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jwirr

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2. During the Great Depression era the Socialist Party was the big threat and that led to the advances

Reply to YoungDemCA (Original post)

Mon Jan 20, 2014, 08:34 PM

Jan 2014

from the FDR administration. The big boys back then knew this kind of fear and it worked for all of us to the extent that the middle class came into existence as their buffer. Since then the 1% have learned to use divide and conquer to stay safe. They keep us fighting each other while they carry out their plans.

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Glenn Greenwald and Chris Hayes on elite failure and their lack of fear (from Aug. 2012) [View all] YoungDemCA Jan 2014 OP

Great article. Too many will bypass this because of the authors riderinthestorm Jan 2014 #1

And others, Liberals like me, will pay attention BECAUSE of the authors. sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #6

During the Great Depression era the Socialist Party was the big threat and that led to the advances jwirr Jan 2014 #2

Lately I've been thinking the same thing, Lunacee_2013 Jan 2014 #8

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