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K&R for visibility. nt tblue37 Dec 2019 #1
I believe the death of the unions was a major factor in both the U.S. and Britain. olegramps Dec 2019 #71
This disaster had a midwife -- and his name is Rupert Murdoch. eppur_se_muova Dec 2019 #2
Yup! nt drmeow Dec 2019 #10
Ronald Reagan also assisted in that birthing room calimary Dec 2019 #15
pretty sure he was the paternal unit. tho the DNA says GOP. pansypoo53219 Dec 2019 #46
Aided, and abetted by Thatcher. n/t Myrddin Dec 2019 #60
Well put. +1 Mersky Dec 2019 #17
Murdoch followed the Reagan/Thatcher New World Order malaise Dec 2019 #18
Exactly. orangecrush Dec 2019 #23
Murodoch's role in the decline of the UK & US can't be omitted. appalachiablue Dec 2019 #29
K/R Robt. Reich, 'Is America Becoming A 3rd World Country?' appalachiablue Dec 2019 #57
WHat can one say? It is demoralizing as hell to live in a short-sighted and very selfish governed hlthe2b Dec 2019 #3
Exactly what is going on!!! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2019 #4
What might be going on is a collapse of monarchism and democracy through corporatocracy's insurgency ancianita Dec 2019 #5
If we're honest with ourselves Doremus Dec 2019 #12
Believe that if you want to, but honesty requires a much bigger perspective than this study. And the ancianita Dec 2019 #26
Sometimes the truth hurts. Doremus Dec 2019 #31
Nobody's standing by unless they are DISabled from using reasonable means to rid ancianita Dec 2019 #35
It's self-preservation to take our well being into our own hands. Doremus Dec 2019 #41
It takes time to learn when they're LYING. I said what I said, not what you said I said. ancianita Dec 2019 #42
Shame does not build a self to preserve. Shame does not build capacity; it incapacitates. ancianita Dec 2019 #43
This mess we're in is 40 years in the making. Doremus Dec 2019 #54
Russia purchased the executive branch orangecrush Dec 2019 #24
Not in the legal, public, contractual up front sense of "purchase." Trump hid illegal money ancianita Dec 2019 #28
Agree 100% orangecrush Dec 2019 #82
It's the stagnation and destructive end stages of capitalism Farmer-Rick Dec 2019 #69
It's interesting that you say "a few filthy rich." We know their names, & relative to billions ancianita Dec 2019 #76
Excellent analysis of where we are and where we are heading Va Lefty Dec 2019 #6
Brilliant duhneece Dec 2019 #7
Dismal and well-thought out essay.... Upthevibe Dec 2019 #8
and if I remember right, most of those 'movements' were demigoddess Dec 2019 #9
What the cyberpunk genre has been predicting for decades ismnotwasm Dec 2019 #11
Watching too many movies lately? YOHABLO Dec 2019 #68
No, it's a specific sci fi genre I'm fond of reading ismnotwasm Dec 2019 #72
Fiction does become reality at some point. So it seems. YOHABLO Dec 2019 #73
So depressing, but true. smirkymonkey Dec 2019 #13
There's also an article in today's WSJ NJCher Dec 2019 #14
Great thread. I've been umair haque's writing in Eudaimonia for a while erronis Dec 2019 #16
+1 keithbvadu2 Dec 2019 #19
The author NAILED this perfectly. Thanks. n/t CousinIT Dec 2019 #20
And they will blame it on Socialism. n/t AwakeAtLast Dec 2019 #21
and the only reason it works is liberals ignore 1500 coordinated radio stations certainot Dec 2019 #32
I agree but WHO has funded the placement of those propaganda broadcasts on 1500 radio stations? hedda_foil Dec 2019 #44
i think a lot of the stations are just loudly dominant in their areas, or the only AM certainot Dec 2019 #48
Agree, RW media is subsidized by billionaires radius777 Dec 2019 #65
Socialism.... the gaslighting of reality UpInArms Dec 2019 #70
Neoliberalism promised freedom - instead it delivers stifling control. KY_EnviroGuy Dec 2019 #22
GREED. period. The rich can NEVER have enough. NRaleighLiberal Dec 2019 #25
sex on the wrong brain explains greed is exacerbated by sending impatient satisfaction- certainot Dec 2019 #30
brexit champion nigel farage is a radio talk show host. trump is a dittohead. and putin uses certainot Dec 2019 #27
What if you are ambidextrous? pbmus Dec 2019 #36
then you might be lucky. and women are more able to use the left hand certainot Dec 2019 #37
What if I'm right handed but got it blown off pbmus Dec 2019 #39
Stop that!!!!!! nt Blue_true Dec 2019 #53
What to do? sandiapeach Dec 2019 #61
Weak government is the problem BeyondGeography Dec 2019 #33
Murdoch has destroyed the US, Australia and Britain. Mickju Dec 2019 #34
if liberals destroyed rw radio in the US, political fox would dissolve certainot Dec 2019 #38
Anyone remember the FCC fairness doctrine? YOHABLO Dec 2019 #74
thanks. the kremlin recognized the problem before the dem party and has been using those stations certainot Dec 2019 #81
Murdoch should be tried for treason and executed. roamer65 Dec 2019 #58
The Murdochs muct be pleased tonite w/ BoJo appalachiablue Dec 2019 #83
Thank you for initiating one of the best discussions I've seen on DU for some time. scarletwoman Dec 2019 #40
We used to have this depth of discussion all the time, didn't we? hedda_foil Dec 2019 #45
It does seem like there was more deep thinking in the early days. scarletwoman Dec 2019 #47
K n R ! Thanks for posting!.... JoeOtterbein Dec 2019 #49
Two words....Reagan and Thatcher. Two more words...their legacy. paleotn Dec 2019 #50
The problem is this. Blue_true Dec 2019 #55
Exactly..... paleotn Dec 2019 #79
It goes back further. Garrett78 Dec 2019 #63
Yep, the blueprints for Reaganism and Thatcherism. paleotn Dec 2019 #78
must read blm Dec 2019 #51
Greed Is Not Good colsohlibgal Dec 2019 #52
So unbridled short-term greed moondust Dec 2019 #56
If England puts Johnson back in as PM, Scotland is out of the UK. roamer65 Dec 2019 #59
I've often wondered.... democrank Dec 2019 #62
Even fairly frugal people can easily end up with credit card debt due to... Garrett78 Dec 2019 #64
Indeed democrank Dec 2019 #67
Consumerism is a way bigger problem than just fixing credit card issues, it's cultural/spiritual ansible Dec 2019 #66
Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2019 #75
This Thread is What I Want to See Here McKim Dec 2019 #77
Agree, a critical post and our country is declining sorry to say. appalachiablue Dec 2019 #80
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