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In reply to the discussion: Overseas elections. SOMEBODY TELL ME WHAT IT MEANS. Please. [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)profited greatly by cutting wages and refusing to pay HC for workers, see Goldman Sachs and the fast food business eg. They are the ultimate cheap labor advocates. We could all be as successful as Goldman Sachs IF we were as ruthless when it comes to actual people.
But when you create as many victims as these global Corps have done, sooner or later they will rise up against you. And the people of Greece were not thrilled when they were saddled with an unelected leader chosen by Brussels, former Goldman Sachs employee, to force these austerity programs on them. It was the equivalent of an invasion, without an actual army.
Economic WMDs have been dropped, first on Third World countries, see Shock Doctrine and Diary of an Economic Hitman. We thought they would not do it to First World countries, but that was a mistake. They did. And now people all over the world are joining forces to put an end to these attacks on working people and their countries. It really was inevitable when you look at the history.