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FiveGoodMen

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70. " the rest of us will revert to savagery without their divine presence "

Reply to Spitfire of ATJ (Reply #68)

Thu May 22, 2014, 06:11 PM

May 2014

If the rest of us reverted to savagery (briefly) we could be WITHOUT their presence -- and that would be divine.

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Why American Conservatives Are Suddenly Freaking Out About Guillotines [View all] xchrom May 2014 OP

Well, lethal injection has become unreliable, so... jberryhill May 2014 #1

Unbelievable Whiners liberalmike27 May 2014 #33

Would A Few Less 1% Heads Really Be All That Troubling? cantbeserious May 2014 #2

I think it's our only hope FiveGoodMen May 2014 #61

not to me, cantbeserious. Unfortunately. But then I will be following roguevalley May 2014 #96

I hope they're terrified malaise May 2014 #3

They have had how many chances to not be assholes? randys1 May 2014 #26

Conservatives want to blur the difference between execution and blood donation (nt) muriel_volestrangler May 2014 #4

! xchrom May 2014 #5

Exactamente! (nt) paleotn May 2014 #7

nicely done! fishwax May 2014 #54

Guillotines are actually very humane, and were designed with that in mind. Crunchy Frog May 2014 #6

How exactly is any execution tool "humane"? nt Tommy_Carcetti May 2014 #41

...about as humane as grade B derivatives. L0oniX May 2014 #46

Thank you JustAnotherGen May 2014 #53

They used to use an ax. maddiemom May 2014 #58

...that sometimes required multiple 'whacks'... pizzadave May 2014 #64

More humane than the wars they send the 99% into. nt valerief May 2014 #80

Given that like Bill Clinton, Barack Obama will probably be worth well over $100 million, Nye Bevan May 2014 #8

Paulson with Co-Conspirators: bvar22 May 2014 #49

I've heard Bill Clinton demigoddess May 2014 #126

Diamond, Geithner, Paulson.... look what they have done for us.. Hoppy May 2014 #9

The privileged class never gets the point until they are running for their lives. hobbit709 May 2014 #10

I think they'd be getting the edge, rather than the point. riqster May 2014 #16

:-) randys1 May 2014 #27

Either works for me. Maynar May 2014 #100

One of my favorite quotes from "The Grapes of Wrath" deutsey May 2014 #25

Yes. But they can't........ socialist_n_TN May 2014 #32

That's just silly. Of course they can. The_Commonist May 2014 #50

+ n/t BlancheSplanchnik May 2014 #55

Sorry, I don't agree. Capitalism is set up to block.... socialist_n_TN May 2014 #83

It seems the competition in capitalism is in the effort to get rid of competitors so that we end up gtar100 May 2014 #93

Pretty much....... socialist_n_TN May 2014 #117

That is an amazing quote. The rich often do cut themselves off from the rest of humanity. reformist2 May 2014 #91

And we have our thread winner. Brigid May 2014 #28

Which is what a lot of people do every day. WCLinolVir May 2014 #90

A few months ago, someone posted a very nice Bohunk68 May 2014 #11

Like this one? Enthusiast May 2014 #12

THAT'S THE ONE!!!! Bohunk68 May 2014 #15

That should be on post cards being sent to the 1% everywhere. L0oniX May 2014 #45

Aha! More proof that great minds think alike. Raksha May 2014 #76

That picture would make a great postcard to send to the CEOs of Goldman-Sachs, Raksha May 2014 #75

Somehow I like defacto7 May 2014 #104

Put that sucker on Wall Street PADemD May 2014 #14

I think it's been suggested: freshwest May 2014 #59

Once again proving that today's conservatives think... JHB May 2014 #13

"Punish the rich"? Nah, we just want back what they've stolen. Scuba May 2014 #17

+1 xchrom May 2014 #18

Most thieves when caught end up in jail. L0oniX May 2014 #44

This would be a good op... F4lconF16 May 2014 #72

A while ago, yes. Thanks. Scuba May 2014 #74

This ^ ^ ^ Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2014 #84

Exactly. We are going to challenge their claim that they earned their billions. They didn't. reformist2 May 2014 #86

Reform or revolution. That is always the choice. Warren Stupidity May 2014 #19

Hmmm ...something about revolution and the US ...where did I read about that? L0oniX May 2014 #43

"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible... bvar22 May 2014 #51

Exactly billhicks76 May 2014 #62

Fuck, dude, that's why they blew his head off!! Major Hogwash May 2014 #111

Sound like a good idea. OldRedneck May 2014 #20

Gee. The wealthiest people in human history and they have a problem with sharing. Octafish May 2014 #21

The wealthiest people in human history have a problem with sharing. DamnYankeeInHouston May 2014 #36

They even have a problem with simply dialing it back JHB May 2014 #47

Quayle is the spokesperson for American conservatism. valerief May 2014 #82

Actual photograph Octafish May 2014 #87

Who was the original less-than-sharp Republican - Ford, Reagan, Quayle or someone else? xocet May 2014 #108

