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Philosoraptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 06:30 AM Original message |
Why are we all Pretending? |
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patricia92243 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 06:37 AM Response to Original message |
1. Some people do not think it is all a pretense. They are commonly called R |
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Joe Chi Minh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 06:45 AM Response to Original message |
2. One criticism: to imply that your elections since 2000 have been |
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FlavaKreemSnak (288 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 06:47 AM Response to Original message |
3. After we attack Iran we will be at war |
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Junkdrawer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 06:58 AM Response to Original message |
4. Why, it's like the visible gov't is a front for a Secret (Shadow) Gov't... |
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undergroundpanther (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 07:48 AM Response to Reply #4 |
11. Reminds me so much of |
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undergroundpanther (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 07:29 AM Response to Original message |
5. pathological optimism..?? |
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acmejack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 07:34 AM Response to Original message |
6. Because until it really tangibly affects them it doesn't matter. |
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Philosoraptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 07:39 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. sleepwalking |
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undergroundpanther (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 07:44 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. sunk costs |
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Junkdrawer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 07:48 AM Response to Reply #6 |
10. And THAT'S why there's a Patriot Act...n/t |
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marions ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 07:46 AM Response to Original message |
9. fear |
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acmejack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 07:53 AM Response to Reply #9 |
14. There is a large contingent of people who are simply unwilling to |
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marions ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 08:51 AM Response to Reply #14 |
20. Right--it's hard to let go of romantic notions, |
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undergroundpanther (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 08:05 AM Response to Reply #9 |
16. sufferin'succotash.. |
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Philosoraptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 08:08 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. If I treat my husband nicer, he'll stop beating me so much. |
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undergroundpanther (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 08:15 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. No rehab for tyrants |
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marions ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 09:03 AM Response to Reply #16 |
23. yep, sometimes |
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Philosoraptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 09:04 AM Response to Reply #23 |
24. We tolerate way too much crap. |
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sweetheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 07:50 AM Response to Original message |
12. Did somebody fart in the elevator? |
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Philosoraptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 07:50 AM Response to Original message |
13. Pretending Jesus is coming back. |
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undergroundpanther (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 08:00 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Pretending |
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OnionPatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 08:49 AM Response to Original message |
19. Speak for yourself |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 09:17 AM Response to Reply #19 |
26. "We" are pretending we're doing all we can to stop it. |
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acmejack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 09:40 AM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Correct. |
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LaurenG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 08:52 AM Response to Original message |
21. No I don't pretend |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 08:54 AM Response to Original message |
22. take that back: slugs are good natured, industrious moral creatures |
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natrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 09:14 AM Response to Original message |
25. screw all that political bullshit |
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soothsayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 10:31 AM Response to Reply #25 |
28. prolly can't stop an ice age, but I wonder how long until it comes? |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 10:36 AM Response to Reply #28 |
30. As a believer in reincarnation Sooth |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 10:35 AM Response to Reply #25 |
29. Well said and true natrat |
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InkAddict (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
31. OK, everyone, here is your opportunity |
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InkAddict (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 11:58 AM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Self kick for visibility! |
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InkAddict (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 12:18 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. No PMs yet... |
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Lilith Velkor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-29-06 09:47 AM Response to Reply #31 |
52. Insult atheists, then beg for PMs |
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blues90 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
34. Trust me , I am in full blown reality |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
35. I remember a book that made a bit of a splash, on just this topic, |
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InkAddict (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 12:31 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. Gee, that was constructive... |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 01:20 PM Response to Reply #36 |
41. OK, somebody woke up grumpy today. |
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InkAddict (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 02:07 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. No, not grumpy - frustrated. |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 02:41 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. Believe me, my situation is dire indeed, maybe worse than yours. |
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Peeves (89 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-29-06 10:35 AM Response to Reply #41 |
56. _ |
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TheFriedPiper (610 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 12:34 PM Response to Original message |
37. Without pretending, too many preachers would be out of work |
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dogday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 12:40 PM Response to Original message |
38. We are a fake phony people |
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wiggs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
39. Don't know. But it has something to do with |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 12:56 PM Response to Original message |
40. Nope. I haven't been pretending shit. |
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InkAddict (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
43. My InBox is still empty. |
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JanusAscending (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 05:49 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. Check it again! |
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InkAddict (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 04:35 PM Response to Original message |
45. :kick: - Patience was once a virtue |
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Philosoraptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-28-06 05:10 AM Response to Original message |
47. Now they're pretending that bush reads voraciously. |
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6000eliot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-28-06 05:17 AM Response to Original message |
48. Every time I've seen him for the last five years, |
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GeorgeGist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-28-06 07:29 AM Response to Original message |
49. Speak for yourself... |
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Philosoraptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-28-06 07:30 AM Response to Reply #49 |
50. please, what "kind" am I? |
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opihimoimoi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-28-06 07:39 AM Response to Original message |
51. Its the Head in the Sand mechanism...pretend we are making progress |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-29-06 09:59 AM Response to Original message |
53. Are you there? Say a prayer for the Pretender |
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opihimoimoi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-29-06 10:12 AM Response to Original message |
54. Sometime Reality is too much to bear so we Fantasize(pretend) |
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Protagoras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-29-06 10:21 AM Response to Original message |
55. I know someone who claims "It always swings back" |
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peacetheonlyway (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-29-06 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
57. Mexican Citizens Aren't Pretending |
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Peeves (89 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-29-06 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
58. What's it like to be such a defeatist? |
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Philosoraptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-29-06 10:38 AM Response to Reply #58 |
61. its fun, you'll learn to enjoy it too |
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Peeves (89 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-29-06 11:03 AM Response to Reply #61 |
63. I doubt it! |
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WA98296 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-29-06 10:38 AM Response to Original message |
59. Pretending (hoping) that our votes count |
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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-29-06 10:38 AM Response to Original message |
60. Because there's no convincng evidence that |
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peacetheonlyway (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-29-06 10:45 AM Response to Original message |
62. great post! well reasoned.. |
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