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13. I agree that the 'tribe' nonsense is insulting and juvenile

Reply to ProSense (Reply #7)

Thu May 29, 2014, 09:33 AM

May 2014

. . . nothing more than an attempt to rationalize the poster's own particular bias. Being of several minds on the subject doesn't distinguish the poster at all; it just muddles the puddle where they stand.

I'm a full-on Snowden supporter, btw (Greenwald still suffers what almost every political writer does; he's hit and miss. Some good, some bad.)

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Snowden Supporters versus Obama Supporters - I don't want to join either of your tribes [View all] el_bryanto May 2014 OP

The reason ProSense May 2014 #1

And yet - I still don't to join your tribe. But I salute the speediness of your response. nt el_bryanto May 2014 #5

I don't belong to a "tribe," aka the "vast majority." LOL! n/t ProSense May 2014 #7

Oh clearly you do - but one of the articles of faith of your tribe is that you represent el_bryanto May 2014 #8

No, I don't. My theory ProSense May 2014 #10

That works too - whatever you need to tell yourself to convince yourself that your tribe el_bryanto May 2014 #12

I agree that the 'tribe' nonsense is insulting and juvenile bigtree May 2014 #13

Great response.... giftedgirl77 May 2014 #2

And the first damn response to your OP Capt. Obvious May 2014 #3

Hope you enjoyed it. Glad it caught your attention. n/t ProSense May 2014 #4

I don't read your posts Capt. Obvious May 2014 #6

"I just scroll past them. Usually it takes a while to scroll past," ProSense May 2014 #9

Not always Capt. Obvious May 2014 #11

A very reasonable post n/t malaise May 2014 #14

Well the loopy theories are kind of all one side. DirkGently May 2014 #15

McCain and Romney are low bars for Obama to reach Generic Other May 2014 #16