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rurallib

(62,420 posts) Sat Nov 8, 2014, 09:13 AM Nov 2014

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"A government of the 1%, by the 1% and for the 1%"

Lincoln is rolling in his tomb no doubt.

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"A government of the 1%, by the 1% and for the 1%" (Original Post) rurallib Nov 2014 OP

Lincoln was a Republican. He's probably celebrating. badtoworse Nov 2014 #1

The republican party of 1861 was a little CAG Nov 2014 #3

Shhh. The Third Way doesn't do history. woo me with science Nov 2014 #7

The GOP of 1861 were the LIBERALS of their day. Odin2005 Nov 2014 #8

Hahaha what? BlindTiresias Nov 2014 #9

Why? Boom Sound 416 Nov 2014 #2

no - Republican then and Republican now were quite different. rurallib Nov 2014 #5

Back then republicans were against slavery. safeinOhio Nov 2014 #4

Doubling troops in Iraq, working to fast-track TPP.... woo me with science Nov 2014 #6

badtoworse

(5,957 posts)

1. Lincoln was a Republican. He's probably celebrating.

Reply to rurallib (Original post)

Sat Nov 8, 2014, 09:17 AM

Nov 2014

CAG

(1,820 posts)

3. The republican party of 1861 was a little

Reply to badtoworse (Reply #1)

Sat Nov 8, 2014, 09:24 AM

Nov 2014

Bit different than the republican party of 2014. I dont think we are very proud of the stances of the democratic party of 1861.

woo me with science

(32,139 posts)

7. Shhh. The Third Way doesn't do history.

Reply to CAG (Reply #3)

Sat Nov 8, 2014, 06:32 PM

Nov 2014

They repeat talking points. And the first rule of sham democracy propaganda is that you want visceral hatred for just the MENTION of any of the trigger words for the Two Minutes Hate.

Someone mentioned "Republican." That's cue for the hisses and rallying around our good Blue Team and president who is currently doubling troops in Iraq and working to fast-track the TPP.

We have a united oligarchy and a propaganda state, not a gridlocked democracy.

Odin2005

(53,521 posts)

8. The GOP of 1861 were the LIBERALS of their day.

Reply to badtoworse (Reply #1)

Sat Nov 8, 2014, 06:52 PM

Nov 2014

BlindTiresias

(1,563 posts)

9. Hahaha what?

Reply to badtoworse (Reply #1)

Sat Nov 8, 2014, 06:53 PM

Nov 2014

You don't read history, do you?

Boom Sound 416

(4,185 posts)

2. Why?

Reply to rurallib (Original post)

Sat Nov 8, 2014, 09:18 AM

Nov 2014

I suppose he was a 1%er too

rurallib

(62,420 posts)

5. no - Republican then and Republican now were quite different.

Reply to Boom Sound 416 (Reply #2)

Sat Nov 8, 2014, 05:25 PM

Nov 2014

safeinOhio

(32,688 posts)

4. Back then republicans were against slavery.

Reply to rurallib (Original post)

Sat Nov 8, 2014, 09:25 AM

Nov 2014

Now they are for it.

woo me with science

(32,139 posts)

6. Doubling troops in Iraq, working to fast-track TPP....

Reply to rurallib (Original post)

Sat Nov 8, 2014, 05:27 PM

Nov 2014

No, we don't really have two separate parties anymore. We don't have democracy.

We have united oligarchy.

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