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  1. Michael Collins's Avatar
    It's the war of a very few against all the rest of us. Locke would crack an ironic smile. Good to be here.
  2. blindpig's Avatar
    It seems that 'Socialism or Barbarism' may well be an understatement. Last time it got as hot as worst case(+10C) scenarios predict, 90% of species went extinct and equatorial waters were devoid of metazoan life. But what is that compared to the continued dominance of American Capital?

    Good to see you around here, auto.
  3. Michael Collins's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by anaxarchos
    Well then, it was the "team's" DUTY to put on the steel pot and pick up the autographed AK and go down fighting. Anything less was simple desertion in the face of the enemy.



    Hard to believe this is supposed to be an excuse.

    BTW, you and I have run into Edley before... during the election fraud debates.
    There is NO excuse for failing to hold a news conference, tell the whole damn story, and say, "I'm the president of the United States of America not a puppet for bullies and billionaires." Since the public was totally fed up with Bush and had delivered a huge margin to Obama (accepting the expanded figures is right in this case), he would have mowed down anyone in his path.

    Doing something like that, showing real courage, as Allende did, requires that you have a firm belief system - something that matters beyond "self esteem" and enrichment. They have nothing.

    I thought the name Edley was familiar. Since we won the debate (well, on evidence, logic, and charm), take me back. Was he on DU? Was he on our side (rofl)?
    Updated 09-09-2011 at 02:32 AM by Michael Collins
  4. anaxarchos's Avatar
    Well then, it was the "team's" DUTY to put on the steel pot and pick up the autographed AK and go down fighting. Anything less was simple desertion in the face of the enemy.



    Hard to believe this is supposed to be an excuse.

    BTW, you and I have run into Edley before... during the election fraud debates.
  5. Michael Collins's Avatar
    May have been imagined or it may have been a planted rumor to scare the "new guy" or it may have been real. i know Kreig pretty well from writing and meeting him on several occasions. What he reported were the accurate statements of all involved so there was something there.

    There is a precedent for a coup with the DuPont effort against FDR. But Smedley Butler, the general/hero they recruited, said 'are you serious' and went public it. Too many weak people now to see that happen so we just get to speculate.

    But things are heating up. Frankly, I don't think that the majority of people believe any of the crap any more. The storyline fantasy keeps coming but it's mostly window dressing for the propagators of the propaganda. Makes the elite feel better to pretend it's a democracy.

    Two poll numbers are indicative. 85% - 15% disapprove of Congress - no undecideds, hardly ever happens.

    Two to one in district polling for the House - do you think your Rep deserves to be re-elected - two to one AGAINST. Rarely happens, don't know if it ever happened.

    We get the message, we just lack a vehicle to provide the feedback.
    Updated 09-09-2011 at 01:18 AM by Michael Collins
  6. TBF's Avatar
    I don't see a coup happening either. If anything my guess is that he would fear for the personal safety of himself/his family (ala Kennedys), whether real threat or imagined. This is the problem with capitalism - with so few billionaires holding all the assets and controlling everything the rest of us are merely pawns - including Mr. Obama.
  7. blindpig's Avatar
    In many ways Obama outshines Bill Clinton as a king-hell hustler. Destroyed lives and shambles in his wake but nothing ever touches him, he delegates and defers, it's always somebody else's fault. His decisions are clear from his closed mouth.

    I really doubt that the security agencies would enact a coup, though they might fuck with him in other ways. They answer to a higher power and Obama is their tool, a specialized one well suited to the task at hand.