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sheshe2

(83,925 posts) Sun Dec 15, 2013, 07:37 PM Dec 2013

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The Oligarchs, Corporations And Banks Own And Control The World And We Are Now Their Serfs cantbeserious Dec 2013 #1

Only if we let them. sheshe2 Dec 2013 #2

Thanks To Citizens United - We No Longer Have Elections - We Have Auctions cantbeserious Dec 2013 #3

That is why we have to get out there and vote, cantdeserious. nt sheshe2 Dec 2013 #5

This Is What Voting Has Achieved And Has Left The Poor And Powerless With No Redress Within The System cantbeserious Dec 2013 #7

woa. BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2013 #4

Social Darwinism AlbertCat Dec 2013 #6

yep. n/t BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2013 #8

So..... kro32 Dec 2013 #9

cantbeserious

(13,039 posts)

1. The Oligarchs, Corporations And Banks Own And Control The World And We Are Now Their Serfs

Reply to sheshe2 (Original post)

Sun Dec 15, 2013, 08:50 PM

Dec 2013

eom

sheshe2

(83,925 posts)

2. Only if we let them.

Reply to cantbeserious (Reply #1)

Sun Dec 15, 2013, 09:00 PM

Dec 2013

We can not remain silent with our eyes wide shut.

We need to vote.

GOTV 2014!

cantbeserious

(13,039 posts)

3. Thanks To Citizens United - We No Longer Have Elections - We Have Auctions

Reply to sheshe2 (Reply #2)

Sun Dec 15, 2013, 09:03 PM

Dec 2013

eom

sheshe2

(83,925 posts)

5. That is why we have to get out there and vote, cantdeserious. nt

Reply to cantbeserious (Reply #3)

Sun Dec 15, 2013, 09:08 PM

Dec 2013

cantbeserious

(13,039 posts)

7. This Is What Voting Has Achieved And Has Left The Poor And Powerless With No Redress Within The System

Reply to sheshe2 (Reply #5)

Sun Dec 15, 2013, 10:10 PM

Dec 2013

BlancheSplanchnik

(20,219 posts)

4. woa.

Reply to sheshe2 (Original post)

Sun Dec 15, 2013, 09:05 PM

Dec 2013

Never saw that quote before.

AlbertCat

(17,505 posts)

6. Social Darwinism

Reply to BlancheSplanchnik (Reply #4)

Sun Dec 15, 2013, 10:08 PM

Dec 2013

is something that Darwin would be horrified with.

You can't do anything about nature, but you can about society.

BlancheSplanchnik

(20,219 posts)

8. yep. n/t

Reply to AlbertCat (Reply #6)

Mon Dec 16, 2013, 01:28 AM

Dec 2013

kro32

(21 posts)

9. So.....

Reply to sheshe2 (Original post)

Mon Dec 16, 2013, 01:38 AM

Dec 2013

Do you believe that if the democrats were in power for 50 or 100 years that poverty would not exist in the US?

Are you sure that "voting" is actually the problem or is it something else that causes poverty?

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