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Waiting For Everyman

(9,385 posts)
7. An excellent OP, we definitely need a New Deal 2.0 right now.
Mon Mar 14, 2016, 09:42 AM
Mar 2016

“If you will not fight for right when you can easily win without blood shed; if you will not fight when your victory is sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves.”

― Winston S. Churchill

That's a man who certainly knew what he was talking about, speaking from dire experience that should never have to be repeated, and shouldn't have happened in his time either, as he says.

Voting is easier than marching is easier than fighting. Voting for "the system" isn't going to change it though, it's asking for more of the same.

Yell Fire! tk2kewl Mar 2016 #1
An outstanding accompaniment piece, the perfect choice of song for the OP Dragonfli Mar 2016 #2
thank you for the post tk2kewl Mar 2016 #3
HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!! WillyT Mar 2016 #4
Thank you for taking the time to read it, I value both your time and opinion. Dragonfli Mar 2016 #5
+1!!! ^^^This, this this this!!!^^^^^^ Dustlawyer Mar 2016 #6
An excellent OP, we definitely need a New Deal 2.0 right now. Waiting For Everyman Mar 2016 #7
“If you will not fight for right when you can easily win without blood shed" Dragonfli Mar 2016 #13
Beautifully thought out and very well written! PWPippin Mar 2016 #8
Welcome! The bernie effect is a wonderful thing Dragonfli Mar 2016 #15
You put thought, heart and your life experiences into your posts. PWPippin Mar 2016 #25
K&R Iwillnevergiveup Mar 2016 #9
There are so many great OPs on this site, but I see so few that understand the urgency Dragonfli Mar 2016 #18
PERFECT! monicaangela Mar 2016 #10
You honor me far beyond my abilities, but I must admit, You always give me great encouragement Dragonfli Mar 2016 #19
Trust me, I am not exaggerating monicaangela Mar 2016 #37
Vichy collaborators, discard isms for time is short, it is too short. We have run out of short time. betsuni Mar 2016 #11
you're funny, incapable of reading more than one liners and buzz words to distort, but you're funny Dragonfli Mar 2016 #14
... betsuni Mar 2016 #29
Yummmm Lettuce jdadd Mar 2016 #22
Thanks for the kick!, I really appreciate you guys keeping me on the first page on GDP Dragonfli Mar 2016 #26
Lettuce...frisée or romaine? Surya Gayatri Mar 2016 #23
Thanks for the kick!, I really appreciate it, you guys have been a great help! Dragonfli Mar 2016 #27
Can't always oblige, but can always be obliging. Surya Gayatri Mar 2016 #28
Kicked and recommended to the Max! Enthusiast Mar 2016 #12
That is like kicked and recommended a whole bunch squared, I notice these things, Thanks! Dragonfli Mar 2016 #20
But such is the irresistible nature of truth, that all it asks, and all it wants Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2016 #16
You always have the best quotes! You always have! Dragonfli Mar 2016 #21
Absolutely. Octafish Mar 2016 #17
You understand thse things far better than I, I am still hoping Dragonfli Mar 2016 #24
There is so much at stake. CrispyQ Mar 2016 #30
Thank you for posting that video, people need to see these things very badly Dragonfli Mar 2016 #34
They must loathe us. We're such a noisy, invasive species. CrispyQ Mar 2016 #45
Amazing footage! monicaangela Mar 2016 #38
This is a wonderful OP! Punkingal Mar 2016 #31
Thank you! I speak from my own mind, but I am well encouraged when Dragonfli Mar 2016 #32
You're a freaking thinktank, Dragonfli! dchill Mar 2016 #33
LOL, well I just hope my brain doesn't drown. Dragonfli Mar 2016 #35
I don't think I'm overthinking anything... dchill Mar 2016 #36
Dark days indeed, we had Bush and Darth Cheney destroying the middle east and continuing Dragonfli Mar 2016 #41
You are placing too much emphasis on formal education monicaangela Mar 2016 #39
ahhhh the Awakening.... marions ghost Mar 2016 #40
I see sighs of such an awakening yet still too many are glued to cable-harnessed lie boxes /nt Dragonfli Mar 2016 #42
kick for the night crew /nt Dragonfli Mar 2016 #43
This might help quicken the awakening. GliderGuider Mar 2016 #44
I've friends not speaking to me because I dare Duppers Mar 2016 #46
It is much better to be honest with them than pretend all is well, it is that illusion that Dragonfli Mar 2016 #49
Thank you. Duppers Mar 2016 #50
You had me at "Vichy collaborators"!! Excellent description of the DLC/3rd Way type Democrats. FighttheFuture Mar 2016 #47
I am with you. jwirr Mar 2016 #48
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