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malaise

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12. The invasion of Iraq is the extreme end

Reply to ronnie624 (Reply #9)

Wed May 18, 2016, 05:23 AM

May 2016

Governments are overthrown across the globe, others face sabotage by their Chambers of Commerce on behalf of the corporate West and then there's just plain stealing at home and abroad.

And you're correct re the corrupt banks - then no one goes to prison because they finance the entire corrupt system.

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This is how corrupt our political system is. [View all] Uncle Joe May 2016 OP

Use your words maxsolomon May 2016 #1

Our corruption is much more sanitary than Nigeria's, much more polished and shiny with a Uncle Joe May 2016 #2

+1,000 malaise May 2016 #3

Thanks, malaise our corruption is enshrined with "American Exceptionalism," Uncle Joe May 2016 #5

Being less vulgar ronnie624 May 2016 #9

The invasion of Iraq is the extreme end malaise May 2016 #12

thanks for using your words. maxsolomon May 2016 #4

That's true maxsolomon but I believe we're at the apex of U.S. corruption carried in large part Uncle Joe May 2016 #6

So we are now supposed to be okay with being compared to other corrupt nations? Rex May 2016 #7

When you consider the influence the United States has on issues like trade, the environment, ohnoyoudidnt May 2016 #11

That video should be the lead story in the M$M...however we all know the plutocracy doesn't work Rex May 2016 #8

K&R Jeffersons Ghost May 2016 #10