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sinkingfeeling

(51,274 posts)
168. That's right no other country in the world let's citizens
Fri May 20, 2016, 02:04 PM
May 2016

complain about government online. Really? Travel the world a little and learn something.

Ugh One Black Sheep May 2016 #1
"Inaccurate Psychic Authoritarians for Hillary" GreatGazoo May 2016 #14
^ This JRLeft May 2016 #19
I call them the 'I've got mine, fuck everybody else' wing of the party... Yurovsky May 2016 #48
I call them "Misplaced Republicans." QC May 2016 #139
That would explain the shift in voter registrations & party identification Yurovsky May 2016 #162
QC—They already have. CobaltBlue May 2016 #216
+1 vintx May 2016 #244
+5 nt. villager May 2016 #103
! QC May 2016 #135
this ^ + 100 Attorney in Texas May 2016 #215
Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Ronald Reagan, to name a few have said the same thing. Exilednight May 2016 #2
Do you even see the irony leftynyc May 2016 #10
I see irony in the fact that a person named lefty is defending right wing talking points Exilednight May 2016 #12
Been noticing that myself. tenderfoot May 2016 #93
You're not the first to catch that irony. QC May 2016 #121
Yeah, you caught me leftynyc May 2016 #192
Where EXACTLY am leftynyc May 2016 #175
Yes! It's the right wing mindset. Totally wrong, too. trudyco May 2016 #245
Your post is the fucking irony. Phlem May 2016 #164
What on earth are leftynyc May 2016 #178
Sure you do. Phlem May 2016 #195
So you quite simply lied leftynyc May 2016 #196
Really? Phlem May 2016 #197
Oh the fucking crickets yet again. Phlem May 2016 #198
You'll NEVER see Hillary "throwing arms" around rightwingers! arcane1 May 2016 #187
Awww leftynyc May 2016 #188
yeah. why is this poster on a democratic website? rockfordfile May 2016 #177
Said what? That Americans don't want civil insurrection and revolution? treestar May 2016 #185
Hillary represents what we have, Corporate Socialism. Bernie represents Democratic Socialism. Kip Humphrey May 2016 #3
I like that. Corporate Socialism ... corporate tax breaks and subsidies and give aways. trudyco May 2016 #247
I am a very proud centrist, capitalist loving American, have been all of Thinkingabout May 2016 #4
Smartest thing I've heard all day.nt clarice May 2016 #57
You already have an oligarchy... Armstead May 2016 #65
You don't even know what the word oligarchy means cali May 2016 #76
The list of words that Clinton supporters don't know the meaning of but use anyway is pretty big Scootaloo May 2016 #105
Exactly. lumberjack_jeff May 2016 #111
Do you get Social Security? I wish I had kept the list of the dozens of libdem4life May 2016 #136
How have you managed 25k posts on this site and not even know what oligarchy means? RichVRichV May 2016 #232
I do, do you? Thinkingabout May 2016 #233
WTF??? America IS socialist now, at least the better parts of it. Fast Walker 52 May 2016 #5
this is the BS sentiment that really turns me off from Hillary Fast Walker 52 May 2016 #6
And there you go, folks. nt DLevine May 2016 #7
Except social mobility in the USA is less than most European countries Fumesucker May 2016 #8
what the bern's don't get wilt the stilt May 2016 #9
Medicare is 65+.... HooptieWagon May 2016 #16
whenever you hear "Medicare for all" wilt the stilt May 2016 #17
It has to be free to the end user or its prohibited nd we have to privatize. Baobab May 2016 #31
Whenever I hear "Medicare for all" . My first thought is whose going to pay for it?nt clarice May 2016 #202
Pay roll tax, and your premiums and deductibles Karma13612 May 2016 #235
But if there were "Medicare For All" a family of four would have Medicare Recursion May 2016 #22
There can be no "deductible" with single payer. It has to be free. You dont have tiers in single pay Baobab May 2016 #33
Well, Medicare certainly has a deductible. A pretty high one. Recursion May 2016 #37
The amount they make has nothing to do with complexity. You're evading my question. Also, you know Baobab May 2016 #51
Hillary's solution, globalization will give them a big pay cut. The foreign nurses, teachers, etc Baobab May 2016 #54
