Btw-The demographic of the protesters right now on CNN in New York is young adult/late teen(and pretty white) I get these kids are idealistic and are craving a movement to be a part off.But this shit is nonsense.Go protest in a park,Get out of the street you fools.Quit Wasting the time of all those first responders having to baby sit these brats instead of helping out the community.
How did ferguson work out?Oh they were wrong I forgot.Go home,go back to school,go get a job and quit being idiots. Express yourself but for Christ sake quit blocking businesses,roads and disrupting society.
RR, I know this is an emotional reaponse, but I know also that you understand how civil disobedience works. What you are proposing is that people quit seeking change and start acquiescing.
No I'm saying if they want their voices heard go somewhere where buisnesses and commuters will not be affected while they do it.I got no problem with those seeking change(although many are just there to be there with no real conviction on the issue or track record of the abuses they claim to rally against.) Have a rally in the park. I'm hearing total nonsense like that congressman saying Obama should just call the thugs n@@ers instead of thugs.And this whole thug equals a rascist word.This is stupid,just stupid
Btw-The demographic of the protesters right now on CNN in New York is young adult/late teen(and pretty white) I get these kids are idealistic and are craving a movement to be a part off.But this shit is nonsense.Go protest in a park,Get out of the street you fools.Quit Wasting the time of all those first responders having to baby sit these brats instead of helping out the community.
How did ferguson work out?Oh they were wrong I forgot.Go home,go back to school,go get a job and quit being idiots. Express yourself but for Christ sake quit blocking businesses,roads and disrupting society.
RR, I know this is an emotional reaponse, but I know also that you understand how civil disobedience works. What you are proposing is that people quit seeking change and start acquiescing.
No I'm saying if they want their voices heard go somewhere where buisnesses and commuters will not be affected while they do it.I got no problem with those seeking change(although many are just there to be there with no real conviction on the issue or track record of the abuses they claim to rally against.) Have a rally in the park. I'm hearing total nonsense like that congressman saying Obama should just call the thugs n@@ers instead of thugs.And this whole thug equals a rascist word.This is stupid,just stupid
Hold a rally in a park, hold a rally in the dark. Just make sure you aren't a disruption...sorry, but disruption is what leads to change, not words spoken from a place that is too easy to ignore. It's an insult to those who are racially profiled and abused to say this movement is misguided. People rag on the young generation for being apathetic, but as soon as they put their money on the barrel they are misguided and not genuine.
the world, and this country is changing. republicans do not want change. they do not want the status quo to change. as a strategy, they lie and lie and lie and deny deny deny, as if being dishonest and being in denial will make the changes go away.
look at the changes since 2001.
we are war weary and do not want war. republicans have never met a war they didn't like. american has always been tight with israel. many americans are waking up. not the republicans. the majority of americans want gays to be able to marry. republicans don't. majority of americans want legal marijuana. republicans don't. a vast majority of americans feel that climate change is man made and want action on global warming. republicans don't most americans want religion out of politics. republicans want the 2 to be hand in hand. most americans want the super wealthy to pay more in taxes. republicans don't. most americans oppose citizens united. republicans feel that money is speech. most americans want abortion to be legal and convenient to have if necessary. republicans don't. most americans want an increase in minimum wage. republicans don't. most americans want wall street reform. republicans don't. more and more americans want medicare for all, or a single payer insurance system. republicans don't.
there are more, but these are the few that just popped to mind.
look at that list. republicans are on the wrong side of every one of them, and as a result, on the wrong side of history.
if you are a party who sees the writing on the wall in a changing world and you want to stop the change, what are you going to do? lie and deny and hope it goes away.
Derailed and think Gimmies post was spot on for this thread.
I am not sure it is spot on. I want less government telling me what to do and both Dems and Repubs seem to think they know what is right for you and me. So if you want some politician telling you how to live have at it.
Gimme's post is spot on for this thread. Frank's? His is off topic. We are discussing republicans and how they are at war with reality…
In starting this thread, it is about the insistence of a political party to live in never never land rather than to get with it and address real issues with realistic strategies. They do not.
Baltimore is liberal reality. It is what happens when you let progressives run a city for 50 years. The same thing happened to Detroit. Abandoned downtown cores, horrible schools, tons of poverty, hopelessness. Not a republican in site. Practice all the civil disobedience you want but nothing will change until you leave your failed policies behind. Deal with that reality.
Btw-The demographic of the protesters right now on CNN in New York is young adult/late teen(and pretty white) I get these kids are idealistic and are craving a movement to be a part off.But this shit is nonsense.Go protest in a park,Get out of the street you fools.Quit Wasting the time of all those first responders having to baby sit these brats instead of helping out the community.
