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This is a great shot, I've seen similar ones,
kids holding serious messages.
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The best part is....IT'S TRUE! It's all true.
Did I say the best part? I guess that should
be the worst part.
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Pathetic. I dont know how adults can use
children like this. She dosent even know what
shes holding up. I know. . lets use children
as pawns to help spread our own idiotic
ideals.
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If it was a monkey holding that sign, the
message would be the same....it doesn't
matter who's holding the sign....Bush has
taught us:
1. Lying is O.K.
2. Cheating is O.K.
3. Torture is O.K.
4. Taking people's rights is O.K.
5. Neglecting the poor is O.K.
6. Being a religious hypocrite is O.K.
7. Killing is O.K.
8. Incompetence is O.K.
9. Cronyism is O.K.
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What she is saying is that it's ok...
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People who defend Bush and his failed (lies)
policies are pathetic excuses....
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Fun: An informed 12 year old knows and
understands all those points well enough to
participate in such rally with parents and
such.
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Great photo!
That's one good message.
Bush has earned the hatred of most of the
population of the world. He has made the US
more hated the the terrorists. I'm Canadian
and I can tell you the anger that people in
the rest of the world now have towards the US
because of Bush's lies and abuses.
Think about that.
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Fun with an F-1 you need to really think
about youth. This kid isn't 5, this kid is
old enough to fully understand what the sign
says and means. AND maybe if YOU were paying
attention, you'd realize that those are
things that Bush is teaching our youth- at
least any youth that pay attention to current
events.
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""Pathetic. I dont know how adults
can use children like this. She dosent even
know what shes holding up. I know. . lets use
children as pawns to help spread our own
idiotic ideals.""
Oh, right. But if she had shot someone
with a gun she'd go the Big House. Give me a
break. I remember perfectly well when I was
12 that I would know those things were wrong
that are written on her sign. Better she
should be used sitting in a school reciting
the Pledge of Allegiance, I guess. Whatever
happened to freedom?
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Keep marching young patriot. We salute you!
:)
pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/wwwnotforinternaluseww
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Hey Lisa Kay Monkey, I read your comment and
HAD to sign up to give you a blast. Give your
head a shake, what does expressing an
opinion have to do with shooting someone???
She looks to be about 12, 13 maybe, are you
suggesting that she doesnt understand that
lying, cheating etc. are wrong? Her pledge in
this picture is to exercise her right to
express opinion and your comment, what ever
happened to freedom? Duh! She has the
freedom to do this, it still is America isnt
it?
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lisakaymckinney you never heard
of sarcasm have you . of course she
knows it wrong she mocking the
bush cronies with that sign.
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lisa lisa lisa. Why is it acceptable to
bring little kids to pro-life rallies but not
ok to protest anything else. Guess it
depends on what side of the issue you're on.
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O.k. so she's young. I don't think anyone
here can say what her age is for sure. But
the encouraging thing is she is involved.
Obviously she has been influenced by the
current administration.
These are either her words or are the
influences of her environment, peer group,
parents etc...
I think this hits the mark dead nuts on. My
eleven year old son is this tuned in, and
knows what those and many more phrases mean.
Our youth is much more attuned to current
politics than I was at their age.
I let him determine his own opinion, and
more than once he has voiced his concern or
made a statement very similar to the ones she
is holding.
As the British tabloid The Mirror said post
election "How can 59,054,087 people be
so DUMB?"
When you figure it out, please let us know,
because it's been downhill since that day....
I've yet to here someone refute the
statements being made above.
If you think Bush is so great take a stroll
over to www.ebaumsworld.com and look at the funny videos and take a look
at our infamous pres. in all his living
stupidity middle finger and all.
So when is Karl Rove running for president?
I'm going to put my 11 year old on the
ballot, he most certainly has more common
sense than any of those incompetents in the
Whitehouse today, every last one of them!!!
Down from soapbox and it is now put
away....
'nuff said...
