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A United States 'Spring' Coming?
ABC News ^ | December 5, 2013 | Matthew Dowd

Posted on 12/08/2013 8:59:20 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

Could an "Arab Spring" type of upheaval be brewing in the United States? Is the frustration and anger toward our dysfunctional politics and economics beginning to reach a tipping point where young folks begin to push for profound change? Has our democracy become so broken that citizens are going to find creative avenues to express their feelings? Will we pass through the holidays and winter of our dysfunction to arrive at a spring of change? I sense a movement of social unrest growing strongly and quietly towards our own version of the Arab Spring.

Let's take a look at some of the factors that might be pointing in this direction. This past week the GDP showed very positive growth (up 3.6 percent in the third quarter), corporations are booking huge profits, the stock market is at an all time high, and we have more multimillionaires and billionaires than ever before. So why does 70 percent of the country believe the United States is off on the wrong track? Why is trust of our economic, governmental and political institutions at a historic low? Why is the poverty rate back to a historical high?

For more than a generation, the middle class of this country has not seen any significant improvement in their financial situation. In fact, when you factor in inflation, the majority of the country has actually seen a decline in their economic status over the past 25 years...

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: economy; obama; revolution; wages
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He means from the Left (proletariat) of course. Notice the word he never used? Hint: It rhymes with Snow-bama-fair.
1 posted on 12/08/2013 8:59:20 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

This fool slept through the Tea Party. But it’s coming again, times a thousand.


2 posted on 12/08/2013 9:02:30 AM PST by Argus
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Has our democracy

Can't listen to these morons when they can't keep simple things straight.

3 posted on 12/08/2013 9:04:29 AM PST by Domandred (Fdisk, format, and reinstall the entire .gov system.)
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Whatever the reason, at some point I believe the status quo in our politics and economics will no longer be acceptable to a large part of our country, and because the existing institutions are unresponsive, these agents of change will rise up in some way and very loudly and clearly say "enough is enough." And I think this will be a very good thing if it is done in a forceful and non-violent way.

1a) Liberalism does not work. All the evidence is in, and the Left has failed. The existing institutions are unresponsive. The government will not help you -- the government only helps itself. When the people say "enough is enough" they will be rejecting the Left.

1b) I'm pretty sure this guy meant this as an attack on Conservatives and an explanation of why Conservatives have failed.

2) I have no idea what a "a forceful and non-violent way" would look like.

4 posted on 12/08/2013 9:06:01 AM PST by ClearCase_guy
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Let’s make it simple for ABC, the unrest is because we have had it with the federal government dictating how we must live our lives while the constitutionally elected government allows the unelected government to enslave us. We will not allow that. Clear ABC?


5 posted on 12/08/2013 9:06:46 AM PST by Nuc 1.1 (Nuc 1 Liberals aren't Patriots. Remember 1789!)
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I think I said it best:

“A people unwilling to use extreme violent force to obtain or preserve their liberty deserves the tyrants that rule them.”

This means both parties, we are getting just what we deserve and they are not gonna just walk away from stealing our wealth and with it our liberty.


6 posted on 12/08/2013 9:06:58 AM PST by stockpirate (It appears good men have decided to do nothing, so evil is prevailing......)
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No significant improvement in their financial situation.
With Democrats in power for the last five years it’s expected.
Not one of Obama’s acts have helped they only fed the good old boy club.


7 posted on 12/08/2013 9:08:06 AM PST by Vaduz
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I suspect this “Spring” will take place in early November.


8 posted on 12/08/2013 9:10:34 AM PST by yetidog
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starting around 1/14/2014???

9 posted on 12/08/2013 9:11:06 AM PST by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
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He’s calling for even more communism. Since it hasn’t worked yet, more would be terrific to this clown.


10 posted on 12/08/2013 9:11:25 AM PST by Luke21
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Convention of States—Restore the Constitution

http://www.conventionofstates.com/learn-problem


11 posted on 12/08/2013 9:13:39 AM PST by SC_Pete
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Yes, he never used the word, but tried to cleverly (in his estimation) allude to it.
Recently polling shows these young Americans (along with other citizens) have gone from overwhelmingly supporting President Obama to now incredibly upset about another politician who said one thing and did another. And the economics and dreams of their own life has been set back once again. …
Problem is, the entire presidency of Obama has been about saying one thing and doing its opposite, apart from the promise with respect to the “fundamental transformation of” the country.
12 posted on 12/08/2013 9:13:47 AM PST by Olog-hai
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Bring it, ya pinko commie b@st@rds! We’ll put you down.


13 posted on 12/08/2013 9:16:08 AM PST by BuckeyeTexan (There are those that break and bend. I'm the other kind. ~Steve Earle)
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What’s happening Jan 14?


14 posted on 12/08/2013 9:18:03 AM PST by newfreep (Breitbart sent me...)
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15 posted on 12/08/2013 9:18:59 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet ("Of the 4 wars in my lifetime none came about because the US was too strong." Reagan)
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A United States 'Spring' Coming?

Yep. This time it's called the "TEA Party". The people are figuring out they're being used as nothing but tax slaves to keep the politicians living in absolute power and luxury.

16 posted on 12/08/2013 9:20:39 AM PST by concerned about politics ("Get thee behind me, Liberal")
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He just woke up after a 6 year sleep.

Of course he means the proletariat. They have been incited to this by obastard telling them for the last 6 years how unfairly treated and entitled they are.

Sow the wind and reap the whirlwind.


17 posted on 12/08/2013 9:21:21 AM PST by Sequoyah101
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18 posted on 12/08/2013 9:22:09 AM PST by OwenKellogg (Fundamental transformation sucks.)
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To: Argus

From your lips to God’s ear.


19 posted on 12/08/2013 9:22:10 AM PST by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith....)
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Whatever’s on its way, you can safely bet your last nickel the communist propaganda television networks will be the last to notice the obvious.


20 posted on 12/08/2013 9:23:34 AM PST by Standing Wolf (No tyrant should ever be allowed to die of natural causes.)
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