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JHan

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76. I feel the same rage but I keep telling myself:

Wed Dec 14, 2016, 09:39 PM

Dec 2016

There will always be contrarians and idiots running silly blogs and pontificating from FB pages. I occasionally read Greenwald, sometimes he makes good points sometimes not. I don't know who the other people are..

I also refuse to drink tea for Cornel West's Obama fever.

I reserve my anger for voters -low information voters. The sickening learned helplessness that is so pervasive which makes people treat their votes like it's nothing. This year voting for a third candidate was the most insane option and yet so many did and risked losing every bit of progress we made - and all because they surrendered their intellect to BS. I don't know what to do about voters who don't engage and question and think beyond the simple. We complain about politics and then act in ways which makes us vulnerable to con men, and then complain about politics , and the vicious cycle continues. I don't even know how you fix this, because no Politician is coming to save us, we have to save ourselves.

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Greenwald, Cole, W R Pitt, ...go on down the line [View all] SHRED Dec 2016 OP

I haven't read W.R. "24 Business Hours" Pitt in ages. duffyduff Dec 2016 #1

kudos UTUSN Dec 2016 #6

Yes, he did something inexcusible, and I said, "I'll never read that jerk again." And I haven't. NBachers Dec 2016 #24

Nobody is. LisaM Dec 2016 #28

E gods.. Benedict didn't seem like the best Pope.. seemed he Cha Dec 2016 #33

Sigh. I hear you. n/t LisaM Dec 2016 #2

And I'm a hardcore "Bernie Bro" (I hate that) SHRED Dec 2016 #4

Yep. I became a Precinct Committee-Person in my county to push and support Bernie, TonyPDX Dec 2016 #53

You guys are modeling important differences between Hortensis Dec 2016 #73

Ironic the POSUCS was all over a glitch in execellent coverage.... bettyellen Dec 2016 #3

This shouldn't be in the GD forum. Baitball Blogger Dec 2016 #5

Allies? SHRED Dec 2016 #8

Damn spell-checker. Baitball Blogger Dec 2016 #13

+1 tecelote Dec 2016 #29

And, I suggest you're dead on to call them out.. and I THANK YOU Cha Dec 2016 #34

Oh, Cha. You're better than this. Baitball Blogger Dec 2016 #45

Greenwald is an enemy. End of story. Cha Dec 2016 #46

Greenwald is right at this moment trying to deny Russia's meddling. DanTex Dec 2016 #10

I way I read it is he is denying that we have the whole story truebluegreen Dec 2016 #12

Same excuse that the climate deniers give. DanTex Dec 2016 #14

Except that Greenwald is a Paulite Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2016 #18

Hey that's what trump is doing and all the gop.. cept Lindsay and Cha Dec 2016 #31

Exactly. Thank you, Dan Cha Dec 2016 #35

Of course he is.. protecting Russia.. like he gives a shite if our Cha Dec 2016 #47

It really is possible that both things are true NastyRiffraff Dec 2016 #42

I'm just wondering why DUers waste their time fighting against progressives Baitball Blogger Dec 2016 #52

We discuss things, that's what we do in a discussion forum stevenleser Dec 2016 #69

You are going to have to define your terms a little more, before I can determine where Baitball Blogger Dec 2016 #72

Oh, you warned us? kcr Dec 2016 #49

Well, it was a fact that someone exploited. Baitball Blogger Dec 2016 #54

Ironically, W R Pitt called President Obama every vulgar name in the book because of the ACA, still_one Dec 2016 #7

Despicable SHRED Dec 2016 #9

Mahalo, stillone Cha Dec 2016 #30

Hello Cha still_one Dec 2016 #37

Pitt did his best NastyRiffraff Dec 2016 #43

The attacks on President Obama turned me off with respect to these authors Gothmog Dec 2016 #59

I actually don't consider Pitt to be an "author." cwydro Dec 2016 #66

I have never been impressed with Pitt's articles and works Gothmog Dec 2016 #74

yeah... also David Sirota and many lefties like him Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #11

it is? (there in their writings) hfojvt Dec 2016 #15

Here SHRED Dec 2016 #16

Just one facebook post from July 13th hfojvt Dec 2016 #22

I can't see it with Juan Cole muriel_volestrangler Dec 2016 #41

I remember WRP from the early days here and cared enough to PM him about the Texas summer heat.... Hekate Dec 2016 #32

I still have mixed feelings about the ACA hfojvt Dec 2016 #36

I wrote a long one in that thread too mcar Dec 2016 #51

many millions will lose their health coverage elmac Dec 2016 #17

We will lose our medicare as well. leftofcool Dec 2016 #19

When "God_Bush_And_Cheney" Andy was dying, Pitt questioned the validity of it The_Casual_Observer Dec 2016 #20

Belongs in 2016 Postmortem. n/t NRaleighLiberal Dec 2016 #21

Except Greenwald is a libertarian -- that doesn't make him left leaning. pnwmom Dec 2016 #23

Greenwald - Leaks to the WashPost About the CIAs Russia Beliefs Are No Substitute for Evidence TomCADem Dec 2016 #25

I called WRP on his sexism more than once. Even got him to change something. :o BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2016 #26

"Progressive" Cornel West Takes A Victory Lap After Helping Elect Donald Trump TomCADem Dec 2016 #27

Yeah...tRump is really going to help... SHRED Dec 2016 #56

I was struck by a point during the GE. JNelson6563 Dec 2016 #38

Greenwald has to help the man who's giving his best friend assylym (Putin/Snowden) Douglas Kawasaki Dec 2016 #39

You guys and your circular firing squad sellitman Dec 2016 #40

Enjoy your fried fish, then. You said long ago you quit the Democratic Party Tanuki Dec 2016 #50

Well looky there will ya SHRED Dec 2016 #55

You are correct. I quit in a fit of rage. sellitman Dec 2016 #57

If the people I listed are "our own"... SHRED Dec 2016 #61

Define bashing. sellitman Dec 2016 #65

he did not stand a chance either Skittles Dec 2016 #75

Don't play the game of defining what bashing means. They know full well. They wanted to do stevenleser Dec 2016 #71

They also consistently trashed President Obama during both MineralMan Dec 2016 #44

K&R mcar Dec 2016 #48

I worry for us all SHRED Dec 2016 #60

It terrifies me mcar Dec 2016 #62

Great post Gothmog Dec 2016 #58

Greenwald helped unleash Snowden. He is Assange's buddy too robbedvoter Dec 2016 #63

I see DU is more productive than ever... nt G_j Dec 2016 #64

LOL Will Pitt canetoad Dec 2016 #67

Pitt lost me with his used car salesman twaddle madokie Dec 2016 #68

They lead small and bitter lives and their writings show it. randome Dec 2016 #70

I feel the same rage but I keep telling myself: JHan Dec 2016 #76