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jtuck004

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10. Speaking of learning from history, you do remember that, at the end,

Fri Nov 1, 2013, 01:17 PM

Nov 2013

the thousands of those beheaded were the non-privileged class, the Sans-culottes and their leaders that started the revolution, right?

And the wealthy wound up in power after the Sans-culottes got rid of the tyrants.

Perhaps we should learn from history to be careful what we wish for, and be informed by current events that people who hold themselves out as your comrades may instead be backstabbing traitors.

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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA !!!!! %*%*^% !!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA !!!!!! [View all] KentuckyWoman Nov 2013 OP

How do you really feel????? CherokeeDem Nov 2013 #1

About 80 miles due east KentuckyWoman Nov 2013 #4

My family is from Eastern Kentucky... CherokeeDem Nov 2013 #9

Just think of the sickening realization as they lie dying Warpy Nov 2013 #2

They're never going to have that realization, sadly. Myrina Nov 2013 #13

Well said! They are hollow people, void of life. I was talking to someone recently, said some RKP5637 Nov 2013 #27

FRSP! Demeter Nov 2013 #40

I am not suggesting "18th Century Remedies", but those who fail to learn from history... corkhead Nov 2013 #3

yep ... Mika Nov 2013 #5

I was thinking more in terms of Karma or the good Lord taking care of it. KentuckyWoman Nov 2013 #6

Ah, yes KW, leftieNanner Nov 2013 #8

Speaking of learning from history, you do remember that, at the end, jtuck004 Nov 2013 #10

Is not that always the case? zeemike Nov 2013 #15

Trotsky died on 21 Aug 1940 hfojvt Nov 2013 #42

I stand corrected...I should have said Stalin. zeemike Nov 2013 #44

My knitting is all ready Warpy Nov 2013 #23

my list of graves to piss on as they pass is growing. obxhead Nov 2013 #7

Meanwhile, the REAL job creators in the US are small businesses, and JaneyVee Nov 2013 #11

Yes, and in a consumer-driven economy, it is the poor and middle class who create the demand. SunSeeker Nov 2013 #22

+1 daleanime Nov 2013 #38

I concur. MynameisBlarney Nov 2013 #12

I'm sick of Original Posts with meaningless idiotic uninformative thread titles. nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2013 #14

I'm not. think4yourself Nov 2013 #17

Meaningful KentuckyWoman Nov 2013 #24

I understand & enjoy a good rant. I'm more likely to find it with a meaningful title. nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2013 #25

Well, you 'found' this one... n/t chervilant Nov 2013 #37

The Koch roaches need to be arrested and tried for treason now!!! Initech Nov 2013 #16

They, have terrorized an entire state, and working hard on the entire nation. They, are RKP5637 Nov 2013 #28

They're the real terrorists in this world. Initech Nov 2013 #33

Here's a weird thing, the definitions I've seen imply terrorists always use physical RKP5637 Nov 2013 #34

Oh yeah I agree there's far more definitions of terrorism than the basic one. Initech Nov 2013 #35

Yep, exactly ... but they don't get called our for it in MSM, for example. n/t RKP5637 Nov 2013 #36

I agree LuckyTheDog Nov 2013 #18

Did this one recently for a friend.... Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2013 #20

They wouldn't have any power if it weren't for their idiot followers.... Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2013 #19

Yep, they are supported by the disadvantaged, pretty much the Stockholm syndrome. n/t RKP5637 Nov 2013 #29

It's the "Authoritarian" thing... Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2013 #30

Thanks for the link! RKP5637 Nov 2013 #31

Gotz tons. ;-) Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2013 #32

Well said! Glorfindel Nov 2013 #21

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Nov 2013 #26

Well said. nt valerief Nov 2013 #39

"a fair wage in exchange for work rendered" hfojvt Nov 2013 #41

The nerve of those slackers! Call Congress RIGHT FRACKING NOW!1! nt Zorra Nov 2013 #43