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Tsiyu

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15. You seem to live in some other America

Tue Mar 25, 2014, 02:55 PM

Mar 2014

You've never heard of CCA - private for profit prisons, whose lobbyists throw lots of $$$$$$ at our legislators so that even breathing will soon become a crime and they can keep up the "growth of prisoners" for more moolah??

Never heard of the failed War on Drugs that makes us the nation with the HIGHEST INCARCERATION RATE IN THE WORLD?

How does imprisonment become a fucking GROWTH INDUSTRY in a free nation?

Never heard of them using prison labor at a dollar a day so US corporations can get richer off the false and unconstitutional imprisonment of our citizens?

Never heard of income inequality or the fact that the federal "poverty rate" is a sham - that over half of Americans now live in poverty?

I could go on and on and on, but somehow I believe you would rather live in la-la land and blame the poor and working class for the way they are being exploited, underpaid, underserved and imprisoned at a phenomenal rate.

Capitalism and corporate ANARCHY have FAILED, my friend. We are approaching third world status fast and furiously, but blame the poor and working class, because that makes everything ALL better.

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Had to share this FB post from a friend ... [View all] sunnystarr Mar 2014 OP

The irony...so true. nt Mnemosyne Mar 2014 #1

K & R..nt Wounded Bear Mar 2014 #2

Without the Soviets the capitalists lost all reason to model beneficence HereSince1628 Mar 2014 #3

Hyperbole MO_Moderate Mar 2014 #4

Exactly what do you think is being exaggerated TBF Mar 2014 #6

All of it MO_Moderate Mar 2014 #8

You are hilarious, you know that? Tsiyu Mar 2014 #10

So enlighten me MO_Moderate Mar 2014 #14

You seem to live in some other America Tsiyu Mar 2014 #15

Nope, we live in the same America MO_Moderate Mar 2014 #30

Where's my political and personal gain? Tsiyu Mar 2014 #33

What does any of that have to do with the exaggerations in the OP? MO_Moderate Mar 2014 #41

Like I said, you're hilarious Tsiyu Mar 2014 #45

That's just it MO_Moderate Mar 2014 #59

The OP didn't say we'd lost our RIGHT to houses Tsiyu Mar 2014 #65

Your own words justify my claim of hyperbole MO_Moderate Mar 2014 #68

tell that to my father and grandfather druidity33 Mar 2014 #44

Facts: TBF Mar 2014 #17

I believe in flying monkeys mindwalker_i Mar 2014 #23

... Tsiyu Mar 2014 #25

But how many people really have these rights? TBF Mar 2014 #11

Great charts and visuals Tsiyu Mar 2014 #12

They are from a fantastic article in MJ TBF Mar 2014 #13

Gotta love MJ Tsiyu Mar 2014 #16

We all have those rights MO_Moderate Mar 2014 #22

And I suppose you could care less Tsiyu Mar 2014 #26

You sure assume alot MO_Moderate Mar 2014 #34

No, I read your post Tsiyu Mar 2014 #36

This isn't crazy talk - TBF Mar 2014 #31

I'd like to see your response to TBF's posts #11 and #17. nt ChisolmTrailDem Mar 2014 #19

His response is nada - TBF Mar 2014 #32

You only posted that info for your own political and personal gain! Tsiyu Mar 2014 #37

Either that or I am part of his Bilderberg Conspiracy TBF Mar 2014 #38

That's what it was Tsiyu Mar 2014 #39

Not true MO_Moderate Mar 2014 #40

You haven't shown me anything TBF Mar 2014 #42

Want me to also "show you" that the sky is blue? MO_Moderate Mar 2014 #55

"little charts" - TBF Mar 2014 #56

Oh brother MO_Moderate Mar 2014 #60

That is the problem with your words - TBF Mar 2014 #61

165 likes on this OP as of 9:33 am - TBF Mar 2014 #57

Maybe a little modification will make them true. A Simple Game Mar 2014 #53

Oh, it comes down to "discipline." Fantastic Anarchist Mar 2014 #29

Most of your points are true justiceischeap Mar 2014 #43

But all people have access to health care according to our Moderate friend Tsiyu Mar 2014 #46

Nothing is said about the loss of private property - that's YOUR hyperbole Scootaloo Mar 2014 #52

You may not have lost your home fasttense Mar 2014 #54

And what caused the sudden massive collection of bad decisions and bad luck kcr Mar 2014 #62

NC is now forcing landowners to allow fracking. blm Mar 2014 #63

Reminds me of the quote from John Kenneth Galbraith. edbermac Mar 2014 #5

That's a great quote Orrex Mar 2014 #7

Yep Tsiyu Mar 2014 #9

I wish that I could share Name Unpronounceable Mar 2014 #20

I'm not always an optimist, believe me Tsiyu Mar 2014 #24

Actually that's the scary part sunnystarr Mar 2014 #35

After the Soviet Union collapsed, there was a saying in Russia: alcibiades_mystery Mar 2014 #18

Thanks for sharing! Absolutely brilliant! WhaTHellsgoingonhere Mar 2014 #21

Isn't that the truth. Rider3 Mar 2014 #27

A hardy hear hear!!! Fantastic Anarchist Mar 2014 #28

Wow. I'll try to share that on FB, ok? IrishAyes Mar 2014 #47

Can you please provide a link where I can FB share from? IrishAyes Mar 2014 #48

My friend Bobby shared it on mine. sunnystarr Mar 2014 #50

I read your last post first. Thanks again for the link. IrishAyes Mar 2014 #67

Ignore my previous post sunnystarr Mar 2014 #51

Thank you so much! IrishAyes Mar 2014 #66

So true. nt Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2014 #49

Stealing liberalmike27 Mar 2014 #58

Thought provoking graphic, but it is hyperbole. And misleading. hueymahl Mar 2014 #64