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The United States Is Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading to the Poor, U.N. Report Charges [View all] xchrom Apr 2014 OP

K&R! Katashi_itto Apr 2014 #1

About time malaise Apr 2014 #2

+1 a whole bunch! Enthusiast Apr 2014 #74

Can I get an Amen? nt duhneece Apr 2014 #3

Amen. nt xchrom Apr 2014 #4

Amen! This is disgusting. n/t nomorenomore08 Apr 2014 #9

Absolute Amen. calimary Apr 2014 #32

Amen bro, having been out of work now for four months I have come to the conclusion harun Apr 2014 #60

I'll give ya three. Amen, Amen,Amen! Auntie Bush Apr 2014 #61

Amen! LuvNewcastle Apr 2014 #78

K&R 99Forever Apr 2014 #5

If we were of another time in another place, some power would be liberating us. bkanderson76 Apr 2014 #6

Yes, we're just awful. Look at the members of the UN Human Rights Council. Hello, pot. 7962 Apr 2014 #7

OK, what bastions of freedom and equality would be on an ideal UN Human Rights Council? eShirl Apr 2014 #8

Murka! nxylas Apr 2014 #15

Norway comes to mind nt karynnj Apr 2014 #23

Just because we're less bad than some doesn't mean much. Yes, we *are* fucking awful nomorenomore08 Apr 2014 #10

Guess you all think Pres Obama has no right to tell Putin he's wrong to take Crimea, too. 7962 Apr 2014 #38

Of course they (the UN) need us. But we need them too. nomorenomore08 Apr 2014 #42

Oh, I dont. Cops alone these days are responsible for more now than ever, IMO. 7962 Apr 2014 #45

Wait wait...so... JackInGreen Apr 2014 #13

Just ask the Occupy protesters and get back to me n/t malaise Apr 2014 #14

IMO they have more of a right to call us out because we are the ones who set the standards and jwirr Apr 2014 #18

^^^^^^THIS.^^^^^^ GoCubsGo Apr 2014 #21

Exactly. jwirr Apr 2014 #22

A good example teaches more than any words. n/t freshwest Apr 2014 #50

And how. n/t Junkdrawer Apr 2014 #71

+2 nomorenomore08 Apr 2014 #43

AMERICA #1 DERP! bobduca Apr 2014 #20

Eh. You have a point but there's no need to qualify the report that way. randome Apr 2014 #26

I am sure its VERY comforting to the American poor, than the Chinese poor have it worse. nt La Lioness Priyanka Apr 2014 #39

we have more people that are incarcerated, per capita, than any other nation in the universe.. frylock Apr 2014 #40

"But in Pakistan they just stone people instead!" nomorenomore08 Apr 2014 #44

You forgetting about the US murder rate? Higher murder rate than any other developed nation. 7962 Apr 2014 #46

how about people jailed for sleeping in a stairwell? frylock Apr 2014 #51

As I mentioned earlier, someone should get a LOT more than a suspension for that crime. 7962 Apr 2014 #54

We have a lot of wealth in this nation. It tends to be concentrated in the hands of very few JDPriestly Apr 2014 #52

Why not mention some of our actual ALLIES. What bastions of freedom are, eg Saudi Arabia, sabrina 1 Apr 2014 #59

I did. England, France & Japan ARE our allies. 7962 Apr 2014 #62

Yes, all the Colonial Imperialists who SHARE our Dictator allies. Do you know the history of those sabrina 1 Apr 2014 #65

Lets also not forget the Spanish conquests. Or the Turks and the treatment of the Armenians 7962 Apr 2014 #79

The criminals in Venezuela are the right wing traitors who are attempting to topple a legitimate sabrina 1 Apr 2014 #82

So the killing & stealing by the government is ok. And all students are now "right wing". Got it. 7962 Apr 2014 #84

"Sure, this was wrong and someone needs to be held accountable..." cheapdate Apr 2014 #68

Alternet is reporting on things the corporate controlled media won't report. Enthusiast Apr 2014 #75

Yes, like "The top 45 lies in Obama's UN speech". That was great reporting. 7962 Apr 2014 #80

Funny, I cannot stand Glenn Beck. Enthusiast Apr 2014 #81

Sad K&R. So much police violence. Overseas Apr 2014 #11

Another example: ProSense Apr 2014 #12

Oh, aren't republicans so clever. Who other than they would have thought up such a scheme. gtar100 Apr 2014 #16

We need to make corporate welfare queens get drug tested. Why do they call the GOP grand? freshwest Apr 2014 #73

And the UK is increasingly following suit. LeftishBrit Apr 2014 #17

Anybody actually able to find the report itself? snooper2 Apr 2014 #19

found a link with the report... magical thyme Apr 2014 #27

thanks G_j Apr 2014 #30

so when will a coalition of countries start sanctions on the u.s.? leftyohiolib Apr 2014 #24

A death sentence for the "crime" of homelessness and mental illness. mountain grammy Apr 2014 #25

Yet if you are rich you can get probation for raping a 3 yr old Marrah_G Apr 2014 #28

American justice! mountain grammy Apr 2014 #29

Shame! cer7711 Apr 2014 #31

I blame the GOP and the tea party SmittynMo Apr 2014 #33

.... DeSwiss Apr 2014 #34

Plenty of Democrats act too much like Republicans. That isn't (or shouldn't be) in dispute. nomorenomore08 Apr 2014 #47

But people won't work. Enthusiast Apr 2014 #76

K&R DeSwiss Apr 2014 #35

^^^^^^^^That about sums it up right there ^^^^^^^^ Tsiyu Apr 2014 #37

They'll say let private charity (i.e. mostly churches) take care of it. nomorenomore08 Apr 2014 #48

Yet they claim this is a 'Christian nation." Tsiyu Apr 2014 #57

+1 a whole bunch! Enthusiast Apr 2014 #77

OMG! Roasting to death! Rex Apr 2014 #36

We need LBJ's War on Poverty; instead, we have the Teabagger War on the Poor...knr joeybee12 Apr 2014 #41

We can do better than this! JDPriestly Apr 2014 #49

If you lack money, it's pretty common to be shuffled to the bottom of the deck in America MrScorpio Apr 2014 #53

In 1776 Adam Smith was railing against the Poor Laws in the UK for the exact same reason. Benton D Struckcheon Apr 2014 #55

The American strain of Christianity has always hated the poor. SunSeeker Apr 2014 #56

Disgusting. k/r 840high Apr 2014 #58

Just a slight clarifications Pakid Apr 2014 #63

Saddly swilton Apr 2014 #64

What? The State and Federal governments are just as bad as third world nations Nanjing to Seoul Apr 2014 #66

We murder the fucking poor every day it seems. lonestarnot Apr 2014 #67

Notice that we're seeing more of this open criticism of the US lately? elzenmahn Apr 2014 #69

I see the Salvation Army and other shelters improving mackerel Apr 2014 #70

K&R Solly Mack Apr 2014 #72

199th rec. woo me with science Apr 2014 #83