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Fox “News” viewers (Original Post) kpete Jul 2012 OP
Posted to for future viewing. 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2012 #1
Isn't it amazing? KansDem Jul 2012 #2
Better Government than Corporation!!! anenome Jul 2012 #5
Welcome to DU! KansDem Jul 2012 #10
I think you give the 60s too much credit DaveJ Jul 2012 #12
you said it! kpete Jul 2012 #14
And I follow that with: louis-t Jul 2012 #7
Precisely... KansDem Jul 2012 #9
oh...if it gets that bad, something like this comes to mind, lol canuckledragger Jul 2012 #11
Something similar happened in NY 2 years later DaveJ Jul 2012 #13
Now there's a good FauxBot. lpbk2713 Jul 2012 #3
When government is the only thing stopping predators from devouring the middle class duhneece Jul 2012 #4
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jul 2012 #6
The frustration is spot on. The target, not so much. tblue Jul 2012 #8

KansDem

(28,498 posts)
2. Isn't it amazing?
Mon Jul 30, 2012, 04:20 PM
Jul 2012

The "I hate big government" crowd can't or won't think far enough or deep enough to realize if we got rid of "big government," all that will remain is "big corporation."

Government = "of, for, and by the people"
Corporation = "of, for, and by the investors."

anenome

(1 post)
5. Better Government than Corporation!!!
Mon Jul 30, 2012, 05:07 PM
Jul 2012

In case you don't know, the government is just here to serve the corporate/banking elite. They are the ones who truly create the laws; own the country; and will be the ones to take over.
The U.S. government are just a bunch of puppets selected to serve the corporate elite and their interests.

Our votes really don't count. It's just the Government giving this nation of sheep the 'illusion' of freedom of choice.

As one of our founding fathers said, and I am paraphrasing, 'with each generation, there needs to be a revolution in order for the people to maintain control and keep their freedoms and rights'.

But how long has it been since we've had a revolution? The 60's? There were none in the 70's except burning disco records. The 80's were just a bunch of baby boomers selling out. And the 90's were nothing but a bunch of ass-kissers getting rich off of the internet coming to life. Now, since Bush and 2000, after a century or more, their plans have worked. The New World Order is very real and they have managed to dumb down, with each generation, just a little more and more to the point this new generation measures their I.Q. by their ability to remember last year's baseball stats, and stand in line at 3am for the new iPhone.

This country has just become a bunch of consuming wasteful sheep who don't think they can change a thing or, more likely, don't know or care what's going on anyway.

Just throw them a bone on occasion and they'll kiss your ass for shit wages, less benefits, and soon, no social security. And what is worse, is this is the generation who will be taking care of us in our 40's and 50's now...God I hope I die soon!!!!!!!

So much for Karl Marx's theory, 'Worker's of the world unite' and take their countries back. It ain't gonna happen!

DaveJ

(5,023 posts)
12. I think you give the 60s too much credit
Mon Jul 30, 2012, 06:02 PM
Jul 2012

They had something substantial (Vietnam and Segregation) to protest.

Now our armies are volunteer and people separate themselves according to age and race; and poor people, everyone says, made 'bad decisions'; if we attack Wall Street the whole economy will collapse and the uber-rich will be fine; of course, we can't literally attack the rich because that would be wrong; so there is no clear thing to protest that a substantial number will rally behind.

I do think we should be focusing more on corporations, though, not government.

kpete

(71,984 posts)
14. you said it!
Mon Jul 30, 2012, 06:25 PM
Jul 2012
The New World Order is very real

but cheer up,
there are still a few scraps left at the table...

peace, kpete

louis-t

(23,292 posts)
7. And I follow that with:
Mon Jul 30, 2012, 05:21 PM
Jul 2012

"If government does something you don't like, you can vote them out of office. If corporations own everything and you don't like something they do, what are you gonna do?"

KansDem

(28,498 posts)
9. Precisely...
Mon Jul 30, 2012, 05:43 PM
Jul 2012

Teapublicans forget that government can be changed by voting. Try "voting" the CEO or board of directors out of corporate governance if you don't like what they're doing.

DaveJ

(5,023 posts)
13. Something similar happened in NY 2 years later
Mon Jul 30, 2012, 06:20 PM
Jul 2012

and that didn't help anyone.

1999 was such an innocent time.

duhneece

(4,112 posts)
4. When government is the only thing stopping predators from devouring the middle class
Mon Jul 30, 2012, 04:53 PM
Jul 2012

it's hard to call them the bad guys.

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