You talk about doctor's taking a pay cut Thirties Child May 2016 #109
I'm for some form of universal health wilt the stilt May 2016 #39
"medicare for all" is a rallying cry wilt the stilt May 2016 #55
But upwards mobility is dead in this country. JRLeft May 2016 #21
Except Fumesucker is right: this "better life" is being eroded. raging moderate May 2016 #25
Nail on head - "Sanders supporters actually want a more moderate country" Armstead May 2016 #67
"Can you hear me now?" Absolutely! 7wo7rees May 2016 #96
To have it as good as they do in Canada, a family would have to make $25,000 per year more. lumberjack_jeff May 2016 #112
With all due respect, I don't understand this statement. nt. polly7 May 2016 #119
Point: People come here for more money. lumberjack_jeff May 2016 #120
Thanks. Sorry, I didn't read what you were responding to. nt. polly7 May 2016 #124
A better life = MAKE MORE MONEY? Maybe that is one opinion. pangaia May 2016 #255
America is no longer a place for a New Deal Dem Broward May 2016 #11
Perhaps you've been listening to too much propaganda for too long. highprincipleswork May 2016 #13
K&R!!! n/t RKP5637 May 2016 #29
I'm sure your benefactors mac56 May 2016 #15
I think they pay by the word... Yurovsky May 2016 #50
So we should learn our places and settle. Got it. cherokeeprogressive May 2016 #18
I would say that from the empty rhetoric rock May 2016 #20
What a crock of shit mindem May 2016 #23
Bernie has been a politician pulling down six figures for 25 years redstateblues May 2016 #101
He absolutely does. Ask the farmers, loggers and blue collar workers here cali May 2016 #117
By your logic, no nationally elected figure is capable of having a connection to average folks. phleshdef May 2016 #137
.....and the Clintons were flat broke after Bill's regime ended...... seekthetruth May 2016 #219
It's not about how much they make, but how they're making it. YOHABLO May 2016 #231
Another example that all the talk of common goals and being on the same side is TheKentuckian May 2016 #24
Sure seems that way vintx May 2016 #246
proof in the supporters and their posts... HumanityExperiment May 2016 #26
Malcolm X's words still ring true today... AZ Progressive May 2016 #157
I have good reason to think Hillary's being put in there to destroy the middle class-and before Baobab May 2016 #27
Best post I've seen all day. nt vintx May 2016 #248
And with this latest screed, you finally go ignore. morningfog May 2016 #28
What a bizarre post! n/t RKP5637 May 2016 #30
Do tell, what makes America an exceptional country? sinkingfeeling May 2016 #32
Don't we all enjoy ignorant jingoism, though? bvf May 2016 #81
Sound more like republican values then democrat. pinskinny May 2016 #34
I think the OP has been listening to Rush Limbaugh way too much. B Calm May 2016 #259
We are a socialist capitalist hybrid and you are a right winger phleshdef May 2016 #35
I want you to apologize to every single electron you've inconvenienced with this dung heap of a post VulgarPoet May 2016 #36
What utter nonsense kcr May 2016 #38
You should watch "Where to Invade Next" by Michael Moore. -nt CrispyQ May 2016 #40
I am constantly amazed by the conservative talking points I see on DU. n/t demmiblue May 2016 #41
It's unbelievable! They want Hillary and Hillary does not want the middle class to survive. bkkyosemite May 2016 #44
Some of these posts are very republican and very scary...omg.... bkkyosemite May 2016 #42
It's okay to be a Republican as long as you LWolf May 2016 #43
It's the new Orwellian DU. Arugula Latte May 2016 #144
Wow. TransitJohn May 2016 #45
Oh, so THAT's why the taxpayers are always bailing out the Banksters! Octafish May 2016 #46
That one won't be here after the admins effect new rules. Rex May 2016 #129
Canada is a centrist, capitalist country CanadaexPat May 2016 #47
+1 (NT) Eric J in MN May 2016 #53
^^^This katsy May 2016 #169
There is nothing about America or any other nation that inherently precludes socialism. forjusticethunders May 2016 #49
