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watoos

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8. After 9/11

Reply to ProfessorPlum (Original post)

Wed Jan 23, 2019, 07:58 AM

Jan 2019

they replaced the airport workers at my local airport. Those workers were hard working, worked all of their lives at the airport but they were replaced with retired cops and the like. There was absolutely no reason those former workers couldn't have been trained to keep their jobs.

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This is the shock doctrine and disaster capitalism [View all] ProfessorPlum Jan 2019 OP

On freaking steroids! 2naSalit Jan 2019 #1

Thank you for this wonderful info, 2naSalit stuffmatters Jan 2019 #3

on argentina rampartc Jan 2019 #4

Thank you for that link. mountain grammy Jan 2019 #9

i haven't visited that site for few years. thanks for the reminder! Kurt V. Jan 2019 #11

thank you ProfessorPlum Jan 2019 #12

It's a piece of background info that is essential to our cause... 2naSalit Jan 2019 #14

totally agree ProfessorPlum Jan 2019 #16

Exactly. 2naSalit Jan 2019 #17

Yep, that's the plan! stuffmatters Jan 2019 #2

What will be privatized? betsuni Jan 2019 #5

Replace FBI with private intelligent firms. populistdriven Jan 2019 #6

+1 2naSalit Jan 2019 #15

100% correct malaise Jan 2019 #7

After 9/11 watoos Jan 2019 #8

that is definitely their M.O.: intentionally obstruct programs and then say "see, govt. doesn't work anarch Jan 2019 #10

Yep. Was explaining exactly that to my son last night. "Austerity plans" will be next. lostnfound Jan 2019 #13