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In reply to the discussion: PAY ATTENTION: a billionaire opines about the 99%, 'You're the prisoners, we're the guards' [View all]hfojvt
(37,573 posts)14. the analogy makes no sense
many members of the 99% are enjoying their retirements - people like my parents. My niece is about to get married. Presumably she is pretty happy about that and so is he. What exactly are we supposed to be prisoners of? What would it mean to be free? Presumably there will always be people much richer than others, and there will still be lots of hard work to do.
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PAY ATTENTION: a billionaire opines about the 99%, 'You're the prisoners, we're the guards' [View all]
nashville_brook
Aug 2012
OP
he forgets a couple of very important things. perhaps the silicon get to his brain.
roguevalley
Aug 2012
#22
Sadly, I think you're wrong about #4. With what's been happening in Anaheim, for one,
truth2power
Aug 2012
#26
couldn't agree more -- we lose any confrontation that's not non-violent. energies focused on...
nashville_brook
Aug 2012
#59
the fact that there's so much to risk in just holding a sign proves that it's effective
nashville_brook
Aug 2012
#72
AGREED. Which, ultimately, makes this a numbers of persons "game" and, unlike Egypt, we already KNOW
patrice
Aug 2012
#77
I always shudder when I see these old rich dudes with the vapid wife..
progressivebydesign
Aug 2012
#19
the nouveau riche vulgaris are uneducated grifters and this one has a 90,000 sf chip on his shoulder
nashville_brook
Aug 2012
#45
it's shocking, really. here's another chart...likelihood of US worker to have sick time
nashville_brook
Aug 2012
#13
Versailles is out of foreclosure, and supposedly, Westgate Resorts is profitable again.
nashville_brook
Aug 2012
#47
to me, this is at the root of the monied's dysfunctional relationship with the rest of the us...and,
nashville_brook
Aug 2012
#43
No, they are the prisoner and darned lucky they live in America. If they were living a number of
Raine
Aug 2012
#11
If your nose or your niece's isn't being rub into the dirt it isn't happening?
lunatica
Aug 2012
#15
your sig line rules. I'll go find my knitting needles. I think its sooner rather than later.
roguevalley
Aug 2012
#24
LOL! Wasn't it Madame DeFarge who sat at the foot of the scaffold, knitting? It's been
truth2power
Aug 2012
#40
that cat took the bad taste out of my mouth regarding this tool and his boob wife.
roguevalley
Aug 2012
#23
i agree that Siegel exemplifies what's most malignant about our culture right now, but
nashville_brook
Aug 2012
#50
energy focused on guys like Siegel is not what they fear - they fear organized people
nashville_brook
Aug 2012
#58
There's a lot going on at the state and local level everywhere that doesn't get
nashville_brook
Aug 2012
#70
we're seeing the acceleration of this, and I'm afraid that the corporate money in this election will
nashville_brook
Aug 2012
#46
i agree he's not the point of the OP -- rather that he candidly says what smarter billionaires don't
nashville_brook
Aug 2012
#48
and if you read the entire post at Tiny Revolution, he uses that prison warden power
nashville_brook
Aug 2012
#61
the american dream is to live in versailles? the american dream is to be a prison guard? i'm
HiPointDem
Aug 2012
#42
They are flesh and blood. People own 50 cal rifles with scopes. They should have some fear.
L0oniX
Aug 2012
#56
these domestic terrorists with 50 caliber rifles are not on our side #templeshooting
nashville_brook
Aug 2012
#73