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Dragonfli

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33. You should post more, we need people that will post straight up what they see and know
Fri Mar 30, 2012, 09:34 PM
Mar 2012

via research and honest observations to be true, regardless of the implications towards party or personality cultism.

The party will only be strong if it values actual values over political expediency, cult of personality, or the desire to cower before conservatives.

There I go again, I know a dozen posters that will be pissed off at the way I put that.

For personal reasons, very bad stuff in my life right now, it really made me feel good that you posted what you did.

I needed that, thanks.

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We Grew Apart [View all] kpete Mar 2012 OP
Excellent chart!!! Tells it all in one chart!!! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2012 #1
And the top 1% conned half the country madaboutharry Mar 2012 #2
1% strategy: Divide the 99%, and conquer. Jamaal510 Mar 2012 #8
Therein lies the rub, that an overwhelming majority of those who vote Republican are indepat Mar 2012 #15
lemmings don't jump into the sea. iemitsu Mar 2012 #38
It would be nice if they had taken the top 1% out of the left chart for comparison. n/t PoliticAverse Mar 2012 #3
Before Reagan versus after Reagan tabatha Mar 2012 #4
It doesn't tell it all - the neocons did this to all our values, not just our money. saras Mar 2012 #5
This is so true: sabrina 1 Mar 2012 #30
Wow... that one sums it all up. alittlelark Mar 2012 #6
Hurrah for Ayn Rand economics. jwirr Mar 2012 #7
Fucking Richie Rich and we're still letting them get away with this shit. lonestarnot Mar 2012 #9
And many third way Dems think this is all well and good. progressoid Mar 2012 #10
Third way democrats are are conservatives who don't have the balls WCGreen Mar 2012 #11
not entirely, some are Republicans writting gop legislation as Democrats Dragonfli Mar 2012 #14
Hey, you've hit the bull's eye. 50000feet Mar 2012 #17
Really? I thought in all honesty I was considered a trouble maker. Dragonfli Mar 2012 #27
You're not a trouble-maker, although the truth can be trouble for the guilty and their defenders and sabrina 1 Mar 2012 #29
I practically idolize you, you are making me blush Dragonfli Mar 2012 #31
In that case I'm even gladder 50000feet Mar 2012 #32
You should post more, we need people that will post straight up what they see and know Dragonfli Mar 2012 #33
Ooohhh... 50000feet Mar 2012 #39
exactly fascisthunter Mar 2012 #21
+1,000,000,000,000 chnoutte Mar 2012 #13
An outstanding graphic! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2012 #12
The Reagan Revolution. yardwork Mar 2012 #16
It doesn't get any clearer than that zeemike Mar 2012 #18
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Mar 2012 #19
This is why the sociopathic right wing HATES taxes fascisthunter Mar 2012 #20
sick, stupid and crazy zeemike Mar 2012 #22
fucking Gollums with their hope of a Precious fascisthunter Mar 2012 #23
It takes a while for things to trickle down I tell ya! Bosso 63 Mar 2012 #24
So easy, concise, and easy to understand. We need a Ross Perot charts and graphs type of campaign cyberpj Mar 2012 #25
I wonder why this is so hard for people to 'get' varelse Mar 2012 #26
Many are starting to get it, many more are still on the SOMA, OWS gets it ;-) Dragonfli Mar 2012 #28
OWS is the process of people getting it varelse Mar 2012 #45
chart is false bart95 Mar 2012 #34
Do you have a source to back up your 0.0% change claim? JBoy Mar 2012 #37
Maybe he is factoring in that our government 30+ years ago totally changed the way Elwood P Dowd Mar 2012 #40
That is a good point, is there any way to get a more valid comparison Dragonfli Mar 2012 #41
That graphic brings tears to my eyes lunatica Mar 2012 #35
Coincides Dyedinthewoolliberal Mar 2012 #36
Trickle down economics in action, when will both parties stop with the trickle down voodoo? Dragonfli Mar 2012 #42
What happened 2008-present? Zax2me Mar 2012 #43
I'd like to see it as well, from memory, I have seen figures that confirm the continuing trend Dragonfli Mar 2012 #44
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