Sat Jan 18, 2014, 09:44 PM
WillyT (72,631 posts)
Why Is It... That Clinton's Line: “work hard and play by the rules” Is Only Applied To Workers ???
Why isn't it applied to the 1% ?
And... Why is that NEVER pointed out ??? ![]()
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WillyT | Jan 2014 | OP |
arely staircase | Jan 2014 | #1 | |
WillyT | Jan 2014 | #2 | |
arely staircase | Jan 2014 | #4 | |
Curmudgeoness | Jan 2014 | #3 | |
SamKnause | Jan 2014 | #5 | |
reformist2 | Jan 2014 | #6 | |
Guy Whitey Corngood | Jan 2014 | #7 | |
Egalitarian Thug | Jan 2014 | #8 | |
WillyT | Jan 2014 | #10 | |
Egalitarian Thug | Jan 2014 | #11 | |
WillyT | Jan 2014 | #12 | |
Baitball Blogger | Jan 2014 | #9 | |
2naSalit | Jan 2014 | #13 | |
woo me with science | Jan 2014 | #14 |
Response to WillyT (Original post)
Sat Jan 18, 2014, 09:47 PM
arely staircase (12,482 posts)
1. I never assumed it was
both his and Obama's statement along those lines have always to me applied to both workers, management and capitalists.
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Response to arely staircase (Reply #1)
Sat Jan 18, 2014, 09:59 PM
WillyT (72,631 posts)
2. And Do You Feel The Capitalists Have Been Following The Rules ???
Cause I do not.
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Response to WillyT (Reply #2)
Sat Jan 18, 2014, 10:39 PM
arely staircase (12,482 posts)
4. shit no
the "giving poor people money makes them lazy while giving rich people money makes them hard working job creators" meme is infuriating.
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Response to WillyT (Original post)
Sat Jan 18, 2014, 10:31 PM
Curmudgeoness (18,219 posts)
3. It isn't applied to the 1% because
it is a lie meant to keep us worker bees in line. And who wants to keep us in line? The 1%.
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Response to Curmudgeoness (Reply #3)
Sat Jan 18, 2014, 10:41 PM
SamKnause (12,588 posts)
5. Reply
NAILED IT !!!!!!!!!!!!
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Response to WillyT (Original post)
Sat Jan 18, 2014, 10:41 PM
reformist2 (9,841 posts)
6. Those who "work hard and play by the rules" are almost by definition NOT in the 1%.
Response to WillyT (Original post)
Sat Jan 18, 2014, 10:43 PM
Guy Whitey Corngood (25,118 posts)
7. Because they're special, silly. nt
Response to WillyT (Original post)
Sat Jan 18, 2014, 10:45 PM
Egalitarian Thug (12,448 posts)
8. Much to my chagrin, I learned back in 93 - 94 that Bill is nothing but another parasite.
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Response to Egalitarian Thug (Reply #8)
Sat Jan 18, 2014, 10:53 PM
WillyT (72,631 posts)
10. I LOVE That Carlin Observation...
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Response to WillyT (Reply #10)
Sat Jan 18, 2014, 11:23 PM
Egalitarian Thug (12,448 posts)
11. One of the many Great American Truisms that George gave us.
Why can't we get people like him to run this nation?
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Response to Egalitarian Thug (Reply #11)
Sat Jan 18, 2014, 11:30 PM
WillyT (72,631 posts)
12. EXACTLY !!!
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Response to WillyT (Original post)
Sat Jan 18, 2014, 10:50 PM
Baitball Blogger (41,975 posts)
9. Exactly.
What I learned to get into the middle class, hinders me from going any further.
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Response to WillyT (Original post)
Sat Jan 18, 2014, 11:47 PM
2naSalit (58,457 posts)
13. though I won't contest the above
responses relevant to the social strata of our time, I will say that if you apply this quote to some of the policies that Pres. Clinton implemented, the quote works nicely.
There were several environmental and public lands policies and projects that were very important in the western states which he put into place that would never have come into being if he hadn't played by the rules and worked pretty hard. And he made it less of a nightmare getting through college, could have done a lot more though. Just sayin'... He had some really good points, but I can't say I agreed with everything he did in office but when you think about what his administration was like compared to the guy he replaced, it wasn't all that bad. Sadly, NAFTA was the spike up the ass that was far worse than fourteen Monica Lewinskis. I'll give him a 58 out of 100 points. (He did leave us with a major surplus after all.) |
Response to WillyT (Original post)
Sat Jan 18, 2014, 11:52 PM
woo me with science (32,139 posts)
14. Thank you. I find the constant political emphasis on "hard work" to be beyond offensive.
We are useful to them only insofar as we produce profit for them. They are trying hard to build and sustain a society and a set of societal values in which are defined by our work, all other aspects of life are crowded out or considered secondary, and we *must* work until we literally drop dead.
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