What amazes me is how the common man doesn't see it

Stargazer99

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Mon Sep-10-07 10:38 AM
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What amazes me is how the common man doesn't see it

The it being how valueless his life is. The common foot soldier (apparently we don't have enough money to take care of those with brain injuries), those medically uninsured or underinsured (an example of a 5 year old dying from an infected tooth), homelessness (including children now). Have you ever taken a good look at the people who "serve" in the government. The president and his ilk will never have to fear for medical care and YOU pay for it. Why doesn't the average American Joe see this?

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GreenArrow

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Mon Sep-10-07 10:40 AM
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1. cheap consumer goods.

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ellenfl

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Mon Sep-10-07 11:08 AM
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3. and the repug myth of tax cuts . . . eom

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liberal N proud

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Mon Sep-10-07 10:40 AM
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2. I think that the answer starts here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2983859

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Jim__

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Mon Sep-10-07 11:20 AM
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4. People who currently have a home, medical insurance, etc ...

Edited on Mon Sep-10-07 11:20 AM by Jim__

... tend to believe that they and their family will always have a home, medical insurance etc.

There is also a tendency to believe that people who don't have these things, don't have them due to some fault within themselves.

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pansypoo53219

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Mon Sep-10-07 11:21 AM
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5. why?

teevee, video games, hollywood moovies.

too little time to see what they need to see.

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GreenArrow

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Mon Sep-10-07 11:23 AM
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6. bread n' circuses

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Unbowed

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Mon Sep-10-07 12:14 PM
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7. Denial is easy.

It doesn't require one to actually do anything.

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NYCGirl

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Mon Sep-10-07 12:34 PM
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8. Because most people are too busy trying to make a living and they don't think they

can make a difference.

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AndyTiedye

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Mon Sep-10-07 12:45 PM
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9. Why Do You Think They Don't See It?

The people see it all too well, and all it does is make them feel even more powerless.

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