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- adoto, on 10/12/2007, -12/+80Yes, triumph of the common man is hardly an American value, at least under conservative rule.
- ardenr, on 10/12/2007, -1/+45@voteforblank: When we stop being afraid of smoke and mirrors, and look behind the... ooh look the new Hummer is out!
- sockpuppets, on 10/12/2007, -4/+23Every time a bell rings an angel gets rendered.
- iEnigma, on 10/12/2007, -1/+19It's nice to know that our government was ***** crazy before Bush, too.
- voteforblank, on 10/12/2007, -2/+19When the Hell is the Government going to realize that it should FEAR the Citizens of this Country... WHEN?
- khag7, on 10/12/2007, -0/+14oops commented twice. digg me down. wait, no, scratch that. digg me up :)
- AmishRefugee, on 10/12/2007, -2/+16hahahaha Steven Colbert said this a few says ago on his show
- sockpuppets, on 10/12/2007, -1/+14You might want to have your sarcasm detector repaired.
- sockpuppets, on 10/12/2007, -1/+14+1 for all. Merry Christmas. :)
- ardenr, on 10/12/2007, -10/+23If anyone wants to read a fantastic article about the inherent problems with unchecked capitalism, I found this article today and think it's the best I've ever read.. http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/w/x/wxk116/antic/ It also provides practical solutions, and gives you talking points that will make trolls weep (cold black tears).
Also, remember that the FBI and those who keep them working have hade 60 years since then to diminish the "common man", while interestingly the rich-poor gap has increased steadily. - DRTED, on 10/12/2007, -4/+16A WONDERFUL LIFE is such red coat, commi propraganda, that it is almost sickening. This is America for christs sake, go out and buy a nintendo wii, you communists.
- jsg7, on 10/12/2007, -2/+13"When the Hell is the Government going to realize that it should FEAR the Citizens of this Country... WHEN?"
Not until the citizens do... - Horseboiler, on 10/12/2007, -2/+12He called it.
- Groovemaster, on 10/12/2007, -3/+12"You arrogant little prick."
Ad hominem attacks weaken arguments, especially on teh intrarnets.
"you sneer at the death of millions"
Interesting, but incorrect strawman.
"Tell it to the hundreds of millions dead from Communist expansion. Maybe you could start with the millions starving to death in North Korea while Kim Jong Il steals aid shipments to feed his army and spends his entire country's wealth on nuclear weapons."
Look up the word "threat". - Phssthpok, on 10/12/2007, -2/+11[[Somehow, somewhere, this will be blamed on George Bush.]]
Then you'll reply: But Clinton... - ardenr, on 10/12/2007, -3/+12Wait... I know there's a parallel to today's time somewhere there... Nope, lost it.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9It's funny how we can communicate anonymously like this now, where in the past this kind of discussion couldn't take place... Wonder how long we'll be able to do this. At one time it was against the law (for 3 years) to speak against the USA or the govnerment personal: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sedition_Act_of_1918
- baxtermaddux, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9governments and *****-crazy kinda go hand in hand.
- Groovemaster, on 10/12/2007, -4/+11"Rather funny how far we've come and yet how little we've changed. Islam and terrorism are now the subject of our paranoid delusions rather than communism."
Yep, the communist threat was blown wildly out of proportion to create a fearful, easy to control population and the same thing is happening now with The War On Terror (TWOT). - smokeygo, on 10/12/2007, -2/+9Is the "triumph of the common man" anti-American? I don't think "American values" means pure, unadulterated capitalism with no regard for the society's less fortunate. Heck, FDR's New Deal is very American and very socialistic.
Like everything else in life, the right tone is somewhere in the middle. - Zaxcomp, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7+1'd everyone in a Christmas spirit =D
-cheers- - dgh1973, on 10/12/2007, -4/+11Please keep in mind that this was during the time when the director of the FBI was non other than J. Edgar Hoover, who spied on everyone and was completely paranoid about anything or anyone that could possibly be deemed "subversive".
