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raccoon
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Mon Jan-08-07 12:08 PM Original message |
Is anybody here optimistic about the future? I mean, the long-range |
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Warpy
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Mon Jan-08-07 12:10 PM Response to Original message |
1. 20 years of neglecting my health due to the |
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shadowknows69
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Mon Jan-08-07 01:03 PM Response to Reply #1 |
23. You and me both Warpy |
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Warpy
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Mon Jan-08-07 04:29 PM Response to Reply #23 |
90. Heaven for the climate, hell for the conversation |
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sinkingfeeling
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Mon Jan-08-07 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
2. Not for the US. I am hopeful that when I move to Ireland, a country without a |
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H2O Man
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Mon Jan-08-07 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
3. Yes. |
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Mikey929
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Mon Jan-08-07 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
4. Absolutely |
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Zodiak
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Mon Jan-08-07 12:31 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. Not to curb your optimism |
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Mikey929
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Mon Jan-08-07 12:42 PM Response to Reply #11 |
17. Yes |
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Zodiak
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Mon Jan-08-07 01:18 PM Response to Reply #17 |
26. It is true that pessimism stops people from succeeding |
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Mikey929
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Mon Jan-08-07 01:42 PM Response to Reply #26 |
35. Definitions |
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marions ghost
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Mon Jan-08-07 01:45 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. As long as you express optimism |
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Mikey929
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Mon Jan-08-07 02:11 PM Response to Reply #38 |
44. Are you kidding? |
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Zodiak
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Mon Jan-08-07 02:25 PM Response to Reply #44 |
50. Perhaps it is your definitions that are too narrow |
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Mikey929
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Mon Jan-08-07 02:35 PM Response to Reply #50 |
54. Michael Moore |
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mvd
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Mon Jan-08-07 02:44 PM Response to Reply #54 |
57. It IS partly the fault of the government because there is little |
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Mikey929
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Mon Jan-08-07 02:51 PM Response to Reply #57 |
64. Middle |
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Zodiak
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Mon Jan-08-07 03:09 PM Response to Reply #64 |
73. No, because that is not a capitulation, it's sarcasm |
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Mikey929
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Mon Jan-08-07 03:24 PM Response to Reply #73 |
77. MVD |
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mvd
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Mon Jan-08-07 03:24 PM Response to Reply #64 |
76. It's not a threat |
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Zodiak
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Mon Jan-08-07 03:32 PM Response to Reply #76 |
81. It's not true on DU |
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mvd
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Mon Jan-08-07 03:36 PM Response to Reply #81 |
82. Yeah, I thought it was promising that Mikey respected.. |
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Zodiak
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Mon Jan-08-07 03:45 PM Response to Reply #82 |
83. Nothing wrong with Mikey |
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mvd
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Mon Jan-08-07 03:51 PM Response to Reply #83 |
84. You are right about what we are up against |
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Zodiak
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Mon Jan-08-07 03:56 PM Response to Reply #84 |
86. Trust me, those that have been implementing this |
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mvd
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Mon Jan-08-07 03:59 PM Response to Reply #86 |
88. It works in the neo-cons' favor because.. |
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Zodiak
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Mon Jan-08-07 04:06 PM Response to Reply #88 |
89. Sorry...that statement wasn't really for you |
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mvd
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Mon Jan-08-07 04:30 PM Response to Reply #89 |
91. Having seen some of his other posts.. |
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Mikey929
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Mon Jan-08-07 05:08 PM Response to Reply #91 |
93. kids |
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mvd
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Mon Jan-08-07 05:15 PM Response to Reply #93 |
94. I want it to be a nice place, too |
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JacksonWest
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Mon Jan-08-07 07:58 PM Response to Reply #83 |
110. What countries have more freedom? |
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Zodiak
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Mon Jan-08-07 08:04 PM Response to Reply #110 |
112. Read the rest of the thread, and you will get answers |
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Zodiak
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Mon Jan-08-07 02:47 PM Response to Reply #54 |
60. Market forces did not stop them from pulling... |
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raccoon
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Mon Jan-08-07 03:10 PM Response to Reply #54 |
74. How many voters can afford to give the campaign contributions |
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mvd
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Mon Jan-08-07 02:40 PM Response to Reply #50 |
56. We became less than #1 immediately after the Patriot Act |
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Zodiak
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Mon Jan-08-07 02:08 PM Response to Reply #35 |
42. Stating that you think America has freedom |
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Mikey929
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Mon Jan-08-07 02:17 PM Response to Reply #42 |
46. well said |
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Zodiak
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Mon Jan-08-07 02:32 PM Response to Reply #46 |
52. Read my post again |
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DemoDemoCratCrat
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Mon Jan-08-07 02:55 PM Response to Reply #42 |
65. Not #1, but still pretty good |
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Webster Green
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Mon Jan-08-07 03:05 PM Response to Reply #65 |
71. Well, you missed the list on freedom of the press.. |
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DemoDemoCratCrat
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Mon Jan-08-07 03:07 PM Response to Reply #71 |
72. Actually, I cited that list |
