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zentrum

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100. Funny, I live there too
Sun Jan 24, 2016, 10:33 PM
Jan 2016

…..and yet I understand completely what this poster is saying.

In fact, in NY, the elite is up close and personal. No doubt at all about its bubble characteristics.

I think hate and rage is too strong of a word. Utter disgust, definitely. n/t Skwmom Jan 2016 #1
I had the same reaction farleftlib Jan 2016 #4
I live in NY, not a bubble. hrmjustin Jan 2016 #2
NY is a bubble, or at least NYC is. Odin2005 Jan 2016 #3
Have you been here? hrmjustin Jan 2016 #5
No, but I have heard plenty of stuff about how insular... Odin2005 Jan 2016 #8
So you judge us by what you "heard". hrmjustin Jan 2016 #9
They been listening to Ted Cruz n/t doc03 Jan 2016 #14
Lol yes. hrmjustin Jan 2016 #17
No. ChairmanAgnostic Jan 2016 #69
Have you ever met Bernie? You judge him freely and frequently without even knowing the man. Ed Suspicious Jan 2016 #36
No he hasn't come for tea time. hrmjustin Jan 2016 #40
Tea time? sulphurdunn Jan 2016 #76
I try! hrmjustin Jan 2016 #77
That is all one can do, really. sulphurdunn Jan 2016 #83
I love tea! mcar Jan 2016 #118
That makes no sense. You don't judge Hillary? Rose Siding Jan 2016 #82
Ed is using irony to point out hypocrisy...and doing a good job of it. Bubzer Jan 2016 #123
yup Skittles Jan 2016 #87
and some folks have the audacity to tell other folks that they live in a bubble, when by all still_one Jan 2016 #154
You've never been there but you "heard" the people there are in a bubble? Empowerer Jan 2016 #50
You need to schedule a trip to NYC GP6971 Jan 2016 #72
I was speaking more of their reputation for thinking they are the center of the world... Odin2005 Jan 2016 #78
"Simply everyone who is anyone is here!" Warren DeMontague Jan 2016 #20
And? hrmjustin Jan 2016 #23
No, no bubbles here. Warren DeMontague Jan 2016 #38
I have been to NYC, and while I love it, SheilaT Jan 2016 #73
I've been there. MrChuck Jan 2016 #86
Since NYC has been Disneyfied RoccoR5955 Jan 2016 #109
I live in NY RoccoR5955 Jan 2016 #106
Do you people have any clue Cosmocat Jan 2016 #157
People here in Middle America being annoyed at Big City arrogance is "conservative", now? Odin2005 Jan 2016 #166
So, to be clear Cosmocat Jan 2016 #168
Those shock jocks repeat it because there is a ring of truth to it. Odin2005 Jan 2016 #169
Its bullshit Cosmocat Jan 2016 #170
Do you think the Populist Party 120 years ago was in a bubble? Odin2005 Jan 2016 #171
In all big cities, sulphurdunn Jan 2016 #74
Yes but most of NYC residents are not rich. hrmjustin Jan 2016 #80
And they don't live in bubbles. sulphurdunn Jan 2016 #88
Ok but most of us are all working stiffs. hrmjustin Jan 2016 #90
Wherever we live, sulphurdunn Jan 2016 #105
This interests me. phylny Jan 2016 #85
I was raised in a large west coast city. sulphurdunn Jan 2016 #102
I'm probably not far from you, phylny Jan 2016 #111
The one thing diversity and big cities do sulphurdunn Jan 2016 #116
Funny, I live there too zentrum Jan 2016 #100
I live in a wofking class neighborhood so i don't run into elites much. hrmjustin Jan 2016 #101
And do you travel around zentrum Jan 2016 #121
I go to church in the village so I am very aware of what the rich have done there. hrmjustin Jan 2016 #122
Then I'm baffled zentrum Jan 2016 #172
True. It's so many bubbles it qualifies as foam. Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2016 #108
LOL! TransitJohn Jan 2016 #115
Politicians who speak to "rage" are called ideologues. And yes, that's what Sanders is. KittyWampus Jan 2016 #6
Well said! hrmjustin Jan 2016 #7
And Hillary WILL survive the "right-wing attack machine"? Odin2005 Jan 2016 #12
Ya think a Socialist will n/t doc03 Jan 2016 #19
Yes, because he will offer a clear moral and policy alternative, Warren DeMontague Jan 2016 #21
He has about as much chance getting any of his pie doc03 Jan 2016 #25
