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5. Anyone wondering why the most affluent, technologically advanced dem. on Earth is still struggling

Thu Mar 15, 2012, 07:58 AM

Mar 2012

"Can you imagine the results of a similar survey in major urban centers on the American East and West coasts? Anyone wondering why the most affluent, technologically advanced democracy on Earth is still struggling to provide equal rights and equality in human services to all of its citizens need look no further than these responses."http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/03/12/survey-results-reinforce-stereotypes-about-folks-in-alabama-mississippi/

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The reason behind the Republican's ALEC-prescribed War on Women is obvious. [View all] Scuba Mar 2012 OP

seems like that guy in wisconsin wants to keep women suffering madrchsod Mar 2012 #1

It is the scorpion and the frog Cosmocat Mar 2012 #3

That also makes sense to me. Now I have two theories. Thanks. Scuba Mar 2012 #6

Keeping our minds off of Citizens United. See this: freshwest Mar 2012 #8

Ding ding ding onlyadream Mar 2012 #7

you win the thread. elehhhhna Mar 2012 #12

Yes, I fully agree. Quantess Mar 2012 #16

Why should we have to imagine it though? hfojvt Mar 2012 #15

The operative word ... GeorgeGist Mar 2012 #9

They have NOTHING to rile their base on, they're desperate uponit7771 Mar 2012 #10

All they will accomplish EC Mar 2012 #11

You can't? Seriously? hfojvt Mar 2012 #14

Ding, ding, ding nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #17