on, we are done.	nadinbrzezinski	Jun 2013	#206
How can the discussion NOT BE about you	Summer Hathaway	Jun 2013	#189
You are correct. Once I researched the facts and put them out there both on my show and via	stevenleser	Jun 2013	#152
You've attributed Nadin	Caretha	Jun 2013	#188
...is failure to communicate.	bluedigger	Jun 2013	#23
So true...so true.	FailureToCommunicate	Jun 2013	#33
It's like I summoned you...	bluedigger	Jun 2013	#35
Ol' Blue ALWAYS goes after the scent...	FailureToCommunicate	Jun 2013	#37
Exactly what popped into my head when I saw the title.	Fuddnik	Jun 2013	#137
Democracy in the USA is like a zombie. It's dead and it doesn't know it.	L0oniX	Jun 2013	#27
It helps I cover local news	nadinbrzezinski	Jun 2013	#28
Great Post, L0oniX...from one voting zombie to another...nt	GReedDiamond	Jun 2013	#91
And a Faustian bargain waged for our zombie souls	Generic Other	Jun 2013	#141
This term "authoritarian" sure has caught on.	gulliver	Jun 2013	#29
You should invest in a dictionary	nadinbrzezinski	Jun 2013	#30
It's Nadine vs the Hax of Sol III	Fumesucker	Jun 2013	#31
Thanks for kicking this thread, I almost missed it and it is a very excellent OP.	sabrina 1	Jun 2013	#79
You knew I'd HAVE to click on this one...	FailureToCommunicate	Jun 2013	#32
LOL ... perfect!	Tuesday Afternoon	Jun 2013	#34
LOL!	Bobbie Jo	Jun 2013	#36
Honest to dawg, I thought it was going to end this way.	Major Hogwash	Jun 2013	#50
Those who disagree with you PREFER to live under an authoritarian state	BeyondGeography	Jun 2013	#38
So be it...you have a right to your opinion	nadinbrzezinski	Jun 2013	#41
You take it to another level	BeyondGeography	Jun 2013	#43
Nope, I don't	nadinbrzezinski	Jun 2013	#46
Why not just call us all fascists?	BeyondGeography	Jun 2013	#47
If you wish	nadinbrzezinski	Jun 2013	#52
I sincerely hope ...	1StrongBlackMan	Jun 2013	#76
I wish some folks read what others who have gone through this	nadinbrzezinski	Jun 2013	#78
I am reviewing my past views on these issues per your suggestion	Generic Other	Jun 2013	#144
Seriously...	DevonRex	Jun 2013	#145
Hilarious, is it not?	DevonRex	Jun 2013	#61
And here we are discussing it freely on technology that was handed down by the military	BeyondGeography	Jun 2013	#63
Yes. I'm proud to have worked on the original.	DevonRex	Jun 2013	#73
You are completely wrong	Caretha	Jun 2013	#191
Oh yeah?	DevonRex	Jun 2013	#207
Well said and K&R	zeemike	Jun 2013	#39
I can't see a large swath	nadinbrzezinski	Jun 2013	#40
I can see it all.	zeemike	Jun 2013	#42
I bet	nadinbrzezinski	Jun 2013	#49
You're not missing anything, same old same old yawn inducting 'rah rah' I'm so funny and it is it	sabrina 1	Jun 2013	#81
I suspect also a personal attack	nadinbrzezinski	Jun 2013	#83
Weak attempts, yes. Considering the sources though your credibiity is being hugely enhanced	sabrina 1	Jun 2013	#87
No it is just between people who understand the law and people who do not	treestar	Jun 2013	#44
I must admit, a nice variation	nadinbrzezinski	Jun 2013	#48
The race card.	ReRe	Jun 2013	#60
It is not what they believe. Just another distraction technique, best to ignore it. Did you see the	sabrina 1	Jun 2013	#84
I got it in my notes	nadinbrzezinski	Jun 2013	#85
No, I haven't seen what you mentioned...	ReRe	Jun 2013	#96
Consider the sources. I never get upset by anything said by these people, although accusing DUers	sabrina 1	Jun 2013	#99
I Ignored my first person!	ReRe	Jun 2013	#101
