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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGovernment Refuses To Act, So Citizens Activists Take on Wall Street
Some of us get that we're in a crisis.
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Government Refuses To Act, So Citizens Activists Take on Wall Street (Original Post)
Gregorian
Jun 2016
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Fairgo
(1,571 posts)1. Time to stand down
These lumpen proles tarnish the new brand. A survey of their superiors from the star chamber has established that Wall Street is our ally. If they want change, they should do so from within the party, within the rules, and at the fair market price of influence. It's the democratic way.
larkrake
(1,674 posts)2. the party is now allied with wall street, it is not democratic, it is fast becoming the capitalist
party, hand in hand with the vultures
Fairgo
(1,571 posts)3. But you have to admit
They were masterful in hollowing out the body politic, so we could keep the illusion of democracy for as long as possible.
larkrake
(1,674 posts)4. admitted, much like the frogs in the sauce pan