In the 1930s, the New Deal Eric J in MN May 2016 #52
My 8th grader and the rest of his social studies class have a better understanding of these terms. FourScore May 2016 #56
To repeat: I am a long-time Hillary supporter -- stop the red baiting obamanut2012 May 2016 #58
For those attacking ericson00... clarice May 2016 #59
He more than has the right to express what he likes. VulgarPoet May 2016 #63
No he doesn't...and we ARE an exceptional Country.... clarice May 2016 #66
Oh please, I guarantee you if you lived in the systemic corruption in Mexico's government VulgarPoet May 2016 #70
Putting your obvious disdain for America aside... clarice May 2016 #73
Obvious disdain? For presenting facts? VulgarPoet May 2016 #80
I will close with this quote from Jonathon Swift... clarice May 2016 #84
an observation...you apparently are keeping score for a different game islandmkl May 2016 #91
Please explain islandmkl.nt clarice May 2016 #94
"...game, set, match goes to Clarice." islandmkl May 2016 #100
I only responded in that way because the other poster was so nasty and belligerent.Peace.nt clarice May 2016 #102
Try to defend an indefensible standpoint and that's what you'll get VulgarPoet May 2016 #125
And I hope that you can come to... clarice May 2016 #134
"American-phobic" for pointing out what the fuck is wrong with our nation. VulgarPoet May 2016 #138
Don't hold your breath.nt clarice May 2016 #199
Oh, snap! Amaril May 2016 #211
Not really. But, have a great weekend anyway. Eom Karma13612 May 2016 #236
That's right no other country in the world let's citizens sinkingfeeling May 2016 #168
This must be "Grumpy Friday"lol. nt clarice May 2016 #200
There are 195 countries in the world, and you're free to have this discussion without repercussions Exilednight May 2016 #224
Without starting a fight...I'm curious about something..... clarice May 2016 #241
I'm not pleased about it. it's a disgrace that we go around Exilednight May 2016 #250
One thing for sure.......sending a LOT of money that will..... clarice May 2016 #253
yes, like Israel. Exilednight May 2016 #256
And? You don't think that it's important to have a home base in..... clarice May 2016 #260
mistake is a poor strategic alliy. we can't Exilednight May 2016 #261
I'm not justifying it...just clarice May 2016 #262
how is it better sent and what hell holes are you speaking of? Exilednight May 2016 #263
Get a map... 10 darts...throw them randomly.....you will hit some.nt clarice May 2016 #264
that's a very flippant response. Exilednight May 2016 #265
I figured it was either that... or getting alerted on.lol clarice May 2016 #266
So we should allow Trump supporters in here? Why? chascarrillo May 2016 #68
To quote George Orwell.... clarice May 2016 #86
What are we supposed to do? Applaud the nonsense? Tierra_y_Libertad May 2016 #72
No....simply be open to differing opinions. It's the Liberal way.nt clarice May 2016 #74
Open? Yes. Accept them? No. Comment on them? You bet. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2016 #77
EXACTLY !!!! I'm just opposed to the nastiness in some of the other posts.nt clarice May 2016 #79
Well, the OP wasn't exactly tolerant and polite. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2016 #88
I just re-read the OP... clarice May 2016 #90
Like calling people America-phobic? LanternWaste May 2016 #209
Fastest alert finger in the West.nt clarice May 2016 #210
Whichever you decide is most effective.nt clarice May 2016 #242
--- mac56 May 2016 #83
Sage advice from a true mental giant.nt clarice May 2016 #87
Ah. When you can't dispute the statement, insult the speaker. mac56 May 2016 #114
That wasn't an insult... I always like to hear his views on current events.nt clarice May 2016 #115
I welcome his (presumably honest) expression of free thought. lumberjack_jeff May 2016 #113
Well said.nt clarice May 2016 #116
For those attacking those attacking ericson00... frylock May 2016 #148
Free thought and expression are one thing...common courtesy is another. What's your beef?nt clarice May 2016 #201
Precisely how do those verbal responses prevent free thought or expression? LanternWaste May 2016 #205
