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mick063

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37. The coup is complete. Our government is bought.

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Sun May 12, 2013, 07:30 PM

May 2013

Perhaps of all the futuristic movies, "Demolition Man" is the closest to being accurate.

People will joyfully sing advertising jingles for fun. Taco Bell will be fine dining. Virtual sex replaces the exchange of bodily fluids. Remote monitors will issue fines for saying bad words.

Yet, underground, dwells a group of people that will not abide by the corporate stranglehold. I'll see ya down below.

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An Enormous Corporate Colonization Project Is Underway -- And the US Economy Will Never Be the Same [View all] marmar May 2013 OP

K&R emsimon33 May 2013 #1

Du rec. Nt xchrom May 2013 #2

Did Orwell call it or what? nt bemildred May 2013 #3

Well nebenaube May 2013 #4

And that used to work... ljm2002 May 2013 #7

kr HiPointDem May 2013 #5

K&R. Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #6

What a brilliant monologue. A prescient film, and as with 1984, one of many ciphers. Anansi1171 May 2013 #27

Institutional and insider ownership siligut May 2013 #31

Thanks for pointing to the Sister's of Mercy Anansi1171 May 2013 #40

Welcome to DU, Anansi1171! 7wo7rees May 2013 #32

I think that what you propose is largely a matter of finances. ALEC, to use your example, Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #39

Corporate control of the world is bad, Mr.Bill May 2013 #8

Are you looking forward to Soylant Green? xtraxritical May 2013 #14

I hear it tastes like a cross between pork and chicken...pretty good! yawnmaster May 2013 #34

Globalisation is one of the key drivers of Plutonomy. So says their own internal memo. Fire Walk With Me May 2013 #9

Trade SamKnause May 2013 #10

I agree GiveMeFreedom May 2013 #11

+1 leftstreet May 2013 #12

K&R DeSwiss May 2013 #13

I am reminded of John Brunner's novel, The Sheep Look Up classof56 May 2013 #16

Isn't "Earth" a film that should be made? Anansi1171 May 2013 #28

I agree with you. However... classof56 May 2013 #33

it`s been under way since 1975-6 madrchsod May 2013 #15

"Shut up and eat your corporate GMO foodlike rations, you smelly proles." - TotaliCorp, Inc. (R) Berlum May 2013 #17

We've definitely reached that stage. marmar May 2013 #21

Sadly only the rich can stop themselves from excessive greed Rex May 2013 #18

Speechless and hopeless. Boomerproud May 2013 #19

Word pscot May 2013 #20

Marx and Lenin....... socialist_n_TN May 2013 #22

The old Fire Sign Theater! Lifelong Protester May 2013 #23

Indeed, The Firesign Theater Guys Had A Clear Vision Of Where We Were Headed colsohlibgal May 2013 #25

K & R !!! WillyT May 2013 #24

K&R Tippy May 2013 #26

Where is Smedley Butler when you need him? Initech May 2013 #29

yep... KoKo May 2013 #35

K$R Teamster Jeff May 2013 #30

China: "the US aims to lower the advantages of developing countries by labor/environmental standards pampango May 2013 #36

One little problem MFrohike May 2013 #42

The coup is complete. Our government is bought. mick063 May 2013 #37

Obama should PROTECT us from this travesty - instead he champions it. forestpath May 2013 #38

K&R nt Zorra May 2013 #41

K&R woo me with science May 2013 #43

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