How did ferguson work out?Oh they were wrong I forgot.Go home,go back to school,go get a job and quit being idiots. Express yourself but for Christ sake quit blocking businesses,roads and disrupting society.
RR, I know this is an emotional reaponse, but I know also that you understand how civil disobedience works. What you are proposing is that people quit seeking change and start acquiescing.
No I'm saying if they want their voices heard go somewhere where buisnesses and commuters will not be affected while they do it.I got no problem with those seeking change(although many are just there to be there with no real conviction on the issue or track record of the abuses they claim to rally against.) Have a rally in the park. I'm hearing total nonsense like that congressman saying Obama should just call the thugs n@@ers instead of thugs.And this whole thug equals a rascist word.This is stupid,just stupid
People rag on the young generation for being apathetic, but as soon as they put their money on the barrel they are misguided and not genuine.
A protester in Baltimore being smacked around by his mom is a truly misguided apathetic youth-does this lend to the mentality of the rest of the crowd?
Btw-The demographic of the protesters right now on CNN in New York is young adult/late teen(and pretty white) I get these kids are idealistic and are craving a movement to be a part off.But this shit is nonsense.Go protest in a park,Get out of the street you fools.Quit Wasting the time of all those first responders having to baby sit these brats instead of helping out the community.
How did ferguson work out?Oh they were wrong I forgot.Go home,go back to school,go get a job and quit being idiots. Express yourself but for Christ sake quit blocking businesses,roads and disrupting society.
RR, I know this is an emotional reaponse, but I know also that you understand how civil disobedience works. What you are proposing is that people quit seeking change and start acquiescing.
No I'm saying if they want their voices heard go somewhere where buisnesses and commuters will not be affected while they do it.I got no problem with those seeking change(although many are just there to be there with no real conviction on the issue or track record of the abuses they claim to rally against.) Have a rally in the park. I'm hearing total nonsense like that congressman saying Obama should just call the thugs n@@ers instead of thugs.And this whole thug equals a rascist word.This is stupid,just stupid
People rag on the young generation for being apathetic, but as soon as they put their money on the barrel they are misguided and not genuine.
A protester in Baltimore being smacked around by his mom is a truly misguided apathetic youth-does this lend to the mentality of the rest of the crowd?
That mother needs to smack around a few people on the baltimore thread.
the world, and this country is changing. republicans do not want change. they do not want the status quo to change. as a strategy, they lie and lie and lie and deny deny deny, as if being dishonest and being in denial will make the changes go away.
look at the changes since 2001.
we are war weary and do not want war. republicans have never met a war they didn't like. american has always been tight with israel. many americans are waking up. not the republicans. the majority of americans want gays to be able to marry. republicans don't. majority of americans want legal marijuana. republicans don't. a vast majority of americans feel that climate change is man made and want action on global warming. republicans don't most americans want religion out of politics. republicans want the 2 to be hand in hand. most americans want the super wealthy to pay more in taxes. republicans don't. most americans oppose citizens united. republicans feel that money is speech. most americans want abortion to be legal and convenient to have if necessary. republicans don't. most americans want an increase in minimum wage. republicans don't. most americans want wall street reform. republicans don't. more and more americans want medicare for all, or a single payer insurance system. republicans don't.
there are more, but these are the few that just popped to mind.
look at that list. republicans are on the wrong side of every one of them, and as a result, on the wrong side of history.
if you are a party who sees the writing on the wall in a changing world and you want to stop the change, what are you going to do? lie and deny and hope it goes away.
Derailed and think Gimmies post was spot on for this thread.
I am not sure it is spot on. I want less government telling me what to do and both Dems and Repubs seem to think they know what is right for you and me. So if you want some politician telling you how to live have at it.
Gimme's post is spot on for this thread. Frank's? His is off topic. We are discussing republicans and how they are at war with reality…
In starting this thread, it is about the insistence of a political party to live in never never land rather than to get with it and address real issues with realistic strategies. They do not.
Baltimore is liberal reality. It is what happens when you let progressives run a city for 50 years. The same thing happened to Detroit. Abandoned downtown cores, horrible schools, tons of poverty, hopelessness. Not a republican in site. Practice all the civil disobedience you want but nothing will change until you leave your failed policies behind. Deal with that reality.
Hahahahahaha!! Canada and most of Europe must be a wasteland!
There are some pretty far out posts on these last few pages. You guys are hilarious.
Hold a rally in a park, hold a rally in the dark. Just make sure you aren't a disruption...sorry, but disruption is what leads to change, not words spoken from a place that is too easy to ignore. It's an insult to those who are racially profiled and abused to say this movement is misguided. People rag on the young generation for being apathetic, but as soon as they put their money on the barrel they are misguided and not genuine.
