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Bunnahabhain

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35. The "I Got Mine" mentality is no good

Mon Sep 16, 2013, 03:28 PM

Sep 2013

but the "I want yours" mentality is equally as bad. Until the majority realize 100% of us are in this together there will never be societal unity.

Has anyone ever given someone asking for change on the street some money and then have them berate you because it's not enough? How did that make you feel? Let's apply that to society and realize the best way to convince people to help is not to constantly berate them.

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Until we loose the �I got Mine� mentality [View all] FreakinDJ Sep 2013 OP

Theme song, I want it all and I want it now liberal N proud Sep 2013 #1

Cheering while standing on the Backs of Middle Class Workers FreakinDJ Sep 2013 #4

Hopefully the Millenials will bail us out. There is a bit of a turnaround starting, they say. libdem4life Sep 2013 #2

Lose or Loose? B Calm Sep 2013 #3

In line for your Corporate hand out already FreakinDJ Sep 2013 #5

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Glad you caught it. RebelOne Sep 2013 #8

Isn't that one of those intentional misspellings like 'Moran' and 'Hugh' !!1!1? Blanks Sep 2013 #17

I do not think so. It is a common grammatical error. n/t RebelOne Sep 2013 #19

There is need to join together and elect strong Democrats and we need to stand behind our Thinkingabout Sep 2013 #6

Dubya was the limp handshake glove over the Terminator hand of Dick Cheney Fumesucker Sep 2013 #9

He had his republican Congress behind him and a large cheering section of American Thinkingabout Sep 2013 #12

We gave Dems a Majority in 2006 House and Senate and then elected Obama FreakinDJ Sep 2013 #11

Do you think the labor movement accomplished everything in seven years? Hell no, Thinkingabout Sep 2013 #14

Labor Movement didn't reward Banksters with $85 Billion per month FreakinDJ Sep 2013 #15

OMG, did you follow the bailout of the banks closely? Go back and see when the bailout bill was Thinkingabout Sep 2013 #16

WRONG - Try Again FreakinDJ Sep 2013 #18

QE1 began in 2008, brainchild of the Obama Adminstration, now try to follow along, Thinkingabout Sep 2013 #20

Obama's Top 2008 Campaign Contributor ....... Goldman Sachs FreakinDJ Sep 2013 #21

You said QE1, QE2, & QE3 was brainchilds of the Obama administration and you had the $85m Thinkingabout Sep 2013 #22

Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase, Citigroup, UBS, Morgan Stanley FreakinDJ Sep 2013 #24

The crash was in October of 2008, let me say this, I am not happy about the bonuses going Thinkingabout Sep 2013 #25

" Democrats has performed better at the task" FreakinDJ Sep 2013 #28

The bulk of the TARP money was distributed by the Obama admin. in 2009. Obama also VOTED for TARP Romulox Sep 2013 #33

Yes by the time the money was actually passed during the Bush Adminstration and initially Thinkingabout Sep 2013 #37

If one listens to the tea baggers and the other right wing knuckle draggers ... etherealtruth Sep 2013 #7

Gotta love that Eric Cartman attitude... n/t backscatter712 Sep 2013 #10

A perfect opportunity to quote an excerpt from my favorite punk song: Nevernose Sep 2013 #13

What are you going to do about it? Precisely Sep 2013 #23

I'm already doing plenty FreakinDJ Sep 2013 #27

Excellent! Precisely Sep 2013 #31

Sorry, but 'loose' is when you don't tie your shoes. SamReynolds Sep 2013 #29

that has already been noted FreakinDJ Sep 2013 #30

"Loose" fit too Precisely Sep 2013 #32

Here's to the "we"-mentality: BelgianMadCow Sep 2013 #34

The "I Got Mine" mentality is no good Bunnahabhain Sep 2013 #35

It's competition vs. cooperation. Avalux Sep 2013 #36

How do you know it's that attitude and not fear of losing position. Sirveri Sep 2013 #38

I wish it was "I got mine, screw you." 2ndAmForComputers Sep 2013 #39