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freshwest

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2. 'If there are no inferior people, you mean we have to pay them the same?' Nailed it.
Sat Mar 31, 2012, 02:07 PM
Mar 2012

The ending of this will turn the pyramid upside down and liberate humanity, and open up human creativity beyond our wildest ideas.

Korten states this in his inverse pyramid analogy. Instead of individuals carrying the top of the heirarchy on their backs, keeping their focus restricted and low to the ground, the focus goes up and joins with others in the freest way imaginable.

White Privilege [View all] nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 OP
I believe the correct spelling is privy-ledge slackmaster Mar 2012 #1
Interesting photo nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #3
It took forever to load! freshwest Mar 2012 #7
Interesting..an ex-co worker of mine has a lodge like..he owns 79 guns.. HipChick Mar 2012 #8
Packs his own ammo, I call that "dedicated" nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #18
It's actually spot on topic.... Wounded Bear Mar 2012 #45
So you think we do not have a race problem? nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #47
HA! Rex Mar 2012 #4
Now *that's* white privilege. Nye Bevan Mar 2012 #11
'If there are no inferior people, you mean we have to pay them the same?' Nailed it. freshwest Mar 2012 #2
We are at a point where many aspects of the culture will be challenged. nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #5
Wonderful idea. jwirr Mar 2012 #33
K&R Outstanding. EmeraldCityGrl Mar 2012 #6
Looks like you got it. Zax2me Mar 2012 #9
I do believe that people, as animals, annabanana Mar 2012 #10
Race is an artificial construct of the rich RufusTFirefly Mar 2012 #12
+1,000 freshwest Mar 2012 #15
It is nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #17
Well then, it is too bad we did not nominate Gore, Kerry or Edwards hfojvt Mar 2012 #13
You deny there is a racial aspect to the attacks on Obama? nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #16
For those who've never read it - a link mzteris Mar 2012 #14
Also good on the subject is Tim Wise RufusTFirefly Mar 2012 #19
Love Tim Wise! mzteris Mar 2012 #23
It brings up the whole phony american exceptionalism thing the right has libtodeath Mar 2012 #20
That is indeed an important aspect of it nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #21
Yes,some nonsense about gods curse on black people in the old testament libtodeath Mar 2012 #22
And good nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #24
In the earliest days of the colony mzteris Mar 2012 #27
Indeed nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #28
The majority sulphurdunn Mar 2012 #25
Which is always a puzzle nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #26
There may not be inferior people, but there are inferior foods izquierdista Mar 2012 #29
You know I disagree with you re their fear malaise Mar 2012 #30
I agree and what I wonder is when we finally between all the minorities including women finally jwirr Mar 2012 #31
Claptrap pintobean Mar 2012 #32
+1 jtuck004 Mar 2012 #34
"racism isn't divided along political lines." Number23 Mar 2012 #37
That would be me, then... Ron Obvious Mar 2012 #35
Do you agree with Rush nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #36
Rush is a rodeo clown... Ron Obvious Mar 2012 #38
I did not say that nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #39
Maybe... Ron Obvious Mar 2012 #40
Did not say it's impossible nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #41
OK Ron Obvious Mar 2012 #42
Ok... nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #43
Here's what white people tend to say when theyn try to talk about structural discrimination alcibiades_mystery Mar 2012 #44
So you got me pegged then... Ron Obvious Mar 2012 #46
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