NO WE CAN'T! NO WE CAN'T! Odin2005 Jan 2016 #27
because obviously, Hillary cannot run on the issues. Warren DeMontague Jan 2016 #34
Uplifting, isn't it? John Poet Jan 2016 #81
And what's Hillary going to get passed with the GOP congress? More money for the drug war? Warren DeMontague Jan 2016 #41
Pie in the sky you say? retrowire Jan 2016 #63
I bought a couple of tickets in the last big go-'round Android3.14 Jan 2016 #107
What is Hillary going to get Republicans to agree with her on? LondonReign2 Jan 2016 #156
Socialist is not a dirty word, anymore... Odin2005 Jan 2016 #26
She has for decades KittyWampus Jan 2016 #131
She already has for 2 decades redstateblues Jan 2016 #132
She already has - for at least 20 years. Lil Missy Jan 2016 #155
Instead of being despised now like h. nt artislife Jan 2016 #30
Hillary is despised NOW.... John Poet Jan 2016 #84
99% spot on Cosmocat Jan 2016 #158
everyone i know is for bernie or trump restorefreedom Jan 2016 #10
This is going to be the biggest election for a long time. Odin2005 Jan 2016 #18
definitely. popcorn makers, take notice! nt restorefreedom Jan 2016 #28
Presto Hot Air popper is on standby! Karma13612 Jan 2016 #71
yum....and go bernie! nt restorefreedom Jan 2016 #126
Every one you know? murielm99 Jan 2016 #103
hillary has a LOT less support restorefreedom Jan 2016 #127
You are pretty self-rightous.........Making up likes about Hillary and her supporters. Shame on you riversedge Jan 2016 #11
The only liar here is Hillary. Odin2005 Jan 2016 #13
You got alerted. Aerows Jan 2016 #47
Wow, some people have thin skins! Odin2005 Jan 2016 #52
I guess alerter doesn't know that Hillary IS a liar. hobbit709 Jan 2016 #56
True, that. ChairmanAgnostic Jan 2016 #70
It's hard to see the "little, insignificant" flyover people from midtown manhattan, dahh-ling. Warren DeMontague Jan 2016 #15
Somebody tell that to hrmjustin! Odin2005 Jan 2016 #22
Maybe you live in a bubble and NYC is more than Manhattan. hrmjustin Jan 2016 #31
America is not NYC. NYC is not America Health Wagon Jan 2016 #60
What are we then? hrmjustin Jan 2016 #62
That's your problem right there. Health Wagon Jan 2016 #66
We don't claim to be all that is America. hrmjustin Jan 2016 #67
NYC is not America? Skittles Jan 2016 #89
No no, I'm saying NYC is not just America. Health Wagon Jan 2016 #96
I don't think ANYONE said that Skittles Jan 2016 #124
could not be any more wrong taught_me_patience Jan 2016 #16
This sounds a lot like "OMG, we can't talk about class warfare, it's divisive!!!" Odin2005 Jan 2016 #24
Something uplifting like this perhaps? Fumesucker Jan 2016 #32
NO WE CAN'T grasswire Jan 2016 #55
I'm sure you don't see that the exact same argument can be made about Sanders supporters right? mythology Jan 2016 #29
The only people I know who like Hillary are... Odin2005 Jan 2016 #33
Baloney. That's apathy and ignorance. babylonsister Jan 2016 #42
Ah, the Pauline Kael effect (nt) Recursion Jan 2016 #65
This older middle class woman does not like Hillary. SheilaT Jan 2016 #75
This older, upper-middle-class woman supports phylny Jan 2016 #93
Condescending B.S. Beacool Jan 2016 #130
The truth hurts. Odin2005 Jan 2016 #137
The hate towards the "establishment" is not by Hillary or her supporters. Thinkingabout Jan 2016 #35
We are all in bubbles Kalidurga Jan 2016 #37
There is some truth in what you say. OrwellwasRight Jan 2016 #39
I live in Vermont handmade34 Jan 2016 #43
Exactly! n/t phylny Jan 2016 #94
I am voting Bernie Cosmocat Jan 2016 #159
I'm feeling another McGovern/Dukakis landslide if Sanders' supporters prevail. n/t Hoyt Jan 2016 #44
It is not 1972. Odin2005 Jan 2016 #46
It's 2016 and not much has changed. Your post does not support your argument. Hoyt Jan 2016 #51
The independents I know like Sanders more than they like Hillary. Odin2005 Jan 2016 #54
I'm feeling a Mondale disaster if Hillary is nominated... John Poet Jan 2016 #91
Do you judge people by their spouse, and what has Clinton been indicated for? Hoyt Jan 2016 #112
