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In reply to the discussion: In 1956, (NINETEEN FIFTY-SIX!) Ian Fleming wrote [View all]PTL_Mancuso
(276 posts)26. Billionaires have Fealty to ONE Thing -- The Golden Calf
Where they happen to be plopped down at a given time is of no import beside how the local armed forces there can be used to protect their pile of gold. They will happily screw over (i.e. kill, maim, destroy) any felLOW (accent on LOW) citizens or those of any other country in the world to get what they need, which is only ever MORE.
Humanity doesn't take a back seat in oligarchical thinking. Humanity has been unceremoniously tossed out of the vehicle and left bleeding on the road.
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They did, once Putin came to power and benefitted from the same things. But the takeover of the GOP began when...
JHB
Feb 2024
#41
If still available, see the series FLEMMING starring Dominic Cooper as Ian Flemming
ProudMNDemocrat
Feb 2024
#35
See also movie with young Kevin Costner...'No Way Out'. Russian agent groomed for potus. nt
wiggs
Feb 2024
#42
Republicans are useful idiots. The fifth column undermining the US from within
IronLionZion
Feb 2024
#43