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She looks to be about the age of one of my 4
grandaughters. I can assure you that someone
that age understands what is written on the
sign. She also apparently has a conscience.
And yes, these are things that have been
taught by example by Bush, the hypocrite
president.
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Old Enough stated, " I've yet to here
someone refute the statements being made
above. "
You must be joking, or you don't watch
television, or read opposing views.
Let's see some examples:
1. Lying is O.K. - Refering, I'm sure - to
the "Lied us into a war"
chant...that has been disproven over and
over...no lies..This administration used the
same intelligence that everyone else did -
and they agreed that WMD's were there, or
capable of being there.
2. Cheating is O.K. - Let's see...talking
about the elections? No matter what your
talking points are - studies / investigations
were done, and while there were instances of
improper actions - on BOTH sides - no
coordinated or widespread voter fraud,
intimidation or otherwise.
3. Torture is O.K. - Actions of a few who
are or have been prosecuted. Incidently, how
is putting panties on someone's head torture?
4. Taking people's rights is O.K.
- Please tell me what rights of yours
have been taken away, specifically. Patriot
act? I haven't lost any of my rights...tell
me which of yours are gone.
5. Neglecting the poor is O.K. - Please
give examples - credible ones...not this
"Katrina" crap where the locals did
nothing and then blamed the Federal response.
Not defending Brown's FEMA...he was
incompetent...no question.
6. Being a religious hypocrite is O.K. -
How so, please explain.
7. Killing is O.K. - Let me put this
plainly. This is a war. Killing is
inevitable. We did not start this action,
9-11 did. We responded to an act of Terrorism
and went after Al Qaida in Afghanistan.
Given the circumstances of Iraq's
non-compliance with UN resolutions,
the possibility of WMD's and continued
humanitarian neglect ( The REAL reasons for
war - look it up in the congressional
resolution authorizing the action ) we then
moved on Iraq. War is ugly - but better than
waiting until another 9-11 or worse occurs.
8. Incompetence is O.K. - This
administration is NOT perfect - far from it.
The war could have been handled better, among
other things. Incompetence is not ok.
9. Cronyism is O.K. - In a democratic
administration, this would be called either
loyalty or appointing someone whose
credentials you're familiar with. But with
Bush, it's cronyism. I'm not saying that
some are questionable...but be realistic and
not use hyperbole when discussing these
things.
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Gino, I am in favor of the statements made,
not the opposition. I agree with what's on
the poster.
I was referring to the fact that there has
been not one person to give evidence to the
contrary in this thread, as you now have.
We can argue for years on the validity of
yours and my statements, but one thing is
clear, listen to what our brothers and
sisters in other countries are saying about
us. Look at the USA from their eyes. We are
in shambles because of the current
administrations policies, plain and simple.
The saddest thing is they don't care, they
still continue to stand on the top of the
hill pounding their chest and commanding all
to kneel before them or else.
Nobody has brought forth compelling
evidence that George isn't a sham, that he
really does understand what's going on etc...
These statements above are, to me , a true
reflection of his actions (and yes I do watch
opposing views on the tele and hear them on
the radio, but it doesn't change my belief of
his incompetence).
He can spew all of the rhetoric he and Rove
want, but actions are what people perceive to
be the truth, there are no facts, only
perceptions.
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Wow! I didn't expect so much attention here.
In addition to taking pictures during the
walkout, I spent time talking to these kids
during and after the protest. Each
individually made the decision (with parental
permission or not) to face the consequences
of missing school to make sure their voice
was being heard. That should tell you right
there that they know exactly what they were
marching for. It's something they are very
concerned about, and I don't blame them for
taking to the streets.
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I think F-1 thinks that children are stupid
and can't think for themselves....THEY
CAN...and they have real feelings and real
beliefs. Never underestimate children...they
will suprise you!
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Exactly! As I said above, many of these kids
were there because they wanted to be, not
because an adult gave them a sign or told
them to attend. It was very inspiring.
