Posted on 04/29/2015 6:12:55 PM PDT by dennisw
“Brett, speaking only for myself, I agree with your point that the principle of peaceful, non-violent protest and the observance of the rule of law is of utmost importance in any society. MLK, Gandhi, Mandela, and all great opposition leaders throughout history have always preached this precept. Further, it is critical that in any democracy investigation must be completed and due process must be honored before any government or police members are judged responsible.
That said, my greater source of personal concern, outrage and sympathy beyond this particular case is focused neither upon one night’s property damage nor upon the acts, but is focused rather upon the past four-decade period during which an American political elite have shipped middle class and working class jobs away from Baltimore and cities and towns around the U.S. to third-world dictatorships like China and others, plunged tens of millions of good hard-working Americans into economic devastation, and then followed that action around the nation by diminishing every American’s civil rights protections in order to control an unfairly impoverished population living under an ever-declining standard of living and suffering at the butt end of an ever-more militarized and aggressive surveillance state.
The innocent working families of all backgrounds whose lives and dreams have been cut short by excessive violence, surveillance, and other abuses of the Bill of Rights by government pay the true price, an ultimate price, and one that far exceeds the importance of any kids’ game played tonight, or ever, at Camden Yards. We need to keep in mind people are suffering and dying around the U.S., and while we are thankful no one was injured at Camden Yards, there is a far bigger picture for poor Americans in Baltimore and everywhere who don’t have jobs and are losing economic civil and legal rights, and this makes inconvenience at a ball game irrelevant in light of the needless suffering government is inflicting upon ordinary Americans.”
We need a national divorce lawyer.
“in light of the needless suffering government is inflicting upon ordinary Americans.”
Oh oh.
Kudos. That pretty much nails it.
Is he wrong?
And yet, he’s a democrat and gives lots of cash to liberal politicians.
...And just wait until the TPP Trans Pacific Partnership is passed if you want to see more American job loss, displacement and globalization.
I would use the word “profound” to describe his remarks.
He was the one who brought the O’s to play those games in that Island Gulag called “Cuba.”
I hope is tax records are in order.
Sorry!
I would NOT use the word profound to describe his remarks.
Yep! People who don't get this won't get anything. Now that we have outsourced productive jobs to oblivion (or close to it) the money grubbing elites have established the NSA surveillance state to control a restive population
at least partially......China is not the problem with Baltimore...or any other city in trouble. It’s their own American liberal leadership.
at least partially......China is not the problem with Baltimore...or any other city in trouble. It’s their own American liberal leadership.
Who wouldn’t trade the America of 1964 for the America of 2015? Big Government has screwed up everything. A bunch of do-gooders wanted to feel good about themselves and they kept electing people who pushed policies which allow people like Bill and Hillary and Obama to become rich and protected while the number of poor people who “need their help” keeps growing.
I hope America is waking. But the fix will be painful.
Brooks .317 with 28 homers, Boog with 39 homers.
Profoundly stupid or profoundly dishonest?
Those jobs were taxed and regulated away.
I hear more and more water-cooler conversations that "get it."
If 2016 goes to HRC, then the fix they put in is permanent.
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