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Hydra

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17. Irony abounds

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Tue Aug 11, 2015, 10:44 PM

Aug 2015

The middle class has always been a great shield for the elite. The Middle class thinks they will one day be in the upper tiers, and so defend and excuse their lawlessness.

And then the elite erased the middle class. A lot of Republicans think they are 1%ers, but other than those morons, everyone else knows they're not getting a slice of that pie, ever.

It's easy to control someone by dangling a carrot like that- but when there is only the stick, then something else is likely to happen.

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Why conservative billionaires have started talking like Bernie Sanders... [View all] babylonsister Aug 2015 OP

Duh Alittleliberal Aug 2015 #1

Henry Ford had it figured out long ago. Arugula Latte Aug 2015 #20

It's pretty damn simple. Aerows Aug 2015 #2

Rich men are afraid of two things Warpy Aug 2015 #8

I have to add the one thing that every single capitalist fears Aerows Aug 2015 #9

Also, make public college tuition free. Arugula Latte Aug 2015 #21

BAM! Aerows Aug 2015 #23

Aw Don't Worry Kenneth- LiberalElite Aug 2015 #3

They also sell tar and feathers (pillows). n/t PoliticAverse Aug 2015 #7

Home Depot sells the tar meow2u3 Aug 2015 #11

Hey I did check before posting... PoliticAverse Aug 2015 #13

I stand corrected meow2u3 Aug 2015 #14

Sadly... MrMickeysMom Aug 2015 #10

I do inadvertently make people laugh LiberalElite Aug 2015 #28

Sociopathic reptiles worried .. ananda Aug 2015 #4

Honestly, I'd be happy with: PatrickforO Aug 2015 #5

Limits on how much banks can charge when they loan out money they borrow from the Fed for free. GoneFishin Aug 2015 #15

Ah. No usury. Good call. PatrickforO Aug 2015 #25

Dr. Frankenstein has lost control of his monster. n/t PowerToThePeople Aug 2015 #6

I view feeble conciliatory half measures by the 0.1% as CYA, relieving a little pressure so the GoneFishin Aug 2015 #12

They'll try to do as little as possible, bringing the pot back down just under a boil Hydra Aug 2015 #18

Yep. Exactly. GoneFishin Aug 2015 #19

The usual. . pitchforks and torches. . . n/t annabanana Aug 2015 #16

Irony abounds Hydra Aug 2015 #17

Home Depot? You mean the store where they replaced all the cashiers with scab machines? hatrack Aug 2015 #22

Me too! mackerel Aug 2015 #24

Kenneth Langone could give immediate help by: NCjack Aug 2015 #26

To draw an imperfect analogy, look at the Muslim Brotherhood. closeupready Aug 2015 #27

So is Hillary Clinton Armstead Aug 2015 #29