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It's so good to see that there are people in
the US who see the truth and have the courage
to protest against all the lies and killing.
Thank you so much.
The post from gino is scary. I hope there
aren't many of people who think like him :/
karsti
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Well as a Brit, I largely agree with what
Gino said. the War in Afghanistan was fully
justified, and the war in Iraq should have
been legal (Saddam was in breach of
Resolutions, as are Israel, but the US likes
to ignore that). Sadamm should have been
taken out in 1991 at the end of the Gulf War,
but better late than never. Yes, Bush and
Blair should have made better preparatins for
after the war (I reckon that's why Blair
wanted more time before attacking), but that
doesn't make thew war any less justifiable.
As for the torture stuff- nothing has
really been proved from Guantanamo Bay and
the soldiers involved in the Abu Grahib
attrocities should be shot (as should any
British soldiers who may have done the same
or similar).
What alot of people are forgetting is that
the world doesn't consider Bush as morrally
corrupt. they consider the entire USA to be.
I'd rather live here than there, no matter
who the President.
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There's a lot of stuff out there that points
to the falsification of evidence, Flickr
comrade. Their constant avoidance of
investigation also doesn’t help their case
either. This site has a good database for looking up
information on Chimpy's efforts to wage war
in Iraq.
The existing torture evidence does suggest
some serious problems; however, we run into
the problem of secrecy and avoidance of the
issue again. You may remember Rumsfeld not
wanting to release more photos of abuse –
possibly rape and murder -- back in May of
this year. Anyway, the ICRC and Human Rights
Watch are looking into these matters so check
their sites for more.
I don’t see anyone saying they don't want
to live in the USA. The majority of us just
want to rid the country of Chimpy and pals.
Heck, 53% of Americans now want to see Bush impeached if it's found
he lied to the country.
So it seems their own web of lies is
catching up with them.
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Back to the photo... I think it's great you
chose to use black and white. It took me a
minute to notice it, but I love the
"thumbs up" she's getting from an
onlooker in the forefront right. For some
reason, the adult behind her with the
sunglasses on is distracting - my eyes keep
getting to drawn away from the sign and to
that smiling adult.
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Yeah, you're right, SilverTurtle. A tighter
crop on the top of the photo would help.
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Great photo Clonny, thanks for sharing.
old enough: thanks for speaking up!
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she learned it from bush; i learned it from
clinton.
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My children can tell you about Bush and they
are 7 and 10. It is because they can see his
atrocities. I say yea to the parent who is
teaching their children right from wrong.
Bush has totaled our country. Children can
see that as well as adults. At least Clinton
did something for our country. Name one thing
Bush has done besides fuck it up.
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The Clinton comments don't bother me. I hear
it all the time from people who think Bush
hater = Clinton lover. If Clinton were
driving this mess I'd be just as upset AND
protesting. I don't let a political party
decide how I should think -- not that I'm
suggesting you do.
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I really think this is great found browsing
thru the top 10 pages of November and what I
like is that the foreground is two teenagers
giving a thumbs up and knowing look the
adults in the picture are more ambiguous so
yeah a tight crop would be very effective
thanx for sharing!
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Polstar* [deleted] says:
when I was 12 I attended marches, I attended
benefits, I protested. I teach 12 year olds
and believe me, many of them know more about
politics than a lot of adults who just can't
be bothered.
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Great discussion here! I agree with most of
you here that children 8-9ish and up are not
to young to get involved in politics and I
think it is healthy for them to get involved
in politics. The danger with young people
being too well-informed about the ills of
society and the world is that they will not
feel that there is anything worth fighting
for and may become apathetic. So, to some
extent, I agree that children (depending on
age) should be "protected" so that
they can grow up secure and feeling the world
is a good place and retain spirit to make
change as adults, avoid APATHY.
There is a very similair debate here also
relating to children and politics, click on
the flag:
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Is she commenting on the troops? Noooo...
