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22. The French aristocracy never saw it coming either. Neither did the Romanoffs etc.

Sat Jul 5, 2014, 07:32 PM

Jul 2014

They never do, even if one of their own - as recently happened - sounds the alarm loud and clear. They are blind with hubris and greed, and ultimately with fear of what they know somewhere down deep is coming. But they respond with denial until the whole thing blows up in their faces, as it surely will. Hard rain's gonna fall one of these days...

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Shame on you America [View all] sheshe2 Jul 2014 OP

Thank you, my dear sheshe2. CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2014 #1

I understand what you are saying yeoman6987 Jul 2014 #3

We certainly can cut something out of the budget. CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2014 #7

We have that money already spent whenever the 1 percent is finally taxed more yeoman6987 Jul 2014 #10

WRONG!!!! 100 % WRONG!!!! Moostache Jul 2014 #16

The French aristocracy never saw it coming either. Neither did the Romanoffs etc. IrishAyes Jul 2014 #22

Really? To me it looks more Orwellian; "The proles will never revolt..." The French/Russians didn't genwah Jul 2014 #32

The ramifications are endless, are they not? IrishAyes Jul 2014 #46

Masses of people are getting more and more pissed off each day with the calculated greed and RKP5637 Jul 2014 #27

Well said! Very well said, thank you! mountain grammy Jul 2014 #31

"Choose 1%, but choose wisely..." sheshe2 Jul 2014 #47

They should have thought of that before they started two counterproductive unnecessary Enthusiast Jul 2014 #65

That would be a start yeoman6987 Jul 2014 #97

It's not the just the 1%. it's the companies they own s well that don't pay taxes. lark Jul 2014 #78

It you are going to do this yeoman6987 Jul 2014 #79

"Only 49 percent of the United States Citizens pay Income Tax" awoke_in_2003 Jul 2014 #81

Yes it is yeoman6987 Jul 2014 #82

How am I screaming... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2014 #83

I was not using a right win talking point yeoman6987 Jul 2014 #84

If you want to save the US, stop using right wing talking points laundry_queen Jul 2014 #99

Ok. yeoman6987 Jul 2014 #103

Not to be childish, but WERE TOO! BillZBubb Jul 2014 #101

Blasted? Yes, you deserve it. Thanks for the Republican talking points. I never hear enough of them. Enthusiast Jul 2014 #98

Think you are missing the bigger picture lark Jul 2014 #113

What a load of crap. NealK Jul 2014 #95

We could do something about christx30 Jul 2014 #55

How about we start by taking away their control over our government and media! Dustlawyer Jul 2014 #59

Well said! Take away their control over our government and media. Enthusiast Jul 2014 #67

When we get OUR Representatives in office and a non-corporate Prez, we revamp the FCC, Dustlawyer Jul 2014 #74

+1! Enthusiast Jul 2014 #76

Wish I could cast my vote for you. Enthusiast Jul 2014 #64

Like maybe the billions of dollars F-35? trof Jul 2014 #15

And the thing isn't even a good plane. Enthusiast Jul 2014 #66

The choking debt problem can be taken care of fairly easily by PatrickforO Jul 2014 #85

As long as we are going there, can we get rid of you? I am sure you are using more resources than jtuck004 Jul 2014 #88

Thanks Peggy. sheshe2 Jul 2014 #5

You're welcome! CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2014 #9

Truth! Skidmore Jul 2014 #2

"Shame on you America" is right. Those children should be welcomed as refugees, not Louisiana1976 Jul 2014 #4

All they see is our brown skin, nothing else matters. giftedgirl77 Jul 2014 #6

Sad but there are many new Americans with brown skins out there protesting safe harbor for these kelliekat44 Jul 2014 #8

They were paid — did you see the one with the bullhorn? brush Jul 2014 #42

Of course they were paid. Enthusiast Jul 2014 #68

Ding, ding, ding! My sentiments exactly. LoisB Jul 2014 #24

+1 Lady Freedom Returns Jul 2014 #11

In the late 1950's into the 1960's U.S. families took in Cuban refugee children... Tikki Jul 2014 #12

K&R Scuba Jul 2014 #13

K&R but there were PLENTY of those people back then. NYC Liberal Jul 2014 #14

I wonder if littlemissmartypants Jul 2014 #17

That or they watch far to much Faux News. sheshe2 Jul 2014 #21

Well, that and a lot of the 2/3 who can read don't. genwah Jul 2014 #33

Excellent point. littlemissmartypants Jul 2014 #43

Ain't that sumpthin'? I was ten years old in 1968 Chicago. DNC, Daley's cops beatin' on who genwah Jul 2014 #54

