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43. Say it isn't so Joe, say it isn't so.

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Tue Jul 9, 2013, 11:07 AM

Jul 2013

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Where the Hell Is the Outrage? [View all] xchrom Jul 2013 OP

I don't understand it, either. randome Jul 2013 #1

I think it has a LOT to do with Overwhelm. it's impossible to fight BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2013 #69

Yeah. Complexity hides responsibility. randome Jul 2013 #74

yes! it's a very good thing! BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2013 #91

Thanks! randome Jul 2013 #148

You familiar with Seligman's work on learned helplessness? Jackpine Radical Jul 2013 #143

And our money is stolen and used for war and increasing economic disparity. Bonobo Jul 2013 #2

If I were young I would do as you did. Smart move but sad that you had to snappyturtle Jul 2013 #46

Yes, it was a little sad. Bonobo Jul 2013 #47

In time may you find peace in your wisdom. I've lived in a number of U.S. snappyturtle Jul 2013 #60

Thank you. Bonobo Jul 2013 #64

That's been my question. WTH with the damn COMPLACENCY? n/t Triana Jul 2013 #3

Sure, try working two (or three) minimum wage jobs just so you xtraxritical Jul 2013 #95

That's exactly what the Robber Barons want - to keep people desperate Triana Jul 2013 #123

I was just thinking that... MrsBrady Jul 2013 #170

You are Rebl Jul 2013 #175

Maybe too many people are on 'Meds' cprise Jul 2013 #135

One almost needs anti-depressants to live in this society at this point in time... ReRe Jul 2013 #144

Suggestions? Doctor_J Jul 2013 #151

As long as people have their DOC they won't get riled up, about much of anything. Puzzledtraveller Jul 2013 #4

Hopium is one hell of a drug. kenny blankenship Jul 2013 #56

What does your post mean? xtraxritical Jul 2013 #96

DOC usually = Drug of Choice. /nt Dragonfli Jul 2013 #134

Hey thanks, I learned how to write properly in public school. xtraxritical Jul 2013 #165

As did I being the old fart that I am, luckily I have nieces and nephews that can write a sonnet Dragonfli Jul 2013 #169

A happy family! xtraxritical Jul 2013 #191

Unemployment is NOT "stalled at record levels" tridim Jul 2013 #5

I don't agree with "record" but it is stalled cthulu2016 Jul 2013 #7

No, it's falling and has been for years. tridim Jul 2013 #8

The most meaningful measure of unemployment, the U-6, is at 14.3, down just a few % byeya Jul 2013 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author AlbertCat Jul 2013 #31

Oh give me a break. The U-6 argument is a right wing distraction. Are you comparing U-6 to what okaawhatever Jul 2013 #107

Utter foolishness on your part. Involuntary part time workers increased by over 300,000 and that's byeya Jul 2013 #119

Whatever makes you happy to believe cthulu2016 Jul 2013 #15

I believe the truth. tridim Jul 2013 #18

Well, here's a heaping bowlful of truth for you cthulu2016 Jul 2013 #25

Looks like record levels to me. Fuddnik Jul 2013 #27

I disagree with "record" cthulu2016 Jul 2013 #37

According to the Department of Labor, Data started before WWI, became standard in 1940 happyslug Jul 2013 #71

Very informative post. Thanks. I was referring to a cthulu2016 Jul 2013 #92

Why are you pushing a meme that only tea baggers and right wingers push? Why are you here if okaawhatever Jul 2013 #109

This message was self-deleted by its author cthulu2016 Jul 2013 #125

yeah, students, military & old people all happened right in 2008. uh-huh. HiPointDem Jul 2013 #128

Your "numbers" and "evidence" mean nothing to that crowd MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 #33

I got kicked out o the BOG for posting facts Dragonfli Jul 2013 #87

Who among us hasn't been booted from the BOG for posting facts? MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 #93

That will do it. AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2013 #104

+1 area51 Jul 2013 #186

Say it isn't so Joe, say it isn't so. zeemike Jul 2013 #43

Here's some more truth for ya'... jtuck004 Jul 2013 #97

Right now, 49 cents out of very dollar of profit made in USA truedelphi Jul 2013 #124

HERE - get some REAL facts Skittles Jul 2013 #154

it's very bad --Long-Term Unemployment Is Turning Jobless Into Pariahs xchrom Jul 2013 #10

Yes. Some employers apparently believe their workers can be infected by the cronic depression AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2013 #106

Yes, the *fake* unemployment numbers are looking better MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 #12

...Says the person who is demonstrably wrong about everything. tridim Jul 2013 #20

You are a liar. Plain and simple. MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 #23

Every prediction in every post you've ever made on DU has been wrong. tridim Jul 2013 #24

Liar, liar, liar. MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 #26

+1000 Manny some people have drunk so much of the gov't issued snappyturtle Jul 2013 #52

Thats not fair Manny, since you've cut down on eating kittens and beating your wife you've improved Dragonfli Jul 2013 #138

Your therapist needs her license revoked. You're too far from a reality-based existence to byeya Jul 2013 #28