The protests here a couple of months ago involved many walking en masse on a local freeway at night. I don't doubt some were sincere in their efforts, but how stupid to put yourself - and others who are just trying to get home - at such risk?
I don't have the answers, but to incur the wrath and jeopardize the safety of others? Seems fucked up.
And when I talk about wrath, it's spoken more to those who need the police, EMT's, firefighters as quickly as possible - who are either trying to preserve peace at the protest site or can't get through the gathering itself.
(also aware of the irony that could be taken from the above statement)
the world, and this country is changing. republicans do not want change. they do not want the status quo to change. as a strategy, they lie and lie and lie and deny deny deny, as if being dishonest and being in denial will make the changes go away.
look at the changes since 2001.
we are war weary and do not want war. republicans have never met a war they didn't like. american has always been tight with israel. many americans are waking up. not the republicans. the majority of americans want gays to be able to marry. republicans don't. majority of americans want legal marijuana. republicans don't. a vast majority of americans feel that climate change is man made and want action on global warming. republicans don't most americans want religion out of politics. republicans want the 2 to be hand in hand. most americans want the super wealthy to pay more in taxes. republicans don't. most americans oppose citizens united. republicans feel that money is speech. most americans want abortion to be legal and convenient to have if necessary. republicans don't. most americans want an increase in minimum wage. republicans don't. most americans want wall street reform. republicans don't. more and more americans want medicare for all, or a single payer insurance system. republicans don't.
there are more, but these are the few that just popped to mind.
look at that list. republicans are on the wrong side of every one of them, and as a result, on the wrong side of history.
if you are a party who sees the writing on the wall in a changing world and you want to stop the change, what are you going to do? lie and deny and hope it goes away.
Derailed and think Gimmies post was spot on for this thread.
I am not sure it is spot on. I want less government telling me what to do and both Dems and Repubs seem to think they know what is right for you and me. So if you want some politician telling you how to live have at it.
Gimme's post is spot on for this thread. Frank's? His is off topic. We are discussing republicans and how they are at war with reality…
In starting this thread, it is about the insistence of a political party to live in never never land rather than to get with it and address real issues with realistic strategies. They do not.
Baltimore is liberal reality. It is what happens when you let progressives run a city for 50 years. The same thing happened to Detroit. Abandoned downtown cores, horrible schools, tons of poverty, hopelessness. Not a republican in site. Practice all the civil disobedience you want but nothing will change until you leave your failed policies behind. Deal with that reality.
And your explanation for the shining beacons of success that are the red states of the south? Not a Democrat in sight and yet tons of poverty, hopelessness, and the highest rates of government dependence in the states. By far. Failed policies. Deal with that reality as well.
Do you seriously not listen to Rush and Hannity? You jump into nearly every discussion with the same arguments I hear on those shows, nearly verbatim and within a day or two of tthem.
Hold a rally in a park, hold a rally in the dark. Just make sure you aren't a disruption...sorry, but disruption is what leads to change, not words spoken from a place that is too easy to ignore. It's an insult to those who are racially profiled and abused to say this movement is misguided. People rag on the young generation for being apathetic, but as soon as they put their money on the barrel they are misguided and not genuine.
The protests here a couple of months ago involved many walking en masse on a local freeway at night. I don't doubt some were sincere in their efforts, but how stupid to put yourself - and others who are just trying to get home - at such risk?
I don't have the answers, but to incur the wrath and jeopardize the safety of others? Seems fucked up.
And when I talk about wrath, it's spoken more to those who need the police, EMT's, firefighters as quickly as possible - who are either trying to preserve peace at the protest site or can't get through the gathering itself.
(also aware of the irony that could be taken from the above statement)
Think of all the greatest moments throughout world history when a people stood for change and made an impact... How many of them took place out of the way where they weren't a disruption... It's the nature of civil disobedience, and it's the only way it is effective.
