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Mon Sep-19-11 07:30 PM
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Class warfare? What might have once been class warfare is over and the rich won. |
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Edited on Mon Sep-19-11 07:31 PM by snagglepuss
However a Guardian journalist reiterates Buffet's point that the rightwing's fixation with class war is going to rekindle class consciousness in America. I say bring it on. :woohoo: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/sep/19/class-war-america-republicans-rich
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Mon Sep-19-11 07:31 PM
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1. It's only class warfare when we fight back. |
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Mon Sep-19-11 07:38 PM
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4. Before people fighting back en masse, they need to develop class consciousness, |
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they need to see through the lies.
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Mon Sep-19-11 07:36 PM
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2. It's not over until we say it's over! |
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Mon Sep-19-11 07:42 PM
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5. A relatively small percentage of Americans are engaged in the struggle |
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but to get an effective mass ovement people need to develop class consciousness and IMO Buffet is bang on when he warns his fellow billionaires that yammering on about class warfare when faced with tax hikes will rekindle class consciousness.
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Mon Sep-19-11 07:37 PM
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Nonviolent, but people can only take so much.
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Mon Sep-19-11 07:47 PM
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Mon Sep-19-11 08:09 PM
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7. Not sure what your point is. |
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Tue Sep-20-11 04:03 AM
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8. 1814 Thomas Jefferson warned about 'Monied' interests using the |
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Edited on Tue Sep-20-11 04:05 AM by orpupilofnature57
wings of Democracy to feather their nests.Ike used his farewell speech to warn us about the Defense industries potentially sucking us dry ,here it is. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8y06NSBBRtY
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Tue Sep-20-11 05:12 AM
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9. Yep - this is backfiring big time |
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