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99th_Monkey

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20. + 1000 - well said. nt

Reply to JDPriestly (Reply #18)

Tue Sep 4, 2012, 03:10 AM

Sep 2012

and I've only read the first half so far .... lol ...

btw .. do you have connections in Oregon?
as in being politically active in Portland during 60s?

have I already asked you this?
If so ...sorry ... but I'm "old"
and have a good excuse.

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Barbara Ehrenreich - Smile or Die: How Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Undermined America [View all] limpyhobbler Sep 2012 OP

Brilliant stuff. Bozvotros Sep 2012 #1

This is like herman cain saying "It's your fault you can't find a job." Manifestor_of_Light Sep 2012 #2

well done! good advocate for more collective "realism" rather than current mass "delusions" BREMPRO Sep 2012 #3

Pithy stuff Populist_Prole Sep 2012 #4

Oprah really annoys me with her power of positive thinking crap. fasttense Sep 2012 #5

K&R Solly Mack Sep 2012 #6

K&R. Great video. nt raccoon Sep 2012 #7

duh... 3128 Sep 2012 #8

K&R valerief Sep 2012 #9

K&R for Realism drm604 Sep 2012 #10

Reeeeeeally important. This is so basic to most problems we face today. Unfortunately, Gregorian Sep 2012 #11

You may also like 99th_Monkey Sep 2012 #15

Chris Hedges is on the top of my list. Gregorian Sep 2012 #17

Read this in Harper's a few years ago... CanSocDem Sep 2012 #12

"We do have power. We have COLLECTIVE power ... 99th_Monkey Sep 2012 #14

I did not understand Ehrenreich to be throwing up her hands and saying we have JDPriestly Sep 2012 #18

+ 1000 - well said. nt 99th_Monkey Sep 2012 #20

Sorry. I was not in Portland in the 1960s. JDPriestly Sep 2012 #21

Good answer. CanSocDem Sep 2012 #22

This is an awesomely important piece of work. Thanks Barbara! 99th_Monkey Sep 2012 #13

Thanks for that quote from Chris Hedges. JDPriestly Sep 2012 #19

That is some very good advice, and timely too. Thanx. 99th_Monkey Sep 2012 #23

Always thought the Secret was a load of crap! nt Quixote1818 Sep 2012 #16

I agree with Ms. Ehrenreich.... DeSwiss Sep 2012 #24

Attraction freedom fighter jh Sep 2012 #25

If thinking things made them come true, Kurovski Sep 2012 #26