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In reply to the discussion: A tale of £13 trillion in hidden wealth [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)33. Excellent post. And it looks like they have accomplished the goal outlined in the last paragraph of
your quote:
Their final objective, toward which all their deceit is directed, is to capture political power so that, using the power of the state and the power of the market simultaneously, they may keep the common man in eternal subjection."
-- U.S. Vice President Henry A. Wallace, quoted in the New York Times, April 9, 1944
-- U.S. Vice President Henry A. Wallace, quoted in the New York Times, April 9, 1944
When Glass Steagal was rescinded, they knocked down the last barrier between them and the money they needed for absolute power.
They created the Tea Party by media to continue the flow of wealth to them without stopping.
And they sent out their 'private armies to Crush OWS because any sign of the people uniting in oppositio to them was viewed as a huge threat that needed to be stomped out quickly and efficiently.
Note, it was not the welfare queens, unions, poor, socialized medicine or social safety nets that did it. Instead it was the people who profited from their labor and the planet's resouces
But yet, even here on DU we had people believing that the Greek Working Class were the responsible for the collapse of the World Economy. And our own politicians, at least until last summer, talking about 'fixing SS in order to fix the deficit'. An outright lie that was again bought by even some on the Left.
This should be an OP.
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I wish people knew MORE about that and LESS what media tells them. Thanks for your comment on it.
freshwest
Jul 2012
#13
The vast majority in this country are utterly clueless. And the plutocrat-controlled corporate media
scarletwoman
Jul 2012
#16
Excellent post. And it looks like they have accomplished the goal outlined in the last paragraph of
sabrina 1
Jul 2012
#33
You're welcome to make one of it. But as far as the Greeks, when I talked to Europeans, they said...
freshwest
Jul 2012
#34
Could be up to $31 trillion - the article says 13 to 20 trillion pounds
aint_no_life_nowhere
Jul 2012
#21
I saw that error right after posting. I was in a hurry and chose to leave it.
Stinky The Clown
Jul 2012
#28
They've already created jobs. They've reduced people to hiring on to kill other people.
freshwest
Jul 2012
#23
Your headline is innaccurate - it's 13 trillion in British POUNDS, 21 trillion in U.S. DOLLARS.
scarletwoman
Jul 2012
#11
No problem, part of why I posted the correction was for the other readers of the thread, so they'd
scarletwoman
Jul 2012
#29
The greatest enemies of civilization are no longer countries or nations
aint_no_life_nowhere
Jul 2012
#18
Do you mind telling me where? Big city, national or local franchise? How did they introuduce it?
freshwest
Jul 2012
#36
K&R for an important thread that actually matters to all our lives. n/t
Egalitarian Thug
Jul 2012
#35