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Hedges - Always On Target cantbeserious Aug 2015 #1
+1 Scuba Aug 2015 #95
So many willfully ignorant humans, chervilant Aug 2015 #2
+1000 nt abelenkpe Aug 2015 #7
Sadly, he may be correct. Live and Learn Aug 2015 #3
Me too! ananda Aug 2015 #11
"The very word “drought” is part of the deception, implying this is somehow reversible. It isn’t." < jtuck004 Aug 2015 #4
Perhaps a preamble to another "French" revolution. Augiedog Aug 2015 #5
I have thought that this may be the last time to use our pitchforks at the voting booth. libdem4life Aug 2015 #44
"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible make violent revolution inevitable." hifiguy Aug 2015 #61
Spot on hifiguy! punguin54 Aug 2015 #69
Never heard that one, but Amen to the wise JFK. That's why they took him from us. libdem4life Sep 2015 #109
K&R for visibility. nt tblue37 Aug 2015 #6
A strong tonic Fairgo Aug 2015 #8
And that about sums it up... IthinkThereforeIAM Aug 2015 #13
That's a lyrical way of saying we're fucked. pscot Aug 2015 #77
I was in a mood Fairgo Sep 2015 #103
Hedges just has to throw in a smear against Obama and Clinton using the same Trump broad stroke Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #9
I definitely agree with you. olegramps Aug 2015 #15
I'll give you a mulligan and assume you know nothing about Chris Hedges. marmar Aug 2015 #17
I read the article as far as the part I quoted, isn't that enough to know for the purposes of this thread? Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #18
Head Blecht Aug 2015 #35
Try reading some of his many books. Fuddnik Aug 2015 #56
I watch him nearly nightly and have had great respect for him. olegramps Aug 2015 #21
Are you confusing Chris Hedges with Chris Hayes? nt HomerRamone Aug 2015 #28
Thanks for the correction. olegramps Aug 2015 #30
He's basically saying that the entire system is corrupt and beyond redemption. PotatoChip Aug 2015 #29
I completely agree with your post. I believe what Hedges says is right on the money. rhett o rick Aug 2015 #33
Yes, I feel that we have absolutely nothing to lose at this point. PotatoChip Aug 2015 #36
We are in a do or die situation. Moving to a third party is sucide. The Democratic Party rhett o rick Aug 2015 #37
Yes, indeed! (nt) PotatoChip Aug 2015 #38
Yep. hifiguy Aug 2015 #65
I agree. Fuddnik Aug 2015 #57
I think Hedges likes Bernie Elmer S. E. Dump Aug 2015 #62
Hedges doesn't believe we can win playing the Oligarchs game. Obama and Clinton play rhett o rick Aug 2015 #68
I think this OP is a bit of an extremist alarmist rant passiveporcupine Aug 2015 #97
I agree. nm rhett o rick Aug 2015 #34
You have reading comprehension difficulties... haikugal Aug 2015 #23
It's not a direct attack. The word IF - a big word - makes it conditional at best. hifiguy Aug 2015 #78
It is because of profound cynicism that many of us have. zeemike Aug 2015 #19
"I'll take Nanette Fabre... Blus4u Aug 2015 #20
Agree! mountain grammy Aug 2015 #24
Phil Gramm? Penny Pritzker? Octafish Aug 2015 #32
Does the truth scare you? Unknown Beatle Aug 2015 #76
Hedges is after bigger game than Hillary pscot Aug 2015 #79
All that money looking for a new fix. raouldukelives Aug 2015 #10
This is why I'm for Sanders, and why I'm tilting at this windmill one more time. PatrickforO Aug 2015 #12
It reminds me of William Butler Yeats: tclambert Aug 2015 #14
One last time it remains to be seen does the truth work? gordianot Aug 2015 #16
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Good journaling of the crisis, almost nothing on what to do about it dreamnightwind Aug 2015 #25
Great post. I think there are a lot more like Sanders that are waiting to see if there really is rhett o rick Aug 2015 #40
I think the voters have spoken on this one dreamnightwind Aug 2015 #63
Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2015 #26
Things are falling apart. jalan48 Aug 2015 #27
An excellent description of the shitstorm that has arrived. blackspade Aug 2015 #31
Everyone should read this, and the comments following it Doctor_J Aug 2015 #39
Fuck Chris Hedges muriel_volestrangler Aug 2015 #41
Chris Hedges described how Hannah Arendt pegged our situation today. Octafish Aug 2015 #42
The OP is an anti-Democratic party article that has no place on a Democratic board muriel_volestrangler Aug 2015 #43
Justice doesn't take a back seat to my Party. Octafish Aug 2015 #46
Yup. Kinda sad. marmar Aug 2015 #47
SO what you are saying Octa, is that some here talk about people and not issues? Rex Aug 2015 #50
