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In reply to the discussion: What if -- and stick with me for a minute, because this is a pretty far out concept [View all]ymetca
(1,182 posts)it's the "and not just corporations and the billionaire class" part I find annoying.
Just? How 'bout we "just" start PUNISHING the corporations and the billionaire class that are, quite literally, killing us in mass numbers, day after day, every day?
How 'bout we "just" start putting them in jail?
Maybe "just" start with that?
Once again, if I stole a hundred dollars from the bank, but I only had to pay back $20 if I got caught, I WOULD NEVER STOP ROBBING BANKS!
Geez, Bernie... In order to achieve a more just society we first have to impose justice on those who lie, cheat, steal, and kill in that society. Quit sugar-coating it, like this is some kind of "best practices" pursuit. Oy vey!
It's EAT THE RICH or die tryin'. Don't you get that? What happened to you, man?
Until I see LIQUIDATION GOING OUT OF BUSINESS signs on the likes of CitiGroup, and Chase, and Wells Fargo, and a WHOLE lot of other monstrosities of corporate graft, I'm gonna be a little bit wary of anything coming out of Congress these days.
Until then, I'm going to act just like rich people do, and say, "Where's all that money you stole from me, asshole?" Get it? We're PISSED out here!
Here endeth the rant. Whew! That felt.. just.