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Comment on Labor Day Small Talk by Greg

Greg — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:32:17 +0000

I love the no holds barred honesty in this blog.

Comment on Labor Day Small Talk by Bradley William Cagle

Bradley William Cagle — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:35:37 +0000

The following comments are made directly to the editor of this blog and are not meant to be or intended to be dispersed, presented, quoted or viewable by the general public, the NSA, the CIA, the FBI or the National Socialist Peoples Party, the KKK or the weak or gentle minded that we try so hard to protect.

Lou, gotta love you man. This is how they own you and me and everything else in the capitalist system. You know, f… it, I got mine so f… everything else. You can pretend with the rest of the world, because they have you convinced that is the only way you can survive. They own you baby, we only pretend that we resist or whatever.

So the Revolution dies likes this…?

HELL NO mf’S

Comment on Contradictions and Disappoinments by Bradley William Cagle

Bradley William Cagle — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:12:24 +0000

How has the Labor Party been bought off by business Unionism and led to its demise bearing this sense of ever growing impotency, when we should be recognizing the necessity of advocating the precepts that lead to public discussion and informed thinking, rather than following the fascist’s diatribe?

Comment on Contradictions and Disappoinments by Jon K.

Jon K. — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:50:11 +0000

I fear that we’re screwed.

The failsafe button that has long saved the American economy has been innovation; however, it seems that the creative genius of American society has been eroding with dumbing down of our culture into a barrage of idiotic Twitter tweets.

Multi-nationals are built around a growing internationalist class that feels little to no patriotism and are thereby unburdened by such sentimentalities as guiding policy to help their fellow citizens.

And our government is incompetent. Want a sign of that? 10 year since the Trade Centers were crippled in New York. Still nothing’s built. While skyscrapers explode in Kuala Lampur and Dubai. Fricken pathetic.

And while I support the war in Afghanistan there’s no end in site and it’s terribly expensive.

Oh, have I mentioned that we have 20-30 million illegal aliens here using expensive public services, paying no taxes, and sending money home to their economies instead of spending/investing it here? Oh, I didn’t mention that nor that anyone has the guts to deal with it?

I feared we’re screwed.

Comment on Contradictions and Disappoinments by Salvador Sanchez

Salvador Sanchez — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 17:23:36 +0000

This housing crisis will take years to recover. Most working class people who work in the private sector have given up on the dream of owning one. Home ownership is essential for civic participation and thus it makes our democracy stronger. People who own homes tend to invest more in their communities since they have a vested interest.

Comment on Losing by Winning and Winning by Losing by Saul Schneider

Saul Schneider — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 20:27:46 +0000

Regarding the concern about Obama, it is not shared. Obama has been in office a year and 7 mos. He was handed a mess created by 8 years of Bush Cheney. There is now a very intelligent person in the white house who appoints wonderful justices and good people in general, makes thoughtful and progressive statements from the bully pulpit about the environment, health care, and every other issue. We are leaving Iraq.

The republicans can do what they want but the fact is that he is in for almost 2 and a half more years. The changes will be felt and they will be positive. When Nov., 2012 comes around, Obama will be reelected. The car companies will be coming back. Obama is making big changes within the system that will reverberate for many years. Remember, the economy got screwed up royally under Bush Cheney. Obama is doing everything possible to help.

Comment on Losing by Winning and Winning by Losing by Shannon Dowell

Shannon Dowell — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:38:25 +0000

OMG I have just gone through the first page. red pen all over. i am leaving for vacation tomorrow. will work on a reply when i get back sept. the man must live in a cave.

Comment on Losing by Winning and Winning by Losing by Lou

Lou — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 23:18:55 +0000

Thanks for mentioning Zinn. I’ve read and recommend “People’s History.” But there’s some harsh criticism of Zinn from the left that I find persuasive. Here’s a link to a very provocative piece by Michael Kazin…

http://kasamaproject.org/2010/01/03/michael-kazin-a-critique-of-zinns-history/

Comment on Losing by Winning and Winning by Losing by Shannon Dowell

Shannon Dowell — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:37:44 +0000

I hate to discourage anyone from inaction. The book I would recommend is Howard Zinn’s “A People’s History of the United States” 1492 to present. Doesn’t seem to make a whole lot of difference (some) who is in office. They have been using the same tactics for 500 years plus. Control the media and use fear i.e. religion, patriotism etc. Two sets of laws, one to protect the powerful and one to control the masses.
Signed Still out there fighting.

Comment on Losing by Winning and Winning by Losing by slobodan dimitrov

slobodan dimitrov — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:16:08 +0000

You can throw in “Citizen Worker” by David Montgomery in that bunch.