1st: Suppress the VOTE; 2nd: Suppress the OUTRAGE

AVID

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Fri Nov-05-04 11:37 PM
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1st: Suppress the VOTE; 2nd: Suppress the OUTRAGE

Edited on Fri Nov-05-04 11:38 PM by bigskydem

I am having that strange feeling I had the days just before and the months immediately following the beginning of the IRAQ war. HELPLESS.

The MEDIA are steamrolling *'s second term, a MANDATE has been declared, and all I see is gloat, gloat, gloat.

It is chilling.

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RebelYell

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Fri Nov-05-04 11:43 PM
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1. Fascism, anyone?

1. Powerful and continuing expression of nationalism (wave those flags!)
2. Disdain for the importance of human rights
3. Identification of enemies/scapegoats as a unifying cause
4. The supremacy of the military or avid militarism
5. Rampant sexism
6. A controlled mass media
7. Obsession with national security
8. Religion and the ruling elite tied together
9. Power of corporations protected
10. Power of labor suppressed or eliminated
11. Disdain and supression of intellectuals and the arts
12. Crime and punishment
13. Rampany cronyism and corruption
14. Fraudulent elections

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President Kerry

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Fri Nov-05-04 11:44 PM
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2. that's why i don't watch TV..

seeing media lose the last vestiges of spine for some time must be revolting.

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smirkymonkey

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Sat Nov-06-04 01:12 AM
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3. Yeah, and a complete disappearing act by Democratic

"leadership".

You are right, they are suppressing the outrage, but it's there. Simmering under pressure and ready to blow.

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OneBlueSky

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Sat Nov-06-04 02:16 AM
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4. it ain't a done deal til the Electoral College meets . . .

and there seem to be a lot of outraged people working on it . . . it's not over yet . . . and even if we can't win this, we can certainly diminish their credibility (and their "mandate") by exposing ALL of the election fraud and Republican dirty tricks . . .

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Warren DeMontague

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Sat Nov-06-04 02:25 AM
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5. But MSNBC had Dr. Joyce Brothers on to help us "deal with our feelings"

that was a treat.

:nuke:

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DeepModem Mom

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Sat Nov-06-04 07:30 AM
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6. You've put it in a nutshell -- that's what's going on --

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i_c_a_White_Ghost

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Sat Nov-06-04 07:38 AM
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7. 3rd: Suppress the republicans

4th: Shut off the media
5th: Tell a republican to f*ck off!
6th: Go on a long vacation to a blue state

:evilgrin:

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