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ConsAreLiars (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-05 11:44 PM Original message |
When the social contract is broken by the powers that be, "looting" |
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The Traveler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-05 11:46 PM Response to Original message |
1. You are exactly right |
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NEOBuckeye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-05 11:50 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Not much at all, really. n/t |
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Guaranteed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-05 11:50 PM Response to Original message |
3. You're exactly dead-on right. |
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Guaranteed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-05 11:51 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. And rec'd. nt |
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ConsAreLiars (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 01:57 AM Response to Reply #3 |
17. Most people do act honorably, even under duress. |
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Tace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-05 11:56 PM Response to Original message |
5. It's Quite Simply A Spiritual Blight |
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chalky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-05 11:57 PM Response to Original message |
6. Watched a clip on CNN decrying the looting. Know what they were taking? |
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ConsAreLiars (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 12:21 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Under duress, people will grasp at anything. |
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chalky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 01:00 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. I believe, right now, if given a choice of Tostitos or a TV, these |
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dweller (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-05 11:58 PM Response to Original message |
7. or in other words |
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wli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 12:19 AM Response to Original message |
8. Proof positive: the Republican Party is a terrorist organization. n/t |
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Qibing Zero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 12:49 AM Response to Original message |
10. Glad I caught this post, |
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ConsAreLiars (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 01:01 AM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Thanks - sometimes folks get caught up |
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Qibing Zero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 01:21 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Yep yep |
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natrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 05:48 PM Response to Reply #13 |
33. indeed the looting discussion is for the morans |
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sundog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 12:52 AM Response to Original message |
11. nice one |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 01:04 AM Response to Original message |
14. well said |
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Desertrose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 01:29 AM Response to Original message |
16. Yes...exactly what I was trying to say. Great post. |
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ConsAreLiars (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 02:59 AM Response to Reply #16 |
20. You identified the essential part of what I was trying to say. |
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WHAT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 02:22 AM Response to Original message |
18. consent of the governed doesn't apply... |
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aaronbees (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 02:42 AM Response to Original message |
19. Thank you... |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 05:30 AM Response to Original message |
21. At that point, it comes down to personal responsibility. Some don't have |
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shugah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 05:48 AM Response to Original message |
22. "the social contract is broken" |
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burythehatchet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 08:01 AM Response to Original message |
23. the solution is called socialism. |
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SlipperySlope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 08:48 AM Response to Original message |
24. The "social contract" is called the constitution. |
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Eloriel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 02:49 PM Response to Reply #24 |
30. No, this is different from the Constitution. Social Security, for example |
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progmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 08:50 AM Response to Original message |
25. Very well said. Thank you. |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 08:51 AM Response to Original message |
26. Well whatever they took is going to be under water with them if they |
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centristo (500 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
27. unless you are white |
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mongo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 11:16 AM Response to Original message |
28. Yeah, right |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 05:44 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. It's called "democracy" -- they're voting (in a way) |
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Qibing Zero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 05:45 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Very nice response, agreed 100%. nt |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 05:59 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. Thank you, sir. Welcome to DU. |
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ConsAreLiars (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 11:28 PM Response to Reply #28 |
35. Not what I said. You know better. |
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Qibing Zero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 02:27 PM Response to Original message |
29. Kicking this |
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