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femmocrat

(28,394 posts)
1. "The president respects the judicial branch"
Tue Feb 7, 2017, 02:58 PM
Feb 2017

Spicer's answer to a question about drump's calling Judge Robart a "so-called" judge.

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)
2. And to keep the focus off the GOP's attempts to privatize everything so their 1% owners
Tue Feb 7, 2017, 02:59 PM
Feb 2017

can profit from the commons.

2naSalit

(86,724 posts)
6. Seems like folks glase over whenever Shock Doctrine is mentioned lately...
Tue Feb 7, 2017, 03:46 PM
Feb 2017

I have been reminding everyone for a while now and not many seem to get it.

Oh yeah, there's a movie of the book...

http://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/the-shock-doctrine-the-rise-of-disaster-capitalism/

And the web site is a great one for doc films...

http://www.filmsforaction.org/walloffilms/

Get educated everybody!

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)
8. Agreed. Like the idea of fascism, it is seen as something that cannot happen in the USA.
Tue Feb 7, 2017, 04:42 PM
Feb 2017

But with every militarization of US society, fascism becomes more possible.

pfitz59

(10,382 posts)
11. Spicer spent most of today's press availabilty saying "Be afraid"
Wed Feb 8, 2017, 03:08 AM
Feb 2017

and trust (dear leader) Trump to protect us.

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