My father-in-law is starting to get it.

[mmonk]

He asked for my help in gathering information on HR 2309, the attack on the Postal Service and retirement system, and the onerous pre-funding mandate. He wants to call his representatives and complain. He voted Tea Party in 2010. It seems people are ok with attacking people's way of living on a false premise it will help America or the economy until it hits home. He is a retired postal employee and post master of different postal service branches. He is also supportive of the OWS movement.

We can win as long as we the people standfast.

[rfranklin]

1. When they realize their wallets are being stolen, the attitude changes...

unfortunately, for too long, the Republicans have been able to convince people that it was affirmative action and immigration that were causing a diminishing standard of living.

[mmonk]

2. Yep. It's too bad it takes that. In many cases, it's too late.

[janet118]

3. The sheep look up . . .

but it may be too late.

[raccoon]

6. John Brunner! "The Sheep Look Up." nt

[bengalherder]

7. Prescient book.

Blew me away the first time I read it.

"To Stand on Zanzibar" was another.

[janet118]

9. Is that the one where America ends up burning? n/t

[raccoon]

11. I can't remember. nt

[barbtries]

4. my sister is too.

she's been surprising me lately though i think still her beliefs are still infected by bad sources of information. but at least i get the chance to challenge some of the crap that comes out her mouth, and she's starting to listen. she actually still has a few brain cells left working i suppose.

[mmonk]

5. That is good.

You will get through as events happen.

[lindysalsagal]

8. My parents have totally gotten it, and I'm working on my boyfriend.

He has a 5 year old understanding of government, so it's slow. He's catholic (birth control is ok but not abortion...go figure) and he's catching on that the GOP just rips him off and lies about it. It's slow, because he's believed for years that people like me are all drug-addicted-welfare-baby killers. So he's having to listen to me and he has nothing to back up his biases.

He'll get there. Easy does it.

[sarcasmo]

10. I think all of the union workers who voted right are starting to get the attack is on them.

[RobinA]

12. My Father

is beginning to get it in a big way. He's a Goldwater Repub and I think never paid enough attention since then to realize that things have changed lo these many decades. He's beginning to see. I have been beating this horse for quite some t ime, but it's taken NPR to get through.