Hedges' party is not the Democratic party muriel_volestrangler Aug 2015 #53
Hedges believes in democracy, which is the most important thing to believe in... Octafish Aug 2015 #55
He's not that keen on small-d democracy either muriel_volestrangler Aug 2015 #59
Did you read it? dougolat Sep 2015 #99
Hedges' point is not Sanders' point; Hedges has condemned Sanders muriel_volestrangler Sep 2015 #101
More like a condemnation for an expressed promise to... dougolat Sep 2015 #104
ill-advised decision to validate the Democratic Party by becoming one of its presidential candidates muriel_volestrangler Sep 2015 #105
ALL of this. hifiguy Aug 2015 #70
Simple solution...don't read it... AOR Aug 2015 #48
And he's a known plagiarist, too. Warren DeMontague Aug 2015 #49
Do you believe that the Democratic Party is perfect as it is? bvar22 Aug 2015 #51
He's only interested in attacking the Democratic party muriel_volestrangler Aug 2015 #52
If Hillary is coronated as the nominee, bvar22 Aug 2015 #54
I thought 'PUMA' was a crap idea in 2008, and it would be crap in 2016 muriel_volestrangler Aug 2015 #58
I am not talking about Democrat v Republican, bvar22 Aug 2015 #64
And that is now the ONLY battleground that matters. hifiguy Aug 2015 #71
^^^this^^^ is the real war "Citizens v Oligarchy" L0oniX Aug 2015 #82
He hates the kitteh. L0oniX Aug 2015 #83
As a Bernie Sanders Group host, are you happy with Hedges' remarks about Sanders? muriel_volestrangler Aug 2015 #84
"If" he has a legit criticism of Bernie I have no problem with it being discussed. L0oniX Aug 2015 #85
No, I don't hang out there; but I'm surprised at a Bernie Sanders supporter muriel_volestrangler Aug 2015 #88
Is there any proof that "Bernie is just a sheepdog to herd the gullible progressives"??? L0oniX Aug 2015 #89
Hedges called Sanders a sheepdog; see #72 (nt) muriel_volestrangler Sep 2015 #100
He represents the "Underground" faction of the Democratic party. I believe he does belong here. corkhead Aug 2015 #93
Hedges is not in any faction of the Democrats. He wants the party gone muriel_volestrangler Sep 2015 #102
2008 was a gasp, the next one will be the death stroke. Rex Aug 2015 #45
No...much of the worlds problems are due to global capitalism on the march... AOR Aug 2015 #67
So....you would go with Marx and Engels plan? Already tried that. Doesn't work either. Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #74
The work of Marx and Engels are a guide and a foundation for the working class... AOR Aug 2015 #80
Had that pegged......! Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #86
Used to be the uber-rich were content with just all the physical toys and the simple pleasures of money. Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #73
I hope people take the time to read the whole thing Elmer S. E. Dump Aug 2015 #60
"He functions as a sheepdog to corral progressives, left-leaning progressives" muriel_volestrangler Aug 2015 #72
Funny how often the folks beseeching others to "read the article" have obviously not done so themselves. Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #75
And you still don't get it... AOR Aug 2015 #81
On the contrary, I welcome folks educated in Marxist lore and revolutionary zeal, it is the ID of Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #87
Marx and Engels have been dead a lot less than 200 years hifiguy Aug 2015 #90
Apologies to AOR poster for my dates of death....you make a valid point of surplus from labor. Capitalism Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #91
"Economically, overall things are not that bad" REALLY? RiverLover Sep 2015 #107
Gloom and doom is not for me! I remember 2008, for example. Remember that? I recall no time of economic perfection, but Fred Sanders Sep 2015 #108
People will get there on there own as material conditions dictate or they won't Fred... AOR Aug 2015 #92
I understand what you are saying, but a revolution, fascist or socialist needs one thing above all Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #94
Well I disagree that the economy is not broken... AOR Aug 2015 #96
Chris is correct, we must stop the neoliberalist march. Neoliberal = Nazi. Dont call me Shirley Aug 2015 #66
I really wonder if we are witnessing the fall of the American Republic. Kablooie Sep 2015 #98
Globally income equality is better than it has ever been. In the US it is almost as bad as pre-FDR pampango Sep 2015 #106
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