Why is it that so called "freedom
lovers" (aka: conservatives) are always
the first to always tell others to keep their
mouths shut if they don't agree with their
position.
Yes, <strike>God
bless<\strike>* keep the troops safe,
but bring them home NOW!
Comment on your link: Good old ass kicking
as long as you're not the one doing it,
right? Your argument that not supporting
Chimpy's cowboy adventure in Iraq somehow
equates to not supporting the troops is weak
and simple-minded.
* God isn't an American
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I got here from the yahoo local news site news.yahoo.com/local/Seattle-Tacoma;_ylt=Alqa
wEBmVJlQz_VV...
they have a web part that links to Flickr
photos tagged as "Seattle".
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i'm a member of flicker. came to the site,
searched "anti war"
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I can see why you might say that, Dipowitz.
There are no guns or dead animals in it.
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Hmmmm Clinton taught us these 9 lessons alot
better.
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If you believe Clinton taught these same
lessons, what did you do when Chimpy started
teaching them?
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I don't see him teaching them. Who was
tortured? What did he lie about? ect...
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Um, are you actually talking about Bush? If
so...wow.
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W get's too bad a rap. It's not a pretty job
go after the animals who would love to kill
Americans. I don't know why so many people
"hate on him".
All this talk about torture just kills me.
A crazed terrorist who was captured trying to
kill American soldiers was... OH MY GOSH...
put in an "uncomfortable position"
for a long time. The horror of it all!
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Yeah, nevermind that many of the people we
torture had nothing to do with terrorism. Who
cares about the rights of others. They're
brown and Muslim. Just torture them until
they confess to something, right? I'm sure
you'll feel the same way (and understand)
when on of our soldiers are put into an
"uncomfortable position for a long
time" as a result of our use of torture.
Let me ask you something. Have you been put
into an uncomfortable position for a long
time? Is it really not as bad as they say it
is? How about water boarding? Tried that? ...
Even the Evangelicals are against torture.
You sound about as human as those
"animals" you HATE.
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Na I don't hate anybody. I'm saying I think
your interpretation of torture is a little
weak. A dog barked at him. I dark barks at me
everytime I go in my back yard. I don't think
it has anything to do with Muslims either...
now terrorists on the other hand....
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My interpretation of torture is weak? Please
do explain. Do you say that because I don't
categorize it as something innocent,
pleasurable, moral, and humane?
And are you suggesting only one person has
been tortured and that it was only a dog
barking at him? Have you seen this photo (Warning: graphic imagery. Could be disturbing to some)? When was the
last time you were in your backyard
completely naked with a group of armed men
surrounding you, yelling at you, while
holding back aggressive, large dogs that want
to rip off your face?
Let me remind you that if you were caught
torturing someone in your home and in your
defense you told the court that you did it to
protect Americans, you would be put away for
a long time.
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I'd call it mismanagement but not torture. I
think it was a few bad apples who swayed from
proper prisioner handeling techniques and the
media jumped on it to find some way to make
the presdient look bad. We all just need to
harden up a little bit. If you or I were
caught by him we'd probably have our heads
severed on The Internet. That would be a
bummer.
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Excuses. Excuses...
Let me reiterate your excuses for Chimpy's
torture machine: Blame Clinton... It was
mismanagement/few bad apples and not
torture... Blame the media... and we all need
to harden up a little bit or the terrorists
might get us.
Hmm... This all sounds soooo familiar...
White House talking points! Man, discussion
with you is becoming a waste of time --
especially when you obviously buy their B.S.
and ACTUALLY peddle it to others.
I will NEVER harden up or accept that behavior. Torture
will only breed more torture.
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This is greatness, coming from texas I can
never talk about this kind of stuff and if i
do I get my assed kicked because everyone
down here is a fucking red state supporter
who loves Bush ....traveling down G W Bush
turnpike is the worse....who would name a
turnpike road hwy after a sorry excuse for a
president?