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Zodiak
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Mon Jan-08-07 03:12 PM Response to Reply #71 |
75. It is already posted on this thread |
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sinkingfeeling
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Mon Jan-08-07 02:22 PM Response to Reply #35 |
48. Most of Europe as every bit as much 'freedom' as the USA. You haven't |
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pitohui
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Mon Jan-08-07 03:01 PM Response to Reply #48 |
69. although he's named things he can't actually do in the usa |
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antigop
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Mon Jan-08-07 03:27 PM Response to Reply #69 |
78. Absolutely, pitohui! |
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Mikey929
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Tue Jan-09-07 09:54 AM Response to Reply #69 |
118. Clarification |
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marions ghost
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Mon Jan-08-07 01:42 PM Response to Reply #26 |
36. NICE rebuttal |
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Egnever
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Mon Jan-08-07 01:44 PM Response to Reply #26 |
37. Outstanding |
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HiFructosePronSyrup
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Mon Jan-08-07 01:32 PM Response to Reply #17 |
30. ... |
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pitohui
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Mon Jan-08-07 03:04 PM Response to Reply #30 |
70. nice catch bornagin...EOM |
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Bluerthanblue
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Mon Jan-08-07 05:28 PM Response to Reply #30 |
96. Can we honestly "live where we want"???- I was just |
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Tyrone Slothrop
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Mon Jan-08-07 02:51 PM Response to Reply #17 |
62. Holland, for one |
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pitohui
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Mon Jan-08-07 02:56 PM Response to Reply #17 |
66. canada is more free for all-round freedoms and that's just off the top |
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Tsiyu
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Mon Jan-08-07 03:28 PM Response to Reply #17 |
80. Sorry my friend to burst your happy little bubble |
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maxsolomon
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Mon Jan-08-07 05:24 PM Response to Reply #17 |
95. "Freer" |
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Richard Steele
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Mon Jan-08-07 12:40 PM Response to Reply #4 |
15. Wow. You're one for five there. |
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Webster Green
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Mon Jan-08-07 12:40 PM Response to Reply #4 |
16. Where did you read that crap? |
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DemoDemoCratCrat
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Mon Jan-08-07 01:01 PM Response to Reply #16 |
22. Source for 31st |
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leftofthedial
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Mon Jan-08-07 01:37 PM Response to Reply #4 |
34. most free? most opportunity? |
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Greyhound
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Mon Jan-08-07 02:47 PM Response to Reply #4 |
59. LOL! Talk about drinking the Kool-Aid, asl any Dutchman if they would trade |
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Sapere aude
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Mon Jan-08-07 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
5. Possibly some good will have come from the last 6 years. |
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DeeDeeNY
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Mon Jan-08-07 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
6. I am pessimistic not just about the US but beyond that |
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blues90
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Mon Jan-08-07 12:24 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. I am so pessimistic that I should not reply |
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seabeyond
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Mon Jan-08-07 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
8. ya. there is always opportunity. we the people are clever chaps |
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mikehiggins
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Mon Jan-08-07 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
9. Optimistic about the future of the planet, sure |
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Ezlivin
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Mon Jan-08-07 06:21 PM Response to Reply #9 |
99. And if there's one thing Battlestar Galactica has taught us it's that |
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jwirr
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Mon Jan-08-07 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
10. I think we are in for some very hard times but humanity has a way |
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Zodiak
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Mon Jan-08-07 12:36 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Just remember that is is a logical fallacy to say... |
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raccoon
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Mon Jan-08-07 01:33 PM Response to Reply #10 |
31. I've come to believe that maybe that's human nature, |
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Double T
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Mon Jan-08-07 12:31 PM Response to Original message |
12. Under the current conditions with bushco still in charge, it is difficult...... |
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demnan
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Mon Jan-08-07 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
14. I don't know |
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JacksonWest
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Mon Jan-08-07 12:47 PM Response to Original message |
18. How can you not be optimistic about the future? |
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raccoon
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Tue Jan-09-07 09:45 AM Response to Reply #18 |
117. One thing I'm optimistic about is medical advances. |
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mzmolly
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Mon Jan-08-07 12:52 PM Response to Original message |
19. Very! The PNAC, neocon agenda is forever proven WRONG to the majority of American people. |
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LSK
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Mon Jan-08-07 01:35 PM Response to Reply #19 |
33. my thoughts exactly n/t |
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ChiciB1
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Mon Jan-08-07 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
20. NOPE! I've Become A Real Skeptic... Something I Never Felt |
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antigop
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Mon Jan-08-07 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
21. No |
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Tierra_y_Libertad
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Mon Jan-08-07 01:07 PM Response to Original message |
24. In a way, yes. The world is wising up to the dangers of unfettered corporatism. |
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raccoon
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Mon Jan-08-07 01:18 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. I think the average citizen in the US would be better off if the country |