Lol, I went to political bootcamp when Bush was installed in the WH. I used to go to sites	sabrina 1	Jun 2013	#103
And those "liberals" who desperately search for any sign of imperfection in the President?	baldguy	Jun 2013	#51
Actually in my case it is all but the authoritarians.	nadinbrzezinski	Jun 2013	#54
Yeah, but they didn't seem to really care until these allegations were leveled against Obama.	baldguy	Jun 2013	#56
Some of us cared since the USPA was announced	nadinbrzezinski	Jun 2013	#58
Stop using the race card right now.	ReRe	Jun 2013	#67
The allegations, what allegations? Leaks is what the President called them. That means they are	sabrina 1	Jun 2013	#89
The allegations that the NSA has been listening to your phone calls.	baldguy	Jun 2013	#93
That is NOT what people are upset about. They are upset, try to read this carefully, about	sabrina 1	Jun 2013	#97
Great post! +++	marions ghost	Jun 2013	#172
This wasn't levelled against the President	Hydra	Jun 2013	#100
We don't have to desperately search for any sign of "imperfection"	YoungDemCA	Jun 2013	#149
K&R	midnight	Jun 2013	#53
Excellent Post Nadin	Phlem	Jun 2013	#62
I can't, many residents are on my ignore list	nadinbrzezinski	Jun 2013	#65
their abuse is not entertaining, but it is a testimony to your irrefutability	carolinayellowdog	Jun 2013	#119
cigar falls out of mouth in astonished delight	MisterP	Jun 2013	#64
Democrats that ...	1StrongBlackMan	Jun 2013	#68
Alas it's not, and has never been, about Snowden	nadinbrzezinski	Jun 2013	#70
So you are right and that's the end of it, right?	1StrongBlackMan	Jun 2013	#77
When this poster waves goodbye to you you'll know you're on ignore	BeyondGeography	Jun 2013	#80
Some things are just true.	sibelian	Jun 2013	#123
Then those things should stand up to an examination of the facts, right? nt	stevenleser	Jun 2013	#177
Apparently ...	1StrongBlackMan	Jun 2013	#192
That is your opinion ...	1StrongBlackMan	Jun 2013	#190
Since you have	Caretha	Jun 2013	#194
I, first found and posted on DU ...	1StrongBlackMan	Jun 2013	#196
you are so sure of my race	Caretha	Jun 2013	#197
Based on this comment ...	1StrongBlackMan	Jun 2013	#199
correct me if I'm wrong	Caretha	Jun 2013	#200
Yes ...	1StrongBlackMan	Jun 2013	#201
That is very funny	Caretha	Jun 2013	#202
Do you normally smile ...	1StrongBlackMan	Jun 2013	#203
There is so much weird crap going on this thread	Number23	Jun 2013	#182
There's an up side.	OilemFirchen	Jun 2013	#183
lol Well true, there is that! The OP and another person seem to lovingly stroke their ignore lists	Number23	Jun 2013	#185
ODS ...	1StrongBlackMan	Jun 2013	#193
Right on, Nadin!	DemoTex	Jun 2013	#71
Well you and I have something in common,	nadinbrzezinski	Jun 2013	#75
10-4	DemoTex	Jun 2013	#88
.....	madfloridian	Jun 2013	#74
HUGE K & R !!!	WillyT	Jun 2013	#86
Want to hear something funny?	Spitfire of ATJ	Jun 2013	#90
I tried to read that. I really did.	OilemFirchen	Jun 2013	#92
.	Rex	Jun 2013	#94
K&R	LittleBlue	Jun 2013	#95
Kicked and recommended.	Uncle Joe	Jun 2013	#102
Can you please post a link to a DU post that claims Obama is god.	tridim	Jun 2013	#104
Actually you know what	nadinbrzezinski	Jun 2013	#105
So no link to a DU post claiming Obama is God. Check.	tridim	Jun 2013	#107
Nope, won't take the bait	nadinbrzezinski	Jun 2013	#110
Bait? I'm wondering why you posted a myth as fact.	tridim	Jun 2013	#116
Nope, won't take your bait	nadinbrzezinski	Jun 2013	#117
I always wonder what a socicety would look like	bigtree	Jun 2013	#118
Once again, excellent	nadinbrzezinski	Jun 2013	#121
