The Politics of Distraction in an Age of Gotcha Capitalism

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Disintegration is Everywhere

The Politics of Distraction in an Age of Gotcha Capitalism

By Ralph Nader


"Meanwhile the daily struggle of the American people, absorbing the results of the power abuses by the rich, powerful and corporate, continues outside this inbred force field of insipid coverage and commentary.

The people hear nothing regarding what McCain, Obama and Clinton will do about runaway drug, gasoline, and heating oil prices, not to mention what these Senators have already not done in these areas of public outcry.

Disintegration is everywhere. Public works are crumbling-schools, clinics, public transit, libraries, drinking water and sewage-treatment plants. Tax dollars are being used to destroy more of Iraq and to subsidize or bail out companies recklessly run by obscenely overpaid CEOs. Public deficits are soaring."

http://www.counterpunch.org/nader04152008.html

 

[manifold]

You lost me at "By Ralph Nader"

 

[Ravi]

Funny, that's where I stopped reading, too.

 

[Shogun]

You lost me at "By Ralph Nader"

DOH!


ZING!


+1

 

[Ravi]

DOH!


ZING!


+1

Dude, no offense, but get a room already.

 

[Shogun]

giving one positive nod..

is probably the same thing lathering on the saccharine in some little sitting in a tree f-u-c-k-i-n-g posts.

 

[manifold]

Saccharine is for fatties. Ravir is my sugar-tits.

 

[Ravi]

Saccharine is for fatties. Ravir is my sugar-tits.

NOW you're being a sexist sob.

 

[manifold]

NOW you're being a sexist sob.

I've always confessed to being a little sexist. Honestly, I can't help it.

But I've never been even remotely misogynist.

To me there's a BIG difference.

 

[Shogun]

hehehehe..

So, Ravir is your Jones soda rather than anything high fructose corn syruppy, eh?

 

[manifold]

hehehehe..

So, Ravir is your Jones soda rather than anything high fructose corn syruppy, eh?

Yup. But Jillian is starting to horn in on her territory. Allie has no chance at all. Frigid types need not apply.

 

[Ravi]

I've always confessed to being a little sexist. Honestly, I can't help it.

But I've never been even remotely misogynist.

To me there's a BIG difference.

Absolutely.

 

[AllieBaba]

Yup. But Jillian is starting to horn in on her territory. Allie has no chance at all. Frigid types need not apply.

Finally, the up side to being considered frigid.

 

[Ravi]

hehehehe..

So, Ravir is your Jones soda rather than anything high fructose corn syruppy, eh?

Don't be jealous, there's more than enough of him to go around.

 

[Ravi]

Yup. But Jillian is starting to horn in on her territory. Allie has no chance at all. Frigid types need not apply.

Damn, I knew you weren't coming by all that good rep honestly.

 

[manifold]

You'd be proud of the progress I've made over the last couple years though. With a 2 year old daughter and another soon to arrive, I've been working very meticulously on curbing my sexist thoughts and comments.

 

[Shogun]

Don't be jealous, there's more than enough of him to go around.

oh im not jealous. I was practicing an obscure, but relevant, allegory based on a theme of beverage sweetners..

 

[Ravi]

You'd be proud of the progress I've made over the last couple years though. With a 2 year old daughter and another soon to arrive, I've been working very meticulously on curbing my sexist thoughts and comments.

You're having another? That's great. Just don't bring up your views on math and females and you'll do fine.

 

[manifold]

Damn, I knew you weren't coming by all that good rep honestly.

I got a ton of reps for my little spate of racist jokes in the humor section. I might have to do that again.

 

[manifold]

You're having another? That's great. Just don't bring up your views on math and females and you'll do fine.

Not to mention parallel parking.