I would expect to hear a RW or Fox says things like that--not a DU member. Shameful riversedge Jan 2016 #125
I would expect to hear "Fox says" when Hillary talks John Poet Jan 2016 #139
Count on it redstateblues Jan 2016 #133
You desribed my whole 840high Jan 2016 #45
What I find interesting is the difference sadoldgirl Jan 2016 #48
The establishment doesn't get it because they imagine themselves so lovable. nt mhatrw Jan 2016 #49
They is Lovable don't cha'know, they try tell us everyday, read about it in their top dollar outlets nolabels Jan 2016 #64
they see themselves as our bosses and representatives--of ALL the people, from commoner randos MisterP Jan 2016 #79
Hello? MrWendel Jan 2016 #53
Supporters of Sanders are not low information. Why do you think they are so disgusted? n/t Skwmom Jan 2016 #57
You misread what I posted. Odin2005 Jan 2016 #58
You are right. I did. Sorry about that. n/t Skwmom Jan 2016 #148
Will you vote for Trump? Renew Deal Jan 2016 #59
Fuck no, of course not! Odin2005 Jan 2016 #61
The System IS Rigged gordyfl Jan 2016 #68
Glad to see that you identify your candidate with Trump Tarc Jan 2016 #92
Thanks for showing that you don't get it. Odin2005 Jan 2016 #95
Being angry isn't a quality that I look for in a president Tarc Jan 2016 #97
A bubble of money most likely. fbc Jan 2016 #98
The strongest bubble there is. Odin2005 Jan 2016 #99
It's more like a dank, dark cave than a bubble Proserpina Jan 2016 #104
Damn right they do. RoccoR5955 Jan 2016 #110
"Many are only concerned to get a female as president." Exactly! Odin2005 Jan 2016 #135
Hillary would THUMP TRUMP. You are saying things that are FLAWED on so many levels. RBInMaine Jan 2016 #113
I do not think that the word "hate" is too strong... SoapBox Jan 2016 #114
It is not just her supporters. The Ironworkers here in MN jwirr Jan 2016 #117
As a Minnesotan that is really disappointing. Odin2005 Jan 2016 #147
Yes, for me also. Friends said that you have to be at the jwirr Jan 2016 #162
I disagree that Trump could beat Hillary Jack Rabbit Jan 2016 #119
oh my god! The hate, and rage and anger over Hillary Clinton is very apparent here on du. Lil Missy Jan 2016 #120
The far right and far left EQUALLY live in their respective bubbles. Dawson Leery Jan 2016 #128
Bernie would be considered a centrist in Europe. Odin2005 Jan 2016 #136
exactly! and both ends are equally destructive. Lil Missy Jan 2016 #138
A drowning person will drag you down with them, not deliberately but out of desperation Fumesucker Jan 2016 #140
and none of that is in conflict with Hillary Clinton's goals for the nation. Lil Missy Jan 2016 #141
Hillary's idea of "dead broke" and actual dead broke are two entirely different things Fumesucker Jan 2016 #145
You make mountains out of molehills. Lil Missy Jan 2016 #149
It's not all relative Fumesucker Jan 2016 #151
I think that Sanders' supporters are the ones living in a bubble. Beacool Jan 2016 #129
+1 Dawson Leery Jan 2016 #134
I get the feeling they shuttle from climate controlled buildings raouldukelives Jan 2016 #142
Those in glass houses ... Cosmocat Jan 2016 #143
Well said Beaverhausen Jan 2016 #152
I think if Hillary is the nominee the only way she wins is with Republican votes. Vinca Jan 2016 #144
I think DC is the bubble. n/t Skwmom Jan 2016 #146
There are many bubbles people live in. MineralMan Jan 2016 #150
You got it all wrong Thenewire Jan 2016 #153
"Sanders is an extremist candidate" Are you fucking serious??? Odin2005 Jan 2016 #167
Trump and Sanders... I agree that some of their supporters ecstatic Jan 2016 #160
I lived in and around NYC for 65 years mikehiggins Jan 2016 #161
We really don't need any more inflammatory broad-brushing... Orsino Jan 2016 #163
It's interesting: the PC-obsessed crowd absolutely created Trump, and the 1% absolutely... MadDAsHell Jan 2016 #164
Who advised her that "Nope and No Change" Warren Stupidity Jan 2016 #165
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