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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 12:51 PM Original message |
Does anyone believe that WAR is the best solution for an ailing economy? |
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fed_up_mother (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 12:53 PM Response to Original message |
1. WWII contributed greatly to the economy |
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Cosmocat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 01:14 PM Response to Reply #1 |
13. A couple of thoughts ... |
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fed_up_mother (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 01:37 PM Response to Reply #13 |
22. I agree with all your points. |
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iceman66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 01:46 PM Response to Reply #1 |
24. You can bet that John McCain does! |
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rateyes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 12:53 PM Response to Original message |
2. Republicans will believe anything you tell them as long as it's wrapped |
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TomInTib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
3. I remember being Home on Leave. |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
4. My very unique memory of 9/11: I was working at a steel mill |
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dmallind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
5. DUPE sorry NT |
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dmallind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
6. In all honesty |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
7. Worked great for Germany in WWII, right? |
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dmallind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 01:11 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Actually yep |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 01:52 PM Response to Reply #9 |
25. Compare Germany's economy in 1933 and 1945, then we can talk. nt |
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dmallind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 02:10 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. Why? |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 02:24 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. LOL. |
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dmallind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 02:48 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. Projection redux |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 02:55 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Now that is a great sentence: |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 01:22 PM Response to Reply #7 |
17. It wasn't the war that helped. It was the social ideology of fear |
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Fresh_Start (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
8. Riddle me this....if its so good for the economy |
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fed_up_mother (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 01:11 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Because we owe our asses to the rest of the world. We're in too much debt! |
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dmallind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 01:14 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. DUPE sorry - NT |
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dmallind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 01:14 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Because it's not the same kind of war |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 01:27 PM Response to Reply #8 |
19. That's the idea. Keep in mind for Repubs war works like Wall Street. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
14. The economy wasn't that great after the war. |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 01:19 PM Response to Original message |
15. The United States has been at war for 70 yrs. |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
16. It's the neo-conservative view of the neo-liberalism mantra for capitalism. |
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Venceremos (488 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 01:25 PM Response to Original message |
18. During WW2 |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 01:28 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Which the Repubs don't get which will inherently hurt us more the buffoons. |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 02:03 PM Response to Reply #18 |
28. Correct. nt |
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invictus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 01:27 PM Response to Original message |
20. nt |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 01:39 PM Response to Original message |
23. Not the way BushCo runs a war... |
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ramapo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 02:01 PM Response to Original message |
26. No question...and there is some truth to it |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
27. Not anymore. |
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Iterate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 02:18 PM Response to Original message |
30. It’s an old argument, thoroughly refuted, but it keeps popping back up. |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 02:30 PM Response to Original message |
32. The economic activity of WWII was completely different than it is now |
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