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Eyeball_Kid

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5. The unregulated and undertaxed wealthy will ALWAYS

Reply to Tommymac (Reply #2)

Sun Dec 19, 2021, 01:03 PM

Dec 2021

shit on those less advantaged. ALWAYS. There is no time in history when this has NOT happened.

Most political scientists will define the issue as the consequences of an under-regulated capitalist society. When wealth dictates the operations of governing, dictatorships and/or fascism is always the result. Karl Marx convincingly made that point, but his answer to the problem did not, and could not, materialize. Marxism's failure started and ended with the Dictatorship of the Proletariat. Once an elite group gains power, they fight to maintain it. Human nature is the part of the equation that Marx failed to consider.

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Manchin & Sinema - Comment Sent [View all] Desert_Leslie Dec 2021 OP

I hate that he's blaming it on his constituents. As if he's even tried to explain it to them Walleye Dec 2021 #1

Because his greed is more important then your parents. Tommymac Dec 2021 #2

The unregulated and undertaxed wealthy will ALWAYS Eyeball_Kid Dec 2021 #5

Real Democracy does a decent job of regulating Capital. Tommymac Dec 2021 #6

The GOP causing human suffering is a feature, not a bug. Irish_Dem Dec 2021 #3

1 good thing , republican's - monkeyman1 Dec 2021 #10

I guess the GOP knows their propaganda machine will get more recruits. :( Irish_Dem Dec 2021 #15

thus the continued move to make voting irrelevant quakerboy Dec 2021 #18

While I applaud your effort, if you are not from West Virgina, I doubt it will have much influence JohnSJ Dec 2021 #4

True, but -- Desert_Leslie Dec 2021 #7

+++ JohnSJ Dec 2021 #9

Be prepared Her refusal to approve is next. Joinfortmill Dec 2021 #19

And I am sick and f'ing tired..... paleotn Dec 2021 #25

I'll just add the rhetoric.. Septua Dec 2021 #8

Yes Desert_Leslie Dec 2021 #12

Yup, more important now than ever. Joinfortmill Dec 2021 #17

Yeap. It should have been first priority, but it wasn't. So we're screwed. housecat Dec 2021 #24

I don't get it either.... YoshidaYui Dec 2021 #11

Great question Desert_Leslie Dec 2021 #14

Teeth not required on the ramen noodle diet. nt childfreebychoice Dec 2021 #20

They voted for the evil one, and they believe Fox. No teeth is not their biggest problem housecat Dec 2021 #23

Sad UCmeNdc Dec 2021 #13

Money. Joinfortmill Dec 2021 #16

He is a DINO and only cares about money. Nothing else. housecat Dec 2021 #21

I wish someone would follow the money. Kablooie Dec 2021 #22

ZELL MANCHIN CARES!!! Dirty Socialist Dec 2021 #26

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