Come mothers and fathers Throughout the land And don't criticize What you can't understand Your sons and your daughters Are beyond your command Your old road is Rapidly agin' Please get out of the new one If you can't lend your hand For the times they are a-changin'.
the world, and this country is changing. republicans do not want change. they do not want the status quo to change. as a strategy, they lie and lie and lie and deny deny deny, as if being dishonest and being in denial will make the changes go away.
look at the changes since 2001.
we are war weary and do not want war. republicans have never met a war they didn't like. american has always been tight with israel. many americans are waking up. not the republicans. the majority of americans want gays to be able to marry. republicans don't. majority of americans want legal marijuana. republicans don't. a vast majority of americans feel that climate change is man made and want action on global warming. republicans don't most americans want religion out of politics. republicans want the 2 to be hand in hand. most americans want the super wealthy to pay more in taxes. republicans don't. most americans oppose citizens united. republicans feel that money is speech. most americans want abortion to be legal and convenient to have if necessary. republicans don't. most americans want an increase in minimum wage. republicans don't. most americans want wall street reform. republicans don't. more and more americans want medicare for all, or a single payer insurance system. republicans don't.
there are more, but these are the few that just popped to mind.
look at that list. republicans are on the wrong side of every one of them, and as a result, on the wrong side of history.
if you are a party who sees the writing on the wall in a changing world and you want to stop the change, what are you going to do? lie and deny and hope it goes away.
Derailed and think Gimmies post was spot on for this thread.
I am not sure it is spot on. I want less government telling me what to do and both Dems and Repubs seem to think they know what is right for you and me. So if you want some politician telling you how to live have at it.
Gimme's post is spot on for this thread. Frank's? His is off topic. We are discussing republicans and how they are at war with reality…
In starting this thread, it is about the insistence of a political party to live in never never land rather than to get with it and address real issues with realistic strategies. They do not.
Baltimore is liberal reality. It is what happens when you let progressives run a city for 50 years. The same thing happened to Detroit. Abandoned downtown cores, horrible schools, tons of poverty, hopelessness. Not a republican in site. Practice all the civil disobedience you want but nothing will change until you leave your failed policies behind. Deal with that reality.
And your explanation for the shining beacons of success that are the red states of the south? Not a Democrat in sight and yet tons of poverty, hopelessness, and the highest rates of government dependence in the states. By far. Failed policies. Deal with that reality as well.
Do you seriously not listen to Rush and Hannity? You jump into nearly every discussion with the same arguments I hear on those shows, nearly verbatim and within a day or two of tthem.
I don't listen to either...sorry. Watch Morning Joe on MSNBC every morning and Special Report with Bret Baier on Fox when I can but that's about it for me.
And without a doubt the economies and job opportunities are better in pretty much every "red" state. Does that mean they don't have poverty? Of course not but there is a reason why New York, Illinois, Maryland, California etc are going down the toilet while Texas and other states are growing. Liberal policies in the era of Hope and Change are imploding.
Hold a rally in a park, hold a rally in the dark. Just make sure you aren't a disruption...sorry, but disruption is what leads to change, not words spoken from a place that is too easy to ignore. It's an insult to those who are racially profiled and abused to say this movement is misguided. People rag on the young generation for being apathetic, but as soon as they put their money on the barrel they are misguided and not genuine.
The protests here a couple of months ago involved many walking en masse on a local freeway at night. I don't doubt some were sincere in their efforts, but how stupid to put yourself - and others who are just trying to get home - at such risk?
I don't have the answers, but to incur the wrath and jeopardize the safety of others? Seems fucked up.
And when I talk about wrath, it's spoken more to those who need the police, EMT's, firefighters as quickly as possible - who are either trying to preserve peace at the protest site or can't get through the gathering itself.
(also aware of the irony that could be taken from the above statement)
Think of all the greatest moments throughout world history when a people stood for change and made an impact... It's the nature of civil disobedience, and it's the only way it is effective.
Occupy Wall Street went well don't you think? -very effective.
Hold a rally in a park, hold a rally in the dark. Just make sure you aren't a disruption...sorry, but disruption is what leads to change, not words spoken from a place that is too easy to ignore. It's an insult to those who are racially profiled and abused to say this movement is misguided. People rag on the young generation for being apathetic, but as soon as they put their money on the barrel they are misguided and not genuine.
The protests here a couple of months ago involved many walking en masse on a local freeway at night. I don't doubt some were sincere in their efforts, but how stupid to put yourself - and others who are just trying to get home - at such risk?
I don't have the answers, but to incur the wrath and jeopardize the safety of others? Seems fucked up.
And when I talk about wrath, it's spoken more to those who need the police, EMT's, firefighters as quickly as possible - who are either trying to preserve peace at the protest site or can't get through the gathering itself.
(also aware of the irony that could be taken from the above statement)
That's right, " take your issues and go somewhere more conveniently out of my way so I don't have to deal with you."
Hold a rally in a park, hold a rally in the dark. Just make sure you aren't a disruption...sorry, but disruption is what leads to change, not words spoken from a place that is too easy to ignore. It's an insult to those who are racially profiled and abused to say this movement is misguided. People rag on the young generation for being apathetic, but as soon as they put their money on the barrel they are misguided and not genuine.