The burden of proof is on the one making the claim zeemike Jul 2013 #48

Stewey, don't be a small, dim, spewer of derp. Dayum! BornLooser Jul 2013 #53

"Demonstrably wrong about everything" Maedhros Jul 2013 #98

Everything he predicts is wrong. Search "MannyGoldstein" for proof. tridim Jul 2013 #111

Still not demonstrated that Manny is wrong about "everything" Maedhros Jul 2013 #113

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Then attack his points, not his person [n/t] Maedhros Jul 2013 #118

I do attack his points, a lot. tridim Jul 2013 #129

That's just another ad hominem Maedhros Jul 2013 #142

Tridim pees his pants because I said so! just search yourself for proof of my claim! Dragonfli Jul 2013 #139

He has a point (sort of) RE: the Chained CPI Maedhros Jul 2013 #140

Not really, in all fairness Manny never claimed the chained CPI wa law as Tridim dishonestly implies Dragonfli Jul 2013 #146

I misrepresented Manny inadvertently. Maedhros Jul 2013 #147

The only reason they didn't take that gift wrapped dream package for them was Dragonfli Jul 2013 #152

Liar, liar, liar. MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 #115

Chained CPI is not law, you were wrong. As always, third-way manny. nt tridim Jul 2013 #117

Liar, liar, liar. MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 #126

Unemployment has been falling consistently and steadily since Obama took office. AlbertCat Jul 2013 #34

So you want to give the Republicans credit? tridim Jul 2013 #40

So you want to give the Republicans credit? AlbertCat Jul 2013 #67

The hollowing out of the job market makes "unemployment" a poor metric, without winter is coming Jul 2013 #99

Yes. Just last month 300,000 permanent jobs turned into temp jobs w/o byeya Jul 2013 #102

Dude. Phlem Jul 2013 #100

I also work in the tech industry and it is booming. tridim Jul 2013 #110

IT lost 850,000 jobs over the last decade. HiPointDem Jul 2013 #131

No I'm sitting on my ass Phlem Jul 2013 #171

Oh, man Doctor_J Jul 2013 #153

Speaking of fast food Phlem Jul 2013 #182

The Oligarchs have orchestrated this masterfully. Thru Corp-Media they have rhett o rick Jul 2013 #6

Amen, Rick. A democrat in office has been the perfect way to continue destructive policies Nay Jul 2013 #50

That why I call them "Democrats" with the quotes duffyduff Jul 2013 #83

Many are deeply entrenched in furthering the corporate state. raouldukelives Jul 2013 #59

This: CrispyQ Jul 2013 #80

Economics affects everybody. Social issues or identity politics benefits a few. duffyduff Jul 2013 #86

People need to ask the nasty question: Who really WAS backing Obama in the first place duffyduff Jul 2013 #81

I think Bill Clinton used Wall Street to replace the oil companies as the Democrat's cash byeya Jul 2013 #103

Several excellent comments at the link address the apathy in the US: OneGrassRoot Jul 2013 #9

I think it's in part because of the grip of money on elections. mahina Jul 2013 #55

I think it's FULLY due to money controlling our government. RiverLover Jul 2013 #187

I agree, but mahina Jul 2013 #192

We busted our tails to elect a progressive governor mahina Jul 2013 #193

Anybody who believes in science CrispyQ Jul 2013 #89

The alienation of Americans is straight out of certain 19th century economists who continue byeya Jul 2013 #13

Which ones? mahina Jul 2013 #57

Once again activists are astounded that people aren't as angry as they "should" be Recursion Jul 2013 #14

When people have lost for many years, they MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 #16

Yes marions ghost Jul 2013 #22

+ + byeya Jul 2013 #30

Well, you really can't win by saying stupid things like Obama = "Sneaky Version of Reagan" tridim Jul 2013 #38

Reagan got out of a severe recession through Keynsian pump priming MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 #45

In fairness, re: Obama and Reagan cthulu2016 Jul 2013 #54

I was vaguely aware of that history MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 #94

Maybe you are always wrong because you don't know what the fuck you're talking about. tridim Jul 2013 #114

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Reagan-Volker recession was deliberately induced via interest rates. No particular pump-priming HiPointDem Jul 2013 #133

Some of us would rather 'feel sick'... CanSocDem Jul 2013 #17

Divide and rule works so well malaise Jul 2013 #19

What are you talking about? daleanime Jul 2013 #21

Here's one possible explanation from 2001: Lydia Leftcoast Jul 2013 #29

Sad but true. ctsnowman Jul 2013 #82

When you get down and dirty with those hovering near the bottom third of the ladder democrank Jul 2013 #32

^^ THIS ^^ n/t OneGrassRoot Jul 2013 #62

"People from the Democratic Wing of the Democratic Party should take control of a new message and winter is coming Jul 2013 #101

This is true. & They are staying out of the political arena, some of them because they are patrice Jul 2013 #137

The Zagreb Summit: For the past seven years leftists have come together for up to 2 weeks byeya Jul 2013 #35

