ThomasWest3

@ThomasWest3 (36)

United States • Age 41

Joined myLot 17 years ago

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What's So Bad About Socialism?

ThomasWest3 @ThomasWest3 (36) • United States 5 Oct 09

I'm just curious as to why everyone seems to throw around the word "Socialism" like it's a completely bad form of government. Need we be reminded that all of our trading partners have elements of socialism in their governments,...

socialism

socialized healthcare

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1 person

Discouraging

ThomasWest3 @ThomasWest3 (36) • United States 5 Oct 09

Is anyone else discouraged by the blatantly racist representations of President Obama that seem to be floating around everywhere? For a country that was supposed "past racism," we still seem awfully full of racism.

obama

politics

racism

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2 people

Does anyone else ride the bus to work?

ThomasWest3 @ThomasWest3 (36) • United States 5 Oct 09

My partner and I both have cars, but we live on a bus route and I take the bus to work sometimes. I save money and hassles parking. But if I had to choose between public transportation and driving my own car, I think my car would...

bus

driving

freedom

public transportation

work

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No Bake Cookies

ThomasWest3 @ThomasWest3 (36) • United States 5 Oct 09

I have a recipe for no bake cookies. Does anyone have any ideas on how to change up the recipe to make something a little different or interesting? Here is the recipe I use: 2 cups sugar 1/4 cup cocoa 1/4 cup milk 1/4 lb...

cookie recipe

no bake cookies

recipe

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Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?

ThomasWest3 @ThomasWest3 (36) • United States 4 Oct 09

Has anyone ever seen this film? It stars Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, and it is without a doubt one of the best movies I have ever seen. The tension between the two grand dames of Hollywood is palpable. I definitely recommend...

baby jane

bette davis

joan crawford

Movies

ThomasWest3 @ThomasWest3 (36) • United States 4 Oct 09

We're watching Dr. Zhivago. What an intense film! It was completed in 1965, and lost out to Sound of Music for best picture. Has anyone else watched this film recently?

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2 people

Literary Theory

ThomasWest3 @ThomasWest3 (36) • United States 3 Oct 09

Since it has been a while since anyone started a discussion on Literary Theory, I thought I'd start another one. What types of Theory are people interested in? Do you think it's relevant to today's world? Why or why not? Feel free...

literary theory

literature

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Kindle, the Green Movement, and the Death of the Printed Word?

ThomasWest3 @ThomasWest3 (36) • United States 2 Oct 09

I was just curious if anyone else had given any thought to the impact that the Kindle and the Green Movement might have on the printed word. I've given it some thought, and I think it's possible that we might one day see the end...

books

green movement

kindle

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