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DonCoquixote

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9. The oldest trick in the book

Reply to backscatter712 (Original post)

Fri Feb 17, 2012, 12:47 PM

Feb 2012

Though with Birth control it backfired. Now the OIL barons are trying to tell Israel to start tghe war already, so that they can say "Obama is an Anti-Semite who wants da damn Eyeiranians ta nuke us!"

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Am I the only one who thinks the right-wing revived the culture wars to suck the oxygen from Occupy? [View all] backscatter712 Feb 2012 OP

they revive the culture war pretty much every election season. unblock Feb 2012 #1

You're probably not the only one, but I don't really agree. sibelian Feb 2012 #2

You may be correct Blappy Feb 2012 #3

I don't think anybody really revived it RZM Feb 2012 #4

Improving economy = new issue needed. mick063 Feb 2012 #5

I think they "revived" the culture wars newspeak Feb 2012 #14

I have been wondering WHAT this distraction pnwest Feb 2012 #6

I do think Occupy is but the latest skirmish in the larger class wars. backscatter712 Feb 2012 #12

I don't know if they are reviving the culture wars in order to drown out OWS Proud Liberal Dem Feb 2012 #7

I think they did it because it's always in the background The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2012 #8

The oldest trick in the book DonCoquixote Feb 2012 #9

Yes. Fix The Stupid Feb 2012 #10

Excellent sig! n/t backscatter712 Feb 2012 #11

Spot-on sig line. nt woo me with science Feb 2012 #13

No you are correct unionworks Feb 2012 #15

Partly, but it is more the economy ain't playing in Peoria no more nadinbrzezinski Feb 2012 #16

the ONLY way they can win is by smoke + mirrors + dividing the 99%. pansypoo53219 Feb 2012 #17

Not specifically. They revived the culture war because they have NOTHING ELSE. n/t Avalux Feb 2012 #18

exactly. They have nothing left. n/t n2doc Feb 2012 #19

+1. n/t FSogol Feb 2012 #20

I'm pretty sure the only time Occupy crosses the Republicans minds is... Sen. Walter Sobchak Feb 2012 #21

Personally I don't think the revival is to dilute the movement... Ship of Fools Feb 2012 #22