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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]Care Acutely
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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