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Blue_true

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131. Rich people and corporations don't have an obligation to the rest of society.
Tue Jul 30, 2019, 10:07 PM
Jul 2019

They do have an obligation to insure their survival, and that is what I don't think they are fucking getting right now.

They can hoard their money and let the rest of society go down the shitter, but two things will happen, first the rest of society WON'T go down the shitdrain and second, chaos will take over. In a state of total chaos, the rich, corporations and their assets will be first on the menu.

Like I said, the rich and corporations only have an obligation for their own survival. They are seriously blowing it right now. Historically, the rich have been able to run off to stable countries when their countries fell into chaos. With the entire world melting down under the weight of income and wealth inequality, there will be no stable countries for them to run to and not enough bullets and weapons for them to all avoid being killed, killed after a lot of bad stuff will be done to some of them.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden

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Debate thread # 3 [View all] demtenjeep Jul 2019 OP
I wish they wouldn't agree with trump IcyPeas Jul 2019 #1
Exactly BumRushDaShow Jul 2019 #4
isn't the debate over in 5 minutes ? or is it 3 hours ? JI7 Jul 2019 #2
It's almost done... BumRushDaShow Jul 2019 #7
ryan says #fatdonnie says trumps tariffs were good demtenjeep Jul 2019 #3
Delaney really going out of his way to present himself True Dough Jul 2019 #5
If his plan was to lift himself up customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #10
He's done well in business, elleng Jul 2019 #11
He's gotten a lot more time customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #13
No one has been able to prsent their plans fully in this venue Raven123 Jul 2019 #52
I can only judge by the DU response so far True Dough Jul 2019 #15
DU is not representative, elleng Jul 2019 #17
Agreed customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #20
Something like that. elleng Jul 2019 #23
I think Delaney came off better than Bullock, Hickenlooper, Klobuchar, also Ryan... thesquanderer Jul 2019 #133
Clearly customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #134
Delany is a goofball mugging for the camera demtenjeep Jul 2019 #6
Tim Ryan thinks he can fix it. Eom BootinUp Jul 2019 #8
geez let Warren speak IcyPeas Jul 2019 #9
"Trade Wars are for Losers" Pachamama Jul 2019 #12
!!! BumRushDaShow Jul 2019 #16
he should have looked straight into the camera and said not_the_one Jul 2019 #142
And again....Warren for the Win when explaining why there are tariffs Pachamama Jul 2019 #14
Indeed susanr516 Jul 2019 #18
Also gopdelaney sharedvalues Jul 2019 #19
horse race dontcha know pangaia Jul 2019 #36
They appear to be running long brooklynite Jul 2019 #21
Mayor Pete!!!! Pachamama Jul 2019 #22
Apologies to the few Delaney supporters out there.... Pachamama Jul 2019 #24
He's getting on my nerves. snacker Jul 2019 #28
Warren's answer on same topic made him look ignorant... Pachamama Jul 2019 #31
Warren is great.... Pachamama Jul 2019 #25
Yes elleng Jul 2019 #27
LOL Lithos Jul 2019 #33
her 2 cents is worth at least $3,585,184.99 pangaia Jul 2019 #41
rich people have to step the f up. (and corporations too) IcyPeas Jul 2019 #26
Rich people and corporations don't have an obligation to the rest of society. Blue_true Jul 2019 #131
Mayor Pete is great on the Student Loan issue demtenjeep Jul 2019 #29
He is making great points. n/t customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #32
he said earlier he was a junior in HS when Columbine happened IcyPeas Jul 2019 #34
he is young and we are old, IcyPeas Skittles Jul 2019 #40
I agree with him True Dough Jul 2019 #35
