Magats can't play chess,

[gab13by13]

It is obvious to me, they don't think ahead. The American oligarchs need their votes in a democracy, once we turn into an autocracy they won't just shun those on the left, the unwashed Magats will be in the same row boat as us.

Not much thought was put into what will happen to their freedumbs. Magats get more welfare benefits than people on the left, without the protection of Democrats, goodbye nice things. It may take them a few years to figure out what happened.

[pandr32]

1. Good analogy

I think the same. There is nothing special about Magats. If we were to become an autocracy they would be fleeced just the same as the rest of us.

[Irish_Dem]

2. They are already being fleeced and killed, but they don't mind it.

The southern states have low wages, poor education, poor health, etc.
Their governors don't seem interested in raising their standard of living.

[gab13by13]

4. Yes, you are correct,

now envision what will happen to those people without their welfare and food stamps.

[Irish_Dem]

6. The GOP leaders will probably continue to give benefits to their base.

Just enough to keep them quiet.

[JackSabbath]

3. Yep.

And one of the first things they'll do is take away all those inconvenient guns. That will be a tough wake up call for the conservatives.

[gab13by13]

5. They will do that slowly,

People in Russia can have guns to hunt, can even have handguns, so long as they get the right permit. Hey, they have T-shirts, They would rather be Russian.

[LT Barclay]

7. But think how colonialism works, all an

Autocrat has to do is make them a bit better off than others and they would have the magats undying loyalty.

Or:
If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you.
Lyndon B. Johnson

Their mindlessness is frightening

[Midnight Writer]

8. Magats can't play, but they can be played. There is big, dark money behind this campaign.

[gab13by13]

10. You bet,

and the only Democrat talking about it is Sheldon Whitehouse. Some day he will make a good majority leader.

[mercuryblues]

9. So true, so very true and there is a reason for that...

And you know, you can tell these type of right wingers anything and they’ll believe it, except the truth. You tell them the truth and they become — it’s like showing Frankenstein’s monster fire.

They become confused, and angry and highly volatile.

That guy, causing them feelings they don’t know, because their limbic brain, we’ve discussed this before, the limbic brain inside a right-winger or Republican or conservative or your average white power activist, the limbic brain is much larger in their head space than in a reasonable person, and it’s pushing against the frontal lobe. So their synapses are misfiring.

-Janeane Garofalo, May 2009

Limbic brain: It supports a variety of functions including emotion, behavior, long-term memory, and olfaction. Emotional life is largely housed in the limbic system, and it critically aids the formation of memories.

Frontal lobe: The functions of the frontal lobe are numerous. It is associated with higher cognitive functions, such as decision making, motivation, problem-solving, planning and attention.

[gab13by13]

11. Who was it who said,

was it Mark Twain, It's easy to fool someone, bit it's hard to convince someone they've been fooled.

[msfiddlestix]

12. I'm not of the same mind, I do not believe that American Oligarchs are in favor of democracy

I believe they would be thrilled to have an autocratic governance, so long as they're Republican.

They'll get all the perks i.e. tax breaks, deregs, price gouging, monopoly, etc etc etc

I just don't think I can count on one hand American Oligarchs that are in favor of democracy.