Golly, that's really scary. Red Bait much? Tierra_y_Libertad May 2016 #60
McCarthy called... He wants his Red Scare blinders back. VulgarPoet May 2016 #64
Just an aside...is that gif from Boxer's speech? libdem4life May 2016 #141
Yep. VulgarPoet May 2016 #142
Funny, I watched very little of it, but that really stood out...along with libdem4life May 2016 #145
Pure HRC propaganda statement; Americans overwhelmingly want what Sanders (Dem Soc) proposes, plus amborin May 2016 #61
Here ya go -- Some movies and books I'm sure you'll love Armstead May 2016 #62
There is no centrist ideology AgingAmerican May 2016 #69
So True -- Everyone views "The Center" as their own views Armstead May 2016 #71
Exactly. So how would the OP define the "centrist" postion on abortion? bullwinkle428 May 2016 #153
Typical status quo defense from a Hillary supporter pinebox May 2016 #75
Really good post. Nice refutation to Ericson! Bookmarked 7wo7rees May 2016 #85
This post defines why we need a "mike drop" smilie!! bullwinkle428 May 2016 #158
Yes indeed... The smack hath been laid down! Yurovsky May 2016 #206
So much win vintx May 2016 #249
Great post, must read for Hillary supporters! B Calm May 2016 #258
Untrue, which is why your beloved Hillary has had to "evolve" her centrist positions so much to run. merrily May 2016 #78
Red-baiting and defeatism. Jester Messiah May 2016 #82
Capitalism is unsustainable. immoderate May 2016 #89
We are a capitalist/socialist hybrid. cry baby May 2016 #92
This message was self-deleted by its author tenderfoot May 2016 #95
Right wing red baiting uninformed hogwash cali May 2016 #97
Go join the Republican party ThePhilosopher04 May 2016 #98
i'm always amused at how many words it takes for someone to exhibit that they islandmkl May 2016 #99
Well, an awful lot of money is backing your agenda.. Orsino May 2016 #104
That's a very Republican point of view. WDIM May 2016 #106
I'll bet you didn't intend for this post to be as funny as it is, did you? Scootaloo May 2016 #107
You are completely wrong. hollowdweller May 2016 #108
See? This is what is now meant by "democratic underground" lumberjack_jeff May 2016 #110
A total eye opener that is for sure. Rex May 2016 #126
ericson00—The nation is not Washington, D.C. (Perhaps you will wake up eventually.) CobaltBlue May 2016 #118
That person had to come from redstate rockfordfile May 2016 #180
And this is why America will never change for the better. Ever. tenderfoot May 2016 #122
Enjoy your stay. Rex May 2016 #123
FFS, "look at me" Logical May 2016 #127
I am a proud Democrat but I'm not a Socialist. hamsterjill May 2016 #128
Healthcare should be a human right just as it katsy May 2016 #182
Hoard? hamsterjill May 2016 #222
Read the science journals. katsy May 2016 #225
Happy to be ignored by people such as yourself. hamsterjill May 2016 #239
I saw my post come to top of my post list & knew you answered. katsy May 2016 #257
Get a clue? hamsterjill May 2016 #267
Well Lets Poll The Country On That! Which of the candidates' values Lodestar May 2016 #130
This is why Hillary supporters sicken progressives. libtodeath May 2016 #131
+ 1000. nt VulgarPoet May 2016 #132
There will be a new America. And it will be socialist. Deal with it. DemocraticWing May 2016 #133
HMM there is plenty of ahem socialism nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #140
The old rank and file here is starting to lose it. Rex May 2016 #212
Yup nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #213
Thats right, own up to it, be proud of it! AZ Progressive May 2016 #143
You may be a socialist if.... panader0 May 2016 #146
70-90% of Americans want peace, education, healthcare, etc.--but the political class MisterP May 2016 #147
ericson, this is no way to win primary votes. The facts are all Hillary needs to convince them. BootinUp May 2016 #149
You people have been deceitful long enough AZ Progressive May 2016 #152
Thanks for the broad brushing, attack. nt BootinUp May 2016 #156
This thread shows that Malcolm X's "fox and wolf" analogy is still true today AZ Progressive May 2016 #150
