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DontBooVote

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5. Where's the cavalry? That's what I wonder. Where IS everybody? Where are the protests? Where

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Tue Mar 12, 2019, 08:50 PM

Mar 2019

are the songs of our times? Where are the sane voices, shouting to the masses to reject this march toward the abyss?

We have what seems like very little reaction by the good and evil seems to have cast a pall, a paralyzing darkness, over the land.

Where IS everybody? Are they scared?

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What is wrong with the elite people of America? [View all] imanamerican63 Mar 2019 OP

Two things Sherman A1 Mar 2019 #1

Exactly! 2naSalit Mar 2019 #2

Right there. Chin music Mar 2019 #3

and they (most) always get away with it. nt Raine Mar 2019 #8

What I've sayin for years: they're not paying enough taxes rickyhall Mar 2019 #22

Meanwhile "nice guys finish last". BigmanPigman Mar 2019 #4

My little brother used to say Dan Mar 2019 #6

Where's the cavalry? That's what I wonder. Where IS everybody? Where are the protests? Where DontBooVote Mar 2019 #5

Where is everybody? Sherman A1 Mar 2019 #10

They feel insular and above reproach to whatever might happen to America. RKP5637 Mar 2019 #7

The influence of Ayn Rand in the 40's and 50's. /nt philly_bob Mar 2019 #9

I'm only surprised they got caught and will be prosecuted IronLionZion Mar 2019 #11

Perhaps they are not really "elite"... Wounded Bear Mar 2019 #12

There are no elite people in America. Mr.Bill Mar 2019 #30

Simple - money or title means malaise Mar 2019 #13

America voted to give them the courts. world wide wally Mar 2019 #14

They certainly don't think of their families when they do these things? pwb Mar 2019 #15

Look at all the corruption in the Republican Party. ooky Mar 2019 #16

Greed.... The elites that don't speak out are greedy. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2019 #17

The fact that we let them pile up enough money to BE the elite FiveGoodMen Mar 2019 #18

Can you be an honest rich person? Johnny2X2X Mar 2019 #19

The same things that are wrong with everyone. Act_of_Reparation Mar 2019 #20

Avarice and greed are social diseases pandemic amongst the world's 1%. Magoo48 Mar 2019 #21

Agree Johnny2X2X Mar 2019 #25

This country is actually the United States of Fraud. WyattKansas Mar 2019 #23

Part of the problem Meowmee Mar 2019 #24

I think that a lot of this is due to rump and his ignorant treatment of others. rump has done... SWBTATTReg Mar 2019 #26

They want more. They are insatiable. no_hypocrisy Mar 2019 #27

Several things. A lot of the very richest families in our country amywalk Mar 2019 #28

I think a lot of this attitude will be fixed when Donald Trump goes to prison. tclambert Mar 2019 #29

Your question is best answered by "Winners Take All -- The Elite Charade of Changing The World" ancianita Mar 2019 #31

I think its a good thing snowybirdie Mar 2019 #32