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2016 Postmortem

sulphurdunn

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18. Divide and Conquer.

Reply to Skwmom (Original post)

Thu Jan 21, 2016, 12:08 PM

Jan 2016

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It's easy when you control the flow of information and use it to play people off against one another using their fear, greed and prejudices.

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I'm continually amazed how our "divided govt" can deliver for the corps and 1% but not the people. [View all] Skwmom Jan 2016 OP

K&R.... daleanime Jan 2016 #1

Yeah, you noticed that too? Le Taz Hot Jan 2016 #2

K&R Punkingal Jan 2016 #3

We have a government of by, for, and of the corporations hobbit709 Jan 2016 #4

A retired Navy officer told a class he spoke before that we are now the U.S. of Corporations. nt Skwmom Jan 2016 #6

All THIS and so much more. draa Jan 2016 #5

Great point!!!! raindaddy Jan 2016 #7

Jimmy Carter - America No Longer A Democracy scottie55 Jan 2016 #8

USA: Home of the pre-election coup ReasonableToo Jan 2016 #26

WE NEED FrostyAusty Jan 2016 #9

Yeah, no kidding. mountain grammy Jan 2016 #10

The game is fixed for the house. Occasionally a chip kairos12 Jan 2016 #11

Probably because we have two Wall Street political parties. jalan48 Jan 2016 #12

U.S. citizens carry a huge burden that jomin41 Jan 2016 #13

We are seeing a 'proof' of what Kurt Vonnegut said ~1975... ReallyIAmAnOptimist Jan 2016 #14

It's all bullshit propaganda. That is the narrative that is pushed on the masses so that... stillwaiting Jan 2016 #15

^^^^^THIS^^^^^!!!! Dustlawyer Jan 2016 #19

And even if they (Democrats) start out with nobel ideals Plucketeer Jan 2016 #20

Funny how that works, innit? n/t malthaussen Jan 2016 #16

They're all in creatives4innovation Jan 2016 #17

Divide and Conquer. sulphurdunn Jan 2016 #18

You meant Divide and CONJURE, right? Plucketeer Jan 2016 #22

exactly. any one who is against single payer retrowire Jan 2016 #21

That's cuz gubbermint can't do anything right for the people d_legendary1 Jan 2016 #23

Perfect example in Flint. Snyder says "Government Failed" not the Republicons running it. corkhead Jan 2016 #27

Its a great method for casting blame from one's self d_legendary1 Jan 2016 #33

THAT's how our government is divided! lastlib Jan 2016 #24

The Dems and the GOP have the SAME AGENDA, and it doesn't really have much to do NorthCarolina Jan 2016 #25

K & R ! TIME TO PANIC Jan 2016 #28

Oh hell yes. It's so obvious Populist_Prole Jan 2016 #29

Yep. GoneFishin Jan 2016 #30

Bought isn't divided except in flavors. mmonk Jan 2016 #31

That sure makes 300 million + people sound like utter fools. n/t jtuck004 Jan 2016 #32

The older I get Utopian Leftist Jan 2016 #34

When you want to sail upwind, you tack left then right lostnfound Jan 2016 #35

It's been going on for a long time. When the 1% asks Congress to jump harun Jan 2016 #36

But to the people, it is always no no no. Skwmom Jan 2016 #37