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This country has become so angry. [View all] redstatebluegirl Feb 2015 OP
Financial pressures are affecting more people Kelvin Mace Feb 2015 #1
What is making folks fearful, then angry, is the fucking doom and gloom fear obssessed mass media. Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #23
So true. While much of the news is bad, it's presented in a fearful fashion. mountain grammy Feb 2015 #29
It is the military music and war imagery and endless loops of scary Muslims....what else did they expect? Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #30
You are so right. There is a right leaning talk show on late in my area. And his topic always GoneFishin Feb 2015 #50
The Corporate New Media created by Rupert Murdoch, which everyone else has copied. nt madinmaryland Feb 2015 #46
Reduce the resources available to a population hifiguy Feb 2015 #48
WHODOYOUTHINKYOUARETELLINGMEI'MANGRY!!!1!1111!!??? mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2015 #2
Astute observation. closeupready Feb 2015 #3
Perhaps due to NOTHING ever changing, due to being stuck in two party system run by corporations?? TheNutcracker Feb 2015 #4
And the corporatists PROFIT from fostering this hate and division in the electorate... cascadiance Feb 2015 #14
We have been getting hate education since before the 80s starting with Jerry Falwell and his ilk. jwirr Feb 2015 #5
5th rec - We're definitely on the edge of something. leveymg Feb 2015 #6
'Everyone' is angry Newsjock Feb 2015 #7
The scary question is what are we waiting for to explode. el_bryanto Feb 2015 #8
So you can imagine how cray-cray it is in Florida, Baitball Blogger Feb 2015 #9
Angry people don't think well n2doc Feb 2015 #10
"Anger makes you stupid..." alterfurz Feb 2015 #11
Fear and emotion. Which party stokes the and benefits from them? Got to admit they are good at it. pampango Feb 2015 #12
I've been saying that the right wing has 'weaponized' hatred! LongTomH Feb 2015 #13
+1000 kairos12 Feb 2015 #25
I've lost two LONG TIIME friends because of the bad economy. Manifestor_of_Light Feb 2015 #15
you didn't start recording and scream out "World Star!" snooper2 Feb 2015 #16
glad to hear the one guy was defending Muslims Enrique Feb 2015 #17
Anger wrought by oligarchs. nt valerief Feb 2015 #18
And their bought and sold mass media. And Fox. I am angry too, ever hear of it? Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #24
and it should be directed at them in the worst way. BobbyBoring Feb 2015 #27
Well, there's always been anger at one time or another Blue_Tires Feb 2015 #19
No, we've always been that angry. jeff47 Feb 2015 #20
Even if, that anger is being focused on a certain group, no? Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #31
It's always focused on a certain group. jeff47 Feb 2015 #33
Not to be cute about it, but you are not making your point clearly. Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #38
It may be a hate crime. My point is hate crimes are not unusual in our history. (nt) jeff47 Feb 2015 #39
Now I understand completely, thanks. So let it be investigated as one, right? History can guide us. Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #41
Hope you are prepared for when the RW loses it. ChosenUnWisely Feb 2015 #21
Prepared as in unsurprised? nt haikugal Feb 2015 #44
Good observations. K n R nt 99th_Monkey Feb 2015 #22
Sad samplegirl Feb 2015 #26
fuxx gnewz should be bombed out of existence as the seditious pile of bullshit it is. pansypoo53219 Feb 2015 #28
Death by FCC for FOX, where is my pen? Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #32
They're squeezing us until we pop Warpy Feb 2015 #34
And that's exactly how TPTB like it. cui bono Feb 2015 #35
IMHO, this country has always been angry. NOLALady Feb 2015 #36
distressing Skittles Feb 2015 #49
Quite often, anger, hatred and their concomitant passions are far more easily seen LanternWaste Feb 2015 #37
But,...I just heard Obama say the state of the union is strong! Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2015 #40
And I believe every word a politician says! bigwillq Feb 2015 #43
It looks like some have reversed the Golden Rule. lpbk2713 Feb 2015 #42
First rule of the neo-con... nt haikugal Feb 2015 #45
"both sides?" xfundy Feb 2015 #47
Uh, did you live through the Bush presidency? realFedUp Feb 2015 #51
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