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The2ndWheel
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Mon Jan-08-07 01:29 PM Response to Reply #24 |
29. They only reason they cooperate |
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Tierra_y_Libertad
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Mon Jan-08-07 01:55 PM Response to Reply #29 |
39. History rolls on despite the efforts of empires to check it. |
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bdamomma
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Mon Jan-08-07 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
25. I'm cautiously optimistic, we have much work to do, to get ourselves |
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hashibabba
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Mon Jan-08-07 01:27 PM Response to Original message |
28. I'm somewhat optimistic on the political front, although I wouldn't |
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LSK
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Mon Jan-08-07 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
32. yes, ever since Nov 7, 2006 n/t |
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yy4me
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Mon Jan-08-07 01:56 PM Response to Original message |
40. No, not very hopeful about our state of affairs. Both on a personal |
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blues90
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Mon Jan-08-07 02:13 PM Response to Reply #40 |
45. I hear that ! |
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antigop
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Mon Jan-08-07 02:33 PM Response to Reply #40 |
53. I hear ya, too |
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blues90
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Mon Jan-08-07 01:57 PM Response to Original message |
41. Of all the times americans have bounced back |
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raccoon
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Mon Jan-08-07 02:24 PM Response to Reply #41 |
49. Two of the things that seem to me the most worrisome are global warming, |
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blues90
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Mon Jan-08-07 02:44 PM Response to Reply #49 |
58. See , that's just it . |
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Paranoid Pessimist
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Mon Jan-08-07 02:10 PM Response to Original message |
43. Absolutely Not |
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taught_me_patience
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Mon Jan-08-07 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
47. The future is looking great. |
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blues90
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Mon Jan-08-07 03:54 PM Response to Reply #47 |
85. More population growth ? |
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taught_me_patience
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Mon Jan-08-07 05:32 PM Response to Reply #85 |
97. lets look at social security... |
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blues90
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Mon Jan-08-07 06:05 PM Response to Reply #97 |
98. I dissagree |
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Mon Jan-08-07 06:53 PM Response to Reply #98 |
105. America has enough oil to last a hundred years |
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marions ghost
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Mon Jan-08-07 06:25 PM Response to Reply #97 |
100. ???!!!! |
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Mon Jan-08-07 06:50 PM Response to Reply #100 |
104. of course its all relative... |
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blues90
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Mon Jan-08-07 07:21 PM Response to Reply #104 |
106. The air quality in LA CA is worse now and back to many years ago |
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Mon Jan-08-07 10:11 PM Response to Reply #106 |
115. Often, perception, unfortunately is not reality... |
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Mon Jan-08-07 07:38 PM Response to Reply #104 |
107. london/paris/munich etc |
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raccoon
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Tue Jan-09-07 09:33 AM Response to Reply #104 |
116. That's if you have a car. |
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undeterred
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Mon Jan-08-07 02:28 PM Response to Original message |
51. I see a great future if we have a great leader like Al Gore. |
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DaveJ
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Mon Jan-08-07 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
55. Without health coverage... |
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mvd
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Mon Jan-08-07 02:48 PM Response to Original message |
61. Right now, I'm undecided |
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pitohui
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Mon Jan-08-07 02:51 PM Response to Original message |
63. not optimistic about the long range future at all |
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natrat
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Mon Jan-08-07 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
67. if the scientists are right re the changes in store for the planet |
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Mon Jan-08-07 03:01 PM Response to Original message |
68. Who Knows? But I prefer to be optimistic |
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ThomWV
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Mon Jan-08-07 03:28 PM Response to Original message |
79. Not At All Optimistic |
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deaniac21
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Mon Jan-08-07 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
87. No matter what else happens, we are all going to die. How can |
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callous taoboy
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Mon Jan-08-07 04:58 PM Response to Original message |
92. Not after reading "The Long Emergency" |
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Ezlivin
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Mon Jan-08-07 06:25 PM Response to Reply #92 |
101. I am so with you on that |
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mmonk
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Mon Jan-08-07 06:26 PM Response to Original message |
102. Still waiting for things to occur to give me optimism. |
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Warren DeMontague
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Mon Jan-08-07 06:27 PM Response to Original message |
103. As long as we don't let superstitious neo-luddites run the show, I am optimistic about the planet's |
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welshTerrier2
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Mon Jan-08-07 07:53 PM Response to Original message |
108. yes, in a somewhat odd sort of way |
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Virginia Dare
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Mon Jan-08-07 07:56 PM Response to Original message |
109. No, very hard times ahead I'm afraid...n/t |
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NashVegas
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Mon Jan-08-07 08:03 PM Response to Original message |
111. No. When I View the War Between Science and Religion, I'm Fearful Regardless Who Wins |
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Mon Jan-08-07 08:17 PM Response to Original message |
113. I am very optimistic. |
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Tue Jan-09-07 10:01 AM Response to Reply #113 |
119. hmmmmm |
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Mon Jan-08-07 08:17 PM Response to Original message |
114. The jump point |
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