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thomhartmann

(3,979 posts)
Thu Jan 25, 2018, 05:55 PM Jan 2018

Are Militarized Police a Sign Of The Failures Of Unregulated Capitalism?

Are the police being driven to militarization via the failures of unregulated capitalism and a democracy that is more and more becoming the playground of the ultra rich and the politicians in their pocket. Thom takes your calls today and one caller suggests just that!

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Are Militarized Police a Sign Of The Failures Of Unregulated Capitalism? (Original Post) thomhartmann Jan 2018 OP
One of many liberalmike27 Jan 2018 #1

liberalmike27

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Thu Jan 25, 2018, 08:59 PM
Jan 2018

Add extreme wealth inequality, the fact Congress doesn't really give a crap about what the majority wants in so many ways because money buys them, the media, and are trying really hard to control schools. I'd say they're halfway there on that.

So sure. We're already a Fascist nation--we've gone well into the end-stages. We had a chance to go in the other direction with Sanders. People shot it down and voted for who the media told them to.

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