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candide08 and
freesociety are now friends
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candide08 and
GodDamnLiberal are now friends
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candide08 commented on the diary post A Personal Reflection on September 11, 2001 by dakine01.
I worked in 1 WTC, or across the street at 3WFC or 25 Liberty, for more than 10 years. I was across the street in 93 for the first attempt and felt the explosion. I was about 1 mile away, on 9/11/01, fortunately, when that happened. I could say many, many things about this incident, [...]
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candide08 commented on the diary post FireDogs and Kindred Spirits Need to Become Dog Soldiers in Order to Effect ‘Political Turnaround’ by wendydavis.
Alternate suggestion for the last line:
“I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship”
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candide08 commented on the diary post Ireland on edge – waiting for sex abuse scandal report by candide08.
While certainly not the majority there are even some Catholics that still believe the Earth is the center of the universe. This rigid adherence to infallibility of doctrine is, IMO, part of the culture that covered up the abuse crimes.
A few Catholics still insist Galileo was wrong They say Earth is the center of [...]
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candide08 commented on the diary post Ireland on edge – waiting for sex abuse scandal report by candide08.
This could dent the Church industry as nothing else has.
I agree. This is just too big, too pervasive and too completely contrary to what (supposedly) the Church stands for. IMO – the Catholic Church needs to do two things, to really move forward: 1. Allow women to be ordained 2. Allow priests to [...]
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candide08 commented on the diary post Reminder to 80% of Americans: We outnumber the rich. It’s time we took control of our government by Liz Berry.
We do outnumber them, and there is strength in numbers – but the rich can hire people with guns to do their bidding.
Next election, like the last few, I will refuse to vote for incumbents.
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candide08 wrote a new diary post: Ireland on edge – waiting for sex abuse scandal report
In Ireland these days it is almost dangerous for a priest to walk down the street, and with good reason. From the Magdalene asylums, to the current pedophilia scandals the Catholic Church has been rocked to its core. How and why did the Church cover up such horrible crimes – and in doing so perpetuate [...] -
candide08 commented on the diary post Poverty and Extreme Wealth – both increasing. by candide08.
Poverty is the best indication that their Milton Friedman free market multilevel marketing scheme that we call the US economy is nothing more than a pyramid scheme for the upper 20% Really 20%, that much? IMO the people at the top of the scheme do not like to share – even with the next 15-18%. [...]
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candide08 wrote a new diary post: Poverty and Extreme Wealth – both increasing.
With the massive shift of wealth in the USA to the top 2% the bottom 50% now share only 2.5% of total wealth. Those at the bottom 25% (half of the bottom 50%) are basically destitute. More Americans need food-stamps now just to survive than just about any time in our history. Yet, no politician [...]
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candide08 commented on the blog post Rick Perry Dismisses Evolution as a “Theory That’s Out There,” Falsely Claims Creationism is Taught in Texas
Just let him talk and talk – dig himself a nice big hole.
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candide08 commented on the diary post United States Drops Behind South Africa Among Civilized Nations by Ruth Calvo.
Investment in health care is also the financially prudent way – for the long term. What we have presently, here in the US, is short term, greedy profiteering by insurance companies and for-profit medical “businesses.”
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candide08 commented on the diary post Common sense by True American.
Seventy-seven years of life as an American tells me I inherited the most respected and prosperous Nation to ever exist
Agree, but (for the first time in my life) I fear that that is in doubt for the future.
The biggest problem America has is as plain as the nose on our faces; the Religious Right. I [...]