The protests here a couple of months ago involved many walking en masse on a local freeway at night. I don't doubt some were sincere in their efforts, but how stupid to put yourself - and others who are just trying to get home - at such risk?
I don't have the answers, but to incur the wrath and jeopardize the safety of others? Seems fucked up.
And when I talk about wrath, it's spoken more to those who need the police, EMT's, firefighters as quickly as possible - who are either trying to preserve peace at the protest site or can't get through the gathering itself.
(also aware of the irony that could be taken from the above statement)
That's right, " take your issues and go somewhere more conveniently out of my way so I don't have to deal with you."
Hold a rally in a park, hold a rally in the dark. Just make sure you aren't a disruption...sorry, but disruption is what leads to change, not words spoken from a place that is too easy to ignore. It's an insult to those who are racially profiled and abused to say this movement is misguided. People rag on the young generation for being apathetic, but as soon as they put their money on the barrel they are misguided and not genuine.
The protests here a couple of months ago involved many walking en masse on a local freeway at night. I don't doubt some were sincere in their efforts, but how stupid to put yourself - and others who are just trying to get home - at such risk?
I don't have the answers, but to incur the wrath and jeopardize the safety of others? Seems fucked up.
And when I talk about wrath, it's spoken more to those who need the police, EMT's, firefighters as quickly as possible - who are either trying to preserve peace at the protest site or can't get through the gathering itself.
(also aware of the irony that could be taken from the above statement)
That's right, " take your issues and go somewhere more conveniently out of my way so I don't have to deal with you."
This is what you and BS are saying.
Thank you so much; I just realized I'm incapable of speaking for myself.
I guess we'll just see this one differently, gambs. An old road can be outdated, but not necessarily every time.
The times, they have already a-changed.
So, they shouldn't continue to change? These are the same arguments that the older generation uses against the youth seeking change every couple decades. The same arguments that were used against suffrage demonstrations, civil rights marches, Vietnam protests and so on...
Hold a rally in a park, hold a rally in the dark. Just make sure you aren't a disruption...sorry, but disruption is what leads to change, not words spoken from a place that is too easy to ignore. It's an insult to those who are racially profiled and abused to say this movement is misguided. People rag on the young generation for being apathetic, but as soon as they put their money on the barrel they are misguided and not genuine.
The protests here a couple of months ago involved many walking en masse on a local freeway at night. I don't doubt some were sincere in their efforts, but how stupid to put yourself - and others who are just trying to get home - at such risk?
I don't have the answers, but to incur the wrath and jeopardize the safety of others? Seems fucked up.
And when I talk about wrath, it's spoken more to those who need the police, EMT's, firefighters as quickly as possible - who are either trying to preserve peace at the protest site or can't get through the gathering itself.
(also aware of the irony that could be taken from the above statement)
That's right, " take your issues and go somewhere more conveniently out of my way so I don't have to deal with you."
This is what you and BS are saying.
Nope. Not what I'm saying.
Yeah, pretty much. You don't want to see it, or be inconvenienced by it, so you propose it's out of Main Street and over in the park area... Where social issues "belong". We all hear you...
If all social issues were nearly placed where stars quo would like, none of it would gain local attention, let alone national attention... The very issues you don't like to divide people, hedonist, you are merely dividing.
Apparently, our history of social change by demonstrating in the street, would have had no or little effect if they did the status quo idea of keeping it safely and quietly in the park. Good thing they practiced civil disobedience like a proper citizen.
Hold a rally in a park, hold a rally in the dark. Just make sure you aren't a disruption...sorry, but disruption is what leads to change, not words spoken from a place that is too easy to ignore. It's an insult to those who are racially profiled and abused to say this movement is misguided. People rag on the young generation for being apathetic, but as soon as they put their money on the barrel they are misguided and not genuine.
The protests here a couple of months ago involved many walking en masse on a local freeway at night. I don't doubt some were sincere in their efforts, but how stupid to put yourself - and others who are just trying to get home - at such risk?
I don't have the answers, but to incur the wrath and jeopardize the safety of others? Seems fucked up.
And when I talk about wrath, it's spoken more to those who need the police, EMT's, firefighters as quickly as possible - who are either trying to preserve peace at the protest site or can't get through the gathering itself.
(also aware of the irony that could be taken from the above statement)
Think of all the greatest moments throughout world history when a people stood for change and made an impact... It's the nature of civil disobedience, and it's the only way it is effective.
Occupy Wall Street went well don't you think? -very effective.
Not effective, but I don't see the relevance. Disruption is not the only factor that creates success, you also need some organization and a clear message...both of which were severely lacking.
I guess we'll just see this one differently, gambs. An old road can be outdated, but not necessarily every time.
The times, they have already a-changed.
