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HiPointDem

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33. I read plenty of history. A human being lives about 70-some years. Most powerful rich people
Thu May 24, 2012, 01:23 AM
May 2012

die rich, and most of their victims die poor. That's their life -- there is no "longer run" unless you believe in heaven.

Why do I think parts of America are already there? ananda May 2012 #1
"the country would have enough cash to pay its workers and retirees" ? dipsydoodle May 2012 #2
That was Tsipras; if he is elected THERE WILL BE tax collection kenny blankenship May 2012 #3
He's dreaming dipsydoodle May 2012 #4
Over and over again. So much for any correlation between money and brains. K&R n/t Egalitarian Thug May 2012 #5
+1, Thanks. Good analysis. Mc Mike May 2012 #6
I like and agree with your second paragraph especially........... socialist_n_TN May 2012 #9
The coalition you concieve would be beautiful to behold. Mc Mike May 2012 #10
That's the way it usually works ......... socialist_n_TN May 2012 #31
Dave C. Johnston's book 'Free Lunch' has a ton of good info on Mc Mike May 2012 #36
Yeah, we're a long way away from nationalization............ socialist_n_TN May 2012 #42
Even Jon Stewart mentioned it at least twice. Mc Mike May 2012 #45
Thank you for the update on the SA country that have escaped the IMF, World Bank and disaster jwirr May 2012 #14
Para 1 & 2 of my post 6 are from Prof. Naomi's book Mc Mike May 2012 #15
I did not remember that part. I to am sorry that Chevez has cancer. I heard that he has set up jwirr May 2012 #16
That's from pp 576-8, paperback edition. Mc Mike May 2012 #18
I am one of the people who benefit from Citgo and the energy assistance from Chavez. We could jwirr May 2012 #19
That program shows real greatness. Mc Mike May 2012 #22
Euronews: Tsipras starts EU tour ahead of Greek elections pampango May 2012 #7
Well, yep, it's hard to seize power with no crisis as a pretext. nt bemildred May 2012 #8
It's already happening in some ways. Such as the takeover of cities (like detroit) because of HiPointDem May 2012 #20
I think of it more as things falling apart, with the clampdown as a consequence. bemildred May 2012 #21
The austerity policies imposed by Chancellor hifiguy May 2012 #11
How come the 1 percents never learn from the past? Fawke Em May 2012 #12
Hubris, narcissism? bemildred May 2012 #13
It simply amazes me that there is that amount of hubris in their thinking. Fawke Em May 2012 #17
it's working for them. that's what you're not getting. it's working well. HiPointDem May 2012 #24
Sorry, it's you that's not getting it here. bemildred May 2012 #25
it pays in the long run, too. HiPointDem May 2012 #27
See, that's what we mean about needing to read more history. nt bemildred May 2012 #30
I read plenty of history. A human being lives about 70-some years. Most powerful rich people HiPointDem May 2012 #33
We're talking apples and oranges here, bee. Mc Mike May 2012 #37
I'm talking long view (history, eh?) , he wants to restrict it to short-view only. bemildred May 2012 #39
Bee, I honestly didn't mean to offend. Mc Mike May 2012 #43
I'm not offended, he's right as far as that goes, but it's not what we were talking about. bemildred May 2012 #44
Not sure if your reffing h's # 24 reply to F's 17, or the #23 re to your 13. Mc Mike May 2012 #46
I have no problem, that I can see, with anything Fawke Em has said so far. bemildred May 2012 #47
If #24's wording was changed Mc Mike May 2012 #48
I'm OK with all that. nt bemildred May 2012 #50
Nice plug for Shelley there, BTW. bemildred May 2012 #49
Excellent read, new to me. +1, thanks. NT. Mc Mike May 2012 #51
For now, it's working well. Fawke Em May 2012 #26
Starting a DeFarge-style knitting circle Mc Mike May 2012 #34
the fact that ordinary people think things aren't being governed well doesn't have much relevance HiPointDem May 2012 #23
I worked for a Hah-vahd man once deutsey May 2012 #38
Yep, my back trail is littered with those guys. bemildred May 2012 #40
It's a Mental Sickness, that's why fascisthunter May 2012 #32
I dunno if I'd call it a disease. bemildred May 2012 #41
"austerity" is disaster capitalism to allow extremists etc. into power. Fire Walk With Me May 2012 #28
yes, i agree that a lot of things that are supposedly just the twists & turns of history are HiPointDem May 2012 #29
US intel jerks Mc Mike May 2012 #35
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