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calimary

(81,110 posts)

9. No kidding!!!!

Reply to ret5hd (Reply #2)

Tue Oct 29, 2013, 09:39 PM

Oct 2013

Great line, ret5hd!

"Some say 'speak truth to power'... what takes REAL stamina is speaking 'truth to ignorance'."

A keeper, for sure!

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My Exchange with a Teahadist (claims I'm in an alternate reality) [View all] Fantastic Anarchist Oct 2013 OP

For those that are interested ... Fantastic Anarchist Oct 2013 #1

Some say "speak truth to power"... ret5hd Oct 2013 #2

I'm stealing that. Fantastic Anarchist Oct 2013 #3

No kidding!!!! calimary Oct 2013 #9

Agree 100%. Fantastic Anarchist Oct 2013 #13

Sweet Mr Dixon Oct 2013 #19

The Gilded Age was the late 19th century BainsBane Oct 2013 #4

True. It was a brain fart. Fantastic Anarchist Oct 2013 #5

And, I agree about the unions. Fantastic Anarchist Oct 2013 #6

certainly the lack of unions today is a HUGE factor rurallib Oct 2013 #10

And the few we do have now are collaborationists. Fantastic Anarchist Oct 2013 #12

Historically the middle class (generally) has existed since the mid-1700's> Bourgeoisie TalkingDog Oct 2013 #17

The Child Labor Middle Class? hootinholler Oct 2013 #7

"The rich get richer, and the poor get poorer." procon Oct 2013 #8

Exactly. It took ... Fantastic Anarchist Oct 2013 #11

Ayn Rand had a cock? jmowreader Oct 2013 #14

I don't think I really want to know if she does. Fantastic Anarchist Oct 2013 #15

If she did, she didn't share it with anyone. Fantastic Anarchist Oct 2013 #16

Touche! TalkingDog Oct 2013 #18

And we should all be thankful. ;) Fantastic Anarchist Oct 2013 #20

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