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46. People will ask why we let such an idiot stay in power for so long. Nt

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George Takei: "When history looks back on this period, people will ask..." [View all] Nevilledog Sep 2020 OP

That's the price of living in a capitalist system. Baitball Blogger Sep 2020 #1

Oh, come on, Stalin killed 20 million of his own countrymen Silent3 Sep 2020 #27

+1000 cayugafalls Sep 2020 #28

Mr. Naive, public universal education is useless when people in power....... jaxexpat Sep 2020 #40

Excuse me? Name calling gets you no where with me bud. cayugafalls Sep 2020 #43

Please excuse me. I didn't, until rereading, realize the unnecessary tenor of my reply. jaxexpat Sep 2020 #67

Sorry, I completely missed this, we are all good. ;-) cayugafalls Sep 2020 #76

so... stevesinpa Sep 2020 #29

Non-capitalist systems are not free from greed... Silent3 Sep 2020 #41

We are talking about our fellow Americans who enable Trump. Baitball Blogger Sep 2020 #30

Huge amounts of wealth have been destroyed by COVID, even if *some* rich bastards... Silent3 Sep 2020 #44

How billionaires got $637 billion richer during the coronavirus pandemic Kid Berwyn Sep 2020 #63

It's still not good long-term strategic capitalist thinking... Silent3 Sep 2020 #64

That is part of it but it mainly boils down to the Plutocrats being able to purchase our politicians Dustlawyer Sep 2020 #35

In non-capitalist system, however, power inequalities take form in other ways... Silent3 Sep 2020 #45

Any system can and will be abused. The best we can do is fight to keep Dustlawyer Sep 2020 #47

And that's my point. Silent3 Sep 2020 #50

what is "non-capitalist system"? Can you name a country as an example? AlexSFCA Sep 2020 #61

The only examples are the ones that a lot of people seem to think "don't count"... Silent3 Sep 2020 #66

absolutely AlexSFCA Sep 2020 #68

Right Progressive dog Sep 2020 #70

But her emails.... Heartstrings Sep 2020 #2

Capitalism works just fine, Doc_Technical Sep 2020 #3

agreed cynical_idealist Sep 2020 #8

+10000 bdamomma Sep 2020 #51

Chattel slavery worked "just fine," from certain points of view. PETRUS Sep 2020 #12

Capitalism works fine if it is regulated (rules based) and limited to certain sectors of society DSandra Sep 2020 #22

The bottom has been falling out since Reagan's election ArizonaLib Sep 2020 #32

Yes. A hundred years from now history books will PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2020 #36

Yes - the surprise to everyone was white males who voted for him ArizonaLib Sep 2020 #56

The problem is not fooled Sep 2020 #39

Does *any* human institution work out long term? Silent3 Sep 2020 #72

Just as capitalism supplanted feudalism and monarchy not fooled Sep 2020 #73

If we don't know what comes next, however... Silent3 Sep 2020 #74

Capitalism in the present day not fooled Sep 2020 #75

"FDR achieved a balance of sorts" Silent3 Sep 2020 #77

No, I think well regulated capitalism can work not fooled Sep 2020 #78

Interesting subthread. PETRUS Sep 2020 #79

I suspect you're asking the other poster, but for me "work" means, and can only mean... Silent3 Sep 2020 #80

Hey. PETRUS Sep 2020 #81

Sure! We don't all have to discuss... Silent3 Sep 2020 #82

Great, thanks! PETRUS Sep 2020 #83

To be fair, we don't care about a great many things Sympthsical Sep 2020 #4

And my answer...it all goes back to fox propaganda. BComplex Sep 2020 #5

Yes, fox noise turn their viewers into a "me me me " crowd with their brainwashing. KS Toronado Sep 2020 #17

Yes, 25 years of Fox News and 30 years of Rush Limbaugh NewJeffCT Sep 2020 #23

Worst of all, they've had that effect on NEWS. The other stations treat fox like they're legitimate BComplex Sep 2020 #26

the most perplexing question will be Dukkha Sep 2020 #6

even 4% approval would be mind boggling cynical_idealist Sep 2020 #9

In this case, "hindsight" could easily mean "viewed from that little opening in one's ass." calimary Sep 2020 #10

Please send this to everyone Captaindad Sep 2020 #7

They will also ask "what did you do?" which motivates me to keep working for Dems. Hamlette Sep 2020 #11

People were frightened for their lives and livelihoods bucolic_frolic Sep 2020 #13

Eloi and Morlocks. n/t Harker Sep 2020 #14

+1 FailureToCommunicate Sep 2020 #38

Thoughtful people will look back and say.. VladmireTrumpkins Sep 2020 #15

Just today I saw someone (an actual aquaintance, and not just a digital friend)... C Moon Sep 2020 #16

Ask him to put you in his will. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2020 #37

And why did so many cheerlead for the death of more Americans? NBachers Sep 2020 #18

An American treasure, if I was Prez, he would get the top honor. Faygo Kid Sep 2020 #19

I share NO responsibility with the 63 million Americans who voted for THE failed president who ancianita Sep 2020 #20

Twitter reply: Rhiannon12866 Sep 2020 #21

Point well made. Points well made. RVN VET71 Sep 2020 #60

Very, very true. cwydro Sep 2020 #24

They also will ask why it was that Republicans loved $ over their people & planet! They Illumination Sep 2020 #25

A: Jesus is their co-insurance and Q has his hand very far up their arse. Missn-Hitch Sep 2020 #31

I have the answer right now. Because the ones Cha Sep 2020 #33

They bdamomma Sep 2020 #52

Yes, they've really gone way beyond Cha Sep 2020 #57

Same question history asked after Germany was defeated. cayugafalls Sep 2020 #34

Let's hope there'll be an honest history recorded by sane people in a functioning democracy. VOX Sep 2020 #42

People will ask why we let such an idiot stay in power for so long. Nt raccoon Sep 2020 #46

exactly bdamomma Sep 2020 #55

The number of deaths and warmfeet Sep 2020 #48

No Doubt colsohlibgal Sep 2020 #49

Exactly.nt BootinUp Sep 2020 #53

And they will ask, "What were you doing to help?" Nitram Sep 2020 #54

History books will NOT ask why we let 200,000 Americans die Bucky Sep 2020 #58

I expect it to be much higher. MoonchildCA Sep 2020 #62

History books won't ask, they'll tell exactly what and why it happened. AlexSFCA Sep 2020 #69

Not really quite sure if history will last much longer.... Acornsouth Sep 2020 #59

Same reason people didn't care initially about AIDS victims Azathoth Sep 2020 #65

Or Piss Wig will be hailed as a great leader who single handedly ended it. BlueTsunami2018 Sep 2020 #71