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Perky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 09:36 AM Original message |
Is there any Institiution that you DO Trust? |
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eallen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 09:42 AM Response to Original message |
1. Seems to me there's a mistake in thinking of groups or institutions as if they were people. |
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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 09:43 AM Response to Original message |
2. The Department of Frogs |
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sweetheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 09:46 AM Response to Original message |
3. HRW, ACLU, Amnesty International |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 11:51 AM Response to Reply #3 |
27. Human Rights Watch is a tool of the anti-Chavez neo-cons |
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sweetheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 12:06 PM Response to Reply #27 |
42. An honest 4th estate |
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Perky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 02:42 PM Response to Reply #42 |
52. kick |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 09:46 AM Response to Original message |
4. To quote John: |
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Hubert Flottz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 09:47 AM Response to Original message |
5. My eyes. |
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Toucano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-07-06 10:40 AM Response to Reply #5 |
55. Good answer! n/t |
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tnlurker (698 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 09:48 AM Response to Original message |
6. I can't come up with one |
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Genki (123 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 09:49 AM Response to Original message |
7. Question Authority Including Your Own n/t |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 10:12 AM Response to Reply #7 |
11. why? :) n/t |
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Genki (123 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-07-06 10:36 AM Response to Reply #11 |
53. grins n/t |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 09:53 AM Response to Original message |
8. I trust nobody. I think it comes with age. |
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noonwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 09:58 AM Response to Original message |
9. There are specific individuals within organizations that I trust. |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 10:12 AM Response to Original message |
10. All i wanted was a Pepsi |
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Jed Dilligan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 11:44 AM Response to Reply #10 |
25. How can you say I'M crazy |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 12:32 PM Response to Reply #25 |
51. thanks! I'm glad someone got that one... n/t |
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Double T (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 10:21 AM Response to Original message |
12. Institutions, corporations, religious organizations, ALL levels of government...... |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 10:24 AM Response to Original message |
13. As free people we aren't supposed to "trust" any of them. |
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magellan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 10:26 AM Response to Original message |
14. No one |
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Perky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 10:43 AM Response to Original message |
15. well this is depressing |
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Skidmore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 10:49 AM Response to Original message |
16. I trust only that there are principles of justice, fairness, and equality |
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The2ndWheel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 10:51 AM Response to Original message |
17. Unfortunately it doesn't matter which you trust |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
18. GMHC, ACLU, a lot of dem politicians, Human RIghts Watch, Planned Parenthood |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
19. also what is it that you trust? |
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Perky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 11:58 AM Response to Reply #19 |
33. Me? I trust God |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 12:05 PM Response to Reply #33 |
41. last time i heard god isnt an institution... |
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Perky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 12:07 PM Response to Reply #41 |
44. Fair Point. |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 12:09 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. but you implied the rest of us are cynical because we dont trust institutions... |
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Perky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 12:17 PM Response to Reply #45 |
49. Oh no.....actually I am actually pretty hopeful |
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LoZoccolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
20. You'll find some DUers trust Chavez more than Amnesty Intl. and Human Rights Watch. |
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Chomp (602 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 11:31 AM Response to Original message |
21. Marriage.....nt |
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Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 11:34 AM Response to Original message |
22. No one over thirty.... |
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MazeRat7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 12:04 PM Response to Reply #22 |
39. Hey!!! I resemble that remark.... |
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Jed Dilligan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 11:41 AM Response to Original message |
23. There are some research institutions that are not |
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The2ndWheel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 11:54 AM Response to Reply #23 |
29. "If they were given the right things to vote for, they would vote for the right things." |
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Jed Dilligan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 11:59 AM Response to Reply #29 |
34. I think if there were non-corporate-controlled politicians |
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novalib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
24. SMITHSONIAN Institution |
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jokerman93 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 11:47 AM Response to Original message |
26. You forgot Poland |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 11:53 AM Response to Original message |
28. The great Howard Zinn says it best: |
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porphyrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 11:54 AM Response to Original message |
30. Institutions are only as trustworthy as those involved in them. |
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Perky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 12:04 PM Response to Reply #30 |
38. IS it reallly disagreement or is it disengagement? |
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porphyrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 12:05 PM Response to Reply #38 |
40. Who is choosing to believe we cannot change institutions? |
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Perky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 12:11 PM Response to Reply #40 |
46. I think many of us on DU or more inclined to raise rabble |
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porphyrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 12:16 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. Anything that leads to the solution is part of the solution. |
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The2ndWheel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 12:27 PM Response to Reply #46 |
50. Ever notice how solutions only bring more complex problems? |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 11:55 AM Response to Original message |
31. Quantas. |
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JacquesMolay (413 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
32. Webster's Dictionary - that's 'institution' |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 12:00 PM Response to Original message |
35. I trust the system. |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 12:00 PM Response to Original message |
36. The Shadow Knows fan club has never fucked me over |
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MazeRat7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
37. NOAA comes to mind followed by the USGS.... |
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izzybeans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 12:06 PM Response to Original message |
43. We obviously trust DU and other organizations within the institution of civil society otherwise we |
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Armstead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 12:13 PM Response to Original message |
47. I don't trust the PEOPLE running many instotutions -- That's an important distinction |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-07-06 10:38 AM Response to Original message |
54. My mom and my brother |
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PsN2Wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-07-06 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
56. Victorias Secret |
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