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Wrong. First of all, I'm waaay to the left of liberal.
From:Brexit appears to be a big win for the xenophobic, racist right.
Diomedes77 Tue, 06/28/2016 - 11:46am 2 Fri, 06/24/2016 - 07:51pm
The fight for whom and what?
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Diomedes77 Tue, 06/28/2016 - 11:44am 3 Fri, 06/24/2016 - 07:25pm
I just now noticed your post here, going south.
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Diomedes77 Mon, 06/27/2016 - 12:06pm 0
Calling for orthodoxy is hardly a way to demonstrate yours.
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Diomedes77 Mon, 06/27/2016 - 11:56am 0
More stupid assumptions, and more paranoia.
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Diomedes77 Sat, 06/25/2016 - 05:34pm 1 Sat, 06/25/2016 - 06:04pm
More really bad assumptions.
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Diomedes77 Sat, 06/25/2016 - 12:57pm 1 Sat, 06/25/2016 - 01:42pm
Exactly. So not only are they led by racists and homophobes,
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Diomedes77 Sat, 06/25/2016 - 07:51am 0
He did. The poster is seriously mistaken.
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Diomedes77 Sat, 06/25/2016 - 07:45am 0
Exactly, Hecate.
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Diomedes77 Sat, 06/25/2016 - 07:42am 1 Sat, 06/25/2016 - 06:03pm
He never said any such thing about Sanders supporters.
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Diomedes77 Sat, 06/25/2016 - 07:40am 1 Sat, 06/25/2016 - 06:40pm
Another leftist article (Jacobin) on why brexit would be bad.
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Diomedes77 Sat, 06/25/2016 - 07:37am 0
Chomsky on Brexit:
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Diomedes77 Fri, 06/24/2016 - 09:49pm 2 Fri, 06/24/2016 - 11:56pm
You really can't read. You're all projection and paranoia.
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Diomedes77 Fri, 06/24/2016 - 09:26pm 0
The Torys who pushed for it are huge supporters of neoliberalism
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Diomedes77 Fri, 06/24/2016 - 09:13pm 1 Sat, 06/25/2016 - 05:28am
Who said Kevin Drum was a big lefty? Not me.
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Diomedes77 Fri, 06/24/2016 - 09:08pm 0
And who voted for Thatcher? Righties.
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Diomedes77 Fri, 06/24/2016 - 08:57pm 0
I think you're confusing the Dems with the left. They aren't . .
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Diomedes77 Fri, 06/24/2016 - 08:55pm 0
Nonsense.
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Diomedes77 Fri, 06/24/2016 - 08:47pm 0
Hmm. What "left-wing media empires"?
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Diomedes77 Fri, 06/24/2016 - 08:27pm 1 Fri, 06/24/2016 - 08:39pm
As is so often the case here, you're assuming too much.
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Diomedes77 Fri, 06/24/2016 - 08:06pm 3 Fri, 06/24/2016 - 09:29pm
Agreed. But that's not the reason I'm against brexit.
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Diomedes77 Fri, 06/24/2016 - 07:44pm 3 Fri, 06/24/2016 - 08:23pm
It may end up just Wales and England.
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Diomedes77 Fri, 06/24/2016 - 07:42pm 1 Sat, 06/25/2016 - 01:30pm
Like your sig, Riverlover.
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Diomedes77 Fri, 06/24/2016 - 07:40pm 1 Fri, 06/24/2016 - 07:52pm
You're misreading me.
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Diomedes77 Fri, 06/24/2016 - 07:32pm 0
There is a difference between left and right. And science is
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Diomedes77 Fri, 06/24/2016 - 07:21pm 2 Fri, 06/24/2016 - 08:31pm
Brexit will keep the neoliberal status quo ante in place.
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Diomedes77 Fri, 06/24/2016 - 07:02pm 4 Fri, 06/24/2016 - 09:02pm
The Nazis were far right.
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Diomedes77 Fri, 06/24/2016 - 06:53pm 1 Fri, 06/24/2016 - 06:56pm
Yes, that's exactly what xenophobes, racists and misogynists
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Diomedes77 Fri, 06/24/2016 - 06:46pm 4 Fri, 06/24/2016 - 10:07pm
I can see part of that, duckpin.
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Diomedes77 Fri, 06/24/2016 - 06:39pm 2 Sat, 06/25/2016 - 07:02am
The right said enough is enough with all these black and brown
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Diomedes77 Fri, 06/24/2016 - 06:30pm 2 Fri, 06/24/2016 - 07:55pm
There is a left and right libertarianism.
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Diomedes77 Fri, 06/24/2016 - 06:25pm 1 Fri, 06/24/2016 - 07:32pm
How does it do anything about "corporate hegemony"?
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Diomedes77 Fri, 06/24/2016 - 06:12pm 0
I don't see this part as being true at all:
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Diomedes77 Fri, 06/24/2016 - 06:04pm 2 Fri, 06/24/2016 - 06:20pm
Good school. Went back to visit recently.
