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druidity33

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44. tell that to my father and grandfather

Tue Mar 25, 2014, 06:34 PM

Mar 2014

who both lost near their entire retirement savings in the "collapse" of 2008. Tell that to my neighbor who lost her house for missing 2 payments (no fault of her own... a very long story). Capitalism in this country has turned people into nothing but numbers... that is the goal of the system, not an abuse of it. There is a PROFIT IMPERATIVE that allows all corporations to take advantage for the sake of more money.

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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