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Capn Amerika Donating Member (248 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-01-07 06:40 PM
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The American Dream
What about the dreams of those that live in the third world?














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annabanana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-01-07 06:47 PM
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1. The dreams of people are remarkable similar
worldwide. Shelter, some food, some safety, and the possibility for a better life for their kids.

It ain't rocket science, . . . ..or it shouldn't be.
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Joe Chi Minh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-01-07 06:49 PM
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3. Strange how at the prompting of the far right, the MSM manage to
Edited on Mon Jan-01-07 06:50 PM by KCabotDullesMarxIII
misrepresent such plain and simple truths, isn't it? Trying to make the people in their own restless, envious, Mammon-worshipping image.
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Capn Amerika Donating Member (248 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-01-07 06:55 PM
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4. This post was prompted by Lou Dobbs
Talking about "The American Dream" and how poor Floridians can't afford insurance for their houses. They should have thought about that before they elected two Bushs into office.
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Joe Chi Minh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-01-07 07:10 PM
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5. Absolutely. As a matter of fact it's obscene to even mention the
so-called American Dream, since achieving the kind of opulent life-style the term refers to, is more difficult for Americans to achieve than it is to people in most other advanced countries. And that's looking on the bright side, assuming they don't fall prey to a serious or potentially fatal illness, in the meantime.
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-01-07 06:47 PM
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2. THEY'RE NOT WHITE, DUDE. THEY DON'T MATTER. LOL!!!!!!
(THAT WAS SARCASM BY THE WAY)
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sammythecat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-01-07 07:37 PM
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6. and also the truth
n/t
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