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Hissyspit

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21. You are saying no to violent revolution, and no to nonviolent resistance?

Reply to BKH70041 (Reply #12)

Thu Jul 31, 2014, 08:59 PM

Jul 2014

So do nothing?

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So I just created this bumper sticker� [View all] Jackpine Radical Jul 2014 OP

France: 1789 - Maybe they got it right? onehandle Jul 2014 #1

After their revolution they choose to have an Emperor rule them. rhett o rick Aug 2014 #58

Yes. They fucked right straight up. Enthusiast Aug 2014 #72

Peaceful people can't win a violent revolution w/o the help of a tyrant. nm rhett o rick Aug 2014 #73

There are clearly some plutocrats hifiguy Aug 2014 #61

That'd be too easy on them. I would sentence them to 10 years working at McDonald's for min wage.nm rhett o rick Aug 2014 #75

I would buy that. The historian in me is laughing, Madame DeFarge-like. nt msanthrope Jul 2014 #2

I'll wait for the follow-up bumper sticker BKH70041 Jul 2014 #3

I am not now, and never have, suggested that we ought to emulate the French style Jackpine Radical Jul 2014 #6

Be Careful What You Ask For BKH70041 Jul 2014 #12

You are saying no to violent revolution, and no to nonviolent resistance? Hissyspit Jul 2014 #21

I await, along with you Hissyspit... ReRe Jul 2014 #24

Yes, flip flop they do, young Padawan. NealK Aug 2014 #77

........ daleanime Aug 2014 #45

Our own revolution was not about re-distributing wealth, either. Or John Hancock merrily Aug 2014 #78

The rich stayed rich in the new US as well. Or, if they lost their money, it was because merrily Aug 2014 #79

Lets not forget Robespierre.... paleotn Jul 2014 #31

(We've already had Bush and the Reign of Error.........FWIW) lastlib Aug 2014 #57

Whoosh, right over the heads of 90% of the American populus NightWatcher Jul 2014 #4

30% of them are lost anyway. Jackpine Radical Jul 2014 #7

Nah, "Don't Eat The Rich. Eat Their Children" DinahMoeHum Jul 2014 #23

Before their children eat your children. merrily Aug 2014 #80

Yep. Us poor folks are tough and stringy. hifiguy Aug 2014 #62

The French CEO Severance Package alterfurz Jul 2014 #5

That is great!!!! kairos12 Jul 2014 #18

Off with his head!!!.... paleotn Jul 2014 #28

It worked for France! Hubert Flottz Aug 2014 #55

Bravo! LOL! hifiguy Aug 2014 #63

Heads on a pike... countryjake Jul 2014 #8

... TBF Jul 2014 #9

One day the Tea Baggers might wake up as to how they are fucked over and used ... RKP5637 Jul 2014 #10

I want that. BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2014 #11

LOL kairos12 Jul 2014 #17

... BrotherIvan Jul 2014 #22

Blanche, if that doesn't deserve a DUzy hifiguy Aug 2014 #64

Lolol! BlancheSplanchnik Aug 2014 #69

I want one!!! emsimon33 Jul 2014 #13

Me Too! Chasstev365 Jul 2014 #20

Are you selling? oldandhappy Jul 2014 #14

I want one too! Greybnk48 Jul 2014 #15

I will attach it to the back of my Tumbrel Cart. kairos12 Jul 2014 #16

DUzy! riqster Aug 2014 #33

Thread Win! nt msanthrope Aug 2014 #40

The collective answer is that if there is demand, I'll get more made & sell them. Jackpine Radical Jul 2014 #19

Not very complicated homegirl Aug 2014 #59

Less subtle bumper sticker jonjensen Jul 2014 #25

Or a chicken voting for Colonel Sanders. hifiguy Aug 2014 #65

I like it - it's like this ad seen in recent months in an NYC subway car: LiberalElite Jul 2014 #26

That must have been lying around in my unconscious for a while-- Jackpine Radical Aug 2014 #56

That's priceless, Jackpine ReRe Jul 2014 #27

I like it. nt Sarah Ibarruri Jul 2014 #29

I'll see your bumper sticker and raise you 90-percent Jul 2014 #30

What is an un-corrupt sociopath? Jackpine Radical Jul 2014 #32

One that is broke? riqster Aug 2014 #34

Hahahah! loudsue Aug 2014 #47

No, that would be a DESPERATE sociopath, likely driven Jackpine Radical Aug 2014 #52

Or an unsuccessfully corrupt one. :-) riqster Aug 2014 #53

that's excellent, I like it. 2banon Aug 2014 #50

Dat's a good one! Enthusiast Aug 2014 #74

TL;DR MineralMan Aug 2014 #35

SAS;LF Jackpine Radical Aug 2014 #36

I'm completely stumped at that one. MineralMan Aug 2014 #38

Short Attention Span; Lost Focus Jackpine Radical Aug 2014 #39

I like it. MineralMan Aug 2014 #41

I had to Google TL;DR, btw. Jackpine Radical Aug 2014 #42

I know. It's weird how much the language has MineralMan Aug 2014 #43

The acronyms are enough to make you crazy-- Jackpine Radical Aug 2014 #49

When you line me up against the wall, please aim for the head... brooklynite Aug 2014 #37

It's not mere wealth that makes an aristocrat. Jackpine Radical Aug 2014 #46

"The proletariate" doesn't exist in the US brooklynite Aug 2014 #48

Yeah, yeah. Jackpine Radical Aug 2014 #51

That Steinbeck quote is one of the wisest things hifiguy Aug 2014 #66

That Steinbeck quote is embarrassingly accurate. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2014 #68

never saw it coming ! padruig Aug 2014 #44

I love it! Hubert Flottz Aug 2014 #54

Hahahahahahaha! DeSwiss Aug 2014 #60

Perfect. "Poor old Marat, the people call ...... we want out revolution, and we want it NOW!" marble falls Aug 2014 #67

It goes well with my long standing SIG Line, Jackpine ! RagAss Aug 2014 #70

Kicked and recommended! Enthusiast Aug 2014 #71

Lol, K&R! NealK Aug 2014 #76

I don't get it. merrily Aug 2014 #81