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Agnosticsherbet

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5. When you lie repeatedly to people until they believe its the truth, you can't go back.

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Tue Oct 1, 2013, 06:39 PM

Oct 2013

The wealthy created a false reality where Obamacare is a communist conspiracy and Democrats are socialists. Consevativism, as it now exists, is more a religion than a political philosophy. its followers are given holy writ that they must believe, even when it can be easily disproved.

It will continue to spin out of control until it flies apart, and something else will take its place.

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Krugman: The 1 percent has created a monster [View all] n2doc Oct 2013 OP

yes it sure has gopiscrap Oct 2013 #1

I'm dubious C_U_L8R Oct 2013 #2

wall street is begging to no avail. they are out there showing themselves in roguevalley Oct 2013 #11

I think Wall Street needs to beg louder C_U_L8R Oct 2013 #12

exactly bloomington-lib Oct 2013 #13

As we get closer to debt limit default, they will. truebluegreen Oct 2013 #23

Agree. grahamhgreen Oct 2013 #20

Fox News is actually defending Obamacare nxylas Oct 2013 #22

Have you ever read Barbara Tuchman's "March of Folly"? CTyankee Oct 2013 #28

Excellent post. Recommended. Auggie Oct 2013 #3

Krugman is always right. I'm not kidding. JEFF9K Oct 2013 #4

Or very close to it. jsr Oct 2013 #14

I say that all the time...I've been reading Dr. K since he first started to write regularly at the CTyankee Oct 2013 #29

When you lie repeatedly to people until they believe its the truth, you can't go back. Agnosticsherbet Oct 2013 #5

The 0.1 are now scared the rest of us are waking up and seeing the charade. roamer65 Oct 2013 #6

Bingo. Scuba Oct 2013 #7

I still think Karl Rove was Dr. Frankenstein in this story. Motown_Johnny Oct 2013 #8

I hope Turd Blossom is really enjoying the fruits of his labor. truebluegreen Oct 2013 #24

Told ya they should have stayed awake for The French Revolution classes.... Junkdrawer Oct 2013 #9

I'm still waiting for them to turn on the 1%. Bonhomme Richard Oct 2013 #10

Yep abelenkpe Oct 2013 #21

I wouldn't be so sure. truebluegreen Oct 2013 #25

Gee guys, we were only kidding, can we give back a few trillion to get rid of these freaks Snake Plissken Oct 2013 #15

It's Alive! IT'S ALIVE! Kennah Oct 2013 #16

It is their monster. The "Gov't is Bad" Monster. DirkGently Oct 2013 #17

German Aristocratic/Corpratist thought BillyRibs Oct 2013 #18

Exactly what I was thinking - they did the same thing when they created Hitler. fasttense Oct 2013 #27

I want to see Grover Norquist running through the streets getting chased bullwinkle428 Oct 2013 #19

spot on jimlup Oct 2013 #26

I think it all started with Sarah Palin. DCBob Oct 2013 #30

I think it started with Karl Rove, I blame him for the advent of teabaggers. mulsh Oct 2013 #31