I am very impressed by Mayor Pete... Pachamama Jul 2019 #37
I'm not watching, per-se.. pangaia Jul 2019 #50
Now Delaney praising Ronald Reagan bearsfootball516 Jul 2019 #30
'Praising,' or noting an historical fact? elleng Jul 2019 #39
I thought the same thing...I think it was historical fact...had to be...Reagan is anathema... CTyankee Jul 2019 #144
Right elleng Jul 2019 #145
SO done with Delaney susanr516 Jul 2019 #43
To paraphrase someone else in the other thread - he's a GOP talking point machine. BumRushDaShow Jul 2019 #44
Bernie just decided to change the subject. BootinUp Jul 2019 #38
he did a Kanye: IcyPeas Jul 2019 #45
Williamson Nailed It! AnnieBW Jul 2019 #42
Maybe we will have her for a few more debates. n/t customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #46
Amen! susanr516 Jul 2019 #47
I hereby appoint Marianne to the new cabinet position: BootinUp Jul 2019 #48
i like it. IcyPeas Jul 2019 #51
I was thinking something more specific - madamesilverspurs Jul 2019 #58
She can be the director of karma zonkers Jul 2019 #65
Feel the ❤️ underpants Jul 2019 #152
This is actually programmed for 3 hours brooklynite Jul 2019 #49
Thanks for the info! elleng Jul 2019 #54
Apparently BumRushDaShow Jul 2019 #56
That makes up customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #57
Bernie has done a pretty good job tonight susanr516 Jul 2019 #53
Bernie's directness is refreshing. BlueWI Jul 2019 #71
Is it just me, or is Amy Klobuchar not getting a chance to make her point?? Sparkly Jul 2019 #55
Just too polite to run over the clock or not timing well. Raven123 Jul 2019 #59
She hasn't gotten a memorable line in yet customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #63
CNN's tally has her at the least amount of speaking time. nolabear Jul 2019 #67
CNN's fault. Sparkly Jul 2019 #86
Well, not entirely. She didn't jump in or get others to bring her up so she'd get time. nolabear Jul 2019 #92
Her fault for not being an asshole, then. Sparkly Jul 2019 #98
You can do it without being an asshole. I like her. nolabear Jul 2019 #108
"Thank you, Senator. Thank you, Senator. Thank you, Senator." Sparkly Jul 2019 #114
Tapper to moderate candidate: Progressive says X, why is he/she wrong? BeyondGeography Jul 2019 #60
i'm still chuckling over his orleans Jul 2019 #62
Lazy moderators. Don't bother to read various proposals and ask incisive questions Raven123 Jul 2019 #64
I am torn as to whether to meet with dictators. IcyPeas Jul 2019 #61
Mayor Pete is impressive. BlueWI Jul 2019 #66
He mostly needs customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #68
Maybe elleng Jul 2019 #69
It's true customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #73
I agree. BlueWI Jul 2019 #121
He certainly has the money customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #123
He called out the GOP "enablers" in Congress BumRushDaShow Jul 2019 #72
That was amazing....and he looked directly into the camera and was speaking to them Pachamama Jul 2019 #78
His address to the GOP enablers was the best line all night. BlueWI Jul 2019 #83
That hit will leave a mark. KentuckyWoman Jul 2019 #111
What GOP Representatives will be remembered for if they don't speak out against Pachamama Jul 2019 #75
I might switch back to him after tonight. W_HAMILTON Jul 2019 #84
I hear you. BlueWI Jul 2019 #89
Ummm.... madamesilverspurs Jul 2019 #70
What is a hip flask? nt Blue_true Jul 2019 #135
small metal flask for liquor you keep in a pocket Celerity Jul 2019 #150
Thanks. I am a total rube when it comes to alcohol. nt Blue_true Aug 2019 #158
Pete handled the ageist question deftly True Dough Jul 2019 #74
I'm sure his staff and he have worked hard on that. customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #77
2% is an improvement over 0%, where Pete actually stood among AA voters in one poll True Dough Jul 2019 #94
It will be a true test customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #99
