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hfojvt

(37,573 posts)
14. the analogy makes no sense
Sat Aug 4, 2012, 09:58 PM
Aug 2012

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.

People like himself and Romney jpbollma Aug 2012 #1
+1000 Kennah Aug 2012 #4
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
You Are So Right DallasNE Aug 2012 #37
couldn't agree more -- we lose any confrontation that's not non-violent. energies focused on... nashville_brook Aug 2012 #59
We lose even the non-violent confrontations. My point was truth2power Aug 2012 #69
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
As far as 6 -- I'm not sure you can blame her for being angry. She is, truedelphi Aug 2012 #62
that's b/c the more power one has, the more they must defend it. nashville_brook Aug 2012 #68
We should start a campaign to convince Ilsa Aug 2012 #2
I always shudder when I see these old rich dudes with the vapid wife.. progressivebydesign Aug 2012 #19
But they're not big enough! She needs more Ilsa Aug 2012 #39
They are just dripping with tackiness. smirkymonkey Aug 2012 #64
if tackiness were deadly, they'd be taking long dirt naps nashville_brook Aug 2012 #74
I saw her birthday party on video. silverweb Aug 2012 #3
Wisdom from a failed Timeshare mogul. THIS is the problem. DirkGently Aug 2012 #5
+1 nashville_brook Aug 2012 #16
the nouveau riche vulgaris are uneducated grifters and this one has a 90,000 sf chip on his shoulder nashville_brook Aug 2012 #45
Post of the year Myrina Aug 2012 #71
:) nashville_brook Aug 2012 #75
Paid time off around the world: NYC_SKP Aug 2012 #6
it's shocking, really. here's another chart...likelihood of US worker to have sick time nashville_brook Aug 2012 #13
Yay! Something else where we're #1! sabrina 1 Aug 2012 #34
They must be counting on liberal opposition to the death penalty ... Kennah Aug 2012 #7
This entitled bastard is a failure at business. Dawson Leery Aug 2012 #8
Versailles is out of foreclosure, and supposedly, Westgate Resorts is profitable again. nashville_brook Aug 2012 #47
This needs to be broadcast around the world. Zalatix Aug 2012 #9
Oh, look. They can't feel good about the money unless you envy it. aquart Aug 2012 #10
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
MItt: we got your VP candidate here, right here! rurallib Aug 2012 #12
the analogy makes no sense hfojvt Aug 2012 #14
If your nose or your niece's isn't being rub into the dirt it isn't happening? lunatica Aug 2012 #15
That previous post sounded like something we'd hear from the GOP. Zalatix Aug 2012 #29
empathy for what? hfojvt Aug 2012 #49
whoboy. nashville_brook Aug 2012 #17
Guys like this are harbingers of the cancer stage of capitalism. Snarkoleptic Aug 2012 #18
My sig line has always said it all. RagAss Aug 2012 #20
your sig line rules. I'll go find my knitting needles. I think its sooner rather than later. roguevalley Aug 2012 #24
How do you knit a guillotine? /nt TheMadMonk Aug 2012 #30
LOL! Wasn't it Madame DeFarge who sat at the foot of the scaffold, knitting? It's been truth2power Aug 2012 #40
Good One! smirkymonkey Aug 2012 #66
that cat took the bad taste out of my mouth regarding this tool and his boob wife. roguevalley Aug 2012 #23
Excellent. DirkGently Aug 2012 #44
i agree that Siegel exemplifies what's most malignant about our culture right now, but nashville_brook Aug 2012 #50
He thinks he has a right to live like that. limpyhobbler Aug 2012 #21
Is this arrogant fuckstick TRYING ... 99Forever Aug 2012 #25
energy focused on guys like Siegel is not what they fear - they fear organized people nashville_brook Aug 2012 #58
Ok. 99Forever Aug 2012 #60
There's a lot going on at the state and local level everywhere that doesn't get nashville_brook Aug 2012 #70
Maybe it's me... 99Forever Aug 2012 #80
Yes. Mass pressure / direct democracy is a must. DirkGently Aug 2012 #81
Fortunately, We Know How to Build the Guillotines! mckara Aug 2012 #27
Nah, we have chainsaws now. nt DocMac Aug 2012 #78
Louis XIV was living the American dream? Bolo Boffin Aug 2012 #28
What is wrong with some people? eShirl Aug 2012 #31
Movie trailers Tx4obama Aug 2012 #32
we're going to see this tonight, hopefully. nashville_brook Aug 2012 #54
I love where he says LibertyLover Aug 2012 #63
the stage will allow them to put the FUN in dysfunctional. nashville_brook Aug 2012 #65
Maybe the kids will create plays from that stage... CoffeeCat Aug 2012 #79
I am nobody's prisoner, Mr. Siegel. drm604 Aug 2012 #33
Seems like he is his banksters' prisoner nowadays... Amonester Aug 2012 #35
One thing she got right "The bankers are like vultures". smirkymonkey Aug 2012 #67
Many, many, many are. woo me with science Aug 2012 #38
we're seeing the acceleration of this, and I'm afraid that the corporate money in this election will nashville_brook Aug 2012 #46
Yep. woo me with science Aug 2012 #52
precisely. Griftopia. nashville_brook Aug 2012 #53
k&r Starry Messenger Aug 2012 #36
this asshole is well on his way to becoming one of 99% cali Aug 2012 #41
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
Yes. The vulgarians forget the rhetoric. DirkGently Aug 2012 #51
and if you read the entire post at Tiny Revolution, he uses that prison warden power nashville_brook Aug 2012 #61
But of course. DirkGently Aug 2012 #76
well said. I agree with all that you articulated. cali Aug 2012 #55
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
K&R woo me with science Aug 2012 #57
Ick. n/t Care Acutely Aug 2012 #82
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