Rather funny how far we've come and yet how little we've changed. Islam and terrorism are now the subject of our paranoid delusions rather than communism. - Xeth, on 10/12/2007, -2/+8Screw that *****, I'm getting my wife a Lexus with a bow on top, and when I show it to her on the driveway the neighbors will clap.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -7/+13digg me down
- thecmgeek, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7Even FDR said of the New Deal, "[T]hose who have property [fail] to realize that I am the best friend the profit system ever had..."
- subscribtion, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5I knew it! I've had about enough of that pinko trash. I can no longer sit back and allow Communist infiltration, Communist indoctrination, Communist subversion and the international Communist conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids.
- aristotle0dude, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4But will it make your little solider any bigger?
- Twango, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5>>"Yep, the communist threat was blown wildly out of proportion"
>Tell it to the hundreds of millions dead from Communist expansion.
Uh, I believe he was talking about the communist threat *in this country*. An example or two of out-of-proportion: 1. the treatment of Oppenheimer, 2. the Hollywood blacklistings
As for the "100s of millions" dead from "Communist expansion", I'd need to see the docs, please. - ardenr, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Cool, I think Digg should make all comments green gradient by default! Merry Christmas my one-line 'friend', and to all.
- MadEnvoy, on 10/12/2007, -3/+7@voteforblank
It already does. That's why we have the Patriot Act, spying on US citizens, wiretapping act, national ID, wish to change the US Constitution... (to many to list) things going on to help the government suppress our rights and freedoms. - hattriq27, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Did anyone actually read the documents attached to the mistitled blog entry? It wasn't the FBI, it was "informants" stating this to the FBI. A witness statement.
- forgiste, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4I believe the word is let it go man...
- FlaG8r, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Communist plot
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -4/+7In Soviet Russia social-economic programs help you!
- forgiste, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4I would've, but i +1'd you out of Christmas Spirit
Happy Xmas! - maiku00, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4I love when blatant satire reflects real life so accurately. Its hilariously sad.
- skeeto, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3In a film related story, if you liked it, check out http://www.therealbedfordfalls.com
Cool site and town. Not too far from me. Interesting story, eerie coincidences, etc. I think they have the claim for being the inspiration for the film. They even have a shop called ZuZu's which she shows up to sign autographs at every year. - Shinta, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2It's that god damn Iron Giant you need to watch out for. Communist propoganda from our own stinkin country.
- ardenr, on 10/12/2007, -3/+5I love it when I reload a comment page two minutes later, and every comment has been dugg -1 with no reason given. Come on trolls, it's Christmas (in Ireland)
- aristotle0dude, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2@orientis: I did not realize that the pagans celebrated Jesus' birthday. Who give a ***** if a bunch of long dead pagans celebrated something? Their civilization is long dead. Neo-pagans are not the same thing at all.
http://www.christmas-tree.com/where.html
It is not a black and white issue. The tree represents whatever you wish it to represent. It is a perfect example of parallel development where similar cultural patterns develop independently. - hobgobbler, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3here you go, one of the best movies ever: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4867975537967299162&q=it%27s+a+wonderful+life merry christmas everybody
- BadassCheese, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2+4 for you
- aristotle0dude, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I hope you people did not spend more than you could afford and instead spent time with the ones you love.
- mostlybadfly, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1weird, im watching this right now.
- SteelChicken, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3wow this is news
- baxtermaddux, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1holy crap! just as i noticed this headline, this movie started playing on NBC at the exact same moment. check it out, its on NBC right now. Oh My Sweet Baby Science!
- orientis, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1"I did not realize that the pagans celebrated Jesus' birthday."
They didn't. No-one does now either. - chi1thook, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3makes sense
- aristotle0dude, on 10/12/2007, -4/+5Funny that you should use Jesus' title in vain. Jesus was for the common man too. I suppose that means people who seriously follow Jesus are anti-american too then. That movie was espousing wholesome Christian values of mercy, charity and love.
Merry Christmas. - everamzah, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0good thing the triumph of man is inherit within each of us, man and woman. we'll stop fearing this *****, when people stop fearing themselves. chia bitches.
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