Nothing. littlemissmartypants Jul 2014 #56

I breathe your air and your moon is my moon. littlemissmartypants Jul 2014 #18

Should we really expect Americans to accept non-American when they despise littlemissmartypants Jul 2014 #19

Off to the greatest with you love. eom littlemissmartypants Jul 2014 #20

Those were WHITE kids in WWII. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2014 #23

Skin color is wrong, they do not speak English, some are concerned about "diseases", but mostly they TNNurse Jul 2014 #92

In California racism against "Mexicans" is as bad as racism against blacks in the Deep South. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2014 #96

Pretty sad for a deep blue state. yeoman6987 Jul 2014 #114

It's in pockets here and there. Orange County was a good example.... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2014 #115

i agree! m-lekktor Jul 2014 #25

I wonder if skin is in the equation? Hmmmmm ....... marble falls Jul 2014 #26

I wonder who has littlemissmartypants Jul 2014 #53

k&r n/t pleinair Jul 2014 #28

I think the govt ought do much more than de-planing and dumping. WinkyDink Jul 2014 #29

K & R Iliyah Jul 2014 #30

These are refugees! Refugees from starvation, poverty and violence. We MUST take them in. mountain grammy Jul 2014 #34

Actually Shame on the Scum who call themselves "Christians" and act like they represent America.. Cha Jul 2014 #35

Absolutely perfect Cha! sheshe2 Jul 2014 #38

Back then it was considered the right thing to do. herding cats Jul 2014 #36

Why do conservatives love dictators beyond our borders? SleeplessinSoCal Jul 2014 #37

Which dictators beyond our boarders hughee99 Jul 2014 #93

most of them SleeplessinSoCal Jul 2014 #100

I was reading from another thread that instability in Guatamala, El Salvador and Nicaragua hughee99 Jul 2014 #104

Guatemala is run by a former Military leader and assassin SleeplessinSoCal Jul 2014 #107

Yes, and Nicaragua is run by Daniel Ortega, who if I recall, is not a favorite of the conservatives. hughee99 Jul 2014 #108

My question still stands though SleeplessinSoCal Jul 2014 #111

Yes they have made a mess of it, hughee99 Jul 2014 #112

We cannot solve other countries' problems perdita9 Jul 2014 #39

Yeah, but... Rantzid Jul 2014 #49

+1 an entire shit load. Enthusiast Jul 2014 #69

Stop infantalizing Latin American countries perdita9 Jul 2014 #70

we deserve a lot of blame noiretextatique Jul 2014 #77

Oh, please! perdita9 Jul 2014 #87

Do you know anything about the history of the US in Central America? Comrade Grumpy Jul 2014 #91

"They put the Catholic Church in charge." Comrade Grumpy Jul 2014 #89

Don't confuse him with the facts! BillZBubb Jul 2014 #102

Yeah, I know perdita9 Jul 2014 #109

We can't solve our own problems. davidthegnome Jul 2014 #58

I don't support open borders perdita9 Jul 2014 #71

An invasion? davidthegnome Jul 2014 #80

Emma Lazarus wrote a poem, not US policy perdita9 Jul 2014 #86

If you support immigration reform, you better talk to the Republicans. Comrade Grumpy Jul 2014 #90

Republicans aren't going to listen to me perdita9 Jul 2014 #110

It's a shame Jamaal510 Jul 2014 #40

Thousands of Japanese Americans were emprisoned in camps. Mass Jul 2014 #41

Thank you for expressing citizen blues Jul 2014 #44

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jul 2014 #45

What should we do? Take them in? I think some will be abused and such here. mackerel Jul 2014 #48

Sadly, the key word there is "Europe," i.e., white Personal Damon Jul 2014 #50

K & R , selfishness and greediness seems to have become the norm for far too many, it's incredibly AuntPatsy Jul 2014 #51

The difference is Drale Jul 2014 #52

LOL at shaming a lack of (conveniently limited) empathy! flvegan Jul 2014 #57

Amen.... daleanime Jul 2014 #60

K&R napkinz Jul 2014 #61

nevermind that the cause of their poverty is often large american multinationals. redruddyred Jul 2014 #62

But them WWII children wasn't Mesicans. Enthusiast Jul 2014 #63

K&R Katashi_itto Jul 2014 #72

Preach it. K&R nt TBF Jul 2014 #73

my sentiments exactly hopemountain Jul 2014 #75

evere read the book NONE IS TOO MANY riverbendviewgal Jul 2014 #94

Right on the point. ismnotwasm Jul 2014 #105

Thank you for the link, ism. sheshe2 Jul 2014 #106