A Brilliant Reminder - Why We CAN'T Have Nice Things.

[kpete]

[Wounded Bear]

1. K & R...nt

[ancianita]

2. Nope. Not buying it. We can't have nice things because the wealthy capture our reps and hoodwink

media, not because the WHOLE United States "chooses" to prioritize what enriches those few.

Blaming the many for the destructive self interested priorities policies and actions of the few -- that's how we the people are conditioned to lose to the few.

[MerryHolidays]

6. Ummm....it's the "many" that elect the reps, right?

I think the "many" have a wee bit of culpability too, in addition to the wealthy, elected officials, and the media.

[ancianita]

13. I hear you. But it's that middleman who betrays the many. Particularly when 74 million are only

23% of the United States. By the numbers it's still the few. So a wee bit isn't equal to the whole bit, is it.

[True Blue American]

18. True, the money

That pours into Congress, thanks to our brilliant Supreme Court has destroyed any integrity left in Government.

[lookyhereyou]

3. right on !

seems most are asleep at the wheel

and those financing the steering

are heavily invested in fossil fuel economy.

[2naSalit]

4. That's it.

[lapucelle]

5. Dr. Dooley did not support the Democratic candidate in the general election in 2016

and gleefully tweeted all sorts of medical conspiracy theories about the bogus "health concerns" that became part of the narrative that helped to put TFG in the White House.

Among the the hashtags she used during the general election were #Im WithJill, #NeverHillary, #Hillary ForPrison, #HillarysHealth, #HillarysStools, #ClintonsMemory, and #HillaRigged. What kind of medical professional spreads this garbage?

Dr. Dooley should take responsibility and apologize.

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[KS Toronado]

7. WOW, she's not a very nice person is she?

So is her latest suggestion a subtle jap at Biden?

[PunkinPi]

10. +1 nt

[ancianita]

17. Amen, lapucelle! Exactly. Can the United States have nice things? Yes We Can.

It's not that we all can't, as the first tweet implies. No, we don't all "choose" what we get.

It's that THAT one worst of us can cause the rest of us NOT to have nice things. Against our will.

So this continual blaming of the whole United States for the subversions and scams of the few does not represent the character of the whole country.

Can the United States have nice things? Yes We Can.

[liberalla]

24. Yes, she sure has a lot to explain and apologize for.

Thank you for providing this information...

[George II]

27. Well that's a detailed insight into who Doctor Victoria Dooley really is.

[NurseJackie]

34. She's a DTP (defund) proponent... it seems.

I think that's a safe thing to presume since she retweets DTP stuff.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

40. This tells me that this lady wants the GOP to win additional seats

Defund the police is a truly stupid idea that is designed to help the GOP win seats

[George II]

35. I wonder if "Doctor" Dooley watched any of the 11-hour Benghazi hearing in 2016? My favorite part...

....was after it was over and all the Democrats on the Committee lining up to shake her hand or hug her, and Trey Gowdy scowled and stormed out of the room

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[NurseJackie]

36. Apparently not a big fan of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) either...

Link to tweet

[LetMyPeopleVote]

39. Great post

Thank you for this information. This lady is not likeable or trustworth

[sheshe2]

48. Thank you lapucelle.

I see clearly why we can't have nice things. Dr DoNothing refused to vote for Hill and vilified her. Fuck HER!

[Tommymac]

8. Defense takes up a HUGE portion of the GDP.

Cut it by 15% or even 20%, we'd STILL have the world's most powerful military, plus...

...have funds to fight Climate Change, fund social programs the would benefit everyone from bottom to top, free college education, free health care for all, would be able to cut taxes across the board, cause small and medium businesses to grow and thrive, have $$ to throw at innovation and fund basic research and the Space program, improve our infrastructure even more, and would have a REAL Peace Bonus.

Just like after WW2.

But it would mean the middle and working class would have time to do things like protest for a safer, cleaner planet and human rights.

And it would mean the end of the divide and conquer strategy now used by the Rethuglican party.

