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Alyosha commented on the blog post Support for Staying in Afghanistan is Collapsing
That puts things in perspective nicely…thanks!
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Alyosha commented on the diary post Free Market Fallacy by Third Opinion.
Absolutely
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Alyosha commented on the diary post Immediate Openings – U.S. Secret Service: STD and Credit Checks Required by Scarecrow.
I don’t have a lot of knowledge of the Secret Service, just what I observed from my brother’s graduation into the service. I went to his graduation ceremony and watched the newest class of recruits receive their honors and guns (used ones, he was pissed! HA!). I don’t defend any of what they did (he [...]
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Alyosha commented on the diary post Free Market Fallacy by Third Opinion.
Republicans serve as condom placers to the orgy that is big business. Democrats are the tollbooth operators to get to that orgy.
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Alyosha commented on the blog post Support for Staying in Afghanistan is Collapsing
“Our efforts are wasted trying to prop up a deeply corrupt central government that lacks popular respect.” – Sounds familiar.
So, what does it mean when the wishes of the majority of the population in a democracy are simply ignored…time, and time, and time again?
Geeze, whats that word..it starts with a letter..but I can’t remember which one it is. Must be the fluoride. Silly me.
I wasn’t alive during Vietnam but the two (Vietnam & Afg.) appear to be quite similar on the surface (drug running, strategic positioning, MIC, etc…)
I don’t see the
crusadewar ending anytime soon. I’m not even sure a new Daniel Ellsburg could help end it, though I guess Assange is a fair parallel. IMHO the Wikileaks documents alone warrant a far greater upheaval than just exiting Afghanistan.Wait, where did I put my car keys? Well, shucks.
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Alyosha commented on the diary post Chip Ward: Apologies to the Next Generation for the Turmoil to Come by Tom Engelhardt.
I also fear we’re “past the point of no return.” The food we eat isn’t food, the water we drink is poisoned, and our air is, well, I don’t even know. Lately I haven’t been viewing (speaking for myself) life as life at all. We’re the nameless characters in a video game; the extras in [...]
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Alyosha wrote a new diary post: A few questions on money..
I have a few honest questions on student loans and banking in general as it seems I may have missed a few econ 101 classes. If my questions are due to my ignorance or simple lack of knowledge, please let me know. If not, any answers would be helpful. I’ve been paying my student loans [...]
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Alyosha commented on the diary post Tom Engelhardt: War as the President’s Private Preserve by Tom Engelhardt.
” Words form the thread on which we string our experiences. Without them we should live spasmodically and intermittently. Hatred itself is not so strong that animals will not forget it, if distracted, even in the presence of the enemy. Watch a pair of cats, crouching on the brink of a fight. Balefully the eyes [...]
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Alyosha commented on the blog post Banks Poised to Pass Another Round of Bank-Designed Stress Tests
I think I remember hearing on the radio that somewhere around 200,000 jobs need to be added per month to account for population increase -just to keep even. Anybody know how close to being accurate that is? Or are those figures added in already? (Not sorry for any pessimism)
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Alyosha wrote a new diary post: ‘Its just man killing man’ from Ray Lamontagne
In light of the news from Afghanistan this morning I thought of this His name is Ray Lamontagne, and I encourage anybody to listen to more of his stuff if only for his voice http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YK5u3fmGbg4 Lyrics copied from absolute lyrics People on the street now Faces long and grim Souls are feeling heavy And faith [...]
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Alyosha commented on the diary post Firedoglake Competition! Rebrand the term “Think Tank” by perris.
Thank you for that, Margaret, you pretty much summed it up!
‘Think Blank’
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Alyosha commented on the blog post Lakeside Diner
“The UN has accused the Syrian regime of ‘crimes against humanity‘…and has drawn up a list of senior officials who should face investigation, reportedly including President Bashar al-Assad”.
We should really be more supportive of the pres…that’s the second ‘hit’ list he’s come up with (that we know about). That’s two more than I have (but I’m a lazy young person).
On a more sickening related note…’“The UN has accused the Syrian regime of ‘crimes against humanity‘ – including the use of snipers against small children’…. I beat myself over the brain when these people accuse others of killing children. The sad part is Obama is a smart man, he just doesn’t care…
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Alyosha wrote a new diary post: A Diary on Structure
Jenga. Powerful hands preempt the game by forging a solid tower of individual blocks in competition with their selves, persuading the individual blocks that a tower is more stable than a single layer or two of blocks strewn over the land. So, the blocks are added to each other, each layer exerting force on the layer [...]
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Alyosha commented on the diary post Worst in the World in . . . Math? by Alan Grayson.
Nice post. I spend a lot of time in rural public schools and have graded tens of thousands of these standardized tests. You hit the nail on the head, it’s about culture/society. Our value system is upside down and it shows in our education. We worship these faces on the television and ‘wish’ we could [...]
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Alyosha wrote a new diary post: Should Free Market Ideologues Embrace (Street) Apothecaries?
Shouldn’t free market ideologues embrace the business practice of drug dealing? An illustration… A poor, young man who was raised in poverty and had a rough upbringing with little education, stands over the grill flipping burgers at a local McDonald’s for $7.50 an hour, with no real future on the horizon. After daydreaming at his [...]
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Alyosha wrote a new diary post: Remember the Dodo: A Set of Queries on ‘The News’
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Alyosha wrote a new diary post: Growing Pains
I was curious to see if anyone had a similar experience… While having a heated talk about racism a short while ago and reading Paul Rosenberg’s article about racism, it finally occurred to me that I was raised to be racist while being told I wasn’t a racist. I’ve grown past this since I left high school, but [...]
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Alyosha wrote a new diary post: A Simple Thought
After reading about t he pentagon outsourcing “The War on Drugs” to Blackwater/Academi/Xe I have serious concerns. I suppose the US army has always relied on mercenaries in one form or another, whether it be a tool for societal gains, an attempt to escape poverty, or “contractors.” I guess it just goes to show how much [...]
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Alyosha commented on the diary post Damn It Feels Good to be a Pranksta by Alyosha.
Also, any help on placing embedding video files would be useful. Thanks in advance.
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