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Egalitarian Thug

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21. It's not an accident that we've had our words taken from us. When words lose their meaning,

Reply to Ace Acme (Reply #18)

Sun Dec 8, 2013, 03:33 PM

Dec 2013

it results in an internal isolationism that creates a void within the mind (nobody understands me).

Humans are social animals and when the comfort of the protective community is put in doubt or is taken from these social animals, it sets up a continuous state of anxiety. Combine this state with a 24/7/365 input and one can twist the receiving mind into any form you wish.

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Agitated by 'Pathetic Centrists,' Progressive Populists Strike Back [View all] xchrom Dec 2013 OP

Recommend! KoKo Dec 2013 #1

+100,0000 n/t whathehell Dec 2013 #2

K & R ...but they plan to run a Dem centrist for POTUS. L0oniX Dec 2013 #3

Not if I have anything to say about it.. Which I pretty much don't. pangaia Dec 2013 #14

Didn't centrist Democrats used to be called ... JEFF9K Dec 2013 #4

When a "Democratic" President says he would be seen as a moderate Republican Autumn Dec 2013 #6

I had a DUer tell me that they considered right of center Democrats to be liberals. n/t A Simple Game Dec 2013 #15

The term "neoliberal" has brought confusion to the term "liberal". nt Ace Acme Dec 2013 #18

In another post I saw the same poster call themselves a liberal. A Simple Game Dec 2013 #20

It's not an accident that we've had our words taken from us. When words lose their meaning, Egalitarian Thug Dec 2013 #21

it's not nearly as bad as when "prog" means "defending Reaganesque plans because a Dem did it" MisterP Dec 2013 #25

Like FDR said so many years ago... Moostache Dec 2013 #5

Totally agree! WinstonSmith4740 Dec 2013 #8

CommonDreams=whiny Greens spewing divisive themes. great white snark Dec 2013 #7

Centrist solutions are divisive. DireStrike Dec 2013 #9

Not even solutions, just more diversions to keep the trough open. n/t Egalitarian Thug Dec 2013 #22

Republicans really hate Common Dreams, don't they? 99Forever Dec 2013 #12

Yes they do. They really hate web sites that have a liberal slant. Autumn Dec 2013 #17

If you dont like Common Dreams, what do you stand for? nm rhett o rick Dec 2013 #30

K&R me b zola Dec 2013 #10

In drag Augiedog Dec 2013 #11

Well put, and agreed....nt dougolat Dec 2013 #16

Well said. sendero Dec 2013 #24

Pathetic centrists is putting it diplomatically. 99Forever Dec 2013 #13

We're not really going to get hope and change Ace Acme Dec 2013 #19

Recommended 1000X and kicked too. Enthusiast Dec 2013 #23

Thumbs up - Progressivism is what America is really about BlueHounds Dec 2013 #26

Welcome to DU BlueHounds! progressoid Dec 2013 #28

Well said. nm rhett o rick Dec 2013 #31

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"There's Nothing in the Middle of the Road but Yellow Stripes and Dead Armadillos:.." J.H YOHABLO Dec 2013 #27

Centrism is the equivalent of status quo BS & is anything but democratic, it's a sham! TPP is such mother earth Dec 2013 #29