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In reply to the discussion: I believe the general purpose of the culture wars [View all]A Simple Game
(9,214 posts)25. When you say you hate Republicans I hope you don't mean the working class Republicans.
The working class Republican is really no different than we are. They have the same needs and wants. The division is mostly in the method to obtain our goals. That is how they divide us.
I think one difference is that the Republican mind tends to look for black and white solutions, while the Democratic mind likes to work in the gray areas.
If you hate the working class Republican, then they have trained you well. The ordinary Republican is not our enemy, we should try to make them our allies. We have more in common than not.
Remember we can not win if we are divided.
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kr. to divert attention from bread & butter issues; to channel resentment into non-threatening
HiPointDem
Aug 2012
#2
Then read "Imperial Life in the Emerald City" to see how it was implemented in Iraq.
alfredo
Aug 2012
#36
That's OK, I have a huge backlog of books, so the wish list is so I don't forget.
alfredo
Aug 2012
#46
oh boy!! Shock Doctrine I always say' later' to-but have a long drive as passenger and am going to
lunasun
Aug 2012
#56
"Imperial Life in the Emerald City" and "The Dark Side" give real life examples
alfredo
Aug 2012
#71
Right on! The thing I think everyone is missing is that they already have control of
Dustlawyer
Aug 2012
#29
and vice-versa. but the poster is right: the purpose is to create two "sides" over issues that
HiPointDem
Aug 2012
#13
When you say you hate Republicans I hope you don't mean the working class Republicans.
A Simple Game
Aug 2012
#25
Ah yes. Hitler gave out "The Cross of Honor" for women bearing 4 children
Spitfire of ATJ
Aug 2012
#50
If people could wake up to the fact that we're being purposely divided
woo me with science
Aug 2012
#28
I have several, very real, cultural battles in progress with conservatives.
RadiationTherapy
Aug 2012
#41
Divide and conquer has long been the method of defeating minorities, especially between Native
jwirr
Aug 2012
#44
yes that is true - but there is an unfortunate reality that rapid change will almost always produce
Douglas Carpenter
Aug 2012
#48
straight-up bullshit. there's plenty of coordination, and the evidencefor it is plentiful.
HiPointDem
Aug 2012
#67