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Some vague and condescending insult to infer intellectual superiority. As has been suggested - remedial reading classes for adults are available.  What do you mean by that? Some vague and condescending insult to imply intellectual superiority. Not quite.  It is an earnest suggestion. 
"The liberals can understand everything but people who don't understand them."
Lenny Bruce
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Not quite. It is an earnest suggestion. What do you mean by that?
You never change things by fighting the existing reality.
To change something, build a new model that makes the old model obsolete.
R. Buckminster Fuller
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only the rich could afford them That is one pill that would be counterfeited immediately and sold on the black market. The payoff for taking them would be high, so everybody could afford them. (They would pay for themselves, unless they did not work very well.)
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only the rich could afford them That is one pill that would be counterfeited immediately and sold on the black market. The payoff for taking them would be high, so everybody could afford them. (They would pay for themselves, unless they did not work very well.) I suspect a large number of people would not take them because of it being an obvious government conspiracy to take away their freedoms...
You never change things by fighting the existing reality.
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Paul Ryan has already demonstrated that he didn't get the election result. Talk of a "mandate" and "rejection of progressive policies" will get them (and us) in a world of hurt.
A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.
Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich
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Paul Ryan has already demonstrated that he didn't get the election result. Talk of a "mandate" and "rejection of progressive policies" will get them (and us) in a world of hurt. Let's see where the MSM directs the narrative. I suspect it will be in cozying up to power instead of telling the truth.
"The liberals can understand everything but people who don't understand them."
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Paul Ryan has already demonstrated that he didn't get the election result. Talk of a "mandate" and "rejection of progressive policies" will get them (and us) in a world of hurt. Let's see where the MSM directs the narrative. I suspect it will be in cozying up to power instead of telling the truth. Of that I have no doubt.
A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.
Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich
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Here's an alternative future for the GOP: What the Republican Party could be Republicans have forgotten what it means to protect that heart. Swamped beneath a hopeful, but sometimes disorienting tide of social and economic change we are confronting an accelerating world with a fear often dipping into paranoia. You can win an election on the power of paranoia, but it will not let you govern. Building a more relevant, more successful Republican Party which can thrive in these conditions begins with a fundamental refocus on a simple core value.
America best achieves its promise when all of us have a fair opportunity to develop, capitalize and reap the rewards of our talents and efforts in the marketplace. We do not guarantee outcomes, but we must leverage every ounce of our energy to pry open and hold open the gates of opportunity. Regaining our grip on these values amidst endless shiny distractions will help the party recalibrate the rest of its message and its policy agenda to fit America’s rapidly evolving needs.
A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.
Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich
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I used to think the GOP was just mean but something else seems to be going on with them. I think that viciousness and cruelty are now at their heart.
Jim
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
--Mahatma Gandhi
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