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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 09:28 AM Original message |
The people of Iran are more courageous and civic-minded than Americans... |
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opihimoimoi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 09:40 AM Response to Original message |
1. Them Iranians got hugh Balls....we got BBs.... |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 09:52 AM Response to Original message |
2. Democracy, education, and the rest of what made America great, crumbling like our bridges |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 09:54 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. ..or, "democracy," and "education" crumbled resistance, and the will/conviction required for it |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 10:14 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. You ascribe higher motivation to the neglect than do I |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 10:29 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Establishment powers have long understood the psychology involved in thought control |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 09:53 AM Response to Original message |
3. I think comparing America in 2000 to Iran today is a wee bit solipsistic. |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 10:02 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. How so? |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 10:34 AM Response to Reply #5 |
10. Because w/o that default position, the obvious sticks out like a sore thumb |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 10:39 AM Response to Reply #3 |
12. Shit like this needs to be stickied. |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 10:05 AM Response to Original message |
6. The Iranians have a culture and a national identity. We have corporate greed |
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Imagevision (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 10:31 AM Response to Original message |
9. In 2004 Bush again swiped the election from Kerry, did we take to the streets then either |
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salguine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
11. You see a million angry people marching on Congress for healthcare? |
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Justpat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 10:47 AM Response to Original message |
13. Agree. |
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chatnoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
14. I've thought the same many times |
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