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Post by Leon on Jan 23, 2019 23:13:28 GMT
I thought New York Times was bad! And before you tell me it's just an OpEd... sorry, but can YOU write anything you wanmt in there? Someone reads these and approves. If you don't want to read the thread, I will summarize for you: This is one of the dumbest things I have ever read in a major publication. We are turning into an Idiocracy. Up to eight million people died during the socialist-induced famine of 1932–33 alone. But yes, WaPo columnist, Trump is just like Stalin because 7 percent of the government work force has been temporarily furloughed. Around 10 millions people were sent to Gulags under Soviet rule -- many of them for political crimes. So yes, just like the firing of James Comey! In the Soviet Union every story and report was written by the state-controlled media. Those who brought in non-sanctioned news faced the prospects of prison or worse. So yeah, just like FOX News! Watching a liberal who advocates for state involvement in basically every area of the economy comparing higher tariffs (which liberals candidates widely supported before-Trump) to Soviet-era central planning ... well, man, is it dumb.  Response to this ridiculous hyperbole: www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/opinions/the-gop-has-become-the-pro-russia-party/2019/01/21/9960f0d4-1dbf-11e9-8e21-59a09ff1e2a1_story.html?utm_term=.71bfd9da3af1&__twitter_impression=true
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Post by allene on Jan 24, 2019 21:43:31 GMT
So many people are running around having meltdowns about everything. It's a very disturbing and dangerous period, the worst I've seen in my 50 years in this country. It's like watching someone pulling on a piece of knitting and unraveling everything.
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Post by Arc on Feb 2, 2019 1:20:16 GMT
What do you expect? WaPo is just ultra-liberal Jeff Bezos's personal blog. Most people don't even realize that pre-Watergate the Washington Post was just a local or regional newspaper for a major "city" Washington DC.
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Post by Leon on Feb 2, 2019 1:30:29 GMT
What do you expect? WaPo is just ultra-liberal Jeff Bezos's personal blog. Most people don't even realize that pre-Watergate the Washington Post was just a local or regional newspaper for a major "city" Washington DC. Good point. All these major papers are bleeding money. Wonder why.
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ozjohn39
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Post by ozjohn39 on Feb 7, 2019 1:38:32 GMT
Never in the field of human politics has so much hysteria been shown by so many, for so long.
Sorry Winston.
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Post by allene on Feb 9, 2019 2:00:45 GMT
Never in the field of human politics has so much hysteria been shown by so many, for so long. Sorry Winston. I think I know who you are!! Are your initials JB?
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ozjohn39
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Post by ozjohn39 on Feb 24, 2019 5:35:36 GMT
Yes.
Back after a very long absence
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Post by Arc on Feb 24, 2019 6:07:43 GMT
Yes. Back after a very long absence Heaven help us! Rugby returns to the forum.
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Post by TheMark on Apr 4, 2019 12:00:01 GMT
This is why I call it the Washington Compost.
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