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Tansy_Gold

(17,817 posts)
17. It takes a village, it takes a community, and
Sat Dec 15, 2012, 09:45 AM
Dec 2012

the oligarchs are trying to make sure that the only community that survives is theirs.

Their objective seems to be to isolate the rest of us, turn us against each other. Locked in our "homes" with nothing but our guns, until we turn on each other and the survivors seek "security" as slaves.

Look at the institutions they're destroying. Unions, with that famous solidarity. Public education, where ALL are taught to think and be productive. Middle class financial security/independence. The infrastructure of roads that allow us to travel and visit and learn and share. Health care that is increasingly for the rich only. Government (community) oversight of safe food, safe consumer goods, safe medicines. Corruption of the judiciary and incarceration of any seen to be a threat. . . . to the oligarchy.

Reagan -- may he rot in hell forever -- started with the unions and famously with mental health care. Until someone stands up and says it out loud and in public, nothing will change.


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Congrats! Demeter Dec 2012 #14
hellz yeah! Roland99 Dec 2012 #39
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It takes a village, it takes a community, and Tansy_Gold Dec 2012 #17
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i find that i'm very Tired today... xchrom Dec 2012 #18
Me, too Demeter Dec 2012 #22
... xchrom Dec 2012 #25
Another December, another tragedy Tansy_Gold Dec 2012 #28
How horrible DemReadingDU Dec 2012 #30
Oh yes. Something to tell the children. xchrom Dec 2012 #31
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