Thank you for the "potatoe" news video. It says it all about the situation our nation is in. Octafish May 2014 #118

That's really not fair to Quayle. Major Hogwash May 2014 #110

I disagree. I think Palin was dumber. (eom) StevieM May 2014 #113

He's got a son in politics. Octafish May 2014 #119

There is a famous legend about the guillotine here in Europe DFW May 2014 #22

LOL! That's clever. It was not included in a list of engineer jokes I recently read. John1956PA May 2014 #78

DUzy! eridani May 2014 #92

I'm sure there have been several versions since 1789 DFW May 2014 #103

Finally someone actually has the answer humbled_opinion May 2014 #23

Both parties are corporate owned. Next puppet ...Hillary? L0oniX May 2014 #42

Not "confiscation". bvar22 May 2014 #65

They suck all of our natural resources humbled_opinion Jun 2014 #131

I'm sure the hedgefund manager "expenses" HIS gasoline. bvar22 Jun 2014 #132

They are worried because... Helen Borg May 2014 #24

They just really don't seem to get it, do they? The_Commonist May 2014 #29

Watch "Born Rich" or "The One Percent" by Jamie Johnson Moostache May 2014 #37

Excellent post BrotherIvan May 2014 #52

The problem is that in our capitalistic society, the accumulation of wealth is the rhett o rick May 2014 #101

This will be my favorite post of the day. Have a hugh grin on my face. Let them eat their own deeds. jwirr May 2014 #30

Why American Conservatives Are Suddenly Freaking Out About Guillotines AlbertCat May 2014 #31

Don't forget ...almost everyone became "alarmists" after 911. L0oniX May 2014 #40

Eat the Rich... VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #34

I always loved that song and that's the best video version ever. Thanks! freshwest May 2014 #66

Guillotines are too easy for them... freebrew May 2014 #35

This level of inequality is always unstable. jeff47 May 2014 #38

This is true. FDR was working for the displaced... hunter May 2014 #69

"Off with their heads" ...isn't that what they used to say? L0oniX May 2014 #39

Warren Buffett is myopic with very old views nolabels May 2014 #48

If you can't find one a Home Depot, here are plans: tclambert May 2014 #56

The rich see it clearly. Taxes are the people's method to storm their castles, reaching them where freshwest May 2014 #57

A balance must be struck, though DFW May 2014 #105

Well, what the French are doing is nuts, then. They're attacking everyone to feed a state industry. freshwest May 2014 #107

About 80% of the French would agree with you. DFW May 2014 #120

Wow...those are just a few of their ideas? StevieM May 2014 #121

Actually, the things that the GOP throw in are in the Koch funded ALEC laws. I've got to go, but freshwest May 2014 #122

God forbid we should not live in a fucking shark tank. byronius May 2014 #60

The "new class warfare" began decades ago. This is a counterattack. n/t winter is coming May 2014 #63

I HAVE been thinking about learning to knit... n/t TygrBright May 2014 #67

Knitting is a great stress reliever...I should do it more often. Raksha May 2014 #79

To think they were trying to sell the Atlas Shrugged crap.... Spitfire of ATJ May 2014 #68

" the rest of us will revert to savagery without their divine presence " FiveGoodMen May 2014 #70

I don't think Ayn Rand intended her wheel chock to be a comedy book, but in fact it is jmowreader May 2014 #123

A good CEO uses money from a triving section to support a troubled section.... Spitfire of ATJ May 2014 #124

Or you move people rather than funds jmowreader May 2014 #125

A massive balance with a friendly smaller bank works too.... Spitfire of ATJ May 2014 #127

Staff moves are better jmowreader May 2014 #128

Using the same employees is the best especially if a pension is involved. Spitfire of ATJ May 2014 #129

BTW: Some banks are so stupid that they think workers who do car loans can't do home loans. Spitfire of ATJ May 2014 #130

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National Razor - good name for a band. nt docgee May 2014 #73

Ironic cover smallcat88 May 2014 #77

Really, I'd confiscate their wealth and make them work for minimum wage Lydia Leftcoast May 2014 #81

I wonder if the magazine would freak out dobleremolque May 2014 #85

maybe they could try sharing a bit. pansypoo53219 May 2014 #88

WOW-Intellectual cover, huh? Then they got to dumb it down. WCLinolVir May 2014 #89

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"the absence of major wars?" stage left May 2014 #97

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K&R DeSwiss May 2014 #98

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I feel the sentiment, the anger and understand it, defacto7 May 2014 #106

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I think a trebuchet launching them down the length of Wall Street kentauros May 2014 #112

There won't be any satisfaction coming out of DC. That town is a wholly owned subsidiary of the 1%! blkmusclmachine May 2014 #114

they are fairly asking for guillotines. tomp May 2014 #115

We got the guillotine fbc May 2014 #116