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anon-y-moose

(200 posts) Sun Jul 8, 2012, 08:18 PM Jul 2012

"Hope": by Chris Hedges

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"Hope": by Chris Hedges (Original Post) anon-y-moose Jul 2012 OP

Is this Wisconsin snow???? Chris Hedges sure can speak and has really shown the people who midnight Jul 2012 #1

Saw this earlier. This one really sticks with you. limpyhobbler Jul 2012 #2

Yes it does... midnight Jul 2012 #4

Best of all his speeches. The MLK of this century. I love it, will share. Thanks! freshwest Jul 2012 #3

midnight

(26,624 posts)

1. Is this Wisconsin snow???? Chris Hedges sure can speak and has really shown the people who

Reply to anon-y-moose (Original post)

Sun Jul 8, 2012, 08:31 PM

Jul 2012

suffer needless at the hands of the austerity gang not to give up-hope...

limpyhobbler

(8,244 posts)

2. Saw this earlier. This one really sticks with you.

Reply to midnight (Reply #1)

Sun Jul 8, 2012, 09:46 PM

Jul 2012

"Chris Hedges speaks in Lafayette Park before getting arrested in front of the White House."

12/16/2010

via http://www.youtube.com/user/SkylightMediaFilms

midnight

(26,624 posts)

4. Yes it does...

Reply to limpyhobbler (Reply #2)

Sun Jul 8, 2012, 10:25 PM

Jul 2012

freshwest

(53,661 posts)

3. Best of all his speeches. The MLK of this century. I love it, will share. Thanks!

Reply to anon-y-moose (Original post)

Sun Jul 8, 2012, 10:13 PM

Jul 2012

That was more to the heart than many of his talks. He also said this below, which most people find offensive or wrong, since we all have our own sacred cows.

We live in a nation where doctors destroy health, lawyers destroy justice, universities destroy knowledge, governments destroy freedom, the press destroys information, religion destroys morals and our banks destroy our economy.

I would best to ask a person who has not benefitted, or has lost everything they once loved and held dear, if he is wrong.

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