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2016 Postmortem

Hortensis

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22. How on earth would they? We outnumber "them"

Reply to FreakinDJ (Reply #13)

Fri Jun 24, 2016, 09:56 AM

Jun 2016

at least 10,000 to 1. And we have our Constitution on our side and a tradition of 238 years of stable government and peaceful transitions of power, including the civil war years, so it'll almost certainly never come anywhere near our actually needing to massacre or imprison them.

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Globalization will not and cannot be stopped...automation will not allow it to be stopped. [View all] glennward Jun 2016 OP

So that means our elected officials must cater to the Corporations and say FU to the people FreakinDJ Jun 2016 #1

No. It means keeping the larger picture in mind. randome Jun 2016 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author rjsquirrel Jun 2016 #3

Like the Unemployment rate in Britian since they joined the EU FreakinDJ Jun 2016 #5

And things will now be worse because of Brexit. Well played, Britain! randome Jun 2016 #10

As if they have money to invest after their jobs disappeared FreakinDJ Jun 2016 #12

Stock market affects pension funds, too. Everyone is taking a 'haircut' now. randome Jun 2016 #14

What pension funds ? Britain took a page out of the Reaganomis Play Book and fucked the Workers FreakinDJ Jun 2016 #17

Instead of fixing the problem, the U.K. just voted to kick those weakened funds in the balls. randome Jun 2016 #19

That won't stop other EU member nations from following suit FreakinDJ Jun 2016 #20

To where did their jobs disappear? Was it to a country or to a robot? nt glennward Jun 2016 #15

It matters more who profitted from it FreakinDJ Jun 2016 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author randome Jun 2016 #16

Borders or not, it all depends on who is running the show Armstead Jun 2016 #23

Instead of addressing that head on, Cameron thought it a good idea to put everything up to a vote. randome Jun 2016 #24

Arrogance of the elites Armstead Jun 2016 #25

Agreed. Real leaders, however, do their best to differentiate between the two. randome Jun 2016 #26

No, Freakin. It means power must remain with Hortensis Jun 2016 #9

Not if Corporations have their way FreakinDJ Jun 2016 #13

How on earth would they? We outnumber "them" Hortensis Jun 2016 #22

No, it means their policies must be reality-based. NT Adrahil Jun 2016 #18

We have one thing to sell pipoman Jun 2016 #4

Careful there. Governments meddling too much with the economy is never a good idea. DetlefK Jun 2016 #6

What did the government do in 2008? brentspeak Jun 2016 #11

In the 80, Outsourcing; In 2000s, Off-Shoring; Now its Globalization. New Boss, same as the Old Boss TheBlackAdder Jun 2016 #7

"Apres moi, le deluge" generally leads to the deluge. bemildred Jun 2016 #8