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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 01:00 AM Original message |
Why are Americans so selfish? Why is it so acceptable in American society? |
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Nederland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 01:07 AM Response to Original message |
1. Everyone is selfish |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 01:17 AM Response to Reply #1 |
6. That sounds like Michael's rationalization in "The Big Chill" |
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pengu1n (62 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 03:17 AM Response to Reply #1 |
32. nope |
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rman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 01:13 PM Response to Reply #1 |
51. you can speak for yourself, but not for me |
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m0nkeyneck (274 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 01:10 AM Response to Original message |
2. selfishness isn't an option for most of the world |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 02:29 AM Response to Reply #2 |
28. good point |
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tsetaerg (28 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 01:11 AM Response to Original message |
3. me gen |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 02:01 AM Response to Reply #3 |
13. Je demanderai... pourquoi? |
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Thirtieschild (978 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 12:09 PM Response to Reply #3 |
47. The have-nots conquer the haves |
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Erika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 01:14 AM Response to Original message |
4. Jesus didn't preach such selfish ism |
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melody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 01:14 AM Response to Original message |
5. Ah, page exposure hike time |
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Sparkman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 11:23 AM Response to Reply #5 |
74. Electing * demonstrates that 25% of adults bought their myths and lies. |
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melody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 12:04 PM Response to Reply #74 |
76. You'd damn us all for what 25% thinks? |
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Sparkman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 12:13 PM Response to Reply #76 |
77. Pampering children is not damning them. We all retain some childishness |
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melody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 12:30 PM Response to Reply #77 |
80. I don't know what lifestyle you have, but it must be better than mine |
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Sparkman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 04:36 PM Response to Reply #80 |
91. Biggest U.S. myth: The western nations are at grave risk from ENEMIES |
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melody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 05:15 PM Response to Reply #91 |
92. Oh, I agree - but perception and reality are two different things n/t |
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melody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 06:27 PM Response to Reply #77 |
93. I'd still like to hear why 75% of us must be condemned for 25% of us |
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Clara T (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 01:20 AM Response to Original message |
7. Social Engineering |
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Lost-in-FL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 01:37 AM Response to Original message |
8. It is called CAPITALISM... |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 01:52 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. I call wanting the biggest, latest of everything GREED |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 02:23 AM Response to Reply #10 |
24. Is it really greed, or denial? |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 03:13 AM Response to Reply #24 |
30. I blame them both |
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wake.up.america (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 01:58 AM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Less ambition for the material, perhaps more drive for the more... |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 02:51 PM Response to Reply #8 |
58. Exactly. Capitalism alone isn't the answer in my opinion. |
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primavera (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 01:55 PM Response to Reply #8 |
84. Ding, ding, ding! We have a winner! |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 01:47 AM Response to Original message |
9. I bet many DUers are among those of whom you speak |
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wake.up.america (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 02:10 AM Response to Reply #9 |
17. I have no idea what drives the average forum member... |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 03:14 AM Response to Reply #17 |
31. that lady will raise children as selfish as she is |
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tocqueville (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 01:58 AM Response to Original message |
11. colonists cultures tend to be selfish |
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f-bush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 02:03 AM Response to Original message |
14. Many Reasons |
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Hardrada (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 02:26 AM Response to Reply #14 |
27. OK, now let's hear from a Southerner. Usually one will chime in |
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f-bush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 02:41 AM Response to Reply #27 |
29. I was waiting for that |
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TallahasseeGrannie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 09:15 AM Response to Reply #27 |
42. I'm a southerner and you know |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 09:51 AM Response to Reply #14 |
44. You can see it in the reaction to 9/11 |
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kcwayne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 07:09 PM Response to Reply #14 |
94. Your mom's view of history is just plain wrong. |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 02:06 AM Response to Original message |
15. Anxiety fueled consumption. Americans have never had a safety net. |
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Erika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 02:11 AM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Excellent post |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 02:19 AM Response to Reply #18 |
23. The workers are always the first to donate to help others |
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Just Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 02:04 PM Response to Reply #15 |
85. Interesting perspective. |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 02:09 AM Response to Original message |
16. Reagan made it okay |
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Erika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 02:13 AM Response to Reply #16 |
20. Reagan taught that the rich were Godly |
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f-bush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 02:24 AM Response to Reply #20 |
25. How True |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 02:24 AM Response to Reply #20 |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 04:37 AM Response to Reply #16 |
35. Yup, Reagan |
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LaPera (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 02:11 AM Response to Original message |
19. Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous-Americans Dream-Under Reagan |
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Erika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 02:15 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. And talk about the Shining City on the Hill |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 02:18 AM Response to Original message |
22. Reality TV |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 04:35 AM Response to Reply #22 |
