Thanks again, David. 

Reminds me of a Julia Sugarbaker quote: 

In general it has been the men who have done the raping and the robbing and the killing and the war-mongering for the last two thousand years, ...and it's been the men who have done the pillaging and the beheading and the subjugating of whole races into slavery. It has been the men who have done the law making and the money making and the most of the mischief making! So if the world isn't quite what you had in mind you have only yourselves to thank!!

Regardless of religion or lack thereof, man has not deviated from his deviations. 

by Amanda Lang (23 articles, 14528 quicklinks, 442 diaries, 731 comments [17 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Friday, Mar 14, 2008 at 3:54:06 PM

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Amanda, in the UK we had 'the blessed Margaret' as Prime Minister 1979-1990. In 60AD we had Boudicea. Both were wimmin, both were responsible for many thousands of deaths.

'The blessed Margaret and Ronnie Raygun also kniefed Mikhail Gorbachev in the back, leading to the state of the planet today. 

Must admit I do agree, in general, with you and Julia about what my sex has done and apologise if I have caused you any offence.

by sliphoch (0 articles, 1 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 110 comments [2 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Friday, Mar 14, 2008 at 10:36:28 PM

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Too bad most Americans won't read it, and if they did most of them wouldn't believe it or understand it. To most we're still the good guys. We're not the murdering, raping, plundering, sociopaths we are. We're John Wayne, Rambo, the kick-ass, take no names guys who have to show the rest of the world just how right we are and wrong they are.

You really think people want to be told how wrong they are? Hell, we can't even talk about holding anyone accountable for even the most egregious of crimes. Last I saw some 40% still think we should stay in Iraq till the jobs done. What "job" that is, is never defined, but 40% say we should stay for it anyway.

It's over folks. With the economy is going down faster than a DC hooker they won't be looking to stop any wars, they'll be looking to start more and one of them will be fought right here on our streets. The beginning of the end is upon us. Once the full effect of the collapse of the economy takes hold we'll be looking at a rapid acceleration of Draconian measures, many that are already in place. We don't even need a shock & awe catalyst, but something like Obama being assassinated, a "false flag" attack, or any other disaster is something that would increase the chaos needed to further cower the people. But the collapsed economy might be enough. This stupid populace will look to the same criminals that got them into this situation to get them out of it. And there is no "getting out".

And I don't want to hear the "it can't happen here" crap. Spend one day listening to call-ins to C-SPAN and it will cure any doubt that this nation of fools could fall without any outside help. There are plenty of people that would willing join in destruction of this country thinking what they're doing is actually saving it. I live in New Orleans, I saw it happen here first hand, and believe me it wasn't that hard to turn this city into an occupied camp. Half the people brought into morgues were shot through the head with military weapons. It didn't seem to bother those in uniform that they were firing on Americans one bit. Once the food riots hit and the soldiers are told they'll be feed as long as they hold the order you can wave the Constitution all you want, it won't save you.

Not only will this article have no effect I predict we would have already attacked Iran by this time next year. We're a doomed nation and we're about to find out what "pay-back is a b*tch" really means.

by Mr M (8 articles, 0 quicklinks, 66 diaries, 2845 comments [654 recommended, 27 rejected]) on Saturday, Mar 15, 2008 at 6:45:13 PM

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