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Diomedes77 Fri, 06/24/2016 - 05:04pm 0
Thing is, breaking up the union won't break up capitalism.
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Diomedes77 Fri, 06/24/2016 - 01:28pm 1 Fri, 06/24/2016 - 01:42pm
You're making a lot of assumptions.
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Diomedes77 Fri, 06/24/2016 - 01:19pm 0
Love the NC mountains.
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Diomedes77 Fri, 06/24/2016 - 12:56pm 1 Fri, 06/24/2016 - 03:22pm
The problem is the relative order in which this happened.
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Diomedes77 Fri, 06/24/2016 - 12:44pm 0
I stand corrected. But the Whiskey rebellion was after BOR.
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Diomedes77 Fri, 06/24/2016 - 12:31pm 0
Boris Johnson is likely to be much worse.
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Diomedes77 Fri, 06/24/2016 - 12:26pm 1 Fri, 06/24/2016 - 01:02pm
Tragic, and preventable.
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Diomedes77 Fri, 06/24/2016 - 12:03pm 0
Definitely. And that's taken care of by the six shooter limit.
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Diomedes77 Fri, 06/24/2016 - 11:36am 1 Fri, 06/24/2016 - 11:50am
AR-15s should be banned, along with all semis, assault, etc.
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Diomedes77 Fri, 06/24/2016 - 11:12am 2 Fri, 06/24/2016 - 12:24pm
Van Morrison: I sang with his band once.
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Diomedes77 Fri, 06/24/2016 - 10:20am 0
I can definitely see that.
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Diomedes77 Fri, 06/24/2016 - 10:07am 0
That not finishing school dream thing.
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Diomedes77 Fri, 06/24/2016 - 09:21am 1 Fri, 06/24/2016 - 09:43am
Well said, again, Hecate.
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Diomedes77 Thu, 06/23/2016 - 10:46pm 0
Please tell me what you think I'm selling.
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Diomedes77 Thu, 06/23/2016 - 09:30pm 0
Thanks, Duckpin.
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Diomedes77 Thu, 06/23/2016 - 11:52am 0
I said "healthy skepticism" is great.
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Diomedes77 Thu, 06/23/2016 - 11:38am 1 Thu, 06/23/2016 - 05:39pm
Again, I said it BEFORE anyone disagreed with me.
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Diomedes77 Thu, 06/23/2016 - 11:11am 0
JtC. So we're not allowed to say Trump voters are confused?
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Diomedes77 Thu, 06/23/2016 - 11:06am 1 Thu, 06/23/2016 - 11:05am
Vayle's exhibit D. He just keeps adding to the pile.
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Diomedes77 Thu, 06/23/2016 - 10:50am 1 Thu, 06/23/2016 - 10:58am
JtC: Vayle's exhibit C.
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Diomedes77 Thu, 06/23/2016 - 10:45am 1 Thu, 06/23/2016 - 11:50am
Thanks, Hecate.
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Diomedes77 Thu, 06/23/2016 - 10:44am 0
JtC: Vayle's exhibit B, etc.
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Diomedes77 Thu, 06/23/2016 - 10:41am 0
JtC: Vayle is a case in point.
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Diomedes77 Thu, 06/23/2016 - 10:36am 2 Thu, 06/23/2016 - 10:58am
You misread it. Big time.
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Diomedes77 Thu, 06/23/2016 - 10:35am 2 Thu, 06/23/2016 - 10:48am
JtC. Who was that directed at?
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Diomedes77 Thu, 06/23/2016 - 10:24am 2 Thu, 06/23/2016 - 10:31am
It's not about "keeping the faith."
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Diomedes77 Thu, 06/23/2016 - 10:20am 2 Thu, 06/23/2016 - 12:46pm
WTH?
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Diomedes77 Thu, 06/23/2016 - 10:16am 0
I was talking about political scheming in general.
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Diomedes77 Thu, 06/23/2016 - 10:13am 0
I'm reading a bio of the Romanovs.
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Diomedes77 Thu, 06/23/2016 - 09:47am 3 Thu, 06/23/2016 - 04:40pm
Nice reference to Richard.
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Diomedes77 Thu, 06/23/2016 - 09:38am 5 Thu, 06/23/2016 - 11:25am
I like Zephyr a lot.
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Diomedes77 Thu, 06/23/2016 - 09:33am 0
The ACA actually makes it harder to get to Single Payer.
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Diomedes77 Thu, 06/23/2016 - 09:27am 0
Neither party does: Ending capitalism outright.
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Diomedes77 Thu, 06/23/2016 - 09:17am 1 Thu, 06/23/2016 - 10:22am
Who's making excuses?
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Diomedes77 Thu, 06/23/2016 - 09:09am 3 Thu, 06/23/2016 - 10:32am
I'm not so sure that it's a con.
