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In reply to the discussion: Why voting is not the end all to oligarchy [View all]tabasco
(22,974 posts)3. Propaganda works
He who controls the media controls the masses.
Send them to their voting booths and let them think they're free.
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Thanks for the detailed response. It's good you guys are doing it right up there. We could
ChisolmTrailDem
Apr 2014
#17
The assumption that everything else in the system is rigged but our elections? Conspiracy Craziness
HomerRamone
Apr 2014
#7
it goes hand-in-hand with the Cold-War-vintage notion that elections are a perfect
MisterP
Apr 2014
#9
Whomever owns the assets owns your freedom. They never give them up on request, only demand. n/t
jtuck004
Apr 2014
#14
If it is a mistake to look for a single magic bullet that will solve our problems, it is equally
struggle4progress
Apr 2014
#19
And that is not unique to 1917 Russia, though it is a characteristic of the culture
nadinbrzezinski
Apr 2014
#42