So, they shouldn't continue to change? These are the same arguments that the older generation uses against the youth seeking change every couple decades. The same arguments that were used against suffrage demonstrations, civil rights marches, Vietnam protests and so on...
If these youth were seeking change then they would vote for change but instead they vote in lockstep for the democratic party in their local community. Change won't come when you live in a one party town and that party takes you for granted.
the world, and this country is changing. republicans do not want change. they do not want the status quo to change. as a strategy, they lie and lie and lie and deny deny deny, as if being dishonest and being in denial will make the changes go away.
look at the changes since 2001.
we are war weary and do not want war. republicans have never met a war they didn't like. american has always been tight with israel. many americans are waking up. not the republicans. the majority of americans want gays to be able to marry. republicans don't. majority of americans want legal marijuana. republicans don't. a vast majority of americans feel that climate change is man made and want action on global warming. republicans don't most americans want religion out of politics. republicans want the 2 to be hand in hand. most americans want the super wealthy to pay more in taxes. republicans don't. most americans oppose citizens united. republicans feel that money is speech. most americans want abortion to be legal and convenient to have if necessary. republicans don't. most americans want an increase in minimum wage. republicans don't. most americans want wall street reform. republicans don't. more and more americans want medicare for all, or a single payer insurance system. republicans don't.
there are more, but these are the few that just popped to mind.
look at that list. republicans are on the wrong side of every one of them, and as a result, on the wrong side of history.
if you are a party who sees the writing on the wall in a changing world and you want to stop the change, what are you going to do? lie and deny and hope it goes away.
Derailed and think Gimmies post was spot on for this thread.
I am not sure it is spot on. I want less government telling me what to do and both Dems and Repubs seem to think they know what is right for you and me. So if you want some politician telling you how to live have at it.
Gimme's post is spot on for this thread. Frank's? His is off topic. We are discussing republicans and how they are at war with reality…
In starting this thread, it is about the insistence of a political party to live in never never land rather than to get with it and address real issues with realistic strategies. They do not.
Baltimore is liberal reality. It is what happens when you let progressives run a city for 50 years. The same thing happened to Detroit. Abandoned downtown cores, horrible schools, tons of poverty, hopelessness. Not a republican in site. Practice all the civil disobedience you want but nothing will change until you leave your failed policies behind. Deal with that reality.
And your explanation for the shining beacons of success that are the red states of the south? Not a Democrat in sight and yet tons of poverty, hopelessness, and the highest rates of government dependence in the states. By far. Failed policies. Deal with that reality as well.
Do you seriously not listen to Rush and Hannity? You jump into nearly every discussion with the same arguments I hear on those shows, nearly verbatim and within a day or two of tthem.
I don't listen to either...sorry. Watch Morning Joe on MSNBC every morning and Special Report with Bret Baier on Fox when I can but that's about it for me.
And without a doubt the economies and job opportunities are better in pretty much every "red" state. Does that mean they don't have poverty? Of course not but there is a reason why New York, Illinois, Maryland, California etc are going down the toilet while Texas and other states are growing. Liberal policies in the era of Hope and Change are imploding.
Whatever drugs you are on, you need to share with the rest of us!
Hold a rally in a park, hold a rally in the dark. Just make sure you aren't a disruption...sorry, but disruption is what leads to change, not words spoken from a place that is too easy to ignore. It's an insult to those who are racially profiled and abused to say this movement is misguided. People rag on the young generation for being apathetic, but as soon as they put their money on the barrel they are misguided and not genuine.
The protests here a couple of months ago involved many walking en masse on a local freeway at night. I don't doubt some were sincere in their efforts, but how stupid to put yourself - and others who are just trying to get home - at such risk?
I don't have the answers, but to incur the wrath and jeopardize the safety of others? Seems fucked up.
And when I talk about wrath, it's spoken more to those who need the police, EMT's, firefighters as quickly as possible - who are either trying to preserve peace at the protest site or can't get through the gathering itself.
(also aware of the irony that could be taken from the above statement)
While disruption is what leads to change (I agree about that, rgambs), I agree with hedonist that there ought to be limits. The Tamil protests in Toronto, for example, stationed themselves on an intersection which explicitly blocked access to a hospital's emergency entrance. I'm curious to hear whether you think that's justifiable, rgambs.
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Toronto Film Festival 9/11/2007, '08 - Toronto 1 & 2, '09 - Albany 1, '11 - Chicago 1
Hold a rally in a park, hold a rally in the dark. Just make sure you aren't a disruption...sorry, but disruption is what leads to change, not words spoken from a place that is too easy to ignore. It's an insult to those who are racially profiled and abused to say this movement is misguided. People rag on the young generation for being apathetic, but as soon as they put their money on the barrel they are misguided and not genuine.
