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Viva_Daddy

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2. Clearly, hatred of the President has metastisized to infect the whole system.

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Thu Jun 5, 2014, 11:51 AM

Jun 2014

Even if everything said about Sgt Bergdahl is true (and I'm sure it's not), extending the criticism to the parents is entirely off-base and disgusting.

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America...what the hell is wrong with us? [View all] babylonsister Jun 2014 OP

It is hard to not think of a substantial proportion of my fellow Americans n2doc Jun 2014 #1

I think they are mentally ill csziggy Jun 2014 #5

And yet, there are so many of them Demeter Jun 2014 #10

On one level, yes I think mental illness can be contagious csziggy Jun 2014 #14

FOX "News" clearly demonstrates mental illness to be contagious Alex P Notkeaton Jun 2014 #26

"Adjustment" to a crazy society necessitates Jackpine Radical Jun 2014 #27

There are NOT that many of them. The just own a disproportionate part of the media. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2014 #18

Emotionally ill Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2014 #20

Hannah Arendt's famous phrase "the banality of evil" KamaAina Jun 2014 #21

There is segment of the population that will always be this. cilla4progress Jun 2014 #28

Clearly, hatred of the President has metastisized to infect the whole system. Viva_Daddy Jun 2014 #2

8 years conservative Republicans (Bush years) self-centered and Godless manipulated mess Stargazer99 Jun 2014 #3

God has nothing to do with it other than politicians hypocritically using religion to buy votes. nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2014 #22

For this issue, it really does come down to party politics mindwalker_i Jun 2014 #4

I don't recognize my alsame Jun 2014 #6

With all this hatred ginned up, Bergdahl's and his family's lives could be in danger Blaukraut Jun 2014 #7

And you can thank fake news and their crazed allies alongwith corporate media Iliyah Jun 2014 #8

Vicious, Noisy Idiots Leith Jun 2014 #9

Our country's superpower mentality are clouding our thoughts. TRoN33 Jun 2014 #11

In a fair world beemer27 Jun 2014 #12

Republican death panel.... Uben Jun 2014 #13

We've turned into a disgusting country. Fuddnik Jun 2014 #15

The sound and fury of a bunch of idiots deutsey Jun 2014 #16

We are a nation of (mostly) uncaring idiots. nt City Lights Jun 2014 #17

"When will enough people say, �Stop this madness; we don�t have to live like this?�" deutsey Jun 2014 #19

I feel very sorry for the Sgt. Bergdahl and his family. totodeinhere Jun 2014 #23

No I say about 1/2 our Nation is uncaring.. it just seems like more because the corpmediawhore$ Cha Jun 2014 #24

k&r n/t RainDog Jun 2014 #25

Mostly Fox "News" and hate radio Doctor_J Jun 2014 #29

I've grown to look at the Average American as nothing more than scum. I have no idea what happened Katashi_itto Jun 2014 #30