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How Workers Can Reclaim Power From Bezos & Billionaires Robert Reich (Original Post) Uncle Joe Oct 2021 OP
Greed is a social disease pandemic amongst the morbidly rich. Magoo48 Oct 2021 #1

Magoo48

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1. Greed is a social disease pandemic amongst the morbidly rich.
Mon Oct 4, 2021, 03:05 PM
Oct 2021

The vast majority of society act as enablers for those infected. At best, the rest of us are co dependent, while at worst, millions of us actually encourage the ongoing mad dance of the afflicted.

Treatment and prevention aren’t comprehensively considered except by a few like Mr. Reich, Mr. Wolff, perhaps Bernie, etc. They are out there, and many like Chris Hedges, are trying to warn us, but are considered too radical by the main stream.

Bucky Fuller had it right with his concept of not being able to fight them, but rather, somehow rendering them irrelevant.

In a healthy population the haves’ antics would be reprimanded and, at some point, shunned.
They aren’t cute. They aren’t interesting. Thay are dangerous and a tremendous burden on our system.

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