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stopbush

(24,396 posts)
Thu Jan 12, 2017, 05:00 PM Jan 2017

The RW Plan Is Clear: Keep Americans Poor, Fearful and Pliable

You would think that people losing money and benefits would lead to open revolt. But more often than not, it leads to an every-man-for-himself bunker mentality as a sense of hopelessness born of the negating of empowerment takes place. People in a war zone tend to worry about basic survival, not ideology or philosophy.

The RW understands this. By assaulting a majority of Americans on all fronts simultaneously, they hope to break the financial backs and the emotional spirits of Americans by taking away the individual gains we've made under Ds since FDR. Gingrich has said that this is exactly their goal.

Our country is already divided, but we haven't seen anything like the fragmentation that is almost inevitable under complete RW control. We will be fighting for the few crumbs that fall from the tables of our masters. Servitude is back for most of us.

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The RW Plan Is Clear: Keep Americans Poor, Fearful and Pliable (Original Post) stopbush Jan 2017 OP
It's worked for the oligarchs in Russia liberal N proud Jan 2017 #1
The time frame of the Thirties Wellstone ruled Jan 2017 #2
Saw a few moments of our great leader of Chase Bank Generator Jan 2017 #6
Caught the same piece Wellstone ruled Jan 2017 #8
Naomi Klein warned us 2naSalit Jan 2017 #3
She really did do her best to show us what they were up to. Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2017 #7
well, you can't have obscene wealth without keeping a bunch of people poor anarch Jan 2017 #4
Yes history hasn't changed much Generator Jan 2017 #5
 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
2. The time frame of the Thirties
Thu Jan 12, 2017, 05:20 PM
Jan 2017

these same tactics were used by the Morgan's,Carnegie's,Mellon's and other Mega rich to increase their wealth. Like the old man told me as a kid. If you got 50 cents a day,you were lucky. He stood in line for a day job and you may have had to beat the crap out someone to maintain your place in line.


And the Cops would require bribes in order to get into that line. All the makings are here for this again.

 

Generator

(7,770 posts)
6. Saw a few moments of our great leader of Chase Bank
Thu Jan 12, 2017, 05:35 PM
Jan 2017

Diamond-the creep- on CBS this morning-he's "excited and optimistic" to work with Herr Trump.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
8. Caught the same piece
Thu Jan 12, 2017, 05:43 PM
Jan 2017

And to think,Obama called him the smartest man he knew.

If you have been following the verbiage of the Media in recent days. The phases being used have a subtle meaning of trust us we know best,and then attack anyone who is anti conservative.

Looks like the Mega Wealthy have bought protection against a coming Social Chaos.

2naSalit

(86,594 posts)
3. Naomi Klein warned us
Thu Jan 12, 2017, 05:30 PM
Jan 2017

about this in two books, at least, while she was connecting the dots. We ignored her at our peril, which will commence in one week.

Dark n Stormy Knight

(9,760 posts)
7. She really did do her best to show us what they were up to.
Thu Jan 12, 2017, 05:36 PM
Jan 2017

Unfortunately, most people don't read. Also, most of the people who voted for Trump (a minority of Americans, let up never forget) cannot hear anything that is not fed to them by the RW media. They are forever lost to objective facts and reality. We can only hope they continue to be a minority and we can get the unbrainwashed to see truth and reason.

anarch

(6,535 posts)
4. well, you can't have obscene wealth without keeping a bunch of people poor
Thu Jan 12, 2017, 05:30 PM
Jan 2017

If people had the basic necessities of life, what would motivate them to toil away their lives for the oligarchs' profit?

 

Generator

(7,770 posts)
5. Yes history hasn't changed much
Thu Jan 12, 2017, 05:33 PM
Jan 2017

America is no exception. We had a very few good years with the middle class being a thing. But that could not stand. I see a direct line from Reagan to Trump. If I hear "Reagan Democrat" I want to scream.

It's pathetic that a great depression again is the only way out of this. But people never learn history so they must repeat it.

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