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Thread #104661   Message #2146261
Posted By: kendall
11-Sep-07 - 07:32 AM
Thread Name: BS: Knee jerk conservatives
Subject: RE: BS: Knee jerk conservatives
I was one click from being a John Birch conservative when I was in my 30s. Then I went to college, studied history,etc. and now I can't believe that was me! I remember seeing a sign on the wall at the U of M saying "Free Angela Davis", and I changed it to "FRY Angela Davis."

Some yeras later, I signed a petition so she and Gus Hall could be on the ballot.

What happened? My mind opened up and I took a good look at what was happening. I asked myself, "What has the republican party ever done for me"? and the answer came back, "Not a goddamn thing."

What has the democrat party done for me?
Social security. I didn't even think about being old when I was young. I do now.Thanks, FDR
Medicare. Without that, I couldn't afford to stay alive. Thanks LBJ

An in depth study of history will tell you that labor unions created the middle class. You know, the forty hour week, minimum wage, child labor laws,collective bargaining, and workman's comp.

Now, what have the republicans given us? an illegal war and a 9 TRILLION dollar debt.Thanks, Dubya, for nothing.