Well I was sort of thinking Don Lemon had been better than Tapper and Bash until... jcgoldie Jul 2019 #76
It was a softball to Pete customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #81
Warren is bad on foreign policy, Bullock lit her up when she said first strike off the table Celerity Jul 2019 #79
I thought she answered well. BlueWI Jul 2019 #124
taking first strike off the table would make Putin cum in his borscht in expansionist glee Celerity Jul 2019 #125
Ok. BlueWI Jul 2019 #128
within 30 seconds of nukes being shot at us, we would know not_the_one Jul 2019 #143
Great points. Made even more so given that the most dangerous nukes are on Subs, which won't Blue_true Jul 2019 #136
Thanks. BlueWI Jul 2019 #138
Warren's foreign policy is interesting fallrey Jul 2019 #127
Pete just killed it talking to Republicans watching the debate Ponietz Jul 2019 #80
Did they bump the debate time from two hours to three hours? W_HAMILTON Jul 2019 #82
It's gone from a sprint customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #85
They are at least doing the final remarks BumRushDaShow Jul 2019 #91
A person in the Hall said it was programmed for 3 hours. nt Blue_true Jul 2019 #139
Bollock seems patronizing towards Warren. Chemisse Jul 2019 #87
Maybe she set up a wind turbine customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #90
LOL! Chemisse Jul 2019 #104
Hey, as red as he was customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #110
I get the impression that she has a really good fitness regimen. nt Blue_true Jul 2019 #140
She could out arm-wrestle me customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #147
Trying to make a rep. BlueWI Jul 2019 #112
I think I know what Bullock sounds like when he's drunk. BeyondGeography Jul 2019 #88
... BumRushDaShow Jul 2019 #93
he got no points for being on the stage...he had more when he was not on the stage demtenjeep Jul 2019 #95
Cheap and childish shot Celerity Jul 2019 #96
Oh, did I violate the no humor clause? BeyondGeography Jul 2019 #101
Ha... I was just wondering if his water bottle is vodka. KentuckyWoman Jul 2019 #105
PETE!!!! KentuckyWoman Jul 2019 #97
Yeah he gut punched 'em . Nt BootinUp Jul 2019 #109
I am genuinely undecided KentuckyWoman Jul 2019 #119
His closing statement was fantastic. MBS Jul 2019 #113
Sharp guy. His mom should be proud. KentuckyWoman Jul 2019 #122
With a perfect Corgigal Jul 2019 #132
I'm liking this Marianne lady Sunsky Jul 2019 #100
Good closing by Mayor Pete susanr516 Jul 2019 #102
superficial note: IcyPeas Jul 2019 #103
THEY don't do trivia. elleng Jul 2019 #107
If we're talking fashion customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #115
I always think the brown shoe thing is a IcyPeas Jul 2019 #118
Not preppy. Never brown shoes with dark suit unc70 Jul 2019 #126
Justin Trudeau does this all the time along with playful socks. n/t OnlinePoker Jul 2019 #146
that is not true Celerity Jul 2019 #151
GQ might approve, but not formal enough unc70 Jul 2019 #153
the debate is a not a semi (lounge suit or tuxedo) or full (morning dress or white tie) formal event Celerity Jul 2019 #154
Actually not Trudeau unc70 Jul 2019 #155
oh, I am not trying to force my style onto you, lol, especially as I am female Celerity Jul 2019 #156
I didn't even notice. BlueWI Jul 2019 #116
no it doesn't. that's why I said it was superficial.... IcyPeas Jul 2019 #120
I'm watching cooking videos on Youtube LuvLoogie Jul 2019 #106
Excellent call on the cooking vids BeyondGeography Jul 2019 #117
LOL MustLoveBeagles Jul 2019 #129
Just started watching..this is a shit show of epic Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2019 #130
CNN vs MSNBC as moderators northoftheborder Jul 2019 #137
TERRIBLE for substance, elleng Jul 2019 #141
Beto had a good night Gothmog Jul 2019 #148
Lol. Tipperary Jul 2019 #157
Biden won tonight Gothmog Jul 2019 #149
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