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Enemy Dependency?

a: United States ~
b: a 375-pound-middle-aged man

What:

"The United States is a bit like a 375-pound, middle-aged man with a heart condition walking down a city street at night eating a Big Mac. He's sweating profusely because he's afraid he might get mugged. But the thing that's going to kill him is the burger."


Useful?
Writer: David Rothkopf
LCC:
Where:
Date: Jul 9 2014 9:09 AM



a: SS United States ~
b: US economy?

What:

A symbol of America's postwar strength and pride,built in 1952, may be sold and scraped.


Useful?
Writer: Not Stated
LCC:
Where:
Date: Oct 10 2015 10:15 AM



a: United States Empire ~
b: alcoholic

What:

"Though, like the alcoholic who does not realize his condition until he is lying face down in the gutter, it may be a while before we get out of the empire business and start looking out again, as our fathers did, for the American republic first. But that day is coming."


Useful?
Writer: Patrick J. Buchanan
LCC:
Where:
Date: May 9 2015 10:15 AM


Us And The World As Japanese Style Slowdown

a: United States Economy ~
b: Japanese economy

What: The link is to an interview with Steven Roache, a noted Economist at Yale. He thinks that given the amount of debt in the US, Japan and Europe, there is little hope for any kind of sustained recovery. The slight upside is that the US population is growing, something that is not true in Japan and Europe.

Useful?
Writer: LucyG
LCC: HJ
Where:
Date: Jan 27 2012 11:12 AM


The Glue Sniffing Congress

a: United states congress ~
b: a group of glue sniffing teenagers

What: Financial glue sniffing at its worst. They like to spend money and get some money.

Useful?
Writer: LucretiaMia
LCC: JA
Where:
Date: May 20 2012 3:57 PM



a: United States Congress ~
b: Employees who embezzle from their employer

What:

In theory the Congress is elected to represent the interest of those who elected them. When looking district by district, this is often the case. But taken as a whole the people with the most power are open for business to whom ever has the most money and the most influence. Slowly but surely the whole of the US house and Senate are bought and paid for. They have to watched constantly because they have no ability or willingness to actually do the right thing. No one is watching, so they steal steal and steal even more and they do so with a smiling face and subservient attitude.


Useful?
Writer: Not Stated
LCC:
Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Apr 27 2016 11:39 AM



a: United States Congress 2018 ~
b: A D student who celebrates getting a D

What:


Useful?
Writer: Not Stated
LCC:
Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Dec 22 2018 10:11 AM



a: United states cultural elite ~
b: Chain smoking overweight doctor

What:

This is the vibe, the tone, the moral posture. The US preaches to the world about democracy and a variety of other issues. But what they preach as ideal for everyone else in the world is not in great order at home. This is one of the reasons for the rise of Donald Trump, as bad as he he sometimes, he is not much worse than many in power.


Useful?
Writer: Lucretia
LCC:
Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Sep 13 2017 1:10 PM



a: United States of America 2021 ~
b: A Dickensian Shithole

What:

Lots of wealth and lots of Poverty all mixed together; that's the way it goes I guess.

United States of America 2021


Useful?
Writer: MooMooJsue
LCC:
Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: May 29 2021 10:35 AM



a: United States public education system ~
b: Bulimic method of studying

What:

"We would call it the Bulimic method of studying. Binge all the material over hours and days of studying. Then puke it all up on the final and forget it forever."


Useful?
Writer: Not Stated
LCC:
Where:
Date: Dec 30 2017 12:31 PM



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