And that is the answer to our problems. zeemike Jul 2013 #51

Just Had This Discussion This AM ChiciB1 Jul 2013 #36

Thanks for keeping up the struggle!! byeya Jul 2013 #41

Hate To Say It Out Loud ChiciB1 Jul 2013 #58

.... OneGrassRoot Jul 2013 #63

I know how you feel... n/t PasadenaTrudy Jul 2013 #108

2010 election destroyed any chance of Govt helping the people. JaneyVee Jul 2013 #39

The writer is upset that people aren't outraged? treestar Jul 2013 #42

The rage isn't targeted at challenging the corporote-controlled government, though. Arugula Latte Jul 2013 #181

Pharmaceutical control. nt valerief Jul 2013 #44

Chemtrails too! Chemtrails! agent46 Jul 2013 #72

I too feel backed up in a corner SmittynMo Jul 2013 #49

Republicans make the government go broke then say "The country is broke".... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #61

In my opinion it's party because of scapegoating Babel_17 Jul 2013 #65

This is a good question LakeErieLiberal Jul 2013 #66

We're half awake in a fake empire... adirondacker Jul 2013 #68

This is a seriously good question. ananda Jul 2013 #70

We are too busy sucking on our pacifiers like television and the internet. The rest of the world is world wide wally Jul 2013 #73

It is amazing how Americans are willing to privately suffer. pa28 Jul 2013 #75

They brutally beat the shit out of OWS. MrSlayer Jul 2013 #76

Here in Hell is the outrage: WOW! Young Woman Has EPIC Rant in TX Abortion Hearings..... DreamGypsy Jul 2013 #77

I think the outrage is here, it's just not focused. raindaddy Jul 2013 #78

I find it just below the surface, bubbling away like swamp gas Warpy Jul 2013 #79

ITA.... AnneD Jul 2013 #168

I was outraged in 2000. LWolf Jul 2013 #84

Too many people are still too comfortable. CrispyQ Jul 2013 #85

It's Stockholm Syndrome. Lint Head Jul 2013 #88

I think there ctsnowman Jul 2013 #90

Excellent post. JEB Jul 2013 #105

K &R (n/t) bread_and_roses Jul 2013 #112

because there no target Locrian Jul 2013 #120

It turns out that the opium of the masses is grantcart Jul 2013 #121

Its one aspect of consumerism, post-1960s cprise Jul 2013 #149

Boomers did NOT "vote Reagan into office" marions ghost Jul 2013 #179

Take a look at how Boomers voted in the last 3 cycles cprise Jul 2013 #184

I have been trying to start some outrage here for over a year and..... Hotler Jul 2013 #122

People feel trapped every way you think of protesting has a dead end. We are being trublu992 Jul 2013 #130

Co-operatives! . . . but we're too busy making everything about Obama. nt patrice Jul 2013 #141

OMG I've been researching and reading about them forever I didn't think anyone trublu992 Jul 2013 #159

I'm on the fringes of one here. Just started helping them a little. I will learn. patrice Jul 2013 #160

Kokua Market is a co op, and it keeps us all fed. mahina Jul 2013 #163

du rec. Loooove it. great find. nt limpyhobbler Jul 2013 #132

It's right next to the drama-queening. Look underneath the attention seeking. tjwash Jul 2013 #136

Hidden? What there is of it, that is, because if you don't get outraged in the PC manner you get patrice Jul 2013 #145

Cause, ya know, you're better than & none of us do that crap. xchrom Jul 2013 #150

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I was trying to explain something to you. If that makes you feel inferior, perhaps you patrice Jul 2013 #156

Btw, thanks for proving my original point, AGAIN. nt patrice Jul 2013 #157

Pardon me all to hell for thinking you might just celebrate that little community center & feel patrice Jul 2013 #158

Why don't you fix that by calling me an "ignorant ass" as you did the other day; I promise I patrice Jul 2013 #161

Btw, which is it? Am I "better than"? or am I an "ignorant ass"? nt patrice Jul 2013 #162

I see a number of responses from you to nothing...I must be ignoring someone worth it! mahina Jul 2013 #164

WOW, thanks for all you do for these people who need help! Amonester Jul 2013 #183

K & R !!! WillyT Jul 2013 #166

Printing multiple copies to leave on the lunch tables at work. obxhead Jul 2013 #167

At this point it's got to be Stockholm Syndrome EvolveOrConvolve Jul 2013 #172

Identity politics makes it easy for the ruling class to divide and conquer shaayecanaan Jul 2013 #173

Thank You For Sharing cantbeserious Jul 2013 #174

Occupy movement - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Zorra Jul 2013 #176

The outrage is being displayed in Texas as we sit here on our computers tiredtoo Jul 2013 #177

K&R DeSwiss Jul 2013 #178

OUTRAGE OVERLOAD.... causes most ppl to shut down alittlelark Jul 2013 #180

Could it be that most people's lives actually aren't that bad? Kablooie Jul 2013 #185

You make a good point. Blanks Jul 2013 #189

i think the problem is leadership. tomp Jul 2013 #188

I've been asking that ? for a long time - asked it when I first joined DU in 2004 NRaleighLiberal Jul 2013 #190