The protests here a couple of months ago involved many walking en masse on a local freeway at night. I don't doubt some were sincere in their efforts, but how stupid to put yourself - and others who are just trying to get home - at such risk?
I don't have the answers, but to incur the wrath and jeopardize the safety of others? Seems fucked up.
And when I talk about wrath, it's spoken more to those who need the police, EMT's, firefighters as quickly as possible - who are either trying to preserve peace at the protest site or can't get through the gathering itself.
(also aware of the irony that could be taken from the above statement)
Think of all the greatest moments throughout world history when a people stood for change and made an impact... It's the nature of civil disobedience, and it's the only way it is effective.
Occupy Wall Street went well don't you think? -very effective.
Not effective, but I don't see the relevance. Disruption is not the only factor that creates success, you also need some organization and a clear message...both of which were severely lacking.
So would the occupy movement better been served doing it elsewhere perhaps through meetings and discussions on a more stable podium? - council if you will
Hold a rally in a park, hold a rally in the dark. Just make sure you aren't a disruption...sorry, but disruption is what leads to change, not words spoken from a place that is too easy to ignore. It's an insult to those who are racially profiled and abused to say this movement is misguided. People rag on the young generation for being apathetic, but as soon as they put their money on the barrel they are misguided and not genuine.
The protests here a couple of months ago involved many walking en masse on a local freeway at night. I don't doubt some were sincere in their efforts, but how stupid to put yourself - and others who are just trying to get home - at such risk?
I don't have the answers, but to incur the wrath and jeopardize the safety of others? Seems fucked up.
And when I talk about wrath, it's spoken more to those who need the police, EMT's, firefighters as quickly as possible - who are either trying to preserve peace at the protest site or can't get through the gathering itself.
(also aware of the irony that could be taken from the above statement)
That's right, " take your issues and go somewhere more conveniently out of my way so I don't have to deal with you."
This is what you and BS are saying.
Nope. Not what I'm saying.
Yeah, pretty much. You don't want to see it, or be inconvenienced by it, so you propose it's out of Main Street and over in the park area... Where social issues "belong". We all hear you...
If all social issues were nearly placed where stars quo would like, none of it would gain local attention, let alone national attention... The very issues you don't like to divide people, hedonist, you are merely dividing.
Apparently, our history of social change by demonstrating in the street, would have had no or little effect if they did the status quo idea of keeping it safely and quietly in the park. Good thing they practiced civil disobedience like a proper citizen.
Hold a rally in a park, hold a rally in the dark. Just make sure you aren't a disruption...sorry, but disruption is what leads to change, not words spoken from a place that is too easy to ignore. It's an insult to those who are racially profiled and abused to say this movement is misguided. People rag on the young generation for being apathetic, but as soon as they put their money on the barrel they are misguided and not genuine.
The protests here a couple of months ago involved many walking en masse on a local freeway at night. I don't doubt some were sincere in their efforts, but how stupid to put yourself - and others who are just trying to get home - at such risk?
I don't have the answers, but to incur the wrath and jeopardize the safety of others? Seems fucked up.
And when I talk about wrath, it's spoken more to those who need the police, EMT's, firefighters as quickly as possible - who are either trying to preserve peace at the protest site or can't get through the gathering itself.
(also aware of the irony that could be taken from the above statement)
While disruption is what leads to change (I agree about that, rgambs), I agree with hedonist that there ought to be limits. The Tamil protests in Toronto, for example, stationed themselves on an intersection which explicitly blocked access to a hospital's emergency entrance. I'm curious to hear whether you think that's justifiable, rgambs.
Intentionally blocking a hospital? That's going way too far. Blocking city hall or a major corporate HQ...good stuff lol
the world, and this country is changing. republicans do not want change. they do not want the status quo to change. as a strategy, they lie and lie and lie and deny deny deny, as if being dishonest and being in denial will make the changes go away.
look at the changes since 2001.
we are war weary and do not want war. republicans have never met a war they didn't like. american has always been tight with israel. many americans are waking up. not the republicans. the majority of americans want gays to be able to marry. republicans don't. majority of americans want legal marijuana. republicans don't. a vast majority of americans feel that climate change is man made and want action on global warming. republicans don't most americans want religion out of politics. republicans want the 2 to be hand in hand. most americans want the super wealthy to pay more in taxes. republicans don't. most americans oppose citizens united. republicans feel that money is speech. most americans want abortion to be legal and convenient to have if necessary. republicans don't. most americans want an increase in minimum wage. republicans don't. most americans want wall street reform. republicans don't. more and more americans want medicare for all, or a single payer insurance system. republicans don't.
there are more, but these are the few that just popped to mind.
look at that list. republicans are on the wrong side of every one of them, and as a result, on the wrong side of history.
if you are a party who sees the writing on the wall in a changing world and you want to stop the change, what are you going to do? lie and deny and hope it goes away.
