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In reply to the discussion: The Rude Pundit: Grappling with Edward Snowden, Part 1: Thoreau Would Be Proud [View all]rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)are total authoritarian followers. But the oligarchs dont mind buying Democrats. But the most important thing that Snowden's revelations should be making more obvious, is that the oligarch rulers run the country. Presidents come and go while the oligarchs are always the same. Some were calling for Pres Obama to fire Gen Clapper. But if Pres Obama doesnt follow orders, Gen Clapper may fire him. Nothing really changed in the real power structure when Obama became President. The NSA/CIA/FBI cabal stayed the same. The naive among us think that during the Bush Admin the cabal was working for the Republicans and they changed their ideology when Obama became President. They didnt change. IMO there is nothing we can do. If Sen Warren were to become President, the oligarch overlords would have a little talk with her and convince her that it was to everyone's best interest to leave the cabal alone.