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Populist Reform of the Democratic Party

Warpy

(111,254 posts)

10. Look at how complicated the whole thing is getting

Reply to rhett o rick (Reply #6)

Mon May 16, 2016, 02:04 PM

May 2016

and how overspecialized most people are expected to be in order to keep the whole edifice up and running.

All would be world empires have fallen. Sometimes it's taken the death of a charismatic conqueror, sometimes it just falls under its own weight as cogs in the machine break down and there are no adequate replacements.

It's a house of cards, held up by misplaced trust, hot air, and wishful thinking.

My own best guess says what will bring it toppling down is the fear of a few men at the center of power that the derivatives casino is getting just a little too shaky. They'll cash out and the ripple effect will shake the system apart.

As for backyard gardens, there will be massive civil disobedience. How can you grow pot out there without being able to hide it among the tomato plants?

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While I believe we need to continue to fight, I really think it makes little difference [View all] rhett o rick May 2016 OP

Things Won't Change Significantly Until Citizens Demand Better Through Direct Action cantbeserious May 2016 #1

That's it in a nutshell MissDeeds May 2016 #4

fracking and war oldandhappy May 2016 #2

Oh I agree there are differences in the candidates and I will fight against the candidates rhett o rick May 2016 #5

yep. well said oldandhappy May 2016 #9

The system isn't broken; the system is fixed. CrispyQ May 2016 #3

I am looking for someone with a theory on how we can stop our rush to global disaster. rhett o rick May 2016 #6

On this issue, my optimism doesn't even reach a glass half empty outlook. CrispyQ May 2016 #7

Oh how I wish I could give you a good answer for that... tex-wyo-dem May 2016 #8

Look at how complicated the whole thing is getting Warpy May 2016 #10

As much as it burns, we have to follow the GOP playbook demwing May 2016 #11

I noticed the repubs starting to do this exact thing back in the 80s. pangaia Jun 2016 #14

Find a way to starve the beast aspirant May 2016 #12

Capitalism won't allow it. The beast is not caged and if we try to starve it, it rhett o rick May 2016 #13

"One we will continue to allow the beast to steal our standard of living " That's what the beast jtuck004 Jun 2016 #15

Help? Help me decide there is zero hope? Yes. When people calling themselves Democrats rhett o rick Jun 2016 #16

Act like Democrats. You mean the ones turning over school buses and teaching their kids to beat up jtuck004 Jun 2016 #17