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In reply to the discussion: OK, thanks to DUers I think I'm seeing a "Shock Doctrine" pattern here........ [View all]KoKo
(84,711 posts)4. Could be....
Makes sense from what we've seen in the past.
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OK, thanks to DUers I think I'm seeing a "Shock Doctrine" pattern here........ [View all]
socialist_n_TN
Oct 2013
OP
You sound as if you're assuming the majority of the Dems are reluctant to play along.
Jackpine Radical
Oct 2013
#2
Agreed. It's like I said below to the poster who said it didn't seem "mysterious"......
socialist_n_TN
Oct 2013
#101
You think it's a possibility we'll be "gutting Medicare and the Social Security system"...
ConservativeDemocrat
Oct 2013
#100
That's argument by assertion. State your reasoning/Cite your sources. N/T
ConservativeDemocrat
Oct 2013
#128
"Obama sees inflicting the “Grand Bargain” on the Nation as his means of achieving his legacy"
cui bono
Oct 2013
#113
If this is the case, we will KNOW the current "crisis" is nothing but a setup
duffyduff
Oct 2013
#18
both parties get to throw a temper tantrum to please their base, and the Grand Bargain will make
liberal_at_heart
Oct 2013
#21
The last few days jitters about Debt Ceiling aside, Wall St. loves the Sequester and The Deal
leveymg
Oct 2013
#27
Precisely what I have been thinking. Get ready for Obama's "Chained CPI" and the GOP's increase
NorthCarolina
Oct 2013
#33
And possibly the gutting of all the positive reforms in the ACA, leaving only the mandate.
grahamhgreen
Oct 2013
#34
You might be right but I hope you are wrong! (I HATE it when I am right about such things.)
joanbarnes
Oct 2013
#42
Our govt. was gonna get shut down and a deal was devised that hurt both parties, but it kept the gov
busterbrown
Oct 2013
#117
If Obama uses the 14th Amendment, it will go a long way to establishing rule by Presidential Decree
FarCenter
Oct 2013
#53
Don't fool yourself: Obama got exactly what he wanted in Syria - Syria is now neutralized
leveymg
Oct 2013
#67
There is no Logic in the reasoning being used, just a bunch whose political party gets little
Ikonoklast
Oct 2013
#76
bvar didn't say the insurance is worthless, he said that the industry is useless.
cui bono
Oct 2013
#115
Classic Shock Doctrine/Disaster Capitalism for which ACA obstructionism was a SMOKECREEN to obscure
Faryn Balyncd
Oct 2013
#87
Yeah, see that the thing. Your links show some of the trails of my thinking......
socialist_n_TN
Oct 2013
#97
Pretty close. TSD I think usually refers to the aftermath of some complete disaster
Doctor_J
Oct 2013
#105
I fear you are correct. And I got sucked into this game they're playing as well.
cui bono
Oct 2013
#116
They are ready for the people to rise up. This will only end after they kill a lot of people. \/
L0oniX
Oct 2013
#120
good to see you posting socialist_n_TN. With all the centrist democrats on this site, we need some
liberal_at_heart
Oct 2013
#133
If they are thinking about trying it, they will get run out of town with pitchforks. The people are
silvershadow
Oct 2013
#151