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138. Great post. I've stopped hoping for change "from above"

Fri May 10, 2013, 07:43 PM

May 2013

and am trying to stop being mad. I will still try and spread info around, since it's still so sorely needed.
I will still protest, since it still has some influence.

But all of that was, for me, against something, and making noise so other people woulddo the right thing. It's essentially negative energy. And it seems rather clear to me now that expecting our "leaders" to come up with solutions for the 99% is a waste of time.

But the majority of my time I want to spend positively, "being" the alternative.
Not watching teevee. Living frugal. Consume as little as possible and try to be sensitive about how I spend and who gets my money. Spending time in the real world, re-valuing family. Trying to get a cooperative bank started. I guess in a way it's withdrawing all the practical support for "the system" that I can, and investing in another way of doing things.

And I have to wait or hope for nobody, and ask nobody's permission.

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Jeb Bush is back. Why? Because the tea party serves the Bush's and the people planted by Rove graham4anything May 2013 #55

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Obama was always pretty conservative - TBF May 2013 #70

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bull. Mike Dukakis is one of the biggest liberals there is. graham4anything May 2013 #28

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Truman and Eisenhower and JFK's war. graham4anything May 2013 #37

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Nixon might have been the songwriter of the cheer, as he was the beneficiary graham4anything May 2013 #41

I'm thinking folks who lost HS and college buddies who were drafted and killed in 'Nam... Junkdrawer May 2013 #42

whatever.one can debate Vietnam or face political reality and accept consequencesof that protest graham4anything May 2013 #44

nice spin G_j May 2013 #53

yes,you prove my point AND Nixon led to how many more years of war with that? graham4anything May 2013 #57

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Historical revisionism, thy name is graham4anything.... n/t Junkdrawer May 2013 #120

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Nope. zeemike May 2013 #137

Hmph, I had "elder with long memory" status back in 2004, when Jiacinto Lydia Leftcoast May 2013 #177

Whoever put Dukakis in that tank should be shot. Junkdrawer May 2013 #178

That was supposed to make him look "strong on defense" Lydia Leftcoast May 2013 #181

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No you are wrong...I remember zeemike May 2013 #143

That's how I remember it, too Lydia Leftcoast May 2013 #179

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And just two months before, MLK, with his growing critique of the economic system Lydia Leftcoast May 2013 #194

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We won the election because, despite incipient insanity, Ross Perot started telling people Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #90

1994.... Junkdrawer May 2013 #94

The Beatles were mainstream, so were the Stones, so were the Dead. graham4anything May 2013 #142

Maybe we should have a party that exists on the fringes while republicans rule everything bluestate10 May 2013 #253

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Action Half-Century Man May 2013 #14

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... SidDithers May 2013 #21

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Except, it seems Bobbie Jo May 2013 #43

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. . . Le Taz Hot May 2013 #54

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More people die in the USA from guns/bullets in 6 months than ALL the drones in history graham4anything May 2013 #98

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What? Bobbie Jo May 2013 #105

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Tactic #20,001: When facing defeat, start rambling Lydia Leftcoast May 2013 #183

ad hominem. graham4anything May 2013 #186

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Or as many call it, word salad...... socialist_n_TN May 2013 #189

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+100 n/t zappaman May 2013 #108

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Thanks for posting this. Bobbie Jo emulatorloo May 2013 #130

Beautifully said! (nt) LostOne4Ever May 2013 #164

Not all Democrats, just the establishment types who are too buddy-buddy with the Republicans Lydia Leftcoast May 2013 #185

What I learned on CGCS(the offshoot Kerry board) now defunct is this graham4anything May 2013 #51

BTW-58 posts here on, I forgot to say - I AM MADE TO FEEL UNWELCOME because of my graham4anything May 2013 #59

1+! . . . obviously you are an un-principled fellow, that's why. ;-) patrice May 2013 #88

I don't think there is a way to reconcile it. I vote the issues myself. For my whole voting forestpath May 2013 #60

been here and been green since 2002.... mike_c May 2013 #67

Occupy noticed, and offers tactics with which to reclaim the government back to FDR values. Fire Walk With Me May 2013 #68

