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2016 Postmortem

k8conant

(3,030 posts) Thu Jun 2, 2016, 12:31 PM Jun 2016

Plutocracy is rampant

as is sycophancy.

I'm afraid this will not change in my lifetime or ever.

When ethical candidates like Bernie Sanders are vilified and golems get revered, I despair.

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Plutocracy is rampant (Original Post) k8conant Jun 2016 OP

Be of good cheer... for we are on the side of the angels. AzDar Jun 2016 #1

I know I won't say God is on our side k8conant Jun 2016 #3

All I can figure out is: Manifestor_of_Light Jun 2016 #2

AzDar

(14,023 posts)

1. Be of good cheer... for we are on the side of the angels.

Reply to k8conant (Original post)

Thu Jun 2, 2016, 12:35 PM

Jun 2016

(although I am a Reds fan..)

k8conant

(3,030 posts)

3. I know I won't say God is on our side

Reply to AzDar (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 2, 2016, 02:05 PM

Jun 2016

because I should be at God's side. See my sig: Micah 6:8

Manifestor_of_Light

(21,046 posts)

2. All I can figure out is:

Reply to k8conant (Original post)

Thu Jun 2, 2016, 12:36 PM

Jun 2016

It's who you know and who you blow.

You have to have connections to get a job, and I was friendly to people, but wasn't in the in-crowd for some reason. Qualifications and education and competence got me nowhere, and I was a college bum. Loved school, loved college.

I didn't know anybody and I didn't blow anybody.

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