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Fiendish Thingy

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9. This famous quote explains it:

Reply to onecaliberal (Original post)

Sun Feb 9, 2020, 02:34 AM

Feb 2020

“Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.”

― Ronald Wright, A Short History of Progress

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It's mind boggling to me how the very wealthy in this country [View all] onecaliberal Feb 2020 OP

Poor people don't own the media. dchill Feb 2020 #1

They mock education and history books. They're not interested in education. It is not onecaliberal Feb 2020 #2

One condition begets the other. dchill Feb 2020 #3

Can't argue with that. onecaliberal Feb 2020 #5

It's not just the poor samplegirl Feb 2020 #4

I realize that. I work with a lot of them. They're just mean and don't give two shits about anyone onecaliberal Feb 2020 #6

+1 2naSalit Feb 2020 #7

It's affective propaganda, has worked for years. elleng Feb 2020 #8

They believe the lies that the wealthy class tells them King_Klonopin Feb 2020 #12

We need, more than anything, to improve the stickiness of our messaging. JudyM Feb 2020 #19

This famous quote explains it: Fiendish Thingy Feb 2020 #9

And the white poor folks see themselves as better TexasBushwhacker Feb 2020 #11

Fascinating. JudyM Feb 2020 #20

You are too smart PJMcK Feb 2020 #10

Poor people have been blasted with propaganda for 30 years lunatica Feb 2020 #13

We need a UBI Sherman A1 Feb 2020 #14

K&R ck4829 Feb 2020 #15

the wealthy are twice as likely to vote as the desperately poor Fresh_Start Feb 2020 #16

LBJ said it perfectly... Wounded Bear Feb 2020 #17

Fox news, rich people paying rich people to Hotler Feb 2020 #18