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In reply to the discussion: 5 Signs America’s Super-Rich Are Going Off the Deep End [View all]hobbit709
(41,694 posts)36. Or this
FLOWERS IN THE NIGHT
MUSIC & Lyrics: Jack Traylor
Paine and Pierce and Robespierre, Juarez and Danton,
Luther, King and Lumumba dead but far from gone
Lenin, Cleaver, Jesus too, outlaws in their nations,
Revolutionaries all, dreamed of liberation
God is up in heaven his agents here on earth
The church has said that this man rules, he's best because of birth.
But what's that noise down in the street, who dares to shout and sing?
With all his courtiers at his side, who dares to touch the king?
Old man get some soldiers, keep them close at hand
There's a fire in the country, there's a flame come to the land
Seven thousand loyal troops, in ranks they stretch so far
With seven thousand well armed men, no one can touch the czar.
Louis watch the prisons, send the goons around
Is that Paris burning, is the Bastille falling down?
And where are all the mercenaries - paid for by the king?
Have they joined the mob you say, doesn't money mean anything?
Old men get some soldiers, keep them close at hand,
The seeds that were sown yesterday now flower in the land
And guard yourself most carefully with military might.
For plants that cannot bloom by day must flower in the night.
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They are not the best, the brightest, or the hardest-working. No one believes this anymore.
reformist2
Feb 2014
#2
There's an actual study on this, most were at right place right time and was prepared (link)
uponit7771
Feb 2014
#54
"report that America now has as many private security guards as high school teachers"
flobee1
Feb 2014
#46
In a post about GOPers going off the deep end is a post suborning the murder of a pubic official.
jtuck004
Feb 2014
#60
Oh, ok. Like George Zimmerman or the fleabag who shot the father for disrespecting him
jtuck004
Feb 2014
#77
They were once very tender and well-marbled, but recently they have been contaminated
Egalitarian Thug
Feb 2014
#43
hey, some writers say money's the root of all evil and you can't serve both it and God
MisterP
Feb 2014
#42
It's time to start learning the lyrics to "La Marseillaise" and to sharpen up Mme. Guillotine
MrScorpio
Feb 2014
#25
Yes, it is within their power. Fair taxes, support for the government programs for the poor, loosen
jwirr
Feb 2014
#38
"private security guards"? What for? They've already got the entire U.S. military to protect their
WinkyDink
Feb 2014
#28
Heh. It was sarcasm. But it's been centuries, so I don't expect would-be recruits to fall out.
WinkyDink
Feb 2014
#74
The rich building walls to keep out the poor. As inequality worsens the walls have to get higher.
pampango
Feb 2014
#31
It's the jobs they were promising ...like food taster ...armored car drivers ...steel workers ...ect
L0oniX
Feb 2014
#40
Reducing their hoard through taxation is the best way to treat their hoarding disease:)
grahamhgreen
Feb 2014
#44
Back in the thirties they knew they had to throw some crumbs to the proles, but the current crop?
CrispyQ
Feb 2014
#45
They are working on perfecting their gated community to stay safe from the 99%.
Jefferson23
Feb 2014
#59
http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2014/02/18/affluenza-and-life-circumstances-in-sentencing
blkmusclmachine
Feb 2014
#67