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Dustlawyer

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13. If we could build enough momentum with protests, voting etc., to get Publicly Funded Elections

Reply to Fantastic Anarchist (Original post)

Mon Nov 4, 2013, 07:20 PM

Nov 2013

passed, we could get politicians in that are responsive to the people. Then bust up the banks and the media conglomerates and clean house on the MIC. Mthe U.S. Chamber of Commerce planned this out during Reagan and it has worked like a charm. They have also stacked the courts, buy up local and state elections, and got tort reform passed. They control our government, our money, and are taking away our rights while we are distracted blaming Republicans for everything. Both sides are owned by these companies, wake up!
All that I said here is true, but I honestly think that we will not be able to do what is necessary to throw off the yoke until things get a lot worse.

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10 Corporations Control Nearly Everything You Buy, 6 Media Corporations Control Nearly Everything... [View all] Fantastic Anarchist Nov 2013 OP

As for the trend in media ownership, this was predicted in the mid-eighties by Ben Bagdikian LanternWaste Nov 2013 #1

Thank you for the additional information ... Fantastic Anarchist Nov 2013 #2

Diversity in media ownership had been shrinking in the 80s Blue_Tires Nov 2013 #4

If I correctly recall him from radio interviews back then... JHB Nov 2013 #9

The media giants have to maintain the "buying mood" for the advertisers. bemildred Nov 2013 #18

.....And then there was ONE. bvar22 Nov 2013 #3

Yep ... Fantastic Anarchist Nov 2013 #7

but goliath had his david ... hopefully there is a david out there MichaelSoE Nov 2013 #17

If the rules of Monopoly allowed for the killing of The ONE.... bvar22 Nov 2013 #20

But the real question is who sits on the boards of those companies. OffWithTheirHeads Nov 2013 #5

Board of Directors list (GE - NEWS-CORP - DISNEY - VIACOM - TIME WARNER - CBS) The Wielding Truth Nov 2013 #12

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Nov 2013 #6

Thank you, Uncle Joe for the K&R! Fantastic Anarchist Nov 2013 #8

Same thing with the banks... KansDem Nov 2013 #10

I'd forgotten about so many of those names... Blue_Tires Nov 2013 #22

and that have never have been alllowed to happen gopiscrap Nov 2013 #11

If we could build enough momentum with protests, voting etc., to get Publicly Funded Elections Dustlawyer Nov 2013 #13

Excellent post malaise Nov 2013 #14

Bookmarking. City Lights Nov 2013 #15

K&R woo me with science Nov 2013 #16

And they can all be broken up by the government. bemildred Nov 2013 #19

Teddy Roosevelt!....Teddy Roosevelt!..... bvar22 Nov 2013 #21