Derailed and think Gimmies post was spot on for this thread.
I am not sure it is spot on. I want less government telling me what to do and both Dems and Repubs seem to think they know what is right for you and me. So if you want some politician telling you how to live have at it.
Gimme's post is spot on for this thread. Frank's? His is off topic. We are discussing republicans and how they are at war with reality…
In starting this thread, it is about the insistence of a political party to live in never never land rather than to get with it and address real issues with realistic strategies. They do not.
Baltimore is liberal reality. It is what happens when you let progressives run a city for 50 years. The same thing happened to Detroit. Abandoned downtown cores, horrible schools, tons of poverty, hopelessness. Not a republican in site. Practice all the civil disobedience you want but nothing will change until you leave your failed policies behind. Deal with that reality.
And your explanation for the shining beacons of success that are the red states of the south? Not a Democrat in sight and yet tons of poverty, hopelessness, and the highest rates of government dependence in the states. By far. Failed policies. Deal with that reality as well.
Do you seriously not listen to Rush and Hannity? You jump into nearly every discussion with the same arguments I hear on those shows, nearly verbatim and within a day or two of tthem.
I don't listen to either...sorry. Watch Morning Joe on MSNBC every morning and Special Report with Bret Baier on Fox when I can but that's about it for me.
And without a doubt the economies and job opportunities are better in pretty much every "red" state. Does that mean they don't have poverty? Of course not but there is a reason why New York, Illinois, Maryland, California etc are going down the toilet while Texas and other states are growing. Liberal policies in the era of Hope and Change are imploding.
Whatever drugs you are on, you need to share with the rest of us!
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Have a rally in the park.
I'm hearing total nonsense like that congressman saying Obama should just call the thugs n@@ers instead of thugs.And this whole thug equals a rascist word.This is stupid,just stupid
http://www.rawstory.com/2015/04/donald-trump-tells-parents-in-iowa-i-have-great-restraint-for-not-insulting-your-baby/
It's an insult to those who are racially profiled and abused to say this movement is misguided. People rag on the young generation for being apathetic, but as soon as they put their money on the barrel they are misguided and not genuine.
Hahahahahaha!! Canada and most of Europe must be a wasteland!
There are some pretty far out posts on these last few pages. You guys are hilarious.
Some of you sound like a bunch of cranky old men.....but you probably are, so carry on.
I don't have the answers, but to incur the wrath and jeopardize the safety of others? Seems fucked up.
And when I talk about wrath, it's spoken more to those who need the police, EMT's, firefighters as quickly as possible - who are either trying to preserve peace at the protest site or can't get through the gathering itself.
(also aware of the irony that could be taken from the above statement)
And your explanation for the shining beacons of success that are the red states of the south? Not a Democrat in sight and yet tons of poverty, hopelessness, and the highest rates of government dependence in the states. By far.
Failed policies. Deal with that reality as well.
Do you seriously not listen to Rush and Hannity? You jump into nearly every discussion with the same arguments I hear on those shows, nearly verbatim and within a day or two of tthem.
It's the nature of civil disobedience, and it's the only way it is effective.
Come mothers and fathers
Throughout the land
And don't criticize
What you can't understand
Your sons and your daughters
Are beyond your command
Your old road is
Rapidly agin'
Please get out of the new one
If you can't lend your hand
For the times they are a-changin'.
The times, they have already a-changed.
And without a doubt the economies and job opportunities are better in pretty much every "red" state. Does that mean they don't have poverty? Of course not but there is a reason why New York, Illinois, Maryland, California etc are going down the toilet while Texas and other states are growing. Liberal policies in the era of Hope and Change are imploding.
This is what you and BS are saying.
bsL to the rescue!
These are the same arguments that the older generation uses against the youth seeking change every couple decades.
The same arguments that were used against suffrage demonstrations, civil rights marches, Vietnam protests and so on...
If all social issues were nearly placed where stars quo would like, none of it would gain local attention, let alone national attention... The very issues you don't like to divide people, hedonist, you are merely dividing.
Apparently, our history of social change by demonstrating in the street, would have had no or little effect if they did the status quo idea of keeping it safely and quietly in the park. Good thing they practiced civil disobedience like a proper citizen.
EV
Toronto Film Festival 9/11/2007, '08 - Toronto 1 & 2, '09 - Albany 1, '11 - Chicago 1