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Americans have "serious reservations" about Congress Fumesucker May 2013 #92

So do I. But I had/have even bigger reservations about Occupy! Tarheel_Dem May 2013 #93

But why? Here's what Occupy has been doing in my town. I've shown you this before Bluenorthwest May 2013 #117

What am I doing? I pay my taxes. And no, you haven't "shown me this before". Fuck Occupy! Tarheel_Dem May 2013 #118

Your hatred of Occupy makes strange bedfellows. I bet you hate whistle-blowers too. nm rhett o rick May 2013 #124

Oh, you spoke to me? Aren't you afraid I might "bully" you? Again, Fuck Occupy!!!!! Tarheel_Dem May 2013 #125

Fine. Fuck your worthless sorry ass conservative Third Way MIC buttkissing bullshit. Zorra May 2013 #149

Oooooh! Tarheel_Dem May 2013 #152

... Zorra May 2013 #155

Mad? You wish you had that power, don't you? I've been yelled at by anonymous.... Tarheel_Dem May 2013 #223

Your should have read the instructions ... Summer Hathaway May 2013 #157

LOL! Ms. Hathaway: "Hey, Zorra! Watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat!" Zorra May 2013 #159

The only rabbit Summer Hathaway May 2013 #161

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"But I digress ..." Summer Hathaway May 2013 #163

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+1 L0oniX May 2013 #201

So much for the OP's whine that it's the "left" that's getting bullied here Number23 May 2013 #218

Amazing, isn't it? Summer Hathaway May 2013 #221

Incredible post, Zorra and that your Bullet Points weren't answered but Attacked KoKo May 2013 #216

For someone purporting to crave "discussion" so much DemocratsForProgress May 2013 #228

Well said. n/t AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #170

Got your tinfoil in a wad? Bobbie Jo May 2013 #199

That silver wad you see isn't tinfoil. Zorra May 2013 #222

LMFAO n/t L0oniX May 2013 #200

3-3 to leave this bullshit? Are you people serious?? Number23 May 2013 #215

What's the trouble? Unsuccessful in shutting down discussion? DU is for "politically liberal people" rhett o rick May 2013 #237

Or I could take your approach and run off into the night when I'm asked a question Number23 May 2013 #266

Don't sweat it, I don't. I'm just waiting for these folks to score some real world political hits, Tarheel_Dem May 2013 #256

You mean like us LGBT progressives convincing an anti-LGBT sitting US President that Zorra May 2013 #264

I know but it's almost hilarious to watch them break a sweat hauling themselves onto that cross Number23 May 2013 #267

Beware of those that would bully you into saying something that might get you PPR'd. It's a game rhett o rick May 2013 #236

Very true, thanks, rhett o rick. There are degrees of conservatism, and more conservative people Zorra May 2013 #250

Yes I agree. Those that can not win their argument try to shut down discussion rhett o rick May 2013 #259

+1 nt Zorra May 2013 #261

You cant bully me. I feel bad for you. Your hatred for Occupy aligns you with the wrong side. rhett o rick May 2013 #150

No, the wrong side was Occupy. Booing John Lewis, a civil rights legend, who was.... Tarheel_Dem May 2013 #153

Great post. Bravo for the courage to say it!In Ron Paul's world Rep.Lewis wouldn't be in Congress graham4anything May 2013 #166

It takes no courage to hate. There were millions of Occupy protestors. rhett o rick May 2013 #172

Hatred of Elijah Cummings and hatred of John Lewis and Dr. King and and...Three people I love. graham4anything May 2013 #182

Your rationalizations are apparently your key to happiness. Occupy lives on, long live Occupy. nm rhett o rick May 2013 #195

And you would have been against the pesky American Revolutionaries. Those pesky protestors. rhett o rick May 2013 #169

Can I just say that you probably have the most appropriate screenname here. Tarheel_Dem May 2013 #224

You dont like Occupy because you think they are dirty hippies just like my right-wing brother in law rhett o rick May 2013 #238