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Well I don't know, he was elected twice and
he did topple two extremist regimes giving
democracy a foot hold in the Middle East,
gave monumental amounts of freedom to the
people in these countries namely women,
severely hindered terrorist operations
worldwide, captured Saddam and scores of
other terrorist leaders, put Bin Laden on the
run, and probably prevented multiple
terrorist attacks on our soil that you and I
may never know about.
Of course a murdering lunatic did have a
bag put over his head in Abu Grabi by a
couple of misbehaving soldiers so I guess
this negates all of that.
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Hahaha! That was a perfect time warp of all
the bullshit from the last few years.
I'm not going to bother writing a response
because anyone with their head out of their
ass will know how obtuse your comment is.
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I don't know if it was bullshit man, they did
destroy the Twin Towers, remember. There are
guys out there who really want to kill
Americans.
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5 minutes w/ Google vs. 5 years of White House/GOP vomit points:
Terrorism hindered?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,18802
75,00.html
Freedom for women?
http://www.truthout.org/cgi-bin/artman/exec/v
iew.cgi/61/20345
Freedom in Iraq?
http://www.fff.org/freedom/fd0309a.asp
A couple of bad apples?
http://hrw.org/english/docs/2006/07/19/usint1
3767.htm
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines06/0503-
03.htm
bin Laden on the run?
http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight
/articles/eav030907a.shtml
Bags over their heads harmless?http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/2/story.cfm
?c_id=2&objectid=10430522 (read this article)
"Once, not long after the sexual abuse
of Iraqi prisoners by US soldiers was
revealed, I came across a group of teenage
boys playing roughly in a river, a game that
involved trying to pull down the other boys'
shorts. "Abu Ghraib," they told me
they called it, after the prison."
Lastly, the Iraqis destroyed the towers? Do
I really need to provide a link for this?
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I read the articles about the horrible things
these terrorists do. I'm convinced they're
terrible people and we need to fight them.
Thank you.
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I'll echo your comment, but with some
differences.
I read the articles about the horrible
things Bush & Co. advocate. I'm convinced they're terrible people and we
need to impeach them. Thank you.
Thus, the reason I posted the photo above.
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If you are seeing a surge of visits to this
picture, it's probably because a list of
Flickr pictures put together under at pressesc.com/01184484114_love_americans_hate_
bush was posted to reddit.com, a popular web-site
aggregator.
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The Bushies have abused all of us, with all
their lies and fraud.
This young girl will be old enough to fight
in Iraq in a few years, so her opinion is
valid.
If those who think she's being abused by
the adults around her, check out the movie
"Jesus Camp". Get ready for more
abuse.
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Why killing one person is considered a murder
and a punishable act, but killing more than
one million is acceptable?
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For just a moment, this could have been Anne
Franks picture but then I remembered, another
monster killed her. Our children is our hope
for a better life. Dave
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Couldn't have been more spot on. Good for
her.
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Great picture!
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What a smart girl. :)
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one of the best photos I've seen in a while.
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clonny - this pic is very important. I would
like your permission to post it on myspace.
It is very powerful and speaks the truth. As
to opponents to this - wow talk about the
wool being pulled over your proverbial
eyes...
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Friggin hippie wusses...
The world sucks, and is an ugly place. No
amount of sunshine and flower BS will make
this a safer world. "Being nice"
to the bad guys won't make them
"nice" to us, and never will. Evil
needs to be eradicated, sometimes by force.
The only reason this make you liberal pukes
uncomfortable is the fact that you have no
guidelines for defining "evil" and
are worried that you may at some point be
defined "evil" as well... If you
hate the US and Bush so much, go somewhere
else, as you lack the majority to change
things here. Thankfully, there are still
enough sane people here to override the
lunatic fringe liberals.
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here is something to enjoy...
www.alternet.org/rights/57689/?page=1
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Thanks for that thoughtful commentary, Lump.
