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Initech

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17. Easy answer: We're burnt out.

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Thu Mar 24, 2016, 08:47 PM

Mar 2016

We're tired of Wall St. bleeding us dry, and we're tired of our do nothing government doing nothing. Actually they do less than nothing. Then we get shit like Flint's water crisis and there's no convictions or indictments or anything. The criminals in power get off scot free and continue to get off scot free. And even if we do elect Bernie Sanders and he has a super majority in Congress do you think they will treat him any differently than they treated Obama? Do you expect things will get done overnight?

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America To Establishment: Who The Hell Are You People? [View all] Purveyor Mar 2016 OP

Good post. nt ladjf Mar 2016 #1

Hmm... mehneh Mar 2016 #2

Ah, yes, the sensible woodchuck. "Idealists" however is generous, in that it is not totally merrily Mar 2016 #3

Hahaha mehneh Mar 2016 #4

Do you consider the followin "ideals"? bvar22 Mar 2016 #35

Profiles in Courage noretreatnosurrender Mar 2016 #5

"go along to get along" is another way of saying the same people. mehneh Mar 2016 #7

The problem is that people generally think their own congresscritters are OK, especially Warpy Mar 2016 #6

Actually that probably isn't true. zalinda Mar 2016 #9

I agree, but I just posted about this in another thread. passiveporcupine Mar 2016 #12

Because jello Mar 2016 #31

/This/ Scuba Mar 2016 #32

Actually it bloody well is Warpy Mar 2016 #16

Go out and ask some people in a supermarket zalinda Mar 2016 #26

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then you didn't experience or live thru 1968! jello Mar 2016 #30

A long held Republican belief is that, "What is good for business (Wall St.) is good for America". jalan48 Mar 2016 #8

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K&R zentrum Mar 2016 #13

Establishment to America: ram2008 Mar 2016 #14

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Easy answer: We're burnt out. Initech Mar 2016 #17

You nailed it SmittynMo Mar 2016 #20

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This is what so few people understand this election cycle. basselope Mar 2016 #19

K&R. Take the TV & Internet pacifiers away, and people might take to the streets more. appalachiablue Mar 2016 #21

I have to agree with you. Thespian2 Mar 2016 #22

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I Love jello Mar 2016 #29

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