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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 08:38 PM Original message |
Did the upper classes of the world agree together to screw everyone else? |
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Double T (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 08:40 PM Response to Original message |
1. Throughout history, always have, always will |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 09:03 PM Response to Reply #1 |
12. You got that right. |
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Vincardog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 08:41 PM Response to Original message |
2. OH |
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PatrioticLeftie (909 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 08:41 PM Response to Original message |
3. It's an unspoken agreement n/t |
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Melodybe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 08:42 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Pretty much, why else would they kill all of our leaders? |
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notadmblnd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 08:44 PM Response to Original message |
5. No, that would be a conspiracy nd everyone knows there's no such thing |
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evlbstrd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 08:45 PM Response to Original message |
6. It is ever thus. |
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movonne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 08:45 PM Response to Original message |
7. I am beginning to believe this is so, and that also includes lots of |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 08:48 PM Response to Original message |
8. Greed corrupts and absolute greed corrupts absolutely! Absent moral |
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willing dwarf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 08:53 PM Response to Original message |
9. Those with wealth & power don't care about anything else... |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 09:02 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. "I don't want to stick it to the rich, I'm going to BE that guy someday!" |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 09:00 PM Response to Original message |
10. Of course they did, many generations ago. You had doubts? n/t |
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DebJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 09:04 PM Response to Original message |
13. Yes. Next question? |
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Extend a Hand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 09:05 PM Response to Original message |
14. I used to think that was the stuff |
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DebJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 09:06 PM Response to Original message |
15. Law of Capitalism: take everything you can from everyone one |
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Wrinkle_In_Time (664 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 09:12 PM Response to Original message |
16. No. |
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willing dwarf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 09:21 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Very well said. |
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willing dwarf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 09:18 PM Response to Original message |
17. Let ting the dead bury the dead... |
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BayCityProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 09:34 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. of course |
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willing dwarf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 09:44 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Oligarchy fuels itself. |
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OnionPatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 09:39 PM Response to Original message |
20. I don't believe they do it consciously |
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Dunedain (335 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 09:46 PM Response to Original message |
22. Not everyone |
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Terran1212 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 09:48 PM Response to Original message |
23. I met my republican US Rep Saturday and... |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 09:49 PM Response to Original message |
24. It's a silent agreement. If every rich fuck screws every local shmuck... |
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