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socialist_n_TN

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16. Key phrase in your most excellent answer, IMO.........
Sun Apr 15, 2012, 10:54 AM
Apr 2012

"Economically, you have no freedom because it's all controlled by corporation and big business owners."

It's freedom all right, but it's ONLY FREEDOM FOR THE 1%. Freedom for the rest of us means WORKER CONTROL OF THE MEANS OF LIVILIHOOD. Or production if you prefer. You can't have political democracy without economic democracy.

It can be political or in the streets. mmonk Apr 2012 #1
It's time to stand up for ourselves FightForChange Apr 2012 #2
Key phrase in your most excellent answer, IMO......... socialist_n_TN Apr 2012 #16
Here's a film clip of one.... izquierdista Apr 2012 #3
Sometimes I think... kentuck Apr 2012 #6
I REALLY want to see that movie again........ socialist_n_TN Apr 2012 #29
You won't read it in history books.... kentuck Apr 2012 #31
Yep. EXACTLY right kentuck..... socialist_n_TN Apr 2012 #44
Democratic voters have absolutely ZERO problem having this debate and pointing out the facts you... stillwaiting Apr 2012 #4
I would agree... kentuck Apr 2012 #5
The class war, has been going on for years upon years. Against the Working Class. MichaelMcGuire Apr 2012 #7
In my opinion.. kentuck Apr 2012 #8
Come again? (nt) MichaelMcGuire Apr 2012 #15
Basically, we don't hold our leaders accountable... kentuck Apr 2012 #17
The problem is that many elected Democrats are on the wilsonbooks Apr 2012 #9
And if we continue to put the Party over the people... kentuck Apr 2012 #11
...and the very minute you insist that a politician follow up on his/her russspeakeasy Apr 2012 #21
+1. The double-bind is excruciating. If we try to hold politicians accountable, we're accused HiPointDem Apr 2012 #38
Damn ! kentuck Apr 2012 #39
I couldn't have said it better.. russspeakeasy Apr 2012 #45
Class warfare is about the rich vs everyone else jp11 Apr 2012 #10
Yes, we need campaign finance reform... kentuck Apr 2012 #12
So now we need some generals who are not themselves 1%-ers. n/t lumberjack_jeff Apr 2012 #13
Yes. kentuck Apr 2012 #14
Paris, 1789 baldguy Apr 2012 #18
St. Petersburg, 1917..... socialist_n_TN Apr 2012 #30
It would be kind of awesome Aerows Apr 2012 #19
But people act as if they don't deserve such things... kentuck Apr 2012 #20
Some people are indoctrinated Aerows Apr 2012 #22
I guess that is the point of my post... kentuck Apr 2012 #24
The first god damned thing we need is a leader who REALLY russspeakeasy Apr 2012 #23
Do you get the feeling that the Democratic Party doesn't really want higher taxes on the wealthy? kentuck Apr 2012 #25
I think they love the status quo, as long as "status quo" means russspeakeasy Apr 2012 #26
Yep... kentuck Apr 2012 #27
I do that to myself on a daily basis. Depress myself, I mean. russspeakeasy Apr 2012 #28
No such white knight will emerge without an activated citizenry demanding such things, and HiPointDem Apr 2012 #40
"If there is going to be a class war" FogerRox Apr 2012 #32
But we are not comfortable in accepting that fact... kentuck Apr 2012 #33
We're already in a real class war, but most of those on the side of labor have disarmed themselves HiPointDem Apr 2012 #34
I think that as this war heats up, you might be surprised at just who Egalitarian Thug Apr 2012 #35
I have always enjoyed the quote in your sigline. kentuck Apr 2012 #36
Walls, heads, spikes... n/t theaocp Apr 2012 #37
This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Apr 2012 #41
Unfortunte but very true. n/t 99Forever Apr 2012 #42
The first one needs to be set up next to Wall Street....... socialist_n_TN Apr 2012 #46
without a realistic definition of whats at stake and what constitutes victory Joe Shlabotnik Apr 2012 #43
We still have some rights left: ashling Apr 2012 #47
class war comes in a suit and it prevalent on the TV underpants Apr 2012 #48
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