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In reply to the discussion: Chris Hedges: America is a Tinderbox [View all]marions ghost
(19,841 posts)68. "the radical left won"
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More offended that this thread has generated two comments about a spelling error...
rugger1869
Jul 2013
#3
Could he have meant: taking it upon yourself to rid the world of evil liberals and gays and you
rainy
Jul 2013
#58
I Agree Completely With Hedges - Continuing To Endorse The DLC Democrats Is A Road To Failure
cantbeserious
Jul 2013
#35
What about the fast food workers going on strike? That is an obvious indication.
Skeeter Barnes
Jul 2013
#49
the difference the last 25 years: the left completely ignored the right's best weapon- talk radio-
certainot
Jul 2013
#19
i hope you're right, but when we get to that point their 'supreme scientists' like limbaugh
certainot
Jul 2013
#43
"When the people fear the government there is tyranny, when the government fears the people...
polichick
Jul 2013
#32
Yeah, yeah, I get tired of trying to live our lives according to 18th century politicians.
randome
Jul 2013
#34
The rest of the quote is worse. He's saying elections are meaningless if not actually dangerous:
ucrdem
Jul 2013
#29
"Dear Mr Lincoln: I joined the Union Army to end slavery, not to fight over some silly cornfields
struggle4progress
Jul 2013
#44
It doesn't make sense either to regard elections as the whole struggle or as completely unrelated
struggle4progress
Jul 2013
#57
"Philosophers have SOLVED the world -- but the real problem is to CHANGE it"
struggle4progress
Jul 2013
#40
Women's rights, child labor laws, the weekend, a 40 hour work week, civil rights protections,
bhikkhu
Jul 2013
#69
excellent interview with one of the great iconoclastic thinkers and real journalist
Douglas Carpenter
Jul 2013
#75
I would not use the words uplifting to describe his writings - But I do think they are for the most
Douglas Carpenter
Jul 2013
#82
well his background as you know is as a seminary graduate training to be a minister
Douglas Carpenter
Jul 2013
#85