marmar
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Thu Apr-10-08 08:23 PM
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“The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it comes stronger than their democratic state itself. That, in its essence, is fascism - ownership of government by an individual, by a group.”
:cry: Somebody should've listened.
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Thu Apr-10-08 08:25 PM
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1. The Republicans and their corporate masters did. |
pinto
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Thu Apr-10-08 08:32 PM
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2. He was in such a unique position to make this case, being 'landed gentry' of sorts. |
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His ability to sell a broad federal agenda to a skeptical public and Congress has to be one of the great accomplishments in American presidential history.
And, he had to *sell* it, not decree it, as we see has become the current low life standard in things presidential.
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El Supremo
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Thu Apr-10-08 08:58 PM
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3. In a hell of a lot better place. n/m |
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Thu Apr-10-08 09:04 PM
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marmar
AMEN to that Mamar.. America NEED a new FDR.... In the meantime we other have just one thing to do, pray and hope it would not collapse totally in our lifetime:nuke: :cry:
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Sorry my bad english, not my native language
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Tue Apr-15-08 07:15 PM
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6. Unfortunately, you will not find another FDR |
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in the current crop of Presidential candidates. JMO
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Tue Apr-15-08 06:16 PM
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5. thanks for the reminder |
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