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fasttense

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9. To answer your questions Why are we afraid of so many things? What are we protecting?
Fri Feb 1, 2013, 08:35 AM
Feb 2013

First We The People are NOT afraid, it's them the rulers who are afraid.

Think about how our country is ruled by corporations. These corporations are NOT run by machines. A handful of rich men at the head of them are temporarily hired to be their CEOs and executives. But these CEOs don't think of themselves as temporary hires. They think they are the special elite, chosen by God or destiny to have all the money they could ever want, and to use that money to buy power. They look down on anyone who wasn't born into their same privileges and think of the poor and middle class as animals.

They know what they are doing is wrong. They know poisoning the planet, destroying democracy, swindling and conning vulnerable people out of their small wealth is immoral, unsustainable and sick. But they have done it for so long to so many people they can't and wont stop themselves. They are addicted to power and never ending streams of risk free wealth.

They are afraid the people they see as animals will retaliate against them. Just like the slave owner who was constantly afraid the slave would rise up and kill him and his family, these handful of men are constantly afraid We The People will rise up and seek revenge. So, they are constantly hiring people to protect them and their possessions. They are constantly looking for ways to control the mass of people who hate them for their evil ways. They are constantly feed the masses propaganda to keep them in their place. They are constantly trying to make sure they weed out those who may strike against them because they know they are wrong in what they have done.

And they are right. Many, many, people hate them and want to be rid of them.

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I flew out of Malpensa last winter to visit the US for the first time after living for a decade Heidi Feb 2013 #1
Link to video: The Straight Story Feb 2013 #6
Thank you. I was wrong. That would NOT have prepared me for the changes that have taken place Heidi Feb 2013 #11
Unfortunately this short film is images and music only - any chance you could fnd the full video? Melinda Feb 2013 #19
Will do! Check back for updates. (nt) The Straight Story Feb 2013 #20
Check this one: The Straight Story Feb 2013 #21
I will tonight. n/t hootinholler Feb 2013 #24
Where are the homeless people? Auggie Feb 2013 #28
The Reverse Shock I experience returning to America leaves me stunned. Bonobo Feb 2013 #2
And it just gets worse ... n/t RKP5637 Feb 2013 #26
It's sickening. Chathamization Feb 2013 #3
They're trying to discourage foreign travel by Americans. Better we don't know ... Scuba Feb 2013 #4
So it's a grand conspiracy to discourage Americans from flying to 'socialist countries?' RZM Feb 2013 #23
Italy surprised the heck out of me. I was wondering when I'd go thru some sort of security or get glowing Feb 2013 #5
The irony is that for at least a couple of decades, Italy (especially Rome) Blue_Tires Feb 2013 #16
Watching my disabled 80-yr old in-laws get brazenly frisked was disgusting. joeunderdog Feb 2013 #7
One has to understand the mindset now The Straight Story Feb 2013 #8
Yes, very true. LisaLynne Feb 2013 #12
Is there another way to frisk someone? randome Feb 2013 #13
I'm having a hard time justifying seeing TSA grabbing an elderly man's package in open view joeunderdog Feb 2013 #36
What's sad is how many Americans overwhelmingly supported this stuff back in 2002 Blue_Tires Feb 2013 #17
To answer your questions Why are we afraid of so many things? What are we protecting? fasttense Feb 2013 #9
I take pleasure lovemydog Feb 2013 #14
This should be an OP in GD. nc4bo Feb 2013 #18
I would wager that the majority of big corporate CEOs have at some ChisolmTrailDem Feb 2013 #32
Fear is a great The Wizard Feb 2013 #10
We need to organize against TSA power flamingdem Feb 2013 #15
There have been more TSA clerks who are crooks GoneOffShore Feb 2013 #27
Saw the same thing coming back from Jamaica; Police dogs, unhappy agents, long lines bunch of grim uponit7771 Feb 2013 #22
..and still ...you have a better chance of getting hit by lightning than attacked by some terrorist. L0oniX Feb 2013 #25
It is a hassle, but policies should only be changed when an alternative is presented... EastKYLiberal Feb 2013 #29
What would those results you are referring to ohheckyeah Feb 2013 #30
The same results? Smilo Feb 2013 #31
It's beyond a "hassle" GoneOffShore Feb 2013 #33
You know, what really gets to me is how we ChisolmTrailDem Feb 2013 #34
what pisses me off is they are wasting our treasury without being audited Fight2Win Feb 2013 #35
Insulted, embarrassed and frightened. Exactly. Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #37
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