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LiberalArkie

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15. Well they are against unions when they do not control them. A union that has its presidents fly around in private
Mon Mar 10, 2025, 09:26 AM
Mar 2025

jets and live in their own mansions and hob nob with the wealthy at the country club does not represent the lowly workers only the company owners.

Through life I have seen many of my old poor childhood friends come into money through inheritance or lucky stock buys and almost over night start hating on where they came from and those people trying to steal all their money. Money that They made with their own hands when an uncle or grand parent gave them some old worthless shares of IBM or AT&T or Esso back in the 60's and did not know it until they looked though old boxes they were about to throw away many decades later.

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"Divide and conquer" said every dictator in the history of our world! n/t werdna Mar 2025 #1
I was just about to make this comment. The Putin GOP strategy. Irish_Dem Mar 2025 #14
It was the same argument used to destroy unions: "If I can't have it, neither can you." sop Mar 2025 #2
Average American has the reasoning ability of what - a seventh/eighth grader AT BEST? NoMoreRepugs Mar 2025 #3
Trump's economic demagoguery has been so successful because he taps into this ignorance and stupidity. sop Mar 2025 #6
It's like this Ray Bruns Mar 2025 #4
THIS!!!!!! FalloutShelter Mar 2025 #16
Absolutely correct and embedded in that is racial discrimination Cheezoholic Mar 2025 #5
LBJ was right and Dylan explained it to us back in the 60s EverHopeful Mar 2025 #8
Great Qigong master quote, too Dave says Mar 2025 #18
That's a great LBJ quote; so true Evolve Dammit Mar 2025 #13
Republicans are anti-union dlk Mar 2025 #7
They've convinced a large segment of America maxrandb Mar 2025 #11
Well they are against unions when they do not control them. A union that has its presidents fly around in private LiberalArkie Mar 2025 #15
We can't pay you enough for 30 years. Kid Berwyn Mar 2025 #9
I don't look at it that way maxrandb Mar 2025 #21
100% spot on Johnny2X2X Mar 2025 #10
It is a phenomenon. Jealousy without understanding and greed seem to be what motivates Evolve Dammit Mar 2025 #12
Apparently it is disputed whether markodochartaigh Mar 2025 #17
And that's the truth. Divide and conquer. patphil Mar 2025 #19
This message was self-deleted by its author ToxMarz Mar 2025 #20
I've never envied public employees HereForTheParty Mar 2025 #22
But they do have a floor maxrandb Mar 2025 #23
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