We lack the majority you say. Hmm... A
quick check of the recent news (not Faux
News) seems to say otherwise:
- Democrats favored on Iraq
- Bush approval at 25%
Of course, you probably just see this as
liberal bias.
Further proof you're getting lonelier:
Check out these billboards.
Anyway, here's an article you might read
and try out. It's titled "5 Ways to Develop Independent Thought."
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Fantastic comment, Clonny! Not to mention the
cost of this unjustified war has almost
reached $450,000,000,000! ( Click here for more info)
But you're right, Cheddar. What a waste,
being able to hire 8 million new teachers!
Tsk, tsk.
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I hate it when the members of the religious
right use children to spread their messages
and I hate it just as much when people on my
side do it. Exploiting your children is NOT
O.K.!
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This protest was a student (grade school -
college) protest just as much as it was one
for adults. I spoke to some of the kids at
this rally and they were there on their own
volition. They asked their parents to take a
day off school, or had ditched for the day.
What they all had in common was an opinion of
the war and Chimpy the cowboy monkey. ALL
were concerned about their own futures if
this war doesn't end and/or spreads. Sure
their parents are likely responsible for some
of information they receive, but the results
of an ongoing war were very real to them.
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When are the idiots going to stop worrying
about the person holding the sign and start
worrying about what the sign is saying?!?
It could be a monkey for f$#@'s sake.. who
gives...
Stop wasting your time with the meaningless
stuff and start giving a rat's ass that your
country is being led by a monkey. Do
something about it!
Seriously...
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Glad to see everyone exercising their freedom
of speech here. Although I disagree with the
sign (and I wonder what children learned from
Clinton hehe), I hope you ALL are showing
support to the men and women in uniform
fighting this war. At this point, we should
all stop arguing about Bush and start
focusing on what the Presidential candidates are doing and saying today. We can't change
what's in the past. Let's change the future! VOTE for what you believe in. And please ... stop
calling each other names. It only shows that
you lack the vocabulary to give an
intelligent opposing argument. Bravo Clonny!
I hope you continue getting involved and
documenting our history in photographs, no
matter how much it seems to rile up the
opposition. We (of the opposing view) need to
be riled up!
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pointer007 [deleted] says:
....why are we not all out there
demonstrating and raising hell - including
myself? Although I did go to every
demonstration against the war we are still
fighting. But that was not and is not enough.
Terrible things happen when fear reins -- it
is time to wake up. We are all hiding behind
our troops which we claim to support while
driving gasoline gobbling SUV's plastered
with 'Support Our Troops' stickers and
continuing living the comfortable life.
Great!
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Even American children, barring manipulation
by parents to exploit their naivete towards
politics, are aware that Bush/Cheney regime
is so deeply corrupt it threatens the
stability and harmony of the world
civilization.
Bush, Cheney, Joe Lieberman, Donald
Rumsfeld, Richard Perle, Paul Wolfowitz, John
Bolton, Dov Zakheim, Bill Kristol, Rudy
Giuliani and countless high-ranking Neocon
warhawks are traitors of the highest order and should be
hung at the gallows for the crimes against
humanity and high treason subverting U.S. Constitution.
Same apply for the Elitist oligarchy ie
David Rockefeller and Henry Kissinger.
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Fucking losers bringing their goddamn KIDS
into this! KIDS can't be political, she has
no goddamn idea what's going on.
"
Fun with an F-1 you need to really think
about youth. This kid isn't 5, this kid is
old enough to fully understand what the sign
says and means. AND maybe if YOU were paying
attention, you'd realize that those are
things that Bush is teaching our youth- at
least any youth that pay attention to current
events."
Are you kidding? Most 14 year olds don't
even understand politics and you think an 10
OR 11 YEAR OLD would?
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We weren't in Vietnam to save lives but to
serve our own interests. You cry about the
millions of civilians who died at the hands
of the communists but what about the cities
that were flattened by American bombs or the
villages pillaged and ripped apart by U.S.
forces.
