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In reply to the discussion: Reprise from 2011: Capitalism is dead. But how many of us is it gonna take with it? Look to OWS [View all]Kalidurga
(14,177 posts)26. It takes just under 50,000 a year currently...
and that is just from easily cured disease if you have money and access to health care. There are thousands more that suffer permanent damage from our current culture of greed. We seem to be a society that values money over all else and people who are born into poverty are seen as lacking morals, drive, and talent. All these things are necessary for a person to be valued. If a person lacks even one thing on the list of the judgement class (the 1% and their lackeys) they will be regulated to economic slave status or even worse (in the eyes of TPTB) they will become part of the taking class and deserving of nothing but scorn even if they are unable to work because of a physical or mental disability.
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Reprise from 2011: Capitalism is dead. But how many of us is it gonna take with it? Look to OWS [View all]
Jackpine Radical
Dec 2014
OP
It could sway the collective consciousness of the nation to recognize what is going on in this
RKP5637
Dec 2014
#1
Excellent description. A rebirth of the collective unconsciousness into something new? n/t
RKP5637
Dec 2014
#4
I was a big fan of participative management, the companies I worked for seemed to
RKP5637
Dec 2014
#6
Yes, many complained, but the top of the management hierarchy had different ideas and they
RKP5637
Dec 2014
#9
Great post, thank you. The media was desperately trying to get OWS to name a leader.
sabrina 1
Dec 2014
#8
Another great post from one of DU's finest posters. No doubt our "one to many communications" ...
Scuba
Dec 2014
#11
I totally disagree. Just look at DU, or any other forum... The left has never been more dead in US
Leopolds Ghost
Dec 2014
#12
Which is why corporations are working for both surveillance and control of the internet
woo me with science
Dec 2014
#14
I find it ironic that you call yourself a radical, and you critique capitalism, and you advocate for
ellenrr
Dec 2014
#17