Fred Sanders (5,465 posts)
Folks are forced by 1% sports owners to salute military bands and military anthems, to worship the
army that "protects our freedoms that 'they' hate", during baseball games even.
"Stand up and be noticed, Citizen, or remain sitting and be really noticed." Kind of reminds you of a movie or something, seeing all that patriotic fervor on national media.
Well, all for a good cause, the troops protect America's democracy and spread it around the world, so it is all good.
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But then the same 1% ****ing turn around and have their media puppets and surrogates tell the folks to not to bother to vote, the heart of democracy, one man one vote?
The election is already over, good citizens, stay home and be warmed by the glow of your rectangular information box....coming soon with built in cameras and microphones.
WTF? And voters are going to do it, just stay home and not vote?
You want it both ways, plutocrats, which is why the folks will vote in barbarian hordes tomorrow, I think, especially the very scary black and Latino folks among who you say President Obama has grown "unpopular"? No evidence to say it, just say it and keep repeating it.....all part of the plan, the one perfected years ago to lead the country to a fake war, now used to lead the country to a fake political victory for the GOP.
I think the media are still stunned they could not get lily white Romney and company elected against the then only once elected black man and they want to take another crack at it in 2016. Shit, they almost had McCain and Palin installed, how hard can it be to **** around with the American electorate and win mid-terms also, as they please?
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I think they are very wrong, these smug and arrogant masters of the universe of propaganda and mind control. Very wrong.
Well, saddle up, propagandists and oligarchs, the Fearbola and Ferguson crap was really too much to take. Maybe you know that, a propaganda campaign taken too far, losing to the science.
Fake fear was used this election campaign cycle to cover for your total lack of coverage of election issues, and it got noticed.
What kind of election is it where the mass media barely covers the issues, what issues were ever discussed and thoroughly debated, other than the transmission matrix of a ****ing species of virus? Got a ****ing earful of education and discussion on that, granted.
And if the folks are not saddling up to vote in barbarian hordes, if all it really takes to win elections in America is shit loads of money to buy everything related to elections, the media, the courts, the election oversight commissions, the corrupt AG's, the counting machines, the gerrymandering districts, the lost registrations by the hundreds of thousands, the immoral election mailers and voter ID, all the voting suppression, voting hatred, voting denigration, if folks do not soon saddle up and vote, then I think America is ****ed.
Why encourage the fascists when you can just vote? Just vote, pull a lever, touch a screen, punch a hole, it is so easy it should be criminal, which it may soon be.
If the cons can be ridiculously optimistic, then why not us!
Fred Sanders (5,465 posts)
Folks are forced by 1% sports owners to salute military bands and military anthems, to worship the
army
The stages, popularly known by the acronym DABDA, include:[2]
Denial — As the reality of loss is hard to face, one of the first reactions to follow the loss is Denial. The person is trying to shut out the reality or magnitude of his/her situation, and begins to develop a false, preferable reality.
Anger — Once in the second stage, the individual recognizes that denial cannot continue. Because of anger, the person is very difficult to care for due to misplaced feelings of rage and envy. The person in question can be angry with himself, or with others, or at a higher power, and especially those who are close to them. Certain psychological responses of a person undergoing this phase would be: "Why me? It's not fair!"; "How can this happen to me?"; '"Who is to blame?"; "Why would God let this happen?"
Bargaining — The third stage involves the hope that the individual can somehow undo or avoid a cause of grief. Usually, the negotiation for an extended life is made with a higher power in exchange for a reformed lifestyle. Other times, they will use anything valuable as a bargaining chip against another human agency to extend or prolong the life they live. In essence, the individual cannot totally move into acceptance yet acknowledges the fact that what has happened cannot be undone. People facing less serious trauma can bargain or seek to negotiate a compromise. For example, one may say "Can we still be friends?" when facing a break-up. Bargaining rarely provides a sustainable solution, especially if it is a matter of life or death.
Depression — "I'm so sad, why bother with anything?"; "I'm going to die soon so what's the point?"; "I miss my loved one, why go on?"
During the fourth stage, the grieving person begins to understand the certainty of death. Much like the existential concept of The Void, the idea of living becomes pointless. Things begin to lose meaning to the griever. Because of this, the individual may become silent, refuse visitors and spend much of the time crying and sullen. This process allows the grieving person to disconnect from things of love and affection, possibly in an attempt to avoid further trauma. Depression could be referred to as the dress rehearsal for the 'aftermath'. It is a kind of acceptance with emotional attachment. It is natural to feel sadness, regret, fear, and uncertainty when going through this stage. Feeling those emotions shows that the person has begun to accept the situation. Oftentimes, this is the ideal path to take, to find closure and make their ways to the fifth step, Acceptance.
Acceptance — "It's going to be okay."; "I can't fight it, I may as well prepare for it."
In this last stage, individuals begin to come to terms with their mortality or inevitable future, or that of a loved one, or other tragic event. This stage varies according to the person's situation. People dying can enter this stage a long time before the people they leave behind, who must pass through their own individual stages of dealing with the grief. This typically comes with a calm, retrospective view for the individual, and a stable mindset.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%BCbler-Ross_model
All I can say is....DUmmie should never attend a NASCAR event if he values his life.
Fred Sanders (5,465 posts)(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VwDHUfq2SL0/TtTmtzzzy4I/AAAAAAAAAxE/UkCDEzlAHrQ/s1600/face-argh.jpg)
I thought the libs had all but abandoned the "1%" bandwagon for lack of it's effectiveness and the virtual disbanding of the occupoop movement.Grief, Stage 1