So you got zero... Kinda what I thought.
So, Ms. Fonda, do you think your rants will be more effective in the
21st century?
Dee-dee-dee!

"Docrodile" <swampthing@hellsbayou.net> wrote in message
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"bob" <blah@blahblah> wrote in message
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And how many votes did you get in the last election?
See, that's how it works. Love it or talk sh^t.

None, how many did YOU get? I'm not running for anything. I'm pointing
out what many Americans already know to be the truth. If you can't face
up to what's wrong, then roll around in it and do nothing.
Either care about injustice or take a take a crap on it by not caring.
And that's how democracy and freedom works for the individual. You can
exercise your rights and protest, and attempt to change what's wrong,
or accept it 'as is.'

Docrodile

"Docrodile" <swampthing@hellsbayou.net> wrote in message
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Can anyone tell me what is "great" about a nation whose Congress and
people cannot, or will not, stop, punish, or remove leaders from high
office who continue a war that a majority want stopped?

Can anyone tell me what is "great" about a nation whose top leaders
badly bungled a major disaster relief operation and help cause many
more deaths but has resulted in just one high office dismissal, while
the rest of the principals continue in their offices?

Can anyone tell me what is "great" about a nation whose intelligence
operations were wrong about the motivating reason to justify massive
warfare that's resulted in many thousands of casualties, and not one
intel official or worker has been relieved of their job (except the
CIA head retired), publicly reprimanded, or sent to court for
negligence, or any other reason?

Can anyone tell me what is "great" about a nation whose top leaders
ignore a review court for wiretap authority for years -- and then,
under increasing criticism, announce they'll start using the court,
and that such a violation of the privacy rights of individuals
(reflecting the arrogance or self-righteousness of leaders) hasn't
resulted in the removal of those leaders?

None of these major problems could be construed as being the
behaviour of a "great" nation, without mutilating the term,
'credulity.'

Anyone who makes glowing "blanket statements" of "greatness" about a
nation that engages in such disregard for human life, privacy rights,
and the suffering it causes, from the top of the heirarchy, and
simply criticizes and cracks jokes, is a nation whose people have,
for the most part, become indifferent, complacent, and emotionally
dysfunctional.

These are not the hallmarks of a great people or a great government.
If these were the only four glaring hits in the side of the USS
America, it would sink morally if nothing is changed. However,
America's ship is plagued with many more major problems than these.

Those who say that knowing what the bad problems are is a step in
resolving them...YES, that is correct ONLY IF they move to take those
steps in a timely manner, and with all their resolve and resources
put to use to resolve the problems.

That is not what we're are mostly seeing with these four tremendous
problems. Instead, we get more arguments, useless legislation, and
pus-headed, pissed-off reactions to those courageous enough to point
these things out, and lots of brainless pep-rally statements to
counter them...feel-good denials, obfuscation, fantasy making.

If anyone thinks this kind of coldfish disassociative behaviour
represents 'greatness' in any shape or form then we must redefine the
fucking term.

Docrodile