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> [Obama's election in 2008 marked a new dawn for hundreds of millions of people looking to an eloquent, constitutional lawyer for 'Hope' and 'Change' in America. However, it quickly became apparent that Obama had little substance beyond the slogans branded…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abby-martin/obama-s-election-in-2008-marked-a-new-dawn-for-hundreds-of-millions/)

[Abby Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abby-martin/)

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## More by Abby Martin

> [I was in high school and 9/11 happened. My boyfriend joined the army and I was extremely disgusted with this war fervour.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abby-martin/i-was-in-high-school-and-9-11-happened-my-boyfriend-joined-the-army/)

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> [If there's one thing that unifies the nation in times of perpetual war it's the pledge to 'Support the Troops.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abby-martin/if-there-s-one-thing-that-unifies-the-nation-in-times-of-perpetual/)

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> [Somehow the government has convinced the American people that using tear gas is perfectly harmless, despite stark evidence to the contrary.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abby-martin/somehow-the-government-has-convinced-the-american-people-that-using/)

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> [In the corporate media, there is almost no criticism of corporations or American empire.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abby-martin/in-the-corporate-media-there-is-almost-no-criticism-of-corporations/)

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> [Art became my therapy. It's an amazing outlet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abby-martin/art-became-my-therapy-it-s-an-amazing-outlet/)

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> [Between yellow ribbon magnets, patriotic anthems at sports games and corporate marketing campaigns, the rhetoric that those in uniform are protecting freedom is hammered…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abby-martin/between-yellow-ribbon-magnets-patriotic-anthems-at-sports-games-and/)

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> [I can't stress enough how strongly I am against any state intervention in a sovereign nation's affairs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abby-martin/i-can-t-stress-enough-how-strongly-i-am-against-any-state/)

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> [I always recommend navigating the landscape and understanding where it's coming from, so don't get your media from just one source; get it from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abby-martin/i-always-recommend-navigating-the-landscape-and-understanding-where/)

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> [The alternative to the corporate media is a renaissance of citizen journalism emerging around world - exploring the different avenues that do exist, like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abby-martin/the-alternative-to-the-corporate-media-is-a-renaissance-of-citizen/)

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> [Is it really so hard to believe the fact that Bush and his cabinet turned a blind eye to let the attacks happen, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abby-martin/is-it-really-so-hard-to-believe-the-fact-that-bush-and-his-cabinet/)

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> [People have a good reason to be afraid of tear gas, considering it's a banned agent of war under the 1993 Chemical Weapons Convention.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abby-martin/people-have-a-good-reason-to-be-afraid-of-tear-gas-considering-it-s-a/)

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> [The stream of empty platitudes ordering troop worship is especially ironic considering the abysmal treatment veterans receive once they return home.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abby-martin/the-stream-of-empty-platitudes-ordering-troop-worship-is-especially/)

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> [The only reason an empire ever fights wars is to maintain empire.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abby-martin/the-only-reason-an-empire-ever-fights-wars-is-to-maintain-empire/)

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> [Unfortunately, generations of people have been told by their political leaders that they are more exceptional human beings than the rest of the world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abby-martin/unfortunately-generations-of-people-have-been-told-by-their-political/)

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> [I don't even think about tomorrow. I just live today speaking the truth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abby-martin/i-don-t-even-think-about-tomorrow-i-just-live-today-speaking-the-truth/)

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