Let's try this again, and since English obviously isn't your primary language..... Tarheel_Dem May 2013 #242

Hatred is not becoming to a "politically liberal person." Those that support the 1% will eventually rhett o rick May 2013 #243

That of course is not even close to the facts. But I am glad I am here to present you with the facts sabrina 1 May 2013 #274

Another "Vast Rightwing Conspiracy"? That all you got? LINK? LINK? LINK? LINK? Tarheel_Dem May 2013 #276

You got a link?? I didn't see any, mainly because any link telling that lie would be from a right sabrina 1 May 2013 #277

It's not Rep. Lewis that I don't trust, but I think you know that. LINK? LINK? LINK? LINK? Tarheel_Dem May 2013 #278

What? No link from you? I know the story you told is not hard to find on the internet. So why no sabrina 1 May 2013 #279

That article doesn't address the "booing", but I suspect you knew that when you posted it. Tarheel_Dem May 2013 #280

The fake issue you raised has been settled with links, with Rep. Lewis' own account sabrina 1 May 2013 #281

x2 AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #171

But why? Here's what Occupy has been doing in my town. I've shown you this before. Here's video Bluenorthwest May 2013 #230

All of Occupy? That's a rather large task. MannyGoldstein May 2013 #131

Ronald Reagan helped the 99%? graham4anything May 2013 #239

Did I say that? MannyGoldstein May 2013 #240

you said in 30 years. 2013 minus 30 years is 1983...in the heart of Reaganlandia graham4anything May 2013 #247

What an argument. If we dont like your candidate we are "empowering" the other side. That argument rhett o rick May 2013 #263

loose lips sink ships. Old slogans grandma used to say usually had basis in fact. graham4anything May 2013 #270

You pay your taxes and behave yourself and hope that the Ruling Elite will be nice to you. nm rhett o rick May 2013 #196

Wow, such open contempt for helping the poor and those in need. Fuck Free Medical care? Bluenorthwest May 2013 #229

My contempt, as you call it, isn't for the concept of Occupy, it's the participants. Tarheel_Dem May 2013 #231

Fuck Ron Paul. What a shitty and unfounded slander that is. Just because you are here spitting at Bluenorthwest May 2013 #232

Your ASSumption is that I don't care about people being helped is inaccurate, to say.... Tarheel_Dem May 2013 #234

You're very much in the minority here, so your 'giving a shit' or not about credible, honest DUers sabrina 1 May 2013 #284

Congress hasn't changed much in the last century or so.. Fumesucker May 2013 #122

But they're in power - LOL LeftInTX May 2013 #116

Not off topic - but bear with me JustAnotherGen May 2013 #69

^^^^This^^^ LuvNewcastle May 2013 #111

Stay! Anyone who selects a user name from one of Charlie Parker's most famous songs needs byeya May 2013 #71

K&R The 'Big (Democratic) Tent' felix_numinous May 2013 #72

Oh, a bunch of us noticed. blackspade May 2013 #74

Perhaps too often our attention, when we say "Democratic Party", is focused TOO high up. patrice May 2013 #76

Great post. I've stopped hoping for change "from above" BelgianMadCow May 2013 #138

I like what you are saying about being more positive in our actions, especially in what we say about patrice May 2013 #145

How? Find a relatively worthy "low-level" Democratic candidate who will collaborate with you and DO patrice May 2013 #79

Bettter yet, run for office yourself. Get your peeps, organize, DO the work and if you can make a patrice May 2013 #80

Did anyone notice? IrishAyes May 2013 #83

But you see... Bobbie Jo May 2013 #103

Well said! zappaman May 2013 #112

Well, I'm not familiar with everyone's individual situation IrishAyes May 2013 #140

Keep fighting. kentuck May 2013 #97

1+++ patrice May 2013 #102

+100 million. n/t L0oniX May 2013 #203

We are engaged in a war between the 1% and the 99%. The 1% totally owns the Republican Party. rhett o rick May 2013 #106