34. It's Not Capitalism When Robber Barons Buy the Government |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 04:40 AM Response to Reply #34 |
36. i was thinking more on the micro level |
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tirechewer (280 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 04:22 AM Response to Original message |
33. A few thoughts |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 09:39 AM Response to Reply #33 |
43. Great post. |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 09:56 AM Response to Reply #33 |
45. This attitude of "our wonderful way of life" goes back a long time |
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FloridaPat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 06:29 AM Response to Original message |
37. I went to Russia right after communism fell. These people didn't have |
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Err (887 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 06:35 AM Response to Original message |
38. It's because people here... |
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salin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 06:50 AM Response to Original message |
39. lessons forgotten from the great depression, |
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Strong Atheist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 07:21 AM Response to Original message |
40. I don't know about selfish. |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 12:26 PM Response to Reply #40 |
50. Sorry, but you are mis-informed. It is not your fault, you have been |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 10:42 AM Response to Reply #50 |
68. yes, Americans are bad bad bad |
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Strong Atheist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 11:18 AM Response to Reply #68 |
71. I can't tell if these two posts are serious |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 11:21 AM Response to Reply #71 |
73. Yea! We suck less! GO AMERIKA! n/t |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 11:26 AM Response to Reply #71 |
75. My post |
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Strong Atheist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 12:42 PM Response to Reply #75 |
81. Sorry! I apologize. |
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rman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 01:16 PM Response to Reply #40 |
53. America has been looting the globe for decades |
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Mayberry Machiavelli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 07:26 AM Response to Original message |
41. Also, "American exceptionalism" preached to us for a long time, that |
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atommom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 10:13 AM Response to Original message |
46. I think it's a combination of factors, and marketing is a big one. |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 01:32 PM Response to Reply #46 |
82. Very good post! Americans are obsessed with "HAVING IT ALL" |
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(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 12:13 PM Response to Original message |
48. Isn't greed universal? |
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tirechewer (280 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 07:16 PM Response to Reply #48 |
59. Yes |
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(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 07:58 PM Response to Reply #59 |
63. A thoughtful discussion - |
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tirechewer (280 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 12:02 AM Response to Reply #63 |
64. Bear in mind |
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(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 09:34 AM Response to Reply #64 |
67. Well you are talking about |
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tirechewer (280 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 01:06 AM Response to Reply #67 |
98. Thanks |
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(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 01:25 PM Response to Reply #98 |
99. thanks for the info n/t |
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Joe Chi Minh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 02:19 PM Response to Reply #59 |
87. I believe hunter-gathereers don't believe in personal property. |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
49. We've been isolated with beaucoup resources that we're sucking dry. |
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PassingFair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
52. You're just jealous. |
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Democrats_win (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 01:18 PM Response to Original message |
54. It´s the American Way, ask the Indians. |
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Jara sang (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
55. It's to fill an empty void in their lives. |
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Roaming (476 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 02:29 PM Response to Original message |
56. Compared to the rest of the world, Americans give more than |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 11:14 AM Response to Reply #56 |
70. Our government aide to the rest of the world is far behind |
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genie_weenie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 02:34 PM Response to Original message |
57. America |
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La Coliniere (581 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 07:41 PM Response to Original message |
60. People are made to feel, |
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obxhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 07:44 PM Response to Original message |
61. The US was formed because we didn't want to pay taxes.. |
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Danny Udoji (19 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 07:50 PM Response to Original message |
62. Generalization |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 01:19 AM Response to Original message |
65. If We Were So Selfish, ** Would Not Have Had to Lie About the War |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 01:28 AM Response to Original message |
66. Materialistic? The Japanese have more and niftier toys by far |
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Crayson (463 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
69. Darwin... |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
72. LOL. "All Americans but ME...." |
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Sparkman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 12:28 PM Response to Reply #72 |
79. It's unfair to conclude your generalization,rhetorical style is forgivable |
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kineneb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 12:27 PM Response to Original message |
78. Puritans, No-nothings, Regan, "individualism", Manifest Destiny |
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VaYallaDawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 01:36 PM Response to Reply #78 |
83. Of that list, kineneb, Puritanism and Reagan sure have my votes! |
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Jed Dilligan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
86. No, you have it all wrong |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 03:15 PM Response to Original message |
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Clara T (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 03:20 PM Response to Reply #88 |
89. As a percentage og GDP |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 03:36 PM Response to Reply #89 |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 07:21 PM Response to Original message |
95. Our national motto is "Gonna GIT ME Some..Git outta my way!"..n/t |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 07:57 PM Response to Original message |
96. Calvinism & Consumerism. |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 08:31 PM Response to Original message |
97. ttt n/t |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
100. Following WWII, American Entered Into A Culture of Abundance |
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porphyrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
101. It's complicated and there is no single, simple answer. |
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