It is up to us who we elect to get this done - The People have ALWAYS had the power, we have just listened to the 1% controlled MSM and abdicated our responsibilities for the last 60 years.

[panader0]

43. The US spends more on defense than the next 11 countries combined.

Politics has been described as "guns and butter", or defense and domestic.
We spend far too much on defense.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0053_defense-comparison

[Tommymac]

46. Yes we do. nt

[uponit7771]

49. +1, Redstate welfare program as it sits now

[czarjak]

9. Smarter than?

[Dial H For Hero]

11. The billionaire space race consumed 0.004% of the US GDP over the last 10 years.

That’s a priority…how, exactly?

[NurseJackie]

42. Raging and throwing-shade on private space travel is quite trendy these days.

It's what all the twitter attention-seekers are doing. (Ugh!)

[McKim]

12. This is the Big Iea We Must Keep in Mind!

This is the one big idea we must always keep in mind. Listing those nice things: Universal Public Health, National Train Transportation Network, Good Public Schools and Accessible Universities, Sports and Community Centers, National Day Care Program, Art Centers. We need all these things yet squander our treasure on endless wars. War is a racket.

[Justice matters.]

44. Don't forget National Voting Day Holiday (to vote in person).

And Voting Rights Bill passed.

[FakeNoose]

14. She seems to be some kind of a political tool

[Person of Interest]

15. I understand Dr. Fooley's sentiments but she is incorrect concerning

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The “billionaire space races”. Both Bezos and Musk took the financial risk to build their space programs with their own money. No one has any right to tell another person how to spend his or her money.

[George II]

30. Plus, just like NASA (but maybe not on as large a scale) there are scientific aspects to the....

....design, development, and manufacture of the vehicles.

[PatrickforB]

16. Yep. There is PLENTY of money. It is just in too few hands.

This quest for shareholder profits over the needs and interests of the people has been disastrous.

[marieo1]

19. Just plain ole decency

They (the people that have made their wealth on our backs) are a bunch of selfish hippocrates. Why don't they insist on paying their fair share of taxes, use their wealth to help people that haven't that kind of money!! Why don't they insist on helping our health care system so ALLLLLL have the health care they need. Why don't THEY insist on helping people that haven't enough to eat!!! THEY are despicable human beings.........because they have inherited, had the financial breaks etc they should be thankful and pay their debt to this precious planet of ours. Where are their values, their decency, their gratefulness for the breaks they have had.

[Justice matters.]

45. Well, Warren Buffet does insist on paying more taxes than his Secretary...

But RepubliQans in Washington need hearing aids...

[NurseJackie]

20. Victoria Dooley is a nutter. Very Sarandonesque.

[mrsadm]

21. any evidence of this?

[NurseJackie]

22. Scroll up.

[mrsadm]

23. OK sorry I just don't read everythiing!

[NurseJackie]

25. I skim and scan too.

[dianaredwing]

28. Vickie D

seems just a little full of herself, no?

[George II]

26. That "Dr" Dooley is a real piece of work. Just spent a few minutes reading her tweets....

And now I have to take a shower.

PS - one of her tweets has instructions on how to take a shower!

[NurseJackie]

29. She thinks Nina Turner is a "queen".

[George II]

31. I do too, just not in the same way.

[NurseJackie]

33. Haaa!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

41. I am so glad that a real Democrat won that primary

[Pepsidog]

32. Simple and true.

[Skittles]

37. TRUTH

yes indeed

[Cha]

38. kpete.. you should read Post #5 to see who Dr Dooley really is..

a 3rd party RF.. Lying about Hillary.. "that's why we can't have nice things".

Lies like this about Hillary and we got the Psycho in charge.

https://upload.democraticunderground.com/100215736680#post5

Dr Dooley can FO.

[Martin68]

47. I'd change "the US" to "Republicans."

[Blue Owl]

50. 'Tis true...

[Joinfortmill]

51. Amen

[DFW]

52. From reading her comments

Victoria Dooley is not a stopped clock, and she is not correct, not even twice a day.

[kcr]

53. Yes, and Victoria Dooley is part of the problem n/t