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Diomedes77 Thu, 06/23/2016 - 09:04am 0
Yes.
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Diomedes77 Thu, 06/23/2016 - 09:01am 1 Thu, 06/23/2016 - 09:20am
The Post had an article about unexpected cost reductions.
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Diomedes77 Thu, 06/23/2016 - 08:57am 0
Should have just expanded Medicare for All.
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Diomedes77 Thu, 06/23/2016 - 08:54am 2 Thu, 06/23/2016 - 10:18am
The Dems have become better Republicans than the Republicans.
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Diomedes77 Thu, 06/23/2016 - 08:52am 2 Thu, 06/23/2016 - 10:25am
Good for the working class in that it adds vacation time.
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Diomedes77 Thu, 06/23/2016 - 08:46am 0
I'm all for it. Theater or not. I think it's great.
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Diomedes77 Thu, 06/23/2016 - 08:43am 2 Thu, 06/23/2016 - 09:01am
I don't know anything about the write-in process.
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Diomedes77 Thu, 06/23/2016 - 08:42am 1 Thu, 06/23/2016 - 09:49am
Good point about motives for war.
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Diomedes77 Thu, 06/23/2016 - 08:39am 1 Thu, 06/23/2016 - 12:10pm
Agreed. And it's a bizarre way to "fight the oligarchy."
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Diomedes77 Thu, 06/23/2016 - 08:31am 2 Thu, 06/23/2016 - 11:19am
Not just our commons. The commons worldwide.
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Diomedes77 Thu, 06/23/2016 - 08:24am 5 Thu, 06/23/2016 - 03:06pm
Well said, LaFeminista
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Diomedes77 Thu, 06/23/2016 - 08:22am 2 Thu, 06/23/2016 - 08:51am
The Greens desperately need to run more local candidates.
From:Jill Stein/Green Party, Ballot Access (hopefully 47 states), and Bernie's Revolution
Diomedes77 Wed, 06/22/2016 - 08:04pm 2 Thu, 06/23/2016 - 01:59pm
How does that rationale apply to Jill Stein voters?
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Diomedes77 Wed, 06/22/2016 - 07:54pm 0
I'm on the "far left" as well, light years away from the Dems.
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Diomedes77 Wed, 06/22/2016 - 07:47pm 0
Thanks, RA. We agree.
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Diomedes77 Wed, 06/22/2016 - 02:40pm 1 Wed, 06/22/2016 - 02:55pm
If the goal is to get Sanders elected, it's too late.
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Diomedes77 Wed, 06/22/2016 - 02:38pm 1 Wed, 06/22/2016 - 02:47pm
We disagree.
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Diomedes77 Wed, 06/22/2016 - 02:31pm 3 Thu, 06/23/2016 - 04:36am
You don't think Trump will be every bit as much for fracking?
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Diomedes77 Wed, 06/22/2016 - 02:18pm 0
I wasn't being serious, of course.
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Diomedes77 Wed, 06/22/2016 - 02:16pm 1 Wed, 06/22/2016 - 05:25pm
We agree about that, too.
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Diomedes77 Wed, 06/22/2016 - 02:11pm 0
With the exception of the very excellent anticapitalist meetup.
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Diomedes77 Wed, 06/22/2016 - 02:07pm 0
Um. No. Given that I'm not a Dem or a Republican, that's . . .
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Diomedes77 Wed, 06/22/2016 - 02:05pm 2 Wed, 06/22/2016 - 04:36pm
Not seeing the logic in that at all.
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Diomedes77 Wed, 06/22/2016 - 01:57pm 1 Wed, 06/22/2016 - 05:17pm
Would greatly appreciate good links to the research.
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Diomedes77 Wed, 06/22/2016 - 01:48pm 1 Wed, 06/22/2016 - 04:20pm
I stand corrected.
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Diomedes77 Wed, 06/22/2016 - 01:24pm 1 Wed, 06/22/2016 - 02:10pm
Thanks, Jim.
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Diomedes77 Wed, 06/22/2016 - 01:19pm 0
It looks like you thought I supported her. I don't.
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Diomedes77 Wed, 06/22/2016 - 01:17pm 2 Wed, 06/22/2016 - 02:48pm
Oh, I know they work for the same Oligarchy.
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Diomedes77 Wed, 06/22/2016 - 01:12pm 1 Wed, 06/22/2016 - 01:15pm
Trump lies far more often. It's not close.
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Diomedes77 Wed, 06/22/2016 - 01:06pm 1 Wed, 06/22/2016 - 01:11pm
I was responding to this:
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Diomedes77 Wed, 06/22/2016 - 01:02pm 2 Wed, 06/22/2016 - 01:08pm
We shouldn't assume those people are on the left.
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Diomedes77 Wed, 06/22/2016 - 12:56pm 2 Wed, 06/22/2016 - 01:38pm

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