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JDPriestly

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7. Our biggest threat is corruption.

Reply to cali (Reply #5)

Sun Jun 1, 2014, 09:53 AM

Jun 2014

And the corruption is due to insiders never criticizing insiders. See Elizabeth Warren's book A Fighting Chance page 106.

She was warned by Larry Summers that to be an insider, you must not criticize insiders. I guess that is one bit of advice she ignored. Since we on DU are underground and therefore, by definition, outsiders, it's our job to criticize.

Thank God for outsiders. Think how corrupt our government would be without them.

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Americans -- Courage is in our DNA. [View all] JDPriestly Jun 2014 OP

Courage, JD... Leopolds Ghost Jun 2014 #1

Nice post JDP defacto7 Jun 2014 #2

Modern Americans are a soft, feckless bunch. Katashi_itto Jun 2014 #3

Same here, and I think the same things JDP. Waiting For Everyman Jun 2014 #4

Thank you. Very inspiring post. JDPriestly Jun 2014 #6

I really like your op, but.... cali Jun 2014 #5

Our biggest threat is corruption. JDPriestly Jun 2014 #7

and global climate change and an oligarchy and the never ending wars cali Jun 2014 #8

Yes. Those are the big three. Sometimes I focus on one. Sometimes on another. JDPriestly Jun 2014 #9

the courage of my Unionist ancestors in the midst of plantation country inspires me carolinayellowdog Jun 2014 #10

Thanks for that post. Wish I knew more about that. JDPriestly Jun 2014 #11

this is kind of too american exceptionalist for me. nt m-lekktor Jun 2014 #12

Sorry to offend, but I am very American. JDPriestly Jun 2014 #13

Recommended. H2O Man Jun 2014 #14

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #15

"Courage" has been replaced with flag waving, America Love It Or Leave It, bluster. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2014 #16