You seemed so concerned about the Iraqis
but they're dying because we're there
dropping bombs on them. It's not about
getting back "lost political
power." Let's be honest. This war is
already lost. This is really about saving
face and getting out in a dignified manner.
How many more thousands of civilians and
hundreds of U.S. soldiers must die so that
those in power don't have to admit that
they've made a mistake of going in an
undeclared war?
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She looks like she could be between 12 and 15
years old... certainly old enough to start
forming political opinions. If she did not
make the sign herself, the person who made it
could have explained what the sign was about.
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Thank you for a great shot.
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First, to Clonny - Excellent shot sir. Found
it on Digg. Congrats on front paging.
Second, to the folks like nyctreeman - you
people need to figure out how badly that
George and crew have screwed things up for us
internationally. Whether you like it or not,
we, as Americans, do *not* own or have rights
to the rest of the world, though you and your
ilk believe we do. We have entirely
destabilized the Middle East, and it is but a
short time until the area will collapse,
leaving you putting $8/gallon gas into your
gas-loving F-350. But by then a Democrat
will be in power, and it will all be that
person's fault. Right?
Jackass.
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Awesome capture!!! Great Message. I love
the back and forth comments.
I found you on digg.
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True on so many levels
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Thanks to those with positive comments on the
photo. It's nice to see this photo hit Digg
and Reddit and stir some debate.
From an earlier comment I made in this
thread:
"This protest was a student (grade
school - college) protest just as much as it
was one for adults. I spoke to some of the
kids at this rally and they were there on
their own volition. They asked their parents
to take a day off school, or had ditched for
the day. What they all had in common was an
opinion of the war and Chimpy the cowboy
monkey. ALL were concerned about their own
futures if this war doesn't end and/or
spreads. Sure their parents are likely
responsible for some of information they
receive, but the results of an ongoing war
were very real to them."
So before folks assume kids can't have an
intelligent opinion about something maybe try
talking to them.
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LMFAO
thumbs up
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Awesome photo! It gives me hope for the
future, no matter what the right-wing clods
here think. Can't stand the message? Attack
the messenger, same old GOP playbook.
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What a great photo. The way you framed the
thumbs up, and capturing the girl's eyes just
peeking over the sign are fabulous. And
doing it in black & white makes it more
powerful. Somehow reminds me of old Vietnam
protests. And obviously the message is
pretty provocative based on all of the
comments here. Nice job.
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Shame on Karl Rove for getting this idiot
elected President.
And shame on the clueless, shortsighted,
un-involved voters
that put him in office TWICE no less.
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Great job on this photo. There are a couple
things I'd like changed, for instance being
able to see more of the girl's face (she
looks like she's smiling,) and the thumbs up
is in the way of the full message. Obviously
this wasn't staged so it'd be hard to fix all
those. But shooting in Black and white is
just brilliant. I think it really adds to the
powerful message in this photo (not the one
on the sign for Digg crowd.)
This is a prime example of a photo that
tells a story, or even several stories. Good
job.
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Well ill keep it short. Great shot.
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Well done.
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Holding a sign your parents made is o.k.
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Kids might not understand the politics, but
they sure can make some creative signs.
www.flickr.com/photos/onepixelearth/62661946/
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Wow. 187 600 views! That right there tells
you what a powerful picture this is.
And some of the comments in these comments
tell you what a scary place America is to
live in.
My one hope for the girl is that she's
forming her own political opinions. A little
piece of me dies every time I see a child
holding up a sign at a gay rights event that
says "Fa** burn in hell", or some
equally vicious sign outside an abortion
clinc or any number of signs at causes
protested by the religious right. I couldn't
condone that in good conscience without
considering the implications of this
particular child's sign. So I hope we're
hearing her words and not the one's of her
parents. If we are, then she gets a thumbs
up from me too!
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@aloha.suckers!!
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