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Populist Reform of the Democratic Party

CrispyQ

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6. A few years ago there was a TV show about our infrastructure.

Reply to rhett o rick (Original post)

Fri Apr 17, 2015, 11:56 AM

Apr 2015

It was sad to watch. One small town depended on a bridge that connected them to the rest of the area. Several residents said, "I never drive on it during rush hour." Wow. Good going America.

We have a corporate class that runs the world & that doesn't look any further ahead than one quarter. I don't know what's going to wake these short-sighted fuckers up. We live in a closed system where continuing growth is impossible. Eventually, even they will not have a cushion big enough to pad the fall.

We are screwed.

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Want to Ignore Politics? Maybe a Bridge Falling on Your Neighbors Will Change Your Mind [View all] rhett o rick Apr 2015 OP

My own warning. If yo're traveling between Ohio and Kentucky, avoide the Brent Spence bridge. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2015 #1

Things will change after a few Walmart trucks fall off some shitty bridges. L0oniX Apr 2015 #2

Kicked and recommended a whole bunch! Enthusiast Apr 2015 #3

what makes you think the PTB wants a functioning democracy? corkhead Apr 2015 #4

This is what really worries me. I would think the PTB would want a rhett o rick Apr 2015 #5

A few years ago there was a TV show about our infrastructure. CrispyQ Apr 2015 #6