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paulo1 commented on the blog post WikiLeaks Hit With DoS Attack as It Releases Tens of Thousands of Cables
I find it very amusing at times and sad at others that Governments believe they can fight a war against information on the net. Data flows, its what it does, and nothing on the net is impervious to a little creative programing.
If authoritarian types want to shut down free speech and hide their crimes they are playing in the wrong arena. Best to just shut down the net and go back to the stone age. Attacks against WikiLeaks, Anon and LuLz only point out how desperately we need those groups. My only comment to whatever government agency that DOS’d WikiLeaks is that Anonymous boards are probably lighting up with messages saying “Target Acquired”
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paulo1 commented on the blog post Bernie Sanders to Primary Obama? Don’t Make Me Laugh
Dear Jane,
Jaded is an attitude, not a solution.
Yes a Primary challenge to Obama is the default and certainly not glamorously cool and trendy. It is also doomed to failure and will alienate some very important sections of the base. African American voters will not thank white liberals for bailing on the first black President no matter what he has done to us.
But this is not about getting Bernie Sanders elected. This is about suicide. We need to commit short term political suicide in order to do exactly what you say we should do. A Progressive walk out from the Democratic Party, an open revolt and a Primary challenge are the tools needed to force the Democrats to take us seriously, to realize we don’t take second place to anyone and that we insist on fighters. If even ten percent of Democrats agreed that Sanders was the absolute minimum we would accept then we would be seeing a massive turnover in Democrats. Sure we would lose this round. Got it. But you don’t start building a house until you clear the land.
So please stop with the oh so sad, jaded rhetoric that “their all bad’ We get it. But the solution is exactly what you say it isn’t. Primary! Tank Obama and all the rest with a walkout at the Convention. You may not be old enough to remember it but I highly recommend a youtube look at Chicago 1968 Dem Convention. We desperately need that passion again.
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paulo1 commented on the blog post Obama: We Offered Cuts to “Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security”
He does not. Its a function of asking the questions.
Think in your mind about all the Republicans you know. Would you actually say you supported any of them? Of course people say they support Obama in these polls. Heck, even I do if the choice is Bachmann!
A better question that never gets asked is if Democrats would prefer a different Democrat.
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paulo1 commented on the blog post Obama: We Offered Cuts to “Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security”
I am old enough to remember Reagan and even he would never ever have actually put these programs up for gutting. Obama is no Democrat and we desperately need a primary challenger.
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