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dcblogger commented on the diary post Why the Civil Rights Model Will Not Work for Occupy by UndisciplinedPhD.
From India, to the American South, to Argentina, to the Philippines, to South Korea, to Eastern Europe and Russia, sustained non-violence has a solid record of success. Violence, from Ireland to the Middle East, to just about anywhere has a record of failure. And even when violence succeeds, as it did in Russia in 1917, [...]
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dcblogger commented on the diary post Ode to Rupert Murdoch by Synoia.
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dcblogger commented on the blog post Dreamy Paul Ryan Breaks Up With His Special Lady, Is Now Available
Thomas Aquinas in three minutes.
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dcblogger commented on the blog post House Looks to Cut Food Stamps to Offset Defense Trigger
It is worth remembering that the triggers only exist because of the crisis that Obama manufactured. This is just another way he has of getting the GOP to do his dirty work for him.
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dcblogger commented on the blog post Buffett Rule Fails to Advance in the Senate
FWIW, I resigned my democratic party precinct chair position today. I just can’t work for this president or the current democratic party. I thknk my grandpa would approve.
It is hard when you have been active. I remember leaving the Democratic party at the end of 2007. It is like leaving your church. When you have been active it goes way beyond politics. So many personal relationships are tied up in party activism. Congrats. You did the right thing.
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dcblogger commented on the diary post You Can’t “Grow the Movement” by Dissing the Kids: On Chris Hedges and Occupy by UndisciplinedPhD.
Any movement against authority that COMPLETELY eschews violence is doomed from the start. Without the threat of violence, nothing ever changes. History has proven this.
History shows just the opposite. From the Indian sub continent, to the American south, to the Philippines, to Eastern Europe, those movements who were able to sustain a non-violent movement in the [...]
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dcblogger commented on the blog post 60% Favor the Buffett Rule
The Buffett rule is this year’s version of the Public Option. A slogan that will be discarded as soon as the campaign is over.
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dcblogger commented on the blog post An Open Letter to Rufus Gifford
You may say, “A liberal voting for a Republican is voting against their own self-interest.” Well, yes it is, but voting for Obama is also voting against your own self-interest.
So vote third party. It is just bloody minded to vote Republican because Obama acts like a Republican. Vote third party. We could even see some Green Party victories down ballot this year, given the level of disenchantment. And while I don’t see a Green Party victory at the Presidential level this year, down the road it could certainly happen. Both legacy parties are in a state of collapse.
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dcblogger commented on the blog post An Open Letter to Rufus Gifford
could be stronger. you forget all of his warmongering and mass murdering. the fact that he single-handedly has destroyed the honor of the nobel peace prize.
Kissinger already took care of that.
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dcblogger commented on the blog post An Open Letter to Rufus Gifford
I have seen several posts like this around lefty blogosphere. Axelrod must know, but it seems does not care. I don’t know that he has to, Obama will win anyway.
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dcblogger commented on the diary post Green Party of Virginia Convention March 10 by vagreen.
Will the VA Green party be fielding a senate or congressional candidates?
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dcblogger commented on the blog post Random Thoughts on the Contraception Battle
Why are so many US politicians so eager to accommodate the Catholic Bishops in a Protestant country?
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dcblogger commented on the blog post Tucker Carlson’s Adventures In Deep Throating
Hmmmm. Could it be that Tucker, who no doubt knows the Roger Ailes story, is doing a little projecting here?
That was exactly my reaction. What does Dave Johnson teach us? You always know what the right is up to by what the accuse the left of doing.
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dcblogger wrote a new diary post: Speaking only for myself
If I see a crime, I will report it to the police. This is how I have lived my life and I am not going to change. If I see an assault on the street, I will report it and have done so. If I am quick enough, I will take a photo with my [...]
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dcblogger commented on the diary post Diversity of tactics – and uniformity of outcomes by danps.
I have made it clear to local Occupiers that I will film and report any violence that I see going on to the local police. And I would not be surprised if the violent agents were actually undercover cops.
Good for you. This may be the only way to stop it, to make it clear that [...]
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dcblogger commented on the diary post Diversity of tactics – and uniformity of outcomes by danps.
Elaborate discussions about what is violence remind me of elaborate discussions of what is torture; once the conversation begins you know you have lost your moral compass. Yes, destruction of property, including smashing windows, is violence. And immoral.
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dcblogger commented on the diary post Diversity of tactics – and uniformity of outcomes by danps.
I don’t think the public as a whole perceived the Seattle WTO protests as having been overrun by thugs.
You must live a sheltered life. The Battle in Seattle was a total disaster for the anti-Globalization movement. No one talked about how Globolization was a way for an international kleptocracy to bring down living standards everywhere [...]
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dcblogger commented on the blog post Schneiderman Victims: Share Your Thoughts on the Settlement
Is there anything in common law or international law that allows citizens to to refuse to accept a legal decision due to it being the product of a clearly corrupted legal process?
so good, it had to be repeated!
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dcblogger commented on the blog post Schneiderman Victims: Share Your Thoughts on the Settlement
Has Elizabeth Warren said anything? No? Are we ready to write off the Democrats?
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dcblogger commented on the blog post White House, Surrogates Push Back on Catholic Bishop Uproar Over Contraception
This is only an issue because we have an employer based health neglect system. If we had a Canadian style Medicare for All this would not be an issue.
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