That would take $$Money$$ NorthCarolina May 2013 #110

Has KoKo posted anywhere else since the first few responses to this thread? Junkdrawer May 2013 #114

Yes, why do you ask? nm rhett o rick May 2013 #123

KoKo seems to me the type who would walk away without a GBCW post... Junkdrawer May 2013 #128

I'm here...but saw the post was alerted on and some DU'ers were sorry that it's still here... KoKo May 2013 #133

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It was a Typo....but, it turned out kind of funny, really...so I didn't edit. KoKo May 2013 #209

As has been said: Best Typo Ever..... Junkdrawer May 2013 #214

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I so agree with you. "Dont want to lose KoKo." nm rhett o rick May 2013 #147

You feel unwelcome? Gee, I wonder why? You guys absolutely rule DU. Of course, nobody much gives Tarheel_Dem May 2013 #129

I catch your drift. Viva la Corporations. Long live the 1%. And you hope dearly that they will rhett o rick May 2013 #148

OMG! You swallowed an Occupy manifesto. Say hi to Jill & Rocky for me! Tarheel_Dem May 2013 #151

Tomorrow is the weekly Occupy Free Clinic in my city! Swallow that! Bluenorthwest May 2013 #233

Organizations like Remote Area Medical have been delivering free health care for.... Tarheel_Dem May 2013 #235

Agreed. Occupy is a strange beast. For example "Oct. 16-Dec. 22," 2011, ucrdem May 2013 #246

Occupy "faded away" only from the mass media Lydia Leftcoast May 2013 #249

Occupy was a tool "movement" that alienated the people they should've been trying..... Tarheel_Dem May 2013 #255

That's funny, that 'smoke dope' thing. Saw that on Right Wing forums all the time re sabrina 1 May 2013 #269

I wouldn't know, I don't visit "Right Wing Forums", I'll leave that to you, BBI, & emilyg. Tarheel_Dem May 2013 #271

Oh I can back it up. I can post from right wingers, your words almost exactly re OWS. sabrina 1 May 2013 #272

Link? And this time, make sure the links are actually related to the subject at hand. You have a.. Tarheel_Dem May 2013 #273

Are you the formerly known DU'er..."Better Believe It?" I remember a poster by that KoKo May 2013 #283

Something to be said about that which you say: KoKo May 2013 #282

Du rec. Nt xchrom May 2013 #132

Never forget! yoyossarian May 2013 #144

Incredible Graphic...and remembering what it was and how hard we fought to change it! KoKo May 2013 #210

If you feel unwelcomed by someone, don't allow them to take up space in your thoughts. mia May 2013 #156

We just keep on choogling there KoKo! denbot May 2013 #160

I have only been here for about 1/2 a month LostOne4Ever May 2013 #167

That's beautifully put. ucrdem May 2013 #168

This message was self-deleted by its author AtomicKitten May 2013 #202

I posted this because I hoped for folks to DISCUSS...and air some of the problems KoKo May 2013 #211

Been trying to think of a good reply LostOne4Ever May 2013 #248

Another fabulous post from you. You've blown the OP's "point" wide open Number23 May 2013 #220

Thank you LostOne4Ever May 2013 #245

Well the OP got what she wanted, I think. A thread full of bullshit Number23 May 2013 #268

You've been hating Obama since 2008. It was you who left the Democratic Party. MjolnirTime May 2013 #180

Stalk much? n/t L0oniX May 2013 #206

I don't know, KoKo. Jamastiene May 2013 #207

Much Thanks...for understanding why I was asking.. KoKo May 2013 #212

Here's the problem: Lobbyists comb every piece of legislation with a fine tooth comb.... Junkdrawer May 2013 #219

this goes beyond politics DonCoquixote May 2013 #208

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Dem Party moved to right because in 2010 Congress moved VASTLY right MH1 May 2013 #217

Been here since Feb 2001. SammyWinstonJack May 2013 #244

You can choose to see only your viewpoint and feel sorry for yourself. bluestate10 May 2013 #251

Nope, the takeover was bankrolled by Wall Street. woo me with science May 2013 #257

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