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Bigmack

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12. I'm reading "Pity the Billionaire" by Thomas Frank..

Reply to WhaTHellsgoingonhere (Original post)

Fri Feb 24, 2012, 10:24 PM

Feb 2012

.. the guy who wrote "What's the Matter With Kansas?"

He's great at describing how the RW has framed this whole mess as the fault of the Liberal/Socialist/Commies, and framed the banksters as the victims.

He points out that every other crash/recession/depression has led to a Liberal resurgence.

This time, the RW is the one doing the resurgence.

Outstanding book.... enraging & depressing.. but outstanding.

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Democrats must pin the global economic collapse... [View all] WhaTHellsgoingonhere Feb 2012 OP

free market libertarians caused the global economic collapse? mdmc Feb 2012 #1

Yes. JHB Feb 2012 #2

long live socailism mdmc Feb 2012 #3

Is "socailism" a peculiar term for regulation and structural safeguards? JHB Feb 2012 #8

regulation and safeguards mdmc Feb 2012 #9

fraud is perfectly acceptable... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Feb 2012 #4

are all free traders "libertarians"? mdmc Feb 2012 #10

More accurate to say, all Libertarians are free market zealots WhaTHellsgoingonhere Feb 2012 #13

thanks for the reply mdmc Feb 2012 #15

thank you, friend! WhaTHellsgoingonhere Feb 2012 #17

and, 2. not accept Wall Street worship themselves MisterP Feb 2012 #5

It's this simple: world-wide greed and corruption, no regulation, and fat cats not paying taxes... nanabugg Feb 2012 #6

the flawed thinking of The Wizard of Libertarians and Randians WhaTHellsgoingonhere Feb 2012 #7

Bingo! Deregulation.. DianaForRussFeingold Feb 2012 #11

There's actually a number of tea party candidates that openly cite her as an inspiration. JNathanK Feb 2012 #16

I'm reading "Pity the Billionaire" by Thomas Frank.. Bigmack Feb 2012 #12

They're like Marxist-Leninist idealogues in reverse. JNathanK Feb 2012 #14

"Their solution is that their ideology hasn't been applied strictly enough." WhaTHellsgoingonhere Feb 2012 #18