not 'frustration' (I'm certain, to your chagrin)	bigtree	Jun 2013	#133
you are being silly	Caretha	Jun 2013	#195
They will post 100 saying Obama is dog...that's good enough for the bashers	uponit7771	Jun 2013	#108
Cool story	Harmony Blue	Jun 2013	#109
Yep, strawman overexaggeration	treestar	Jun 2013	#111
Not from DU, but	RZM	Jun 2013	#129
Are any other DUers as confused as I am?	OneGrassRoot	Jun 2013	#114
I must admit...	nadinbrzezinski	Jun 2013	#115
you 'personalized' this thread in the first two paragraphs, Nadin	bigtree	Jun 2013	#120
more bait	nadinbrzezinski	Jun 2013	#122
you've cast those who disagree with you as 'baiters'	bigtree	Jun 2013	#132
now now, you don't want to end up on the "iggy list"!	dionysus	Jun 2013	#143
Same exact technique was used by another group	nadinbrzezinski	Jun 2013	#146
stick to the issues and avoid characterizing the motives of folks who bother to respond to you	bigtree	Jun 2013	#147
On this issue, they can't and they seem to know that the facts don't support them.	stevenleser	Jun 2013	#170
Asking you questions is NOT BAITING YOU. Why start the damn OP if you're just going	Number23	Jun 2013	#184
"Americans are cowards, at least a good percentage"	OilemFirchen	Jun 2013	#125
The attacks started by those who attacked anyone who didnt think the sky was falling from the	stevenleser	Jun 2013	#155
One show I won't listen to. Good.	nadinbrzezinski	Jun 2013	#163
Doesnt work Nadin. There are lots of articles like this one in 2006 in USA Today	stevenleser	Jun 2013	#165
I know, I know it's a fracking piece of paper.	nadinbrzezinski	Jun 2013	#167
The ACLU? I quote them. I know, you can't handle the facts here. Like all the rest on your side.	stevenleser	Jun 2013	#168
Facts, you would not know them if they hit you	nadinbrzezinski	Jun 2013	#169
I know the history already, it's in the transcript from my show. The facts are against you.	stevenleser	Jun 2013	#171
Thank you for this rational post. n/t	zappaman	Jun 2013	#164
A lot of this goes wayyyyyyyy back...	OneGrassRoot	Jun 2013	#178
Shorter OP: everyone who disagrees with me hates freedom.	geek tragedy	Jun 2013	#126
You know what DU needs?	JoePhilly	Jun 2013	#156
Kind of like Facebook friend recommendations in reverse. nt	geek tragedy	Jun 2013	#157
Yup ... People who hate you also hate ...	JoePhilly	Jun 2013	#159
K & R	AzDar	Jun 2013	#127
Too bad we dont have such lovely worded posts on the perils of a GOP takeover of this country.	DCBob	Jun 2013	#128
An the less evilism post	nadinbrzezinski	Jun 2013	#130
If you cant see the obvious differences..	DCBob	Jun 2013	#131
On matters of spying on the American people,	nadinbrzezinski	Jun 2013	#134
Or rather.....	Floyd_Gondolli	Jun 2013	#148
+1	Poll_Blind	Jun 2013	#142
K&R	JDPriestly	Jun 2013	#150
Kick and Rec	LiberalLovinLug	Jun 2013	#153
They are not left, or right, or cons	nadinbrzezinski	Jun 2013	#154
Stalinists?? Sure you don't mean Nazis?	JoePhilly	Jun 2013	#158
What we actually have here	Summer Hathaway	Jun 2013	#173
+1	DCBob	Jun 2013	#180
I don't consider anyone	felix_numinous	Jun 2013	#174
Well, we are now a corporatist state	nadinbrzezinski	Jun 2013	#175
With a lot of help unfortunately	felix_numinous	Jun 2013	#179
This message was self-deleted by its author	mother earth	Jun 2013	#181
Nadin, you made a good few points but where are the links	akbacchus_BC	Jun 2013	#205
Re-read the paragraph	nadinbrzezinski	Jun 2013	#210
Bulls eye. nt	PufPuf23	Jun 2013	#208

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