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patrick t. cakes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 09:54 PM Original message |
Wheres the DU outrage over the Ivory Coast? |
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Rage for Order (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 09:56 PM Response to Original message |
1. The 440 people who have been killed did not ask the UN for help, apparently |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 09:56 PM Response to Original message |
2. K&R |
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patrick t. cakes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 09:58 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. ivory just ain't worth what it once was n/t |
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Davis_X_Machina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 09:58 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. The two DU requirements for a justified intervention.... |
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Rage for Order (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 09:59 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Or, in lieu of Bono having visited the country... |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 09:58 PM Response to Original message |
5. Cocoa is not oil |
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warren pease (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 10:15 PM Response to Reply #5 |
28. They export coffee, too... |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 10:34 PM Response to Reply #5 |
36. for me, my empathy is for the whole world. I don't know what to do |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 05:12 PM Response to Reply #36 |
40. It's a mess |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 08:39 PM Response to Reply #40 |
45. your screen name is appropo. :) But I know that there are heroes |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 09:59 PM Response to Original message |
6. Ivory Coast doesn't have the same ring that Libya does |
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patrick t. cakes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 10:01 PM Response to Reply #6 |
14. Anything below the Sahara is apperantly.... |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 10:05 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. Nobody gives a shit about sub-Saharan Africa |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
8. DU only has enough outrage for 3 subjects at a time, maximum. |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
9. That don't have a beloved strongman/boogeyman leader |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 10:23 PM Response to Reply #9 |
33. And who is also a snappy dresser.... |
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Night Crawler (94 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
10. Right behind the outrage over Rwanda. |
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oberliner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
11. Ivory Coast youths rush to enlist with Gbagbo forces |
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akbacchus_BC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 10:01 PM Response to Original message |
12. I don't think the Ivory Coast has Oil, I may be wrong. Rwanda does |
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quinnox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 10:01 PM Response to Original message |
13. Not to mention North Korea |
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Rage for Order (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 10:03 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. That's different; they have nukes and an army |
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quinnox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 10:06 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. That is what it looks like |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 10:06 PM Response to Reply #16 |
22. No shit. That's why Russia and China can brutally repress their rebels |
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Rage for Order (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 10:15 PM Response to Reply #22 |
29. Imagine if we had the balls to enact a trade embargo with China |
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texastoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 10:24 PM Response to Reply #29 |
34. You mean, have integrity on dealing with Communist nations? |
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Swede (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 10:01 PM Response to Original message |
15. The Ivory Coast needs a no fly zone? |
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LiberalAndProud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 10:03 PM Response to Original message |
17. Not sexy enough, I guess. |
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patrick t. cakes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 10:13 PM Response to Reply #17 |
27. Thanks for posting... |
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patrick t. cakes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 10:17 PM Response to Reply #17 |
30. is twitter not available in the area?... |
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killbotfactory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 10:03 PM Response to Original message |
18. What actions can we take to help? |
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patrick t. cakes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 10:05 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Have all peaceful options failed? |
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killbotfactory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 10:11 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. From the article: |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 10:07 PM Response to Original message |
23. Outrage fatigue I suspect |
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patrick t. cakes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 10:10 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. the planes heve flown... |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
26. So this proves that DU is imperfectly inconsistent in it's outrage. |
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Rage for Order (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 10:19 PM Response to Reply #26 |
31. Not just DU; the UN and the rest of the world n/t |
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Davis_X_Machina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 10:32 PM Response to Reply #26 |
35. A lot of cake is being had, and eaten.... |
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MedleyMisty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 10:21 PM Response to Original message |
32. It's not on TV |
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joe_sixpack (655 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 05:49 PM Response to Reply #32 |
44. You've nailed it. |
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Vanje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 10:42 PM Response to Original message |
37. No oil there. nt |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 11:04 PM Response to Original message |
38. The media is not creating the drama over it |
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killbotfactory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 11:08 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. Maybe you should start a fund drive to get them twitter and facebook accounts |
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Distant Observer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 05:17 PM Response to Reply #39 |
42. The Libya rebellion was not generated by Facebook activity, but long-running power struggle |
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DFW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 05:15 PM Response to Original message |
41. Libya has oil. Halliburton does not have a chocolate subsidiary. |
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Johonny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 05:45 PM Response to Original message |
43. In the upper right you can search DU for ivory coast |
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Recovered Repug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 08:53 PM Response to Original message |
46. Not enough people on Twitter and/or Facebook? /nt |
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