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BethanyQuartz

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20. Courts and politicians are useless

Sat Apr 20, 2013, 05:00 PM

Apr 2013

The politicians were in their pockets as always, the courts were on their leashes.

The agents working for those agencies that claim they exist to protect us? I have hope some of them were paying close attention and that more will soon realize how huge a threat corporate America and international corporations are to our freedom, our country, and even our very existence as a species. Because if they ever do figure it out, the bandits are in for a serious beat-down.

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Why is financial terrorism treated so differently than a terrorist bombing in America? [View all] Purrfessor Apr 2013 OP

Concentrated corporate control over the media is a big reason YoungDemCA Apr 2013 #1

Because most politicians regardless of party are in their pockets. forestpath Apr 2013 #2

I think most, if not all of us on DU know the answers to these questions... Purrfessor Apr 2013 #3

I agree, Purr, and . . . fleur-de-lisa Apr 2013 #10

Thank you...eom Purrfessor Apr 2013 #55

Corruption is a normal part of oligarchic capitalism and the capitalists pay to have the laws byeya Apr 2013 #26

Great questions. jsr Apr 2013 #4

Thanks...eom Purrfessor Apr 2013 #56

why is bank robbery treated so differently from murder? onenote Apr 2013 #5

I think it depends on who robs the bank... Purrfessor Apr 2013 #6

If you think a string of murders is treated the same as a string of bank robberies onenote Apr 2013 #18

Murder is indeed treated differently than stealing. Despite our frustration with those who get away pampango Apr 2013 #31

The penalty for murder might be greater than bank robbery, but the response to the crime is not Purrfessor Apr 2013 #51

Yep. I'm perfectly willing to pay for the living accommodations of financial terrorists Zorra Apr 2013 #7

because we live in an era of corruption, crimes are 100% approved just1voice Apr 2013 #8

Yep!! eom Purrfessor Apr 2013 #9

"Terrorism" != "Bad thing I don't like." (nt) Posteritatis Apr 2013 #11

The Inner Crowd of Persons responsible for the Collapse of truedelphi Apr 2013 #12

++ GoneFishin Apr 2013 #15

Isn't this the argument of Jihadists and terrorist bombers? Zax2me Apr 2013 #13

'Cuz "Those with the gold make the rules" or buy politicians to do it for them. Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2013 #14

It's simple.They own the people sulphurdunn Apr 2013 #16

Castrating The Oligarchs Is Akin To Mentally Castrating The American Dream cantbeserious Apr 2013 #17

In the Capitalism Pyramid of property, power and socioeconomic snobbery,crimes perpetrated on those ancianita Apr 2013 #19

Courts and politicians are useless BethanyQuartz Apr 2013 #20

because I can recover from going broke.. I can't recover from death. scheming daemons Apr 2013 #21

Many people do not recover from being broke. truedelphi Apr 2013 #25

Going broke brings with it an entire constellation of unpleasant(or evil even) side effects and byeya Apr 2013 #28

And few among us ever heard of this - i didn't until just now. truedelphi Apr 2013 #30

4,609 workers were killed on the job in 2011 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. byeya Apr 2013 #37

It was the Hawks Nest tunnel. The murders, I'll call them murders, are well known in the part byeya Apr 2013 #38

But the only war we could gear up for as a result of those murders truedelphi Apr 2013 #53

Wonder if the victims of West, Texas would agree... Moostache Apr 2013 #27

Indeed strange7 Apr 2013 #33

People die every day as a result of financial terrorism. nt woo me with science Apr 2013 #35

to most people gejohnston Apr 2013 #22

i hear what you're saying, but.... ellennelle Apr 2013 #23

People die every day as a result of financial terrorism. woo me with science Apr 2013 #34

Because the narrow minded only see evil when it's obvious. athenasatanjesus Apr 2013 #24

Why is financial terrorism treated differently, you ask? DeSwiss Apr 2013 #29

The Best strange7 Apr 2013 #32

Huge K&R. Thank you. woo me with science Apr 2013 #36

. Indiana Apr 2013 #39

Yup.... whether you like it or not... Bigmack Apr 2013 #42

. Indiana Apr 2013 #48

Easy - because "Financial terrorism" is a made-up non-thing. Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2013 #40

What do you want to call them... heroes? nt Bigmack Apr 2013 #43

Depends on what world you live in. For 99% of us it has obvious connections. GoneFishin Apr 2013 #47

+1 n/t Orsino Apr 2013 #64

kick woo me with science Apr 2013 #41

Financial terrorism is terrorism. Initech Apr 2013 #44

What financial terrorist? You didn't define the term or name anyone. Honeycombe8 Apr 2013 #45

Money is important but in the end it is just money treestar Apr 2013 #46

. Indiana Apr 2013 #49

Yes but stripping people of their ability to provide for themselves places them at risk Purrfessor Apr 2013 #50

. Indiana Apr 2013 #54

It may not be the same to you... Purrfessor Apr 2013 #57

. Indiana Apr 2013 #58

No I did not say that.., Purrfessor Apr 2013 #59

. Indiana Apr 2013 #60

Let me try this again... Purrfessor Apr 2013 #61

The Texas fertilizer bomb = financial terrorism mhatrw Apr 2013 #52

Because recklessly lending money to people who may not have the means to pay it back, Nye Bevan Apr 2013 #62

Because it is their money that keeps Congress employed. nt Ruby the Liberal Apr 2013 #63