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mmonk

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7. We'll have to wait and see.

Reply to mick063 (Original post)

Sun Feb 19, 2012, 06:31 AM

Feb 2012

The difference between Americans and Greeks is that Greeks and Europeans protest their condition while Americans believe in propaganda and blame each other the way the 1% wants and directs.

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How would Americans respond to "Greek like" austerity? [View all] mick063 Feb 2012 OP

Pretty much like the Greeks are responding Scootaloo Feb 2012 #1

we'll find out soon enough ProdigalJunkMail Feb 2012 #2

So True ... it's coming. nt BOHICA12 Feb 2012 #15

not sure, but the one thing I noticed Joe Shlabotnik Feb 2012 #3

not necessarily magical thyme Feb 2012 #8

We might find out before much longer. Lasher Feb 2012 #4

Well if we continue spending with no tax increses abowsh Feb 2012 #9

I agree. Lasher Feb 2012 #25

A few people would protest abelenkpe Feb 2012 #5

Re-runs of American Idol? Arctic Dave Feb 2012 #6

We'll have to wait and see. mmonk Feb 2012 #7

Economics Prof. Richard Wolff says there's a civil war brewing in Greece... truth2power Feb 2012 #10

There will be no civil war abowsh Feb 2012 #12

e) Remain willfully ignorant... izquierdista Feb 2012 #11

When my family was going through "Greek like" austerity most Americans took it pretty well NNN0LHI Feb 2012 #13

I suspect 'none of the above'. Americans (on the whole) are a bunch of pretentious posers. Edweird Feb 2012 #14

One thing is for sure.. sendero Feb 2012 #16

It will be here very soon. nt woo me with science Feb 2012 #17

None of the above ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2012 #18

OH LOOK! Snooki is pregnant! Justin Bieber in a Twitter pissing match! BIRTH CONTROL!! Zalatix Feb 2012 #19

Until America's military runs out of money, there's no hope of that here. saras Feb 2012 #20

Given that we have citizen soldiers, why are you so sure they with fire upon or nuke ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2012 #21

They've done it before. The 19th century labor strikes, Kent State, etc. Zalatix Feb 2012 #28

With nukes? ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2012 #29

nukes unlikely, but they will fire upon civilians, which was specifically mentioned Zalatix Feb 2012 #30

Especially if they finished developing the neutron bomb that was started in the late 50s. Kills jwirr Feb 2012 #34

There's really not much austerity that the federal government can get out of Americans. shcrane71 Feb 2012 #22

Some very good points there /nt Bragi Feb 2012 #24

I fear this reaction: Bragi Feb 2012 #23

We ARE isolated compared to Greeks Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2012 #26

Agreed: Isolation is HUGE obstacle to political action Bragi Feb 2012 #27

Suburban American Isolation The Genealogist Feb 2012 #31

Very good points here Lydia suffragette Feb 2012 #32

A, B, and if oppressed enough Cherchez la Femme Feb 2012 #33

There would have to be a collapse of the economy jeanpalmer Feb 2012 #35