Dude. 1405 views, 150 replies and 5 recs. Get a clue. merrily May 2016 #151
And if it weren't for Amnesty, this bs wouldn't be here. neverforget May 2016 #159
ericsson? LOL! I always thought of him or her as innocuous. Then again, I look at the Op post merrily May 2016 #161
One has racked up 1,100 posts in just a month. QC May 2016 #170
This country had to pass a constitutional amendment.... HooptieWagon May 2016 #154
thanx for the call to Hell, I wont sit still for that. socialism isnt communism larkrake May 2016 #155
The Proof Is In The Pudding jamese777 May 2016 #160
Hit n' run. derpderpderp May 2016 #163
You are mistaken katsy May 2016 #165
What total horseshit. Fawke Em May 2016 #166
BTW, the economy will suffer under her just as much. Fawke Em May 2016 #167
Not even reading the thread passiveporcupine May 2016 #171
Democratic Socialist countries are also capitalist. Quixote1818 May 2016 #172
I agree to the extent the US is historically resistant to taxation. ucrdem May 2016 #173
We are about 50% socialist already. kentuck May 2016 #174
This poster should cut the fox news crap rockfordfile May 2016 #176
175 posts and counting and still no sign of the OP returning? Hmmm. merrily May 2016 #179
You really should give Rush Limbaugh credit for your post. guillaumeb May 2016 #181
Yes, it is very unrealistic to think the masses of Americans treestar May 2016 #183
63% of Americans think the minimum wage should be $15 by 2020 Ash_F May 2016 #184
Minion says what? arcane1 May 2016 #186
I'm sticking with Bernie and I notice you don't mention that our current Congres is no reflection Todays_Illusion May 2016 #189
Status quo wants more status quo. Let's pretend that FDR never was president. Betty Karlson May 2016 #190
"We are not socialist" Thanks for the info! We didn't know that! imagine2015 May 2016 #191
Arrogance ... GeorgeGist May 2016 #193
The United States is a Socialist country. gordianot May 2016 #194
i think socialism could indeed happen in the U.S. with effective evolution. LanternWaste May 2016 #203
Very odd the most favored programs in our government are socialist programs. Vinca May 2016 #204
"Deal with it" Amaril May 2016 #207
.....and you're what's wrong with the left. seekthetruth May 2016 #208
That's why we pay our fire department subscription fees, elementary school tuition, and road tolls! Attorney in Texas May 2016 #214
... kaleckim May 2016 #217
ericson00—Thank you for trying to channel Alex Keaton, Michael J. Fox’s character, on ‘Family Ties!’ CobaltBlue May 2016 #218
Yeah, let's throw out all those socialist ideas like Social Security,Medicare, public ed, fire depts EndElectoral May 2016 #220
Btw, socialism doesn't preclude markets either forjusticethunders May 2016 #221
Ah, bullshit. cliffordu May 2016 #223
Ameerica is a trophy to be won by whichever side is strong enough to take it point blank craigmatic May 2016 #226
Europe will always have feudalism. ZombieHorde May 2016 #227
you mean like Great Britain? Rosa Luxemburg May 2016 #228
I'm a Clinton supporter but this OP doesn't represent my views, or her's. brush May 2016 #229
There is more upward mobility in Scandinavia dflprincess May 2016 #230
It didn't start out this way, and the Karma13612 May 2016 #234
the problem with bernie supportes is if you dont agree then you are branded a republican rdking647 May 2016 #237
The Overton window has been shifted significantly far right forjusticethunders May 2016 #269
You are genuinely an idiot. frustrated_lefty May 2016 #238
You are a Republican, go to Free Republic and suck up to the 1% there. Odin2005 May 2016 #240
If you read more, you'd know this is not true. BTW, what does "capitalist" country mean? snowy owl May 2016 #243
Holy shit. A "Democrat" just wrote this? pangaia May 2016 #251
In 1776, that poster would be telling us to remain loyal to the British Crown. arcane1 May 2016 #252
Never say never. You are not Nostradamus. floriduck May 2